2024–25 TPBL season explained

2024–25 TPBL season
League:Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Sport:Basketball
Color:
  1. 182445
Color Text:white
Pixels:300px
No Of Teams:7
Draft:Draft
Draft Link:2024 TPBL draft
Top Pick:Samuel Manu
Picked By:Taipei Taishin Mars
Season:Regular season
Playoffs:Playoffs
Playoffs Link:2025 TPBL playoffs
Finals:Finals
Finals Link:2025 TPBL finals
Seasonslist:List of TPBL seasons
Seasonslistnames:Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Nextseason Link:2025–26 TPBL season
Nextseason Year:2025–26

The 2024–25 TPBL season is the first season of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League, with the Formosa Dreamers, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, Kaohsiung Aquas, New Taipei CTBC DEA, New Taipei Kings, Taipei Taishin Mars, and the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards participating in this competition.

Teams

See main article: List of TPBL arenas.

Team Chinese Name Location Arena Map
Formosa Dreamers 福爾摩沙夢想家 Changhua County Stadium
Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers 新竹御嵿攻城獅 Hsinchu County Stadium
Kaohsiung Aquas 高雄全家海神 Kaohsiung Arena
New Taipei CTBC DEA 新北中信特攻 Xinzhuang Gymnasium
New Taipei Kings 新北國王 Xinzhuang Gymnasium
Taipei Taishin Mars 臺北台新戰神 Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards 桃園台啤永豐雲豹 Taoyuan Arena

Import players restrictions

Import and foreign student players

Team Import playersForeign student playersFormer players
Formosa Dreamers Brandon Gilbeck
Aric Holman
Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers Matej Radunič
Michael Holyfield
Michael Efevberha
Kaohsiung Aquas Jason Brickman
Anthony Morse
Kaleb Wesson
Terrence Bieshaar
New Taipei CTBC DEA James Eads
Chevez Goodwin
Bryan Griffin
Kristijan Krajina
Raynere Thornton
New Taipei Kings Austin Daye
Chris Johnson
Jason Washburn
Kenny Manigault
Taipei Taishin Mars Devin Oliver
Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards Lasan Kromah
Devin Williams
Larry Sanders
Joof Alasan

Transactions

See main article: List of 2024–25 TPBL season transactions.

Retirement

Draft

The 2024 TPBL draft was held on July 23, 2024, at Grand Hilai Taipei in Taipei City.[4] [5]

Coaching changes

Off-season

2024 interleague play

Seven teams participated as a united team named RISE BEYOND in these invitational games.[8] [9]

Regular season

Results

Playoffs

Bracket

Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
Blocks per game
Turnovers per game
Fouls per game
Minutes per game
FG%
3P%
FT%

Individual game highs

Category Player Team Statistic
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Turnovers
Three pointers

Team statistic leaders

Category Team Statistic
Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
Blocks per game
Turnovers per game
Fouls per game
FG%
3P%
FT%

Awards

Yearly awards

2024–25 TPBL awards
Award Recipient Team Ref.
Most Valuable Player
Most Valuable Import
Most Popular Player of the Year
Best Home-Court of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Sixth Man of the Year
Most Improved Player
Coach of the Year
General Manager of the Year
Best Cheerleaders of the Year

Statistical awards

2024–25 TPBL statistical awards
Award Player Team Statistic Ref.
Points Leader
Rebounds Leader
Assists Leader
Steals Leader
Blocks Leader

Finals awards

2025 TPBL Finals awards
Award Recipient Team Ref.
Champion
Finals MVP

MVP of the Month

MVP of the Month awards were only for local players.

MonthPlayerTeamRef.
2024
November
December
2025
January
February
March
April

Import of the Month

Import of the Month awards were only for import players.

MonthPlayerTeamRef.
2024
November
December
2025
January
February
March
April

Notable occurrences

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 新職籃15日聯合選秀 外籍生出局 . July 2, 2024 . Liberty Times Net . July 1, 2024.
  2. News: 攻城獅創隊元老宋宇軒退役轉任體能助理教練 以「自律體態」聞名 . July 31, 2024 . ETtoday . July 31, 2024.
  3. Web site: Dreamers News . Facebook . Formosa Dreamers 福爾摩沙夢想家 . August 15, 2024 . August 15, 2024.
  4. News: 李允傑、陳力生等7人退出 TPBL選秀33新星名單出爐 . ETtoday . July 16, 2024 . July 18, 2024.
  5. News: 7人退出!TPBL首屆選秀大會33名新星投入 陳力生、王凱裕不選 . NOWnews . July 16, 2024 . July 22, 2024.
  6. News: 海神冠軍教頭喬伊斯掌舵3年離隊 階段性任務完成返鄉陪家人 . May 23, 2024 . ETtoday . May 23, 2024.
  7. News: 全家海神公布新主帥! 前德國男籃二隊教頭費雪掌兵符 . July 18, 2024 . ETtoday . July 10, 2024.
  8. Web site: TPBL聯隊├ ┤正式成軍 . Facebook . TPBL . August 20, 2024 . August 20, 2024 .
  9. News: 三外籍生秀流利中文 江均、汪哲宇金牌班底再合體 . August 22, 2024 . United Daily News . August 21, 2024.
  10. News: 接下富樫勇樹背號!阿巴西赴日將穿0號戰袍 . June 17, 2024 . United Daily News . June 17, 2024.
  11. News: 職籃合併第一步! PLG夢想家、T1雲豹跨聯盟交易丁冠皓 . July 8, 2024 . ETtoday . July 8, 2024.
  12. News: 勇士、領航猿確定沒交意向書 新職籃聯盟會長莊瑞雄擔任 . July 8, 2024 . ETtoday . July 8, 2024.
  13. News: 新職籃確定命名TPBL 台灣職業籃球大聯盟7隊聯合聲明開打 . July 9, 2024 . ETtoday . July 9, 2024.
  14. News: TPBL再有交易!夢想家送楊盛硯及首輪選秀權至雲豹換現金 . July 20, 2024 . ETtoday . July 20, 2024.
  15. News: TPBL副秘書長人選出爐 陽和平、王志群共同擔任傾聽球迷聲音 . August 1, 2024 . ETtoday . August 1, 2024.