2024–25 Taipei Fubon Braves season

Taiwanese professional basketball season

Taipei Fubon Braves
2024–25 season
PresidentTsai Cherng-Ru
General ManagerTsai Cherng-Ru
Head CoachHsu Chin-Che
ArenaTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of July 8, 2024.

The 2024–25 Taipei Fubon Braves season is the franchise's 27th league season, 5th season in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG), and 6th season in Taipei City. The Braves are coached by Hsu Chin-Che in his eighth year as head coach.

Draft

Round Pick Player Position Status School/club team
1 1 Mouhamed Mbaye F Foreign student NCCU
3 9 Chiang Chun F Local FJU

On July 12, 2024, the Braves acquired 2024 first-round 1st draft pick from Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers in exchange for Chen Fan Po-Yen, 2024 first-round draft pick and 2024 second-round draft pick.[1] On August 2, the third-rounder Chiang Chun had signed with Taipei Taishin Mars of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League.[2]

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

2024–25 Taipei Fubon Braves roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From
G 0 Taiwan Lai Ting-En 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 28 – (1996-07-22)22 July 1996 Fu Jen
C 1 United States Brandon Walters (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 29 – (1995-01-19)19 January 1995 Middle Tennessee
G 4 Taiwan Chen Yu-Wei 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 24 – (1999-12-29)29 December 1999 NTNU
F 5 United States Jordan Hamilton (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 33 – (1990-10-06)6 October 1990 Texas
G 6 Taiwan Wu Yung-Sheng 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 27 – (1996-10-19)19 October 1996 Sacramento State
F 7 United States Nick King (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 29 – (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 Middle Tennessee
F 8 Taiwan Chou Kuei-Yu 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1998-07-19)19 July 1998 NTNU
G 11 Taiwan Hung Kai-Chieh 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 25 – (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 NCCU
F 12 Taiwan Lin Chih-Chieh 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 42 – (1982-06-11)11 June 1982 Chinese Culture
F 14 Taiwan Tsai Wen-Cheng (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 39 – (1985-05-31)31 May 1985 NCUE
C 18 Taiwan Lin Chih-Wei 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 32 – (1992-07-10)10 July 1992 Chinese Culture
F 23 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Brendon Smart (FS) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1995-10-05)5 October 1995 Chien Hsin Tech
G 24 Taiwan Jian Ting-Jhao 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80.2 kg (177 lb) 26 – (1998-01-16)16 January 1998 Chien Hsin Tech
F 27 Taiwan Chang Chen-Ya 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (1999-10-13)13 October 1999 NCCU
F 33 Taiwan Tsai Zhen-Yueh 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 24 – (2000-01-26)26 January 2000 NKNU
C 55 United States Jeff Withey (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 34 – (1990-03-07)7 March 1990 Kansas
F 00 Senegal Mouhamed Mbaye (FS) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 23 – (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 NCCU
Head coach
  • Taiwan Hsu Chin-Che
Assistant coach(es)
  • Taiwan Wu Yung-Jen
  • Taiwan Liang Chao-Hsuan
  • Taiwan Lin Wei-Hao
  • Taiwan Wei Wei
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Taiwan Jheng Wei-Syuan
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Taiwan Lin Wu-Chang
  • Taiwan Peng Yu-Ming (assistant)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (FS) Foreign student player
  • (HP) Heritage player
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (AI) EASL Asian import
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
  • Roster
Updated: September 1, 2024

Transactions

Trades

July 12, 2024[1] To Taipei Fubon Braves
  • 2024 first-round 1st pick
 To Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers
  • Chen Fan Po-Yen
  • 2024 first-round pick
  • 2024 second-round pick

Free Agency

Re-signed

Date Player Contract terms Ref.
June 25, 2024 Lin Chih-Chieh 1-year contract, worth unknown [3]
July 16, 2024 Hung Kai-Chieh multi-year contract, worth unknown [4]
July 17, 2024 Chou Kuei-Yu multi-year contract, worth unknown [5]

Additions

Date Player Contract terms Former Team Ref.
July 18, 2024 Lin Chih-Wei multi-year contract, worth unknown Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers [6]
July 23, 2024 Nick King — Tainan TSG GhostHawks [7]
August 1, 2024 Chen Yu-Wei — Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers [8]
August 7, 2024 Mouhamed Mbaye — NCCU Griffins [9]
August 15, 2024 Brandon Walters — TurkeyYalovaspor [10]
August 16, 2024 Jordan Hamilton — JapanAomori Wat's [11]
August 26, 2024 Jeff Withey — South KoreaWonju DB Promy [12]
August 31, 2024 Chang Chen-Ya multi-year contract, worth unknown Taoyuan Pauian Pilots [13]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason New Team Ref.
June 17, 2024 Prince Ibeh contract expired MexicoEl Calor de Cancún [14]
July 1, 2024 Chang Tsung-Hsien contract expired Formosa Dreamers [15]
July 1, 2024 Lin Meng-Hsueh contract expired — [15]
July 12, 2024 Hsieh Zong-Rong contract expired Tainan TSG GhostHawks [16]
July 15, 2024 Tseng Hsiang-Chun contract expired JapanToyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya [17]
July 22, 2024 Chris Johnson contract expired New Taipei Kings [18]
July 31, 2024 Steven Guinchard contract expired — [19]
August 5, 2024 Tyler Bey contract expired IsraelHapoel Haifa [20]
August 19, 2024 Ihor Zaytsev contract expired Taipei Taishin Mars [21]

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Taipei Fubon Braves
  • Founded in 1983
  • Formerly the Tera Mars/Mars/BCC Mars (1994–2004), Videoland Hunter (2004–2007), and Taiwan Mobile Leopards/Taiwan Mobile (2007–2013)
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