Taiwan Beer Leopards

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Taiwan Beer Leopards
2023–24 Taiwan Beer Leopards season
Taiwan Beer Leopards logo
LeaguesT1 League
FoundedAugust 6, 2021[1]
HistoryTaoyuan Leopards
2021–2023
Taiwan Beer Leopards
2023–present
ArenaTaoyuan Arena
Capacity7,000
LocationTaoyuan City, Taiwan
Team colorsYellow, Purple, Green
     
Main sponsorBank SinoPac
CEOChang Chien-Wei[2]
PresidentLiu Chin-Liang
Head coachCharles Dube-Brais
OwnershipJ&V Energy Technology Co., Ltd
Championships0
Websitet-leopards.com

The Taiwan Beer Leopards (Chinese: 台啤永豐雲豹) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taoyuan City. They have competed in the T1 League since the 2021–22 season, and play their home games at the Taoyuan Arena. The Leopards became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season.

On July 4, 2023, the Taoyuan Leopards announced to cooperate with the Taiwan Beer basketball association, and the Taoyuan Leopards changed the name to the TaiwanBeer Leopards.[3]

Home arenas[edit]

Current roster[edit]

Taiwan Beer Leopards roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From
G 0 Taiwan Chen Hsiao-Jung 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 24 – (1999-11-06)6 November 1999 NTUST
PG 1 Taiwan Cheng Wei (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 33 – (1991-01-08)8 January 1991 USC
G 5 Taiwan Gao Jin-Wei 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 23 – (2000-10-23)23 October 2000 UCH
SG 7 Taiwan Lu Chieh-Min 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 FJU
SF 10 Taiwan Chu I-Tsung 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 37 – (1986-08-04)4 August 1986 HWU
F 12 Taiwan Lin Sin-Kuan 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 21 – (2002-05-09)9 May 2002 NTNU
F 13 United States DeAndre Williams (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 27 – (1996-10-04)4 October 1996 Memphis
PG 14 Taiwan Chiang Yu-An 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 32 – (1991-08-04)4 August 1991 NTUS
C 15 United States DeMarcus Cousins (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 33 – (1990-08-13)13 August 1990 Kentucky
SF 24 Liberia United States Lasan Kromah (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 32 – (1991-06-24)24 June 1991 UConn
SG 27 Taiwan Huang Jhen 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 33 – (1990-06-27)27 June 1990 FJU
C 32 Taiwan Wu Pei-Chia Injured 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (1999-09-27)27 September 1999 SHU
PF 41 United States Devin Williams (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 29 – (1994-05-31)31 May 1994 West Virginia
SG 75 Taiwan Lee Chi-Wei 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 31 – (1993-04-08)8 April 1993 MDU
C 82 Taiwan Liu Yuan-Kai 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 32 – (1991-07-09)9 July 1991 FJU
Head coach
  • Canada Charles Dube-Brais
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Canada Jeffrey Dosado
  • Taiwan Liu Wen-He
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Taiwan Chen Tzu-Yi
  • Taiwan Chen Ting-Wei
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Taiwan Chen Wei-Chih
  • Taiwan Cheng Po-Wei

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured

Updated: April 28, 2024

Personnel[edit]

General managers[edit]

Name Tenure Ref.
Su Yi-Chieh 2021–2022 [9][10]
Chang Chien-Wei 2022–2023 [11]

Head coaches[edit]

Name Tenure Totals Regular season Playoffs
G W L PCT G W L PCT G W L PCT
Taiwan Wang Chih-Chun[12] 2021–2022 22 5 17 .227 22 5 17 .227 0 0 0
Taiwan Su Yi-Chieh[13] 2022 5 1 4 .200 5 1 4 .200 0 0 0
Taiwan Liu Chia-Fa[14] 2022–2023 25 7 18 .280 24 7 17 .292 1 0 1 .000
Canada John Bennett[15] 2023 9 1 8 .111 9 1 8 .111 0 0 0
United States Michael Olson[16] 2023–2024 12 8 4 .667 12 8 4 .667 0 0 0
Taiwan Chou Chun-San[17] 2024 4 3 1 .750 4 3 1 .750 0 0 0
Canada Charles Dube-Brais[18] 2024–present 12 7 5 .583 12 7 5 .583 0 0 0
Totals 89 32 57 .360 88 32 56 .364 1 0 1 .000

Season-by-season record[edit]

T1 League
Season Coach Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2021–22 Wang Chih-Chun 8 22 .267 5th 0 1 .000 Lost Play-in to TaiwanBeer HeroBears, 0–2
Su Yi-Chieh
Liu Chia-Fa
2022–23 Liu Chia-Fa 6 24 .200 6th Did not qualify
John Bennett
2023–24 Michael Olson 18 10 .643 2nd 0 0
Chou Chun-San
Charles Dube-Brais
Totals 32 56 .364 0 1 .000 2 Playoff Appearances

Notable players[edit]

Local players
Import players

References[edit]

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