Professional basketball team in Taiwan
The TaiwanBeer HeroBears (Chinese : 台灣啤酒英熊 ) were a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taipei City . They had competed in the T1 League since the 2021–22 season, and played their home games at the University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium. The HeroBears became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season.
Franchise history
In 2021, following the establishment of the T1 League, the Super Basketball League 's Taiwan Beer team split into two teams, one of which joined the T1 League as the TaiwanBeer HeroBears.[ 2]
On June 26, 2023, the T1 League announced that the Taishin Sports Entertainment Co., Ltd., part of the Taishin Financial Holdings , took over the participation rights of the TaiwanBeer HeroBears.[ 3] [ 4]
Facilities
Home arenas
Last roster
2022–23 TaiwanBeer HeroBears roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Wt.
Age
From
SG
0
Huang Jhen
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
86 kg (190 lb)
34 – (1990-06-27 ) 27 June 1990
FJU
F
7
Perry Jones (I)
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
107 kg (236 lb)
32 – (1991-09-24 ) 24 September 1991
Baylor
SG
11
Huang Tsung-Han
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
86 kg (190 lb)
30 – (1994-07-07 ) 7 July 1994
MDU
PG
14
Chiang Yu-An (C)
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
65 kg (143 lb)
33 – (1991-08-04 ) 4 August 1991
NTUS
C
15
Fan Shih-En
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
82 kg (181 lb)
30 – (1994-06-01 ) 1 June 1994
NTUST
PG
19
Yang Tian-You
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
73 kg (161 lb)
30 – (1993-09-24 ) 24 September 1993
UKN
PF
20
Chou Po-Hsun
1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
85 kg (187 lb)
33 – (1991-03-06 ) 6 March 1991
MDU
SF
24
Chu I-Tsung
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
85 kg (187 lb)
38 – (1986-08-04 ) 4 August 1986
HWU
PG
27
Liang Hao-Zhen
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
80 kg (176 lb)
28 – (1995-12-04 ) 4 December 1995
UKN
C
34
Hasheem Thabeet (I)
2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)
118 kg (260 lb)
37 – (1987-02-16 ) 16 February 1987
UConn
G
45
Michael Qualls (I)
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
92 kg (203 lb)
30 – (1994-01-20 ) 20 January 1994
Arkansas
PG
57
Tsao Xun-Xiang
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
78 kg (172 lb)
25 – (1999-03-16 ) 16 March 1999
NTUA
SG
75
Lee Chi-Wei
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
87 kg (192 lb)
31 – (1993-04-08 ) 8 April 1993
MDU
Head coach
Yang Chih-Hao
Assistant coach(es)
Huang Chih-Tsai
Legend
(C) Team captain(I) Import player Injured
Updated: April 4, 2023
Personnel
General managers
Name
Tenure
Ref.
Ha Hsiao-Yuan
2021–2023
[ 8]
Head coaches
Name
Tenure
Totals
Regular season
Playoffs
Yang Chih-Hao [ 9]
2021–2023
65
33
32
.508
60
32
28
.533
5
1
4
.200
Totals
65
33
32
.508
60
32
28
.533
5
1
4
.200
Season-by-season record
Notable players
Local players
Type-III players
Import players
References
^ "關於英熊" . TaiwanBeer HeroBears . Retrieved 2022-11-16 .
^ "T1》老牌勁旅兵分兩路 T1台啤英熊隊正式成立" . Liberty Times Net . September 2, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021 .
^ "台新確定進軍T1職籃 將承接台啤英熊賽事參賽權" . ETtoday . June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023 .
^ Chao, Yen-hsiang (27 June 2023). "P. LEAGUE+ & T1 LEAGUE/Taishin Bank parent group takes over HeroBears T1 LEAGUE slot" . Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 July 2023 .
^ "不是嘉義體育館! 台啤英熊最後3主場賽事移師輔大中美堂" . ETtoday . March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023 .
^ "#英熊主場季票資訊" . Facebook . 台灣啤酒英熊 TaiwanBeer HeroBears. October 28, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021 .
^ "T1台啤英熊拚例行賽龍頭 主場落腳天母體育館" . Central News Agency . September 16, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021 .
^ "哈孝遠任台啤總經理 盼帶入演藝圈、行銷資源" . United Daily News . September 8, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2022 .
^ "楊志豪打造台啤英熊快速球風 盼年輕球員學陳盈駿自律" . ETtoday . September 16, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021 .
External links
Franchise Arenas Personnel
General manager
Ha Hsiao-Yuan
Head coach
Yang Chih-Hao
Seasons Playoffs Culture and lore
Former teams Drafts Seasons Transactions Regular seasons Playoffs Finals All-Star Game Others