The 2021–22 Kaohsiung Steelers season was the franchise's 1st season, its first season in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG), its 1st in Kaohsiung City. The Steelers are coached by DeMarcus Berry in his first year as head coach.
On March 19, head coach DeMarcus Berry was fired after a seven straight loss, he was replaced by assistant coach Hung Chi-Chao on an interim basis.
Draft
Round Pick Player Position Status School/club team 1 2 Chen Yu-Wei G Local NTNU 1 5 Lin Jyun-Hao F Local NTUA 1 8 Lan Shao-Fu C Local NTSU 2 9 Liu Chun-Ting F Local UCH 3 13 Cheng Te-Wei F Local SHU 4 15 Matthew Yang G Overseas Chinese Taichung Dreamers Academy 5 16 Austin Derrick C Foreign Student UCH The Steelers acquired 2021 first-round draft pick from Formosa Taishin Dreamers in exchange for $500000 cash considerations. The second rounder, Liu Chun-Ting had joined Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League.
Standings
Roster
Game log Preseason + 2021 preseason game logTotal: 1-2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 1 November 13 Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 89-102 Lu Cheng-Ju (17) Cheng Te-Wei (7)Lan Shao-Fu (7) Chen Yu-Wei (6) Fengshan Arena4,125 0-1 2 November 14 Taipei Fubon Braves W 95-89 Lu Cheng-Ju (35) Chen Yu-Wei (9) Chen Yu-Wei (6)Wang Lu-Hsiang (6)Peng Chun-Yen (6) Fengshan Arena4,866 1-1 3 November 21 @New Taipei Kings L 82-100 Chen Yu-Wei (18) Lin Jyun-Hao (9) Cheng Te-Wei (3)Lu Cheng-Ju (3) National Taiwan University Sports Center3,087 1-2
Regular season + 2021–22 regular season game logTotal: 9-20 (Home: 5–10; Road: 4–10) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 1 December 5 @Taipei Fubon Braves L 82-107 Anthony Tucker (17)Keith Benson (17) Keith Benson (15) Anthony Tucker (9) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium6,062 0-1 2 December 12 @Hsinchu JKO Lioneers L 95-105 Anthony Tucker (21) Keith Benson (10) Anthony Tucker (7) Hsinchu County Stadium4,657 0-2 3 December 18 @Taoyuan Pilots W 84-64 Keith Benson (27) Keith Benson (17) Anthony Tucker (8) NTSU Arena3,288 1-2 4 December 25 Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 104-106 Anthony Tucker (27) Taylor Braun (12) Anthony Tucker (10) Fengshan Arena5,013 1-3 5 December 26 Taoyuan Pilots L 70-86 Keith Benson (18) Keith Benson (18) Chen Yu-Wei (3) Fengshan Arena3,229 1-4 6 January 8 @Hsinchu JKO Lioneers W 98-97 Wang Po-Chih (25) Keith Benson (9) Taylor Braun (11) Hsinchu County Stadium4,234 2-4 7 January 14 Taoyuan Pilots L 94-101 Keith Benson (28) Keith Benson (12) Taylor Braun (9) Fengshan Arena3,011 2-5 8 January 16 @Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 82-89 Anthony Tucker (22) Taylor Braun (14) Chen Yu-Wei (5) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium3,000 2-6 9 January 21 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers W 105-92 Lu Cheng-Ju (32) Keith Benson (14) Chen Yu-Wei (10)Taylor Braun (10) Fengshan Arena3,952 3-6 10 January 23 Taipei Fubon Braves W 94-82 Keith Benson (21) Keith Benson (9)Taylor Braun (9) Taylor Braun (11) Fengshan Arena4,798 4-6 11 February 13 @Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 68-74 Lu Cheng-Ju (16) Keith Benson (13) Taylor Braun (6) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium3,000 4-7 12 February 19 Taipei Fubon Braves L 87-106 Keith Benson (19) Keith Benson (18) Chen Yu-Wei (7) Fengshan Arena4,382 4-8 13 February 20 New Taipei Kings L 70-100 Keith Benson (21) Keith Benson (18) Chen Yu-Wei (5) Fengshan Arena4,018 4-9 PPD February 27 @New Taipei Kings Postponed 14 March 5 @Hsinchu JKO Lioneers L 87-97 Anthony Bennett (20) Keith Benson (12) Peng Chun-Yen (9) Hsinchu County Stadium6,035 4-10 15 March 12 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers L 95-103 Lu Cheng-Ju (23) Anthony Bennett (18) Chen Yu-Wei (9) Fengshan Arena4,325 4-11 16 March 13 New Taipei Kings L 93-98 Anthony Bennett (29) Anthony Bennett (15) Chen Yu-Wei (10) Fengshan Arena4,123 4-12 17 March 18 @Taipei Fubon Braves L 91-111 Manny Harris (40) Manny Harris (10) Manny Harris (5) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium5,875 4-13 18 March 20 @Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 88-109 Manny Harris (32) Keith Benson (12) Chen Yu-Wei (9) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium3,000 4-14 19 March 26 Formosa Taishin Dreamers W 95-80 Chen Yu-Wei (29) Manny Harris (14) Chou Yi-Hsiang (4) Fengshan Arena4,812 5-14 20 March 27 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers L 96-107 Manny Harris (30) Anthony Bennett (20) Chen Yu-Wei (6) Fengshan Arena4,532 5-15 21 April 2 @New Taipei Kings L 94-105 Anthony Bennett (36) Anthony Bennett (13) Taylor Braun (10) Xinzhuang Gymnasium4,333 5-16 22 April 4 @Taipei Fubon Braves L 97-113 Taylor Braun (27) Taylor Braun (17) Taylor Braun (11) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium5,955 5-17 23 April 10 @Taoyuan Pilots W 107-102 Anthony Bennett (39) Anthony Bennett (19) Chen Yu-Wei (7)Taylor Braun (7) Taoyuan Arena1,936 6-17 24 April 16 Taoyuan Pilots L 104-106(OT) Taylor Braun (29) Taylor Braun (12) Taylor Braun (6) Fengshan Arena2,137 6-18 25 April 17 Taipei Fubon Braves L 87-109 Lu Cheng-Ju (21) Anthony Bennett (14) Taylor Braun (6) Fengshan Arena4,563 6-19 26 April 24 @New Taipei Kings W 101-92 Anthony Bennett (37) Anthony Bennett (19) Taylor Braun (11) Xinzhuang Gymnasium2,012 7-19 27 April 30 New Taipei Kings W 100-80 Anthony Bennett (28) Anthony Bennett (20) Taylor Braun (6) Fengshan Arena3,215 8-19 28 May 1 Formosa Taishin Dreamers W 120-103 Anthony Bennett (35) Anthony Bennett (13) Taylor Braun (9) Fengshan Arena2,843 9-19 PPD May 7 @Taoyuan Pilots Postponed 29 May 14 @New Taipei Kings L 76-106 Taylor Braun (17) Taylor Braun (12) Taylor Braun (12) Xinzhuang Gymnasium2,194 9-20 PPD May 16 @Taoyuan Pilots Postponed
Player statistics Legend GP Games played MPG Minutes per game 2P% 2-point field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Led the league<noinclude>
Regular season Player GP MPG PPG 2P% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPGAustin Derrick1006:321.8045.00%0.00%0.00%2.200.300.200.20Anthony Tucker641:2520.1750.91%27.69%55.00%8.836.502.000.00Manny Harris440:2729.2547.06%26.47%91.30%9.503.503.000.50Chen Yu-Wei2838:3313.0445.42%31.00%72.97%4.255.142.250.32Chou Yi-Hsiang940:5012.5640.43%28.99%68.18%4.893.001.000.00Chang Po-WeiDid not playWang Lu-Hsiang2319:435.8342.59%30.00%100.00%1.480.870.430.04Wang Po-Chih2018:266.5041.56%37.78%60.00%4.101.050.300.20Lin Jyun-Hao2208:191.6441.67%8.33%50.00%1.320.320.230.18Cheng Te-Wei1716:123.3529.55%27.27%44.44%2.590.821.060.18Lu Cheng-Ju2338:2716.3048.48%30.18%62.16%3.782.301.350.52Lu Che-Yi2616:315.1536.84%31.31%72.22%3.081.230.810.12Anthony Bennett1334:4625.2360.93%31.63%78.46%14.081.771.381.08Lan Shao-Fu2418:546.9643.16%35.29%61.90%3.080.380.460.29Taylor Braun1739:5614.4143.16%36.04%72.50%9.948.411.880.24Matthew Yang1106:481.3633.33%15.38%50.00%1.450.180.360.00Keith Benson1534:0818.0053.24%11.11%50.75%13.471.271.070.87Peng Chun-Yen1717:192.2934.78%20.00%41.67%2.592.711.350.00 Reference：
Transactions Trades October 21, 2021 To Kaohsiung Steelers Peng Chun-Yen To Taoyuan Pilots 2023 first-round pick October 27, 2021 To Kaohsiung Steelers Wang Lu-Hsiang To Taipei Fubon Braves 2022 first-round pick
Free Agency Additions Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref. June 25, 2021 Anthony Tucker Formosa Taishin Dreamers June 28, 2021 Wang Po-Chih Formosa Taishin Dreamers July 1, 2021 Chang Po-Wei Taipei Fubon Braves July 13, 2021 Lu Cheng-Ju 3-year contract, worth unknown Yulon Luxgen Dinos August 11, 2021 Chen Yu-Wei NTNU Master August 16, 2021 Lin Jyun-Hao NTUA Sharks August 18, 2021 Cheng Te-Wei SHU Tigers August 23, 2021 Lan Shao-Fu NTSU August 25, 2021 Matthew Yang Taichung Dreamers Academy September 16, 2021 Austin Derrick UCH October 1, 2021 Keith Benson BC Levski Sofia October 15, 2021 Lu Che-Yi Hsinchu JKO Lioneers October 26, 2021 Taylor Braun Maccabi Haifa B.C. February 9, 2022 Anthony Bennett Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. February 16, 2022 Chou Yi-Hsiang Beijing Ducks March 2, 2022 Manny Harris AEK B.C.
Subtractions Date Player Reason New Team Ref. February 8, 2022 Anthony Tucker released Taichung Wagor Suns April 1, 2022 Manny Harris injury Kaohsiung Steelers
Awards End-of-Season Awards Recipient Award Ref.Chen Yu-Wei Steals Leader PLG All-Defensive Team Rookie of the Year All-PLG Team Lu Cheng-Ju All-PLG Team
Players of the Month Recipient Award Month awarded Ref. Lu Cheng-Ju January Most Valuable Player January Players of the Week Week Recipient Date awarded Ref. Preseason Lu Cheng-Ju November 13 - November 14 Week 6 Wang Po-Chih January 7 - January 9 Week 8 Lu Cheng-Ju January 21 - January 23 Week 20 Chen Yu-Wei April 29 - May 1
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