The 2022–23 T1 League season was the second season of the T1 League, with the Kaohsiung Aquas, New Taipei CTBC DEA, Taichung Suns, Tainan TSG GhostHawks, TaiwanBeer HeroBears, and the Taoyuan Leopards participating in this competition. The regular season started on October 29, 2022 and ended on April 23, 2023. The All-Star Game was played on February 28. The play-in series started on April 25 and ended on April 27. The semifinals series started on April 28 and ended on May 8. The finals series started on May 13 and ended on May 21. On May 21, the New Taipei CTBC DEA defeated the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, 4–0, winning the 2022–23 season championship.
Teams
Team Chinese name Location Arena Map Kaohsiung Aquas 高雄全家海神 Kaohsiung City Kaohsiung Arena New Taipei CTBC DEA 新北中信特攻 New Taipei City Xinzhuang Gymnasium Taichung Suns 臺中太陽 Taichung City National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium Tainan TSG GhostHawks 臺南台鋼獵鷹 Tainan City Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium TaiwanBeer HeroBears 台灣啤酒英熊 Taipei City University of Taipei Tianmu Campus GymnasiumFu Jen Catholic University Chung Mei Auditorium Taoyuan Leopards 桃園永豐雲豹 Taoyuan City National Taiwan Sport University Arena
Season format Each team plays against another six times, three at home and three on the road, respectively. Each team plays 30 matches total in the regular season. Play-in series: Best-of-three series. The series are contested by the teams that finished the regular season as the fourth seed and fifth seed. The fourth seed is awarded a one-win advantage. The winner can qualify to the semifinals series. Semifinals series: Best-of-five series. Matchup is decided by seeding in regular season. The first seed plays against the winner of play-in series. The second seed plays against the third seed. The winners can qualify for the finals series. Finals series: Best-of-seven series. The series are contested by the winners of semifinals series.
Import players restrictions Each team is able to register 2 or 3 general import players and 1 type-III player. Each team is able to select 2 or 3 import players (including at least 1 type-III player) into active roster in each match. 8-imports-in-4-quarters rule: each quarter can have 2 import players or 1 import player and 1 type-III player on the court. Type-III player eligibility: Naturalized players Asian import players Foreign students Overseas compatriots Since December 31, 2022, each team was able to register 3 or 4 general import players, and the T1 League cancelled type-III player.
Import and type-III players Team Import playersType-III players Former import / type-III players Kaohsiung Aquas Mindaugas Kupšas John Bohannon Jason Brickman Xavier Alexander Jason Brickman Elijah Thomas New Taipei CTBC DEA Edgaras Želionis Kristijan Krajina Nick King Kaspars Bērziņš Jure Gunjina Demitrius Conger Taichung Suns Rayvonte Rice Austin Derrick Arnett Moultrie Keith Benson Austin Derrick Diamond Stone Tony Bishop Niño Canaleta Jordan Tolbert Marlon Johnson Raphiael Putney Aaron Geramipoor Tainan TSG GhostHawks Samuel Deguara Robert Upshaw Sim Bhullar Marcus Weathers Sedrick Barefield (III) Taylor Braun Shaheed Davis Nick Faust TaiwanBeer HeroBears Perry Jones Michael Qualls Hasheem Thabeet Matt Hodgson Milenko Veljković Cleanthony Early Prince Ibeh Branden Dawson Taoyuan Leopards Deyonta Davis Dwight Howard Michael Efevberha Richard Laku Troy Williams Adam Łapeta (III): Type-III players
Transactions
Retirement On July 18, 2022, Tsai Yao-Hsun joined the Hou-Zong Senior High School basketball team as coach, ending his playing career. On August 9, 2022, Kao Kuo-Chiang joined the Lioneers Jr. Team as coach, ending his playing career. On August 15, 2022, Li Ping-Hung joined the National Taiwan Normal University basketball team as head coach, ending his playing career. On August 17, 2022, Chang Chih-Feng joined the Chung Yuan Christian University basketball team as head coach, ending his playing career. On December 20, 2022, Niño Canaleta was hired as the assistant coach of the Taichung Suns, ending his playing career. On December 25, 2022, Anthony Tucker announced his retirement from professional basketball. Oscar Lin joined the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers as personal skills coach and team interpreter, ending his playing career. Chiang Chiao-An joined the Peiying Junior High School basketball team as assistant coach, ending his playing career.
Draft The 2022 T1 League draft was held on July 12, 2022, at Syntrend Creative Park in Taipei City.
Coaching changes + Coaching changes Team 2021–22 season 2022–23 seasonOff-season Taichung Suns Iurgi Caminos Alberto Garcia Tainan TSG GhostHawks Liu Meng-Chu (interim) Liu Meng-Chu Taichung Suns Alberto Garcia Chris GavinaIn-season Tainan TSG GhostHawks Liu Meng-Chu Ma I-Hung (interim) Tainan TSG GhostHawks Ma I-Hung (interim) Liu Meng-Chu Tainan TSG GhostHawks Liu Meng-Chu Ma I-Hung (interim) Taoyuan Leopards Liu Chia-Fa John Bennett Tainan TSG GhostHawks Ma I-Hung (interim) Liu Meng-Chu
Off-season On July 1, 2022, the Taoyuan Pilots hired Iurgi Caminos, the head coach of the Taichung Wagor Suns, as their new head coach. On July 6, 2022, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks interim head coach, Liu Meng-Chu was promoted to the new head coach. On September 18, 2022, the Taichung Wagor Suns assistant coach, Alberto Garcia was promoted to the new head coach. On October 25, 2022, the Taichung Suns hired Chris Gavina as their new head coach.
In-season On March 3, 2023, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks assistant coach, Ma I-Hung was named as their interim head coach for one game since Liu Meng-Chu coached UCH basketball team for University Basketball Association (UBA) 2022–23 season quarterfinals series. On March 24, 2023, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks named Ma I-Hung as their interim head coach for one game since Liu Meng-Chu coached UCH basketball team for University Basketball Association (UBA) 2022–23 season semifinals series. On March 24, 2023, the Taoyuan Leopards named Liu Chia-Fa as their player development and skills consultant, and hired John Bennett as their new head coach.
2022 interleague play Five teams, including the New Taipei CTBC DEA, the Taichung Suns, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, the TaiwanBeer HeroBears, and the Taoyuan Leopards, participated in these invitational games individually. And the Kaohsiung Aquas players, Chiu Tzu-Hsuan and Lu Wei-Ting, joined to the Chinese Taipei National Training Team in these invitational games.
Preseason The T1 League held the preseason games at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium on October 14 to 16, 2022.
Game log
Regular season
The regular season started on October 29, 2022 and ended on April 23, 2023. On October 29, the 2022–23 season opening game, matched by the Kaohsiung Aquas and the New Taipei CTBC DEA, was played at Xinzhuang Gymnasium.
League table
Results
Postponed games due to COVID-19 One Kaohsiung Aquas home game (against the Taichung Suns on January 14) was postponed due to the Taichung Suns could not reach the minimum player number.
All-Star Game
The All-Star Game was played at Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium on February 28, 2023.
Playoffs
Play-in series: The fourth and fifth seeds play the best-of-three play-in series. The fourth seed will be awarded a one-win advantage. The winner can qualify the semifinals series. Semifinals series: The winner of play-in series and the top three seeds play the best-of-five semifinals series. The winners can qualify the finals series. Finals series: The winners of the semifinals series play the best-of-seven finals series.
Bracket
Statistics Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Michael Efevberha Taoyuan Leopards 28.7 Rebounds per game Dwight Howard Taoyuan Leopards 16.2 Assists per game Lin Wei-Han New Taipei CTBC DEA 10.0 Steals per game Lin Wei-Han New Taipei CTBC DEA 2.9 Blocks per game Deyonta Davis Taoyuan Leopards 2.2 Turnovers per game Samuel Deguara Tainan TSG GhostHawks 4.1 Fouls per game Kristijan Krajina New Taipei CTBC DEA 3.9 Minutes per game Jason Brickman Kaohsiung Aquas 42:15 FG% Samuel Deguara Tainan TSG GhostHawks 70.0% 3P% Hsieh Ya-Hsuan New Taipei CTBC DEA 44.6% FT% Michael Efevberha Taoyuan Leopards 91.2%
Individual game highs Category Player Team Statistic Points Cleanthony Early TaiwanBeer HeroBears 56 Rebounds Dwight Howard Taoyuan Leopards 31 Assists Jason Brickman Kaohsiung Aquas 17Steals Branden Dawson TaiwanBeer HeroBears 8 Michael Qualls Lin Wei-Han New Taipei CTBC DEA Blocks Deyonta Davis Taoyuan Leopards 9 Turnovers Dwight Howard Taoyuan Leopards 11 Three pointers Hsieh Ya-Hsuan New Taipei CTBC DEA 10
Team statistic leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game Tainan TSG GhostHawks 105.2 Rebounds per game Tainan TSG GhostHawks 51.9 Assists per game New Taipei CTBC DEA 26.3 Steals per game New Taipei CTBC DEA 11.3 Blocks per game TaiwanBeer HeroBears 4.8 Turnovers per game Tainan TSG GhostHawks 17.9 Fouls per game New Taipei CTBC DEA 23.3 FG% Tainan TSG GhostHawks 45.5% 3P% New Taipei CTBC DEA 34.0% FT% Taoyuan Leopards 71.0%
Awards Yearly awards + 2022–23 T1 League awards Award Recipient Team Ref. Most Valuable Player Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga New Taipei CTBC DEA Most Valuable Import Dwight Howard Taoyuan Leopards Most Popular Player of the Year Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga New Taipei CTBC DEA Best Home-Court of the Year New Taipei CTBC DEA Defensive Player of the Year Lin Wei-Han New Taipei CTBC DEA Rookie of the Year Ku Mao Wei-Chia Tainan TSG GhostHawks Sixth Man of the Year Ku Mao Wei-Chia Tainan TSG GhostHawks Most Improved Player Hsieh Ya-Hsuan New Taipei CTBC DEA Coach of the Year Lee Yi-Hua New Taipei CTBC DEA General Manager of the Year Liu Chih-Wei New Taipei CTBC DEA Referees of the Year Yu Jung
All-T1 League First Team: Lin Wei-Han (New Taipei CTBC DEA) Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (New Taipei CTBC DEA) Chiang Yu-An (TaiwanBeer HeroBears) Dwight Howard (Taoyuan Leopards) Jason Brickman (Kaohsiung Aquas)
All-Defensive First Team: Lin Wei-Han (New Taipei CTBC DEA) Lin Ping-Sheng (New Taipei CTBC DEA) Dwight Howard (Taoyuan Leopards) Deyonta Davis (Taoyuan Leopards) Hu Long-Mao (Kaohsiung Aquas)
Statistical awards + 2022–23 T1 League statistical awards Award Recipient Team Statistic Ref. Points Leader Michael Efevberha Taoyuan Leopards 28.7 Rebounds Leader Dwight Howard Taoyuan Leopards 16.2 Assists Leader Lin Wei-Han New Taipei CTBC DEA 10.0 Steals Leader Lin Wei-Han New Taipei CTBC DEA 2.9 Blocks Leader Deyonta Davis Taoyuan Leopards 2.2
All-Star Game awards + 2023 T1 League All-Star Game awards Award Recipient Team Ref.All-Star Game Most Famous Player Dwight Howard Taoyuan Leopards Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga New Taipei CTBC DEA All-Star Game MVP Dwight Howard Taoyuan Leopards Three-Point Contest Champion Lu Kuan-Hsuan Taichung Suns Slam Dunk Contest Champion Liu Chun-Ting Tainan TSG GhostHawks
Finals awards + 2023 T1 League Finals awards Award Recipient Team Ref. Champion New Taipei CTBC DEA Finals MVP Lin Wei-Han New Taipei CTBC DEA
MVP of the Month MVP of the Month awards were only for local players.
MonthRecipientTeamRef. 2022 November Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga New Taipei CTBC DEA December Lin Wei-Han New Taipei CTBC DEA 2023 January Hsieh Ya-Hsuan New Taipei CTBC DEA February Hsieh Ya-Hsuan New Taipei CTBC DEA March Lin Wei-Han New Taipei CTBC DEA April Hu Long-Mao Kaohsiung Aquas
Import of the Month Import of the Month awards were only for import players and type-III players.
MonthRecipientTeamRef. 2022 November Tony Bishop Taichung Suns December Edgaras Želionis New Taipei CTBC DEA 2023 January Samuel Deguara Tainan TSG GhostHawks February Dwight Howard Taoyuan Leopards March Edgaras Želionis New Taipei CTBC DEA April Robert Upshaw Tainan TSG GhostHawks
Arenas