P. League+
{{Short description|Taiwanese professional basketball league}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox Sports league
|title = P. League+
|logo = P. League+ logo.png
|pixels =
|sport = Basketball
|founded = 2020
|motto =
|inaugural = 2020–21
|founder = Chen Chien-Chou
|president = Li Chung-Shu
|commissioner = Chen Chien-Chou (interim)
|ceo = Chen Chien-Chou (interim)
|teams = 4
|country = Taiwan
|champion = New Taipei Kings (1st title)
|most_champs = Taipei Fubon Braves (3 titles)
|TV = FTV One
MOMOTV
|website = https://pleagueofficial.com/
|current_season = 2024–25 PLG season
}}
The P. League+ (stylized as P. LEAGUE+, abbreviated as PLG), pronounced as Plus League, is a Taiwanese men's professional basketball league founded in 2020.{{cite news|url=https://lockerroom.sg/new-chinese-taipei-pro-league-p-league/|title=NEW CHINESE TAIPEI PRO LEAGUE, P.LEAGUE+|author=Merlissa|date=2020-08-14|agency=Locker Room}}
History
The P. League+ was founded by Blackie Chen in 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.8days.sg/sceneandheard/entertainment/blackie-chen-sells-his-s-709k-mclaren-to-invest-in-new-12988828|title=Blackie Chen Sells His S$709K McLaren To Invest In New Basketball League|last=Tan|first=Kendra|date=2020-08-04|agency=8 Days}} It is the first fully professional basketball league in Taiwan after the Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA) ceased operations in 2000.{{cite news|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202011110025|title=P.LEAGUE+ to boost domestic tourism, demonstrate virus prevention|agency=Central News Agency|first=William|last=Yen|date=2020-11-11}}{{cite news |last1=Long |first1=Po-an |last2=Yen |first2=William |last3=Yeh |first3=Joseph |title=New pro league means fresh start for Taiwan basketball |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202102130002 |access-date=13 February 2021 |agency=Central News Agency |date=13 February 2021}} The first four teams participating in the inaugural season were the Formosa Taishin Dreamers,{{cite news|url=https://www.asiapacifichoops.com/2020/11/20/p-league-formosa-rebrands-ahead-of-final-preseason/|title=P.LEAGUE+: Formosa Rebrands Ahead of Final Preseason Games|agency=Asia Pacific Hoops|first=Jian|last=Chen|date=2020-11-20}} the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers,{{cite news|url=https://www.asiapacifichoops.com/2020/08/03/the-newest-taiwanese-team-is-ready-to-roar-in-the-p-league/|title=The Newest Taiwanese Team Is Ready to Roar in the P.League+|date=2020-08-03|agency=Asia Pacific Hoops|first=Jian|last=Chen}}{{cite news|url=https://www.asiapacifichoops.com/2020/09/02/p-league-hsinchu-reveals-lineup-for-debut-season/|title=P.League+: Hsinchu Reveals Lineup for Debut Season|date=2020-09-02|agency=Asia Pacific Hoops|first=Jian|last=Chen}} the Taipei Fubon Braves, and the Taoyuan Pilots.{{cite news|url=https://www.asiapacifichoops.com/2020/10/14/pauian-archiland-rebrands-to-taoyuan-airape-for-p-league/|title=Pauian Archiland Rebrands to Taoyuan AirApe for P.League+|date=2020-10-14|agency=Asia Pacific Hoops|first=Jian|last=Chen}} In its second season 2021–22, the P. League+ added two more teams, the New Taipei Kings and the Kaohsiung Steelers.{{cite news |last1=Yen |first1=William |title=P.LEAGUE+ expands playoffs for new basketball season |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202110190007 |access-date=20 October 2021 |agency=Central News Agency |date=19 October 2021}}
On June 26, 2024, the P. League+ announced the merger with the T1 League for the 2024–25 season.{{cite news |last1=林 |first1=岳甫 |title=職籃合併》PLG決定了！今年就要跟T1完成合併 |url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/4717839 |access-date=26 June 2024 |agency=The Liberty Times |date=26 June 2024}} On July 8, 2024, Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers, Taipei Fubon Braves and Taoyuan Pauian Pilots announced to exit the league merger, preferring to stay for the upcoming season.{{cite news|title=職籃合併》11隊變8隊！勇士、領航猿和鋼鐵人宣布退出 準備PLG新賽季|url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/4730104|website=The Liberty Times|date=July 8, 2024|access-date=July 8, 2024}} On July 9, TSG GhostHawks announced to exit the merger and join PLG.{{cite press release|title=PLG 歡迎台鋼獵鷹正式加盟|url=https://pleagueofficial.com/news-detail/700|website=P.LEAGUE+|date=July 9, 2024|access-date=July 9, 2024}} Formosa Dreamers, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers and New Taipei Kings announced they will join the newly formed Taiwan Professional Basketball League.{{cite news|title=快訊／新職籃確定命名TPBL 台灣職業籃球大聯盟7隊聯合聲明開打|url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2774091|website=ETtoday.net|date=July 9, 2024|access-date=July 9, 2024}}
Teams
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| align=center
! Team !! Location(s) !! Arena(s) !! Founded !! Joined !! Map | ||||
| align=center | Kaohsiung City | Fengshan Arena | colspan=2| 2021 | rowspan=4 |
{{Location map+|Taiwan|width=300|float=right|caption=|places= {{Location map~|Taiwan|label=Steelers|lat=22.62111|long=120.35449|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}} {{Location map~|Taiwan|label=GhostHawks|lat=22.99684|long=120.21741|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}} {{Location map~|Taiwan|label=Braves|lat=25.02153|long=121.54534|mark=Cyan pog.svg|position=right}} {{Location map~|Taiwan|label=Pilots|lat=24.99583|long=121.32315|mark=Orange pog.svg|position=left}} |position=right}} |
| align=center | Tainan City | NCKU Chung Cheng Gym | 2021 | 2024 |
| align=center | Taipei City | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium | 1982 | 2020 |
| align=center | Taoyuan City | Taoyuan Arena | colspan=2| 2020 |
Regular season
Each team is required to have at least 13 players for the opening roster and maximum 20 players after the registering deadline. Two of the players can either be both heritage players or each a foreign student and a heritage player. Maximum five import players is allowed for the opening roster and four after the registering deadline. Game Day Active Roster requires 14 players that includes up to three import players. Two import players can be on the court at the same time.
Each team plays 40 games, 20 each for home and away. Games are scheduled mainly on weekends and national holidays.
Playoffs
Four of six teams qualify the playoffs. All seeds will play the playoffs series. The winners advance and play in the finals series. All series are best-of-7, which is in a 2-2-1-1-1 format. The seeding is based on each team's regular season record. Home court advantage goes to the higher seed for all series.{{cite web|title=About PLG|url=https://pleagueofficial.com/about-en|website=P. LEAGUE+|date=|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
Champions
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
!Teams!!width="30"|Win!!width="30"|Loss!!Total!!width="350"|Year(s) won!!width="350"|Year(s) runner-up | |||||
| style="text-align:left"|Taipei Fubon Braves | 3 | 0 | 3 | style="text-align:left"|2021, 2022, 2023 | — |
| style="text-align:left"|New Taipei Kings | 1 | 1 | 2 | style="text-align:left"|2024 | style="text-align:left"|2023 |
| style="text-align:left"|Formosa Dreamers | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | style="text-align:left"|2021 |
| style="text-align:left"|Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | style="text-align:left"|2022 |
| style="text-align:left"|Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | style="text-align:left"|2024 |
Ticket prices and viewership demographics
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Notable people
= Presidents and commissioners =
- Chen Chien-Chou, President from 2020 to 2023
- Li Chung-Shu, President from 2023 to present
- Richard Chang, Commissioner from 2023 to 2024
= Players =
{{Basketball notable players criteria}}
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- Will Artino – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Jeff Ayres – Former NBA player.
- Anthony Bennett – Former NBA player. Played for Canada.
- Keith Benson – Former NBA player.
- Tyler Bey – Former NBA player.
- Sim Bhullar – Former NBA player. 1x Import of the Year.
- Alec Brown – Played for United States.
- Earl Clark – Former NBA player.
- Chang Tsung-Hsien – Played for Chinese Taipei. 1x Most Valuable Player.
- Chen Ching-Huan – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Chen Kuan-Chuan – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Chen Yu-Wei – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Chien Wei-Ju – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Chien You-Che – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Chieng Li-Huan – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Chou Po-Chen – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Chou Po-Hsun – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Chou Yi-Hsiang – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Douglas Creighton – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Deyonta Davis – Former NBA player.
- Quincy Davis – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Branden Dawson – Former NBA player.
- Austin Daye – Former NBA player.
- Michael Efevberha – Played for Nigeria.
- Treveon Graham – Former NBA player.
- Manny Harris – Former NBA player.
- Aaron Harrison – Former NBA player.
- Hsieh Zong-Rong – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Huang Hung-Han – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Hung Chih-Shan – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Prince Ibeh – Played for Rwanda.
- Iong Ngai-San – Played for Macau.
- Chris Johnson – Former NBA player. 1x Finals Most Valuable Player.
- Perry Jones – Former NBA player.
- Terrence Jones – Former NBA player.
- Viacheslav Kravtsov – Former NBA player. Played for Ukraine.
- Ricky Ledo – Former NBA player.
- Lee Hsueh-Lin – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Lee Kai-Yan – Played for Chinese Taipei. 1x Finals Most Valuable Player.
- Lee Te-Wei – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- DeAndre Liggins – Former NBA player.
- Lin Cheng – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Lin Chih-Chieh – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Lin Chih-Wei – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Lin Chun-Chi – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Jeremy Lin – Former NBA player.
- Lin Yi-Huei – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Lu Cheng-Ju – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Lu Chi-Min – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Lu Chun-Hsiang – Played for Chinese Taipei. 1x Most Valuable Player.
- Devyn Marble – Former NBA player.
- Chris McCullough – Former NBA player.
- Malcolm Miller – Former NBA player.
- Tony Mitchell – Former NBA player.
- Byron Mullens – Former NBA player. 1x Import of the Year.
- Daniel Ochefu – Former NBA player.
- Justin Patton – Former NBA player.
- Peng Chun-Yen – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Davon Reed – Former NBA player.
- Devin Robinson – Former NBA player.
- Sani Sakakini – Played for Palestine.
- Wayne Selden Jr. – Former NBA player.
- Mike Singletary – 2x Finals Most Valuable Player.
- Su Shih-Hsuan – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Hasheem Thabeet – Former NBA player.
- Jeremy Tyler – Former NBA player.
- Tien Lei – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Tsai Wen-Cheng – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Tseng Hsiang-Chun – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Tseng Wen-Ting – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Willie Warren – Former NBA player.
- Jason Washburn – Played for Bulgaria. 1x Import of the Year.
- Thomas Welsh – Former NBA player.
- Julian Wright – Former NBA player.
- Wu Tai-Hao – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Wu Yung-Sheng – Played for Chinese Taipei.
- Yang Chin-Min – Played for Chinese Taipei. 2x Most Valuable Player.
- Ihor Zaytsev – 1x Import of the Year.
- Stephen Zimmerman – Former NBA player.
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Individual awards
=Finals MVP=
See also
- Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA)
- Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team
- List of basketball leagues
- Sport in Taiwan
- Super Basketball League (SBL)
- T1 League
- Women's Super Basketball League (WSBL)
- Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL)
- Basketball Champions League Asia
- East Asia Super League
References
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External links
- {{Officialwebsite|https://pleagueofficial.com/}}
{{P. League+}}
{{Men's professional basketball leagues}}
{{Sport leagues in Taiwan}}
{{Sport in Taiwan}}
Category:Professional sports leagues in Taiwan
Category:Basketball leagues in Taiwan