TaiwanBeer HeroBears
{{Short description|Professional basketball team in Taiwan}}
{{Infobox basketball club
| name = TaiwanBeer HeroBears
| current =
| logo = TaiwanBeer HeroBears.png
| nickname =
| leagues = T1 League
| founded = September 2, 2021{{cite web |title=關於英熊 |url=https://tbherobears.com/about |website=TaiwanBeer HeroBears |accessdate=November 16, 2022 }}
| folded = June 26, 2023
| history = TaiwanBeer HeroBears
2021–2023
| arena = University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium (2021–23)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium (2022)
Fu Jen Catholic University Chung Mei Auditorium (2023)
| capacity =
| location = Taipei City, Taiwan
| colors = Green, golden, black, white
{{color box|#015d65}} {{color box|#9c9557}} {{color box|black}} {{color box|white}}
| president =
| gm = Ha Hsiao-Yuan
| coach = Yang Chih-Hao
| owner = Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation
| affiliation =
| championships = 0
| website =
}}
The TaiwanBeer HeroBears ({{lang-zh|台灣啤酒英熊}}) were a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taipei City. They had competed in the T1 League and played their home games at the University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium (2021–23), Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium (2022), and Fu Jen Catholic University Chung Mei Auditorium (2023). 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 split into two teams, one of which joined the T1 League as the TaiwanBeer HeroBears.{{cite news |url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/3658855 |title=老牌勁旅兵分兩路 T1台啤英熊隊正式成立 |date=September 2, 2021 |work=Liberty Times Net |access-date=October 31, 2021 }}
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.{{cite news |title=台新確定進軍T1職籃 將承接台啤英熊賽事參賽權 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2527568 |accessdate=June 26, 2023 |work=ETtoday |date=June 26, 2023 }}{{cite news |last1=Chao |first1=Yen-hsiang |title=P. LEAGUE+ & T1 LEAGUE/Taishin Bank parent group takes over HeroBears T1 LEAGUE slot |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202306270023 |access-date=5 July 2023 |agency=Central News Agency |date=27 June 2023 }}
Facilities
= Home arenas =
| class="wikitable"
! Arena ! Location ! Duration |
| Fu Jen Catholic University Chung Mei Auditorium{{cite news |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2466216 |title=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 |date=March 24, 2023 |work=ETtoday |access-date=March 24, 2023 }}
| style="text-align:center;"|2023 |
| Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium{{cite web |title=#英熊主場季票資訊 |url=https://www.facebook.com/TaiwanBeerHeroBears/posts/125655186511372 |website=Facebook |publisher=台灣啤酒英熊 TaiwanBeer HeroBears |date=October 28, 2021 |accessdate=November 11, 2021 }}
| style="text-align:center;"|2022 |
| University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium{{cite news |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202109160173.aspx |title=T1台啤英熊拚例行賽龍頭 主場落腳天母體育館 |date=September 16, 2021 |work=Central News Agency |access-date=November 11, 2021 }}
| style="text-align:center;"|2021–2023 |
= Training facilities =
The HeroBears' training facility was located at the Taiwan Beer gymnasium.{{cite news |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20211125005783-260403?chdtv |title=台啤英熊3洋將初亮相 跟球迷主場相見歡 |date=November 25, 2021 |work=China Times |access-date=October 11, 2024 }}
Last roster
{{Further|TaiwanBeer HeroBears all-time roster|List of TaiwanBeer HeroBears head coaches}}
{{Basketball roster header|age=y|from=y|team=TaiwanBeer HeroBears|season=2022–23}}
{{player3 | pos = SG | num = 0 | nat = TWN | name = Huang Jhen | year = 1990 | month = 06 | date = 27 | m = 1.93 | kgs = 86 | school = FJU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 7 | nat = USA | name = Perry Jones | year = 1991 | month = 09 | date = 24 | m = 2.11 | kgs = 107 | school = Baylor | inj = | note = I }}
{{player3 | pos = SG | num = 11 | nat = TWN | name = Huang Tsung-Han | year = 1994 | month = 07 | date = 07 | m = 1.93 | kgs = 86 | school = MDU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = PG | num = 14 | nat = TWN | name = Chiang Yu-An | year = 1991 | month = 08 | date = 04 | m = 1.74 | kgs = 65 | school = NTUS | inj = | note = C }}
{{player3 | pos = C | num = 15 | nat = TWN | name = Fan Shih-En | year = 1994 | month = 06 | date = 01 | m = 1.98 | kgs = 82 | school = NTUST | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = PG | num = 19 | nat = TWN | name = Yang Tian-You | year = 1993 | month = 09 | date = 24 | m = 1.72 | kgs = 73 | school = UKN | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = PF | num = 20 | nat = TWN | name = Chou Po-Hsun | year = 1991 | month = 03 | date = 06 | m = 1.97 | kgs = 85 | school = MDU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = SF | num = 24 | nat = TWN | name = Chu I-Tsung | year = 1986 | month = 08 | date = 04 | m = 1.86 | kgs = 85 | school = HWU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = PG | num = 27 | nat = TWN | name = Liang Hao-Zhen | year = 1995 | month = 12 | date = 04 | m = 1.84 | kgs = 80 | school = UKN | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = C | num = 34 | nat = TAN | name = Hasheem Thabeet | year = 1987 | month = 02 | date = 16 | m = 2.21 | kgs = 118 | school = UConn | inj = | note = I }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 45 | nat = USA | name = Michael Qualls | year = 1994 | month = 01 | date = 20 | m = 1.93 | kgs = 92 | school = Arkansas | inj = | note = I }}
{{player3 | pos = PG | num = 57 | nat = TWN | name = Tsao Xun-Xiang | year = 1999 | month = 03 | date = 16 | m = 1.81 | kgs = 78 | school = NTUA | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = SG | num = 75 | nat = TWN | name = Lee Chi-Wei | year = 1993 | month = 04 | date = 08 | m = 1.92 | kgs = 87 | school = MDU | inj = | note = }}
{{Basketball roster footer|I=y|
| head_coach =
- {{player||TWN|Yang Chih-Hao}}
| asst_coach =
- {{player||TWN|Huang Chih-Tsai}}
| str_cond =
| ath_train =
| team_man =
| roster_url = https://tbherobears.com/team
| accessdate = April 4, 2023
}}
Personnel
= General managers =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| style="font-weight:bold;"
| Name | Tenure | Ref. |
| Ha Hsiao-Yuan | 2021–2023 | {{cite news |url=https://udn.com/news/story/7002/5730716 |title=哈孝遠任台啤總經理 盼帶入演藝圈、行銷資源 |date=September 8, 2021 |work=United Daily News |access-date=February 12, 2022 }} |
= Head coaches =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" |
| style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" rowspan="2"| Name
! style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" rowspan="2"| Tenure ! style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" colspan="4"| Totals ! style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" colspan="4"| Regular season ! style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" colspan="4"| Playoffs |
|---|
| style="{{Basketball color cell2|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" | {{Tooltip| G | Total games}}
! style="{{Basketball color cell2|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" | {{Tooltip| G | Total games}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" | {{Tooltip| G | Total games}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}} |
| {{flagicon|TWN}} {{Sortname|Yang|Chih-Hao}}{{cite news |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2081012 |title=楊志豪打造台啤英熊快速球風 盼年輕球員學陳盈駿自律 |date=September 16, 2021 |work=ETtoday |access-date=October 31, 2021 }}
| 2021–2023 | style="width:5%;" | 65 | style="width:5%;" | 33 | style="width:5%;" | 32 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|33|32}} | style="width:5%;" | 60 | style="width:5%;" | 32 | style="width:5%;" | 28 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|32|28}} | style="width:5%;" | 5 | style="width:5%;" | 1 | style="width:5%;" | 4 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|1|4}} |
| style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" colspan="2"|Totals
! style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" "width:5%;" | 65 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" "width:5%;" | 33 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" "width:6%;" | 32 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" "width:6%;" | {{Winning percentage|33|32}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" "width:6%;" | 60 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" "width:6%;" | 32 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" "width:5%;" | 28 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" "width:6%;" | {{Winning percentage|32|28}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" "width:6%;" | 5 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" "width:6%;" | 1 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" "width:5%;" | 4 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}" "width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|1|4}} |
Season-by-season record
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" | |||||||||
| colspan="10"|T1 League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|Season | rowspan="2"|Coach | colspan="4"|Regular Season | colspan="4"|Post Season | ||||||
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| 2021–22 | Yang Chih-Hao | 16 | 14 | {{Winning percentage|16|14}} | 4th | 1 | 2 | {{Winning percentage|1|2}} | Won Play-in vs Taoyuan Leopards, 2–0 Lost Semifinals to Kaohsiung Aquas, 0–2 |
| 2022–23 | Yang Chih-Hao | 16 | 14 | {{Winning percentage|16|14}} | 4th | 0 | 2 | {{Winning percentage|0|2}} | Lost Play-in to Taichung Suns, 1–2 |
| colspan="2"|Totals | 32 | 28 | {{Winning percentage|32|28}} | – | 1 | 4 | {{Winning percentage|1|4}} | 2 Playoff Appearances |
Notable players
;;Local players
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Chiang Yu-An (蔣淯安) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL Finals MVP (2020), SBL MVP (2019, 2020), T1 League MVP (2022)
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Chou Po-Hsun (周伯勳) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Fan Shih-En (范士恩) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Huang Jhen (黃鎮) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Huang Tsung-Han (黃聰翰) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Lee Chi-Wei (李啟瑋) – Chinese Taipei national team player
;;Type-III players
- {{flagicon|THA}}{{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Lamb – Thailand national team player
;;Import players
- {{flagicon|USA}} Branden Dawson – NBA player
- {{flagicon|MLT}}{{flagicon|ITA}} Samuel Deguara – Malta national team player
- {{flagicon|USA}} Cleanthony Early – NBA player
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Hodgson – Australia national team player
- {{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|RWA}} Prince Ibeh – Rwanda national team player
- {{flagicon|USA}} Perry Jones – NBA player
- {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Mitchell – NBA player
- {{flagicon|USA}} Diamond Stone – NBA player
- {{flagicon|TAN}} Hasheem Thabeet – NBA player
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Facebook}}
- {{Instagram}}
- {{YouTube|c=UChirWRk_IwROKYo5IgjFNqQ}}
{{TaiwanBeer HeroBears}}
{{T1 League}}
Category:2021 establishments in Taiwan
Category:Basketball teams established in 2021