Taoyuan Pauian Pilots

{{short description|Professional basketball team in Taiwan}}

{{Infobox basketball club

| name = Taoyuan Pauian Pilots

| current = 2024–25 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots season

| logo = Taoyuan Pilots logo.png

| image_size = 150px

| nickname =

| leagues = P. League+
East Asia Super League

| founded = {{Start date and age|2020|07|08|df=y}}

| history = Taoyuan AirApe
July 8, 2020 – November 1, 2020
Taoyuan Pilots
November 1, 2020 – 2022
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots
2022 – present

| arena = Taoyuan Arena

| capacity = 5,700

| location = Taoyuan, Taiwan

| colors = Gold, Navy Blue, Orange
{{color box|#ba7d33}} {{color box|#070d65}} {{color box|#ff5132}}

| president = Li Chung-Shu

| gm = Li Chung-Shu

| coach = Iurgi Caminos

| owner = Pauian Archiland

| affiliation =

| championships = 0

| website = {{URL|https://www.taoyuanpilots.tw/}}

}}

Taoyuan Pauian Pilots ({{zh|t=桃園璞園領航猿}}) is a professional basketball team based in Taoyuan, Taiwan. They have been part of P. League+ since the 2020–21 season.

History

In 2020, following the establishment of P. League+, Super Basketball League team Taoyuan Pauian Archiland splitted the team in two, which one of both joined P. League+ and rebranded to Taoyuan AirApe.{{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+|author=Jian Chen|date=2020-10-14|agency=Asia Pacific Hoops}} The AirApe became one of the four teams of the inaugural P. League+ season.

On November 1, 2020, the AirApe was renamed to Taoyuan Pilots, named for Taiwan's international airport in the city.{{cite news|url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/1870813|title=P.League+/領航猿3套新球衣設計大公開 過去榮耀展望未來|author=|date=2020-12-07|agency=ETtoday}} On October 6, 2022, the team added its sponsor's name, Pauian Archiland Construction, now known as the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots.{{cite news|url=https://udn.com/news/story/7001/6667121|title=PLG/領航猿更名 陳信安:目標重返季後賽|author=曾思儒|date=2022-10-06|agency=聯合線上公司}}

Facilities

=Home arenas=

class="wikitable"

! Arena

! Location

! Duration

Taoyuan Arena{{cite web|title=P.League+/璞園新隊徽「領航猿」征戰新聯盟 桃園第2支「猿」|url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/1830593|website=ETtoday|date=October 13, 2020|access-date=January 21, 2022}}

| Taoyuan City

| style="text-align:center;"|2020–present

NTSU Multipurpose Gymnasium{{cite web|title=PLG》新球季12月4日開幕!開幕戰由勇士迎戰夢想家|url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/3684778|website=Liberty Times Net|date=September 27, 2021|access-date=January 21, 2022}}

| Taoyuan City

| style="text-align:center;"|2021–2022

Nanshan High School Gymnasium{{cite web|title=Facebook Posts|url=https://www.facebook.com/TaoyuanPilots/posts/pfbid026APrFfprGMvKoVudoySrNenJL5RpqjdsR7mK1YAWK7URBtHtVzGZL9mwG9fk9qnUl|website=Facebook|date=May 6, 2022|access-date=May 6, 2022}}

| New Taipei City

| style="text-align:center;"|2021–2022

Roster

{{Main|Taoyuan Pauian Pilots all-time roster|List of Taoyuan Pauian Pilots head coaches}}

{{Basketball roster header|dob=y|from=y|team=Taoyuan Pauian Pilots}}

{{player3 | pos = C | num = 1 | nat = SEN | name= Amdy Dieng | year = 1998 | month = 8 | date = 1 | m = 2.07 | kgs = 105 | school = NCCU | inj = | note = FS }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 2 | nat = TWN | name= Chen Yu-Jui | year = 1995 | month = 12 | date = 22 | m = 1.85 | kgs = 75 | school = NTSU | inj = | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 3 | nat = TWN | name= Chen Li-Sheng | year = 2002 | month = 9 | date = 16 | m = 1.75 | kgs = 68 | college = NTSU | inj = | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 6 | nat = TWN | name= Kuan Ta-You | year = 1997 | month = 9 | date = 15 | m = 1.81 | kgs = 89 | school = NTSU | inj = | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 7 | nat = TWN | name= Chiao Chu-Yu | year = 2000 | month = 9 | date = 28 | m = 2.00 | kgs = 98 | college = Fu Jen | inj = | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 10 | nat = TWN | name= Lin Tzu-Wei | year = 2000 | month = 5 | date = 12 | m = 1.88 | kgs = 82 | school = NKNU | inj = | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 12 | nat = TWN | name= Li Chia-Kang | year = 1998 | month = 10 | date = 16 | m = 1.85 | kgs = 85 | school = NTSU | inj = | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = C | num = 21 | nat = USA | name= Alec Brown | year = 1992 | month = 7 | date = 23 | m = 2.16 | kgs = 107 | college = Green Bay | inj = | note = I }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 24 | nat = USA | name= Treveon Graham | year = 1993 | month = 10 | date = 28 | m = 1.98 | kgs = 100 | college = VCU | inj = | note = I }}

{{player3 | pos = C | num = 25 | nat = TWN | name= Lin Cheng | year = 2000 | month = 7 | date = 25 | m = 2.02 | kgs = 102 | school = NTSU | inj = | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 30 | nat = TWN | name= Pai Yao-Cheng | year = 1999 | month = 2 | date = 2 | m = 1.84 | kgs = 72 | college = I-Shou | inj = | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 42 | nat = USA | name = Julian Boyd | year = 1990 | month = 2 | date = 2 | m = 2.01 | kgs = 104 | college = LIU Brooklyn | inj = | note = I | dab = basketball}}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 45 | nat = USA | name= Jarrod Jones | year = 1990 | month = 5 | date = 27 | m = 2.06 | kgs = 104 | college = Ball State | note = I | inj = }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 69 | nat = TWN | name= Lu Chun-Hsiang | year = 1997 | month = 7 | date = 15 | m = 1.90 | kgs = 82 | college = Fu Jen | inj = | note = }}

{{PLG roster footer

| head_coach =

  • {{player||ESP|Iurgi Caminos}}

| asst_coach =

  • {{player||TWN|Chen Shih-Chieh}}
  • {{player||TWN|Huang Chi-Feng}}
  • {{player||TWN|Tang Wei-Jie}}
  • {{player||TWN|Yang I-Feng}}

| str_cond =

  • {{player||TWN|Liu Hou-Shao}}
  • {{player||TWN|Liu Nien-Chieh}}

| ath_train =

  • {{player||TWN|Peng Li-Chen}}
  • {{player||TWN|Wu Yun-Kai}}

| team_man =

| roster_url = https://pleagueofficial.com/team/2

| accessdate = September 11, 2024

}}

Season-by-season record

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
colspan="10"|P. LEAGUE+
rowspan="2"|Seasonrowspan="2"|Coachcolspan="4"|Regular Seasoncolspan="4"|Post Season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
rowspan=2|2020–21Liu I-Hsiangrowspan=2|10rowspan=2|14rowspan=2|{{Winning percentage|10|14}}rowspan=2|2ndrowspan=2|2rowspan=2|3rowspan=2|{{Winning percentage|2|3}}rowspan=2|Lost Playoffs to Formosa Taishin Dreamers, 2–3
Yang I-Feng
rowspan=2|2021–22Cheng Chih-Lungrowspan=2|7rowspan=2|22rowspan=2|{{Winning percentage|7|22}}rowspan=2|6throwspan=2 colspan="4"|Did not qualify
Yen Hsing-Su
2022–23Iurgi Caminos1921{{Winning percentage|19|21}}3rd03{{Winning percentage|0|3}}Lost Playoffs to Taipei Fubon Braves, 0–3
2023–24Iurgi Caminos2614{{Winning percentage|26|14}}1st56{{Winning percentage|5|6}}Won Playoffs vs Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, 4–2
Lost Finals to New Taipei Kings, 1–4
2024–25Iurgi Caminos{{Winning percentage|
}||

|-

! colspan="2"|Totals!!62!!71!!{{Winning percentage|62|71}}!!-!!7!!12!!{{Winning percentage|7|12}}!!3 Playoff Appearances

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References

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