Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards
{{Short description|Professional basketball team in Taiwan}}
{{Infobox basketball club
| name = Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards
| current = 2024–25 Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards season
| logo = Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards.webp
| nickname =
| leagues = Taiwan Professional Basketball League
| founded = August 6, 2021{{cite web |title=關於雲豹 |url=https://t-leopards.com/about |website=Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards |accessdate=October 21, 2024 }}
| history = Taoyuan Leopards
2021–2023 (T1)
Taiwan Beer Leopards
2023–2024 (T1)
Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards
2024–present (TPBL)
| arena = Taoyuan Arena
| capacity = 8,700
| location = Taoyuan City, Taiwan
| colors = Green, Yellow, Purple
{{color box|#004C20}} {{color box|#eea202}} {{color box|#7a59f1}}
| sponsor = Bank SinoPac
| ceo = Chang Chien-Wei{{cite news |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2111593 |title=桃園雲豹「3帥」領軍 執行長張建偉首度曝光 |date=October 28, 2021 |work=ETtoday |access-date=February 12, 2022 }}
| president = Liu Chin-Liang
| gm =
| coach = Charles Dubé-Brais
| owner = J&V Energy Technology Co., Ltd
| championships = 1
T1: 1 (2024)
| website = {{URL|https://t-leopards.com/}}
}}
The Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards ({{lang-zh|桃園台啤永豐雲豹}}) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taoyuan City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Taoyuan Arena. The Leopards became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season since the 2021–22 season, and became one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season since the 2024–25 season.
Franchise history
On July 4, 2023, the Taoyuan Leopards announced to cooperate with the Taiwan Beer basketball association, and the Taoyuan Leopards changed the name to the TaiwanBeer Leopards.{{cite news |title=不打不相識!雲豹收入蔣淯安、李啟瑋 新球季「台啤雲豹」出擊 |url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/4353282 |accessdate=July 4, 2023 |work=Liberty Times Net |date=July 4, 2023 }}
On July 9, 2024, the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).{{cite news |title=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 |accessdate=July 9, 2024 |work=ETtoday |date=July 9, 2024 }}
Facilities
= Home arenas =
= Training facilities =
The Leopards' training facility is located at the Taiwan Beer gymnasium.{{cite news |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2681965 |title=台啤雲豹初三開訓!目標延續上半季氣勢劍指總冠軍 |date=February 12, 2024 |work=ETtoday |access-date=October 11, 2024 }} The Leopards previously practiced at the
New Taipei City Linkou Civil Sports Center.{{cite news |url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/3967731 |title=桃園雲豹提前開訓 劉宏柏復出興奮又期待 |date=June 21, 2022 |work=Liberty Times Net |access-date=October 11, 2024 }}
Current roster
{{Further|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards all-time roster|List of Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards head coaches}}
{{Basketball roster header|age=y|from=y|team=Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}
{{player3 | pos = PG | num = 5 | nat = TWN | name = Gao Jin-Wei | year = 2000 | month = 10 | date = 23 | m = 1.77 | kgs = 66 | school = UCH | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = SF | num = 6 | nat = FRA | name = Axel Toupane | year = 1992 | month = 07 | date = 23 | m = 2.01 | kgs = 101 | from = France | inj = | note = I }}
{{player3 | pos = SG | num = 8 | nat = TWN | name = Wang Jhe-Yu | year = 2002 | month = 03 | date = 18 | m = 1.90 | kgs = 88 | school = NTUST | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 10 | nat = TWN | name = Ting Kuang-Hao | year = 2000 | month = 10 | date = 23 | m = 1.92 | kgs = 86 | school = UCH | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 11 | nat = TWN | name = Chuang Po-Yuan | year = 2000 | month = 12 | date = 01 | m = 1.85 | kgs = 85 | school = FJU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 12 | nat = TWN | name = Lin Sin-Kuan | year = 2002 | month = 05 | date = 09 | m = 1.92 | kgs = 97 | school = NTNU | inj = yes | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = SF | num = 24 | nat = LBR | nat2 = USA | name = Lasan Kromah | year = 1991 | month = 06 | date = 24 | m = 1.98 | kgs = 91 | school = UConn | inj = | note = I }}
{{player3 | pos = SF | num = 27 | nat = TWN | name = Huang Jhen | year = 1990 | month = 06 | date = 27 | m = 1.93 | kgs = 86 | school = FJU | inj = | note = C }}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 28 | nat = TWN | name= Chen Chun-Han | year = 1997 | month = 03 | date = 20 | m = 1.96 | kgs = 90 | school = UKN | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = SF | num = 31 | nat = TWN | name = Tung Yung-Chuan | year = 1999 | month = 10 | date = 14 | m = 1.90 | kgs = 92 | school = NTNU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 33 | nat = TWN | name = Wang Hao-Chi | year = 1989 | month = 09 | date = 22 | m = 1.95 | kgs = 95 | school = HWU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = PF | num = 41 | nat = USA | name = Devin Williams | dab = basketball | year = 1994 | month = 05 | date = 31 | m = 2.06 | kgs = 122 | school = West Virginia | inj = | note = I }}
{{player3 | pos = C | num = 55 | nat = LTU | name = Egidijus Mockevičius | year = 1992 | month = 09 | date = 01 | m = 2.08 | kgs = 108 | school = Evansville | inj = yes | note = I }}
{{player3 | pos = PG | num = 72 | nat = TWN | name = Lu Chi-Erh | year = 1992 | month = 01 | date = 15 | m = 1.87 | kgs = 80 | school = NKNU | inj = yes | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = C | num = 82 | nat = TWN | name = Liu Yuan-Kai | dab = basketball | year = 1991 | month = 07 | date = 09 | m = 2.06 | kgs = 105 | school = FJU | inj = | note = }}
{{Basketball roster footer|I=y|
| head_coach =
- {{player||CAN|Charles Dubé-Brais}}
| asst_coach =
- {{player||PHI|{{flagicon|CAN}} Jeffrey Dosado}}
- {{player||CAN|Vincent Plante}}
| str_cond =
- {{player||TWN|Chen Tzu-Yi}}
- {{player||TWN|Chen Ting-Wei}}
| ath_train =
- {{player||TWN|Chen Wei-Chih}}
- {{player||TWN|Cheng Po-Wei}}
| team_man =
| roster_url = https://t-leopards.com/team
| transaction_url = https://tpbl.basketball/news
| accessdate = April 23, 2025
}}
Personnel
= General managers =
= Head coaches =
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style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" rowspan="2"| Name
! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" rowspan="2"| Tenure ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" colspan="4"| Totals ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" colspan="4"| Regular season ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" colspan="4"| Playoffs |
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style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" | {{Tooltip| G | Total games}}
! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" | {{Tooltip| G | Total games}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" | {{Tooltip| G | Total games}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}} |
{{flagicon|TWN}} {{Sortname|Wang|Chih-Chun}}{{cite news |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20210820002765-260403?chdtv |title=返鄉效力!王志群出任桃園雲豹隊史首位總教練 |date=September 16, 2021 |work=China Times |access-date=November 12, 2021 }}
| 2021–2022 | style="width:5%;" | 22 | style="width:5%;" | 5 | style="width:5%;" | 17 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|5|17}} | style="width:5%;" | 22 | style="width:5%;" | 5 | style="width:5%;" | 17 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|5|17}} | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|0|0}} |
{{flagicon|TWN}} {{Sortname|Su|Yi-Chieh}}{{cite news |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20220410003059-260403?chdtv |title=總經理兼總教練?桃園雲豹宣布蘇翊傑暫代兵符 |date=April 10, 2022 |work=China Times |access-date=April 10, 2022 }}
| 2022 | style="width:5%;" | 5 | style="width:5%;" | 1 | style="width:5%;" | 4 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|1|4}} | style="width:5%;" | 5 | style="width:5%;" | 1 | style="width:5%;" | 4 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|1|4}} | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|0|0}} |
{{flagicon|TWN}} {{Sortname|Liu|Chia-Fa}}{{cite news |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2252302 |title=劉嘉發接任桃園雲豹總教練 用「爸爸心態」來帶隊 |date=May 16, 2022 |work=ETtoday |access-date=May 16, 2022 }}
| 2022–2023 | style="width:5%;" | 25 | style="width:5%;" | 7 | style="width:5%;" | 18 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|7|18}} | style="width:5%;" | 24 | style="width:5%;" | 7 | style="width:5%;" | 17 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|7|17}} | style="width:5%;" | 1 | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | 1 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|0|1}} |
{{flagicon|CAN}} {{Sortname|John|Bennett|dab=basketball}}{{cite news |title=雲豹教練團改組!新主帥曝光 劉嘉發轉任顧問 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2466253 |accessdate=March 24, 2023 |work=ETtoday |date=March 24, 2023 }}
| 2023 | style="width:5%;" | 9 | style="width:5%;" | 1 | style="width:5%;" | 8 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|1|8}} | style="width:5%;" | 9 | style="width:5%;" | 1 | style="width:5%;" | 8 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|1|8}} | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|0|0}} |
{{flagicon|USA}} {{Sortname|Michael|Olson}}{{cite news |url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/4395606 |title=曾指導過勇士射手K湯!台啤雲豹找來資歷豐富的美籍教練歐森 |date=August 14, 2023 |work=Liberty Times Net |access-date=August 14, 2023 }}
| 2023–2024 | style="width:5%;" | 12 | style="width:5%;" | 8 | style="width:5%;" | 4 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|8|4}} | style="width:5%;" | 12 | style="width:5%;" | 8 | style="width:5%;" | 4 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|8|4}} | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|0|0}} |
{{flagicon|TWN}} {{Sortname|Chou|Chun-San}}{{cite news |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2663525 |title=台啤雲豹總教練歐森無預警離隊 周俊三暫代總教練 |date=January 13, 2024 |work=ETtoday |access-date=January 13, 2024 }}
| 2024 | style="width:5%;" | 4 | style="width:5%;" | 3 | style="width:5%;" | 1 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|3|1}} | style="width:5%;" | 4 | style="width:5%;" | 3 | style="width:5%;" | 1 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|3|1}} | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|0|0}} |
{{flagicon|CAN}} {{Sortname|Charles|Dubé-Brais}}{{cite news |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2683220 |title=雲豹新任主帥是他! 查爾斯正式接任 |date=February 15, 2024 |work=ETtoday |access-date=February 15, 2024 }}{{cite news |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2809081 |title=雲豹宣布續約冠軍教頭查爾斯 他上季中接兵符率隊全勝封王 |date=September 2, 2024 |work=ETtoday |access-date=September 2, 2024 }}
| 2024–present | style="width:5%;" | 49 | style="width:5%;" | 27 | style="width:5%;" | 22 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|27|22}} | style="width:5%;" | 42 | style="width:5%;" | 20 | style="width:5%;" | 22 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|20|22}} | style="width:5%;" | 7 | style="width:5%;" | 7 | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|7|0}} |
style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" colspan="2"|Totals
! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" "width:5%;" | 126 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" "width:5%;" | 52 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" "width:6%;" | 74 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" "width:6%;" | {{Winning percentage|52|74}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" "width:6%;" | 118 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" "width:6%;" | 45 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" "width:5%;" | 73 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" "width:6%;" | {{Winning percentage|45|73}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" "width:6%;" | 8 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" "width:6%;" | 7 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" "width:5%;" | 1 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards}}" "width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|7|1}} |
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 | ||
rowspan="3"|2021–22 | Wang Chih-Chun | rowspan="3"|8 | rowspan="3"|22 | rowspan="3"|{{Winning percentage|8|22}} | rowspan="3"|5th | rowspan="3"|0 | rowspan="3"|1 | rowspan="3"|{{Winning percentage|0|1}} | rowspan="3"|Lost Play-in to TaiwanBeer HeroBears, 0–2 |
Su Yi-Chieh | |||||||||
Liu Chia-Fa | |||||||||
rowspan="2"|2022–23 | Liu Chia-Fa | rowspan="2"|6 | rowspan="2"|24 | rowspan="2"|{{Winning percentage|6|24}} | rowspan="2"|6th | rowspan="2" colspan="4"|Did not qualify | |||
John Bennett | |||||||||
rowspan="3"|2023–24 | Michael Olson | rowspan="3"|18 | rowspan="3"|10 | rowspan="3"|{{Winning percentage|18|10}} | rowspan="3"|2nd | rowspan="3"|7 | rowspan="3"|0 | rowspan="3"|{{Winning percentage|7|0}} | style="background-color: #FDE910" rowspan="3"|Won Semifinals vs Kaohsiung Aquas, 3–0 Won Finals vs Taipei Mars, 4–0 |
Chou Chun-San | |||||||||
Charles Dubé-Brais | |||||||||
colspan="2"|Totals | 32 | 56 | {{Winning percentage|32|56}} | – | 7 | 1 | {{Winning percentage|7|1}} | 2 Playoff Appearances |
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" | ||||||||
colspan="10"|Taiwan Professional Basketball League | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
rowspan="2"|Season | rowspan="2"|Coach | colspan="4"|Regular Season | colspan="4"|Post Season | |||||
Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | |
2024–25 | Charles Dubé-Brais | 13 | 17 | {{Winning percentage|13|17}} | colspan="4"| | |||
colspan="2"|Totals | 13 | 17 | {{Winning percentage|13|17}} | – | 0 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|0|0}} | 0 Playoff Appearances |
Notable players
;;Local players
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Chang Chih-Feng (張智峰) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL MVP (2009), SBL Finals MVP (2009)
- {{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}} Gao Jin-Wei (高錦瑋) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Huang Jhen (黃鎮) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Lee Chi-Wei (李啟瑋) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Lin Sin-Kuan (林信寬) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Lin Yi-Huei (林宜輝) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Su Yi-Chieh (蘇翊傑) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL Final MVP (2017)
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Wang Hao-Chi (王皓吉) – Chinese Taipei national team player
;;Import players
- {{flagicon|USA}} DeMarcus Cousins – NBA player, United States national team player, T1 League Finals MVP (2024)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Deyonta Davis – NBA player
- {{flagicon|NGR}}{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Efevberha – Nigeria national team player
- {{flagicon|USA}} Dwight Howard – NBA player, United States national team player
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Johnson – Australia national team player
- {{flagicon|POL}} Adam Łapeta – Poland national team player
- {{flagicon|LTU}} Egidijus Mockevičius – Lithuania national team player
- {{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Orton – NBA player
- {{flagicon|GUM}}{{flagicon|USA}} Earnest Ross – Guam national team player
- {{flagicon|USA}} Larry Sanders – NBA player
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Axel Toupane – NBA player, France national team player
- {{flagicon|USA}} Devin Williams – United States national team player
- {{flagicon|USA}} Troy Williams – NBA player
References
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External links
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