Kaohsiung Aquas
{{Short description|Professional basketball team in Taiwan}}
{{Infobox basketball club
| name = Kaohsiung Aquas
| current = 2024–25 Kaohsiung Aquas season
| logo = Kaohsiung Aquas.png
| leagues = Taiwan Professional Basketball League
| founded = May 26, 2021{{cite web |title=關於海神 |url=https://ktown-aquas.com/about |website=Kaohsiung Aquas |accessdate=November 16, 2022 }}
| history = Kaohsiung Aquas
2021–2024 (T1)
2024–present (TPBL)
| arena = Kaohsiung Arena
| capacity = 15,000
| location = Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
| colors = Deep indigo, Blue, Green
{{color box|#1f2e49}} {{color box|#2c64de}} {{color box|#00f77d}}
| sponsor = FamilyMart
| ceo = Li Wei-Cheng
| president = Hou Chia-Chi
| gm =
| coach = Mathias Fischer
| owner = Kuo Yang Construction
| affiliation =
| championships = 1
T1: 1 (2022)
| website = {{URL|https://ktown-aquas.com/}}
}}
The Kaohsiung Aquas ({{lang-zh|高雄全家海神}}) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Kaohsiung Arena. The Aquas 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 August 4, 2021, the Aquas traded their 1st round pick to New Taipei CTBC DEA for 1.5 million NTD. In the 2021 draft, they drafted I-Shou swingman Su Wen-Ju in the second round.{{cite news |title=高雄海神與蘇文儒簽約 盼扮演得分刺客 |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202108190316.aspx |accessdate=September 2, 2021 |work=Central News Agency |date=August 19, 2021 }}
The Aquas have a copartnership with Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology, signed multi-players originally play in the team.{{cite news |title=高雄海神、九太隊線上聯合開訓 于煥亞有期待 |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202106150300.aspx |accessdate=September 2, 2021 |work=Central News Agency |date=June 15, 2021 }} Jeoutai Tech is a semi-professional basketball team competes in the Super Basketball League (SBL), another league in Taiwan.
On April 17, 2022, the Aquas announced that they would play their playoff home games at Fengshan Arena. On June 4, the Aquas defeated the Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0, winning the 2021–22 season championship.{{cite news |title=T1史上首座年度總冠軍出爐 海神3連勝強勢封王 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2265886 |accessdate=June 4, 2022 |work=ETtoday |date=June 4, 2022 }}
On July 9, 2024, the Kaohsiung Aquas 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 =
Current roster
{{Further|Kaohsiung Aquas all-time roster|List of Kaohsiung Aquas head coaches}}
{{Basketball roster header|age=y|from=y|team=Kaohsiung Aquas}}
{{player3 | pos = PG | num = 0 | nat = TWN | nat2 = VIE | name = Wei Liang-Che | year = 2001 | month = 11 | date = 28 | m = 1.85 | kgs = 78 | school = NKNU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = PF | num = 1 | nat = LTU | name = Edgaras Želionis | year = 1989 | month = 06 | date = 04 | m = 2.08 | kgs = 100 | from = Lithuania | inj = yes | note = I }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 3 | nat = USA | name = Craig Sword | year = 1994 | month = 01 | date = 16 | m = 1.91 | kgs = 89 | school = Mississippi State | inj = | note = I }}
{{player3 | pos = SG | num = 7 | nat = TWN | name = Yu Huan-Ya | year = 1993 | month = 11 | date = 30 | m = 1.82 | kgs = 81 | school = NTNU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = SG | num = 8 | nat = TWN | name = Chiu Tzu-Hsuan | year = 1999 | month = 12 | date = 08 | m = 1.90 | kgs = 89 | school = ISU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = PF | num = 10 | nat = TWN | name = Hu Long-Mao | year = 1992 | month = 12 | date = 22 | m = 1.96 | kgs = 101 | school = Chaminade | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = SF | num = 11 | nat = TWN | name = Tang Wei-Chieh | year = 1999 | month = 09 | date = 25 | m = 1.92 | kgs = 89 | school = VMI | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = SF | num = 12 | nat = TWN | name = Lin Jen-Hung | year = 1993 | month = 12 | date = 18 | m = 1.94 | kgs = 88 | school = NTNU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = PF | num = 18 | nat = TWN | name = Wu I-Ping | year = 1992 | month = 08 | date = 29 | m = 2.00 | kgs = 92 | school = ISU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = C | num = 21 | nat = TWN | name = Lu Wei-Ting | year = 1997 | month = 04 | date = 16 | m = 2.01 | kgs = 103 | school = ISU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = PF | num = 22 | nat = USA | nat2 = ITA | name = Anthony Morse | dab = basketball | year = 1994 | month = 04 | date = 13 | m = 2.04 | kgs = 104 | school = Tennessee Tech | inj = | note = I }}
{{player3 | pos = SG | num = 24 | nat = TWN | name = Su Wen-Ju | year = 1997 | month = 10 | date = 16 | m = 1.87 | kgs = 78 | school = ISU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = SG | num = 28 | nat = TWN | name = Yu Chun-An | dab = basketball | year = 1992 | month = 02 | date = 13 | m = 1.89 | kgs = 83 | school = NTNU | inj = | note = C }}
{{player3 | pos = C | num = 34 | nat = USA | name = Kaleb Wesson | year = 1999 | month = 07 | date = 27 | m = 2.08 | kgs = 110 | school = Ohio State | inj = | note = I }}
{{player3 | pos = SF | num = 57 | nat = TWN | name = Wu Siao-Jin | year = 1995 | month = 08 | date = 28 | m = 1.90 | kgs = 81 | school = NKNU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = PG | num = 66 | nat = TWN | name = Chen Huai-An | year = 1997 | month = 04 | date = 29 | m = 1.86 | kgs = 86 | school = NTUA | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = C | num = 85 | nat = TWN | name = Chin Ming-Ching | year = 1994 | month = 11 | date = 14 | m = 1.95 | kgs = 106 | school = NTNU | inj = | note = }}
{{Basketball roster footer|I=y|
| head_coach =
- {{player||GER|Mathias Fischer}}
| asst_coach =
- {{player||TWN|Zhu Yong-Hong}}
- {{player||TWN|Peng Te-Hsuan}}
- {{player||TWN|Liao Che-Yi}}
| str_cond =
| ath_train =
- {{player||TWN|Liao Hsuan-Yi}}
| team_man =
- {{player||TWN|Chu Li-Fu}}
| roster_url = https://ktown-aquas.com/team
| transaction_url = https://tpbl.basketball/news
| accessdate = April 11, 2025
}}
Personnel
= General managers =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| style="font-weight:bold;"
| Name | Tenure | Ref. |
| Wang De-Yao | 2021–2022 | {{cite news |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/1991671 |title=高雄海神宣告進軍T1 League職籃 高雄巨蛋將成主場 |date=May 26, 2021 |work=ETtoday |access-date=February 12, 2022 }} |
= Head coaches =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" |
| style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" rowspan="2"| Name
! style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" rowspan="2"| Tenure ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" colspan="4"| Totals ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" colspan="4"| Regular season ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" colspan="4"| Playoffs |
|---|
| style="{{Basketball color cell2|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" | {{Tooltip| G | Total games}}
! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" | {{Tooltip| G | Total games}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" | {{Tooltip| G | Total games}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}} |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{Sortname|Brendan|Joyce}}{{cite news |title=Ballarat Miners coach Brendan Joyce set to lead Kaohsiung Aquas in the T1 Basketball League in Taiwan |url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/7376024/miners-coach-brendan-joyce-sets-himself-for-a-new-adventure/ |accessdate=September 2, 2021 |work=The Courier |date=August 8, 2021 }}
| 2021–2024 | style="width:5%;" | 101 | style="width:5%;" | 61 | style="width:5%;" | 40 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|61|40}} | style="width:5%;" | 88 | style="width:5%;" | 54 | style="width:5%;" | 34 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|54|34}} | style="width:5%;" | 13 | style="width:5%;" | 7 | style="width:5%;" | 6 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|7|6}} |
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{Sortname|Mathias|Fischer|dab=basketball}}{{cite news |title=全家海神公布新主帥！ 前德國男籃二隊教頭費雪掌兵符 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2774759 |accessdate=July 18, 2024 |work=ETtoday |date=July 10, 2024 }}
| 2024–present | style="width:5%;" | 32 | style="width:5%;" | 17 | style="width:5%;" | 15 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|17|15}} | style="width:5%;" | 32 | style="width:5%;" | 17 | style="width:5%;" | 15 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|17|15}} | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|0|0}} |
| style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" colspan="2"|Totals
! style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" "width:5%;" | 133 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" "width:5%;" | 78 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" "width:6%;" | 55 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" "width:6%;" | {{Winning percentage|78|55}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" "width:6%;" | 120 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" "width:6%;" | 71 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" "width:5%;" | 49 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" "width:6%;" | {{Winning percentage|71|49}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" "width:6%;" | 13 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" "width:6%;" | 7 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" "width:5%;" | 6 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Kaohsiung Aquas}}" "width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|7|6}} |
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 | Brendan Joyce | 23 | 7 | {{Winning percentage|23|7}} | 1st | 5 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|5|0}} | style="background-color: #FDE910"|Won Semifinals vs TaiwanBeer HeroBears, 2–0 Won Finals vs Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0 |
| 2022–23 | Brendan Joyce | 16 | 14 | {{Winning percentage|16|14}} | 3rd | 2 | 3 | {{Winning percentage|2|3}} | Lost Semifinals to Tainan TSG GhostHawks, 2–3 |
| 2023–24 | Brendan Joyce | 15 | 13 | {{Winning percentage|15|13}} | 3rd | 0 | 3 | {{Winning percentage|0|3}} | Lost Semifinals to Taiwan Beer Leopards, 0–3 |
| colspan="2"|Totals | 54 | 34 | {{Winning percentage|54|34}} | – | 7 | 6 | {{Winning percentage|7|6}} | 3 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 | Mathias Fischer | 17 | 15 | {{Winning percentage|17|15}} | colspan="4"| | |||
| colspan="2"|Totals | 17 | 15 | {{Winning percentage|17|15}} | – | 0 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|0|0}} | 0 Playoff Appearances |
Notable players
;;Local players
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Hu Long-Mao (胡瓏貿) – Chinese Taipei national team player, T1 League Finals MVP (2022)
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Li Han-Sheng (李漢昇) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Lin Jen-Hung (林任鴻) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Tang Wei-Chieh (唐維傑) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Wu I-Ping (吳怡斌) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Wu Siao-Jin (吳曉謹) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Yu Huan-Ya (于煥亞) – Chinese Taipei national team player
;;Type-III players
- {{flagicon|PHL}}{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Brickman – ABL Finals MVP (2016), TBL MVP (2018)
;;Import players
- {{flagicon|USA}} Xavier Alexander – TBL MVP (2019)
- {{flagicon|NED}} Terrence Bieshaar – Netherlands national team player
- {{flagicon|JOR}}{{flagicon|USA}} John Bohannon – Jordan national team player
- {{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRI}} Aaron Geramipoor – Iran national team player
- {{flagicon|USA}} Perry Jones – NBA player
- {{flagicon|USA}} Arnett Moultrie – NBA player
- {{flagicon|USA}} Craig Sword – NBA player, United States national team player
- {{flagicon|LTU}} Edgaras Želionis – Lithuania national team player
References
External links
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{{Taiwan Professional Basketball League}}
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