Taipei Taishin Mars
{{Short description|Professional basketball team in Taiwan}}
{{Infobox basketball club
| name = Taipei Taishin Mars
| current = 2024–25 Taipei Taishin Mars season
| logo = Taipei Taishin Mars.webp
| nickname =
| leagues = Taiwan Professional Basketball League
| founded = July 6, 2023{{cite web |title=關於戰神 |url=https://taipeimars.com.tw/about |website=Taipei Taishin Mars |accessdate=October 21, 2024 }}
| history = Taipei Mars
2023–2024 (T1)
Taipei Taishin Mars
2024–present (TPBL)
| arena = Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
| capacity = 7,000
| location = Taipei City, Taiwan
| colors = Red, Black, White
{{color box|#db2029}} {{color box|black}} {{color box|white}}
| president = Tiao Chien-Sheng
| ceo = Huang Wan-Lung
| gm = Lin You-Ting
| coach = Hsu Hao-Cheng
| owner = Taishin Financial Holdings
| affiliation =
| championships = 0
| website = {{URL|https://taipeimars.com.tw/}}
}}
The Taipei Taishin Mars ({{lang-zh|臺北台新戰神}}) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taipei City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium. The Mars joined the T1 League since the 2023–24 season, and became one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season since the 2024–25 season.
Franchise history
On June 6, 2023, the Taishin Financial Holdings announced to establish the Taishin Sports Entertainment Co., Ltd.{{cite news |title=台新創投成立育樂公司 深耕體育活動 |url=https://finance.ettoday.net/news/2514615 |accessdate=June 26, 2023 |work=ETtoday |date=June 6, 2023 }} On June 26, the T1 League announced that the Taishin Sports Entertainment Co., Ltd. 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 |title=台新進軍T1職籃 主場有望前進和平籃球館 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2527579 |accessdate=June 26, 2023 |work=ETtoday |date=June 26, 2023 }} On August 24, the team was announced as the Taipei Taishin Mars.{{cite news|title=T1職籃「台新戰神」正式成軍 GM：把冠軍留在台北 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2567693 |accessdate=August 24, 2023 |work=ETtoday |date=August 24, 2023 }}
On July 9, 2024, the Taipei Taishin Mars 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 =
| class="wikitable"
! Arena ! Location ! Duration |
| National Taiwan University Sports Center{{cite news |title=戰神季後賽前進台大體育館 曹薰襄要讓特攻主場鴉雀無聲 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2729054 |accessdate=April 29, 2024 |work=ETtoday |date=April 29, 2024 }}
| style="text-align:center;"|2024 |
| Taipei Dome{{cite news |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2703325 |title=T1職籃進軍大巨蛋 特攻、戰神「共同主場」盼收支打平 |date=March 19, 2024 |work= ETtoday |accessdate=March 21, 2024 }}
| style="text-align:center;"|2024 (co-home arena with DEA) |
| Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
| style="text-align:center;"|2023–present |
Current roster
{{Further|Taipei Taishin Mars all-time roster|List of Taipei Taishin Mars head coaches}}
{{Basketball roster header|age=y|from=y|team=Taipei Taishin Mars}}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 2 | nat = USA | name = Ray McCallum | link = Ray McCallum Jr. | year = 1991 | month = 06 | date = 12 | m = 1.90 | kgs = 86 | school = Detroit Mercy | inj = | note = I }}
{{player3 | pos = PG | num = 3 | nat = TWN | name = Ting Sheng-Ju | year = 1998 | month = 08 | date = 22 | m = 1.74 | kgs = 75 | school = St. Francis | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = SF | num = 6 | nat = TWN | name = Chiang Chun | year = 2001 | month = 09 | date = 11 | m = 1.93 | kgs = 93 | school = FJU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = SF | num = 8 | nat = TWN | name = Chen Wen-Hung | year = 1991 | month = 07 | date = 14 | m = 1.88 | kgs = 98 | school = NTSU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = PF | num = 9 | nat = TWN | name = Chang Chao-Chen | year = 2000 | month = 09 | date = 02 | m = 1.96 | kgs = 97 | school = NTNU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = SF | num = 11 | nat = TWN | name = Huang Tsung-Han | year = 1994 | month = 07 | date = 07 | m = 1.93 | kgs = 96 | school = MDU | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = PF | num = 12 | nat = TWN | name = Lin Yi-Huei | year = 1986 | month = 03 | date = 24 | m = 1.92 | kgs = 100 | school = NTNU | inj = | note = C }}
{{player3 | pos = SF | num = 13 | nat = USA | name = Malcolm Miller | dab = basketball | year = 1993 | month = 03 | date = 06 | m = 2.01 | kgs = 95 | school = Holy Cross | inj = | note = I }}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 18 | nat = FRA | name = Adrien Moerman | year = 1988 | month = 08 | date = 07 | m = 2.02 | kgs = 108 | from = France | inj = | note = I }}
{{player3 | pos = SG | num = 23 | nat = USA | nat2 = TWN | name = Kenneth Chien | dab = basketball | year = 1995 | month = 02 | date = 06 | m = 1.86 | kgs = 88 | school = Broward | inj = yes | note = HP }}
{{player3 | pos = SG | num = 24 | nat = TWN | name = Wang Lu-Hsiang | year= 1997 | month= 12 | date= 21 | m = 1.81 | kgs = 80 | school = CCUT | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = SG | num = 29 | nat = TWN | name = Chang Keng-Yu | year = 1995 | month = 10 | date = 16 | m = 1.88 | kgs = 88 | school = NTUS | inj = yes | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 33 | nat = TWN | nat2 = USA | name = Samuel Manu | year = 2000 | month = 09 | date = 24 | m = 1.97 | kgs = 91 | school = UC Davis | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = PF | num = 41 | nat = TWN | name = Su Yi-Chin | year = 1993 | month = 12 | date = 29 | m = 1.95 | kgs = 95 | school = MDU | inj = yes | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = C | num = 50 | nat = NGA | name = Micheal Eric | year = 1988 | month = 06 | date = 24 | m = 2.10 | kgs = 109 | school = Temple | inj = | note = I }}
{{player3 | pos = SG | num = 57 | nat = TWN | name = Tsao Xun-Xiang | year = 1999 | month = 03 | date = 16 | m = 1.81 | kgs = 81 | school = NTUA | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = C | num = 62 | nat = TWN | name = Chen Kuan-Chuan | year = 1993 | month = 12 | date = 30 | m = 1.97 | kgs = 105 | school = NTSU | inj = | note = }}
{{Basketball roster footer|I=y|
| head_coach =
- {{player||TWN|Hsu Hao-Cheng}}
| asst_coach =
- {{player||TWN|Ni Hsueh-Chien}}
- {{player||SER|Milan Stevanovic}}
| str_cond =
- {{player||TWN|Chen Sheng-Chuan}}
- {{player||TWN|Liu Yu-Jie}}
| ath_train =
- {{player||TWN|Chien Shao-Fu}}
- {{player||TWN|Guan Yen-Lin}}
| team_man =
- {{player||TWN|Liao Wei-Hsin}}
| legend1 = (HP) Heritage player
| roster_url = https://taipeimars.com.tw/team
| transaction_url = https://tpbl.basketball/news
| accessdate = April 21, 2025
}}
Personnel
= General managers =
= Head coaches =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" |
| style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" rowspan="2"| Name
! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" rowspan="2"| Tenure ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" colspan="4"| Totals ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" colspan="4"| Regular season ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" colspan="4"| Playoffs |
|---|
| style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" | {{Tooltip| G | Total games}}
! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" | {{Tooltip| G | Total games}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" | {{Tooltip| G | Total games}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" | {{Tooltip| W | Games won}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" | {{Tooltip| L | Games lost}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell2|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" | {{Tooltip| PCT | Winning percentage}} |
| {{flagicon|USA}} {{Sortname|Brian|Adams|dab=basketball}}{{cite news |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2582495 |title=林秉聖披台新戰神球衣亮相 「我們台北」喊話奪冠 |date=September 14, 2023 |work=ETtoday |access-date=September 14, 2023 }}
| 2023 | style="width:5%;" | 10 | style="width:5%;" | 2 | style="width:5%;" | 8 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|2|8}} | style="width:5%;" | 10 | style="width:5%;" | 2 | style="width:5%;" | 8 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|2|8}} | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | 0 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|0|0}} |
| {{flagicon|TWN}} {{Sortname|Hsu|Hao-Cheng}}{{cite news |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2656484 |title=不是黃萬隆！ 台北戰神許皓程接代理總教練 |date=January 3, 2024 |work=ETtoday |access-date=January 3, 2024 }}{{cite news |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2806151 |title=許皓程正式接任戰神總教練 「榮譽帶」文字讓隊長林宜輝笑了 |date=August 28, 2024 |work=ETtoday |access-date=August 28, 2024 }}
| 2024–present | style="width:5%;" | 60 | style="width:5%;" | 27 | style="width:5%;" | 33 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|27|33}} | style="width:5%;" | 51 | style="width:5%;" | 24 | style="width:5%;" | 27 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|24|27}} | style="width:5%;" | 9 | style="width:5%;" | 3 | style="width:5%;" | 6 | style="width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|3|6}} |
| style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" colspan="2"|Totals
! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" "width:5%;" | 70 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" "width:5%;" | 29 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" "width:6%;" | 41 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" "width:6%;" | {{Winning percentage|29|41}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" "width:6%;" | 61 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" "width:6%;" | 26 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" "width:5%;" | 35 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" "width:6%;" | {{Winning percentage|26|35}} ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" "width:6%;" | 9 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" "width:6%;" | 3 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" "width:5%;" | 6 ! style="{{Basketball color cell|Taipei Taishin Mars}}" "width:5%;" | {{Winning percentage|3|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 | ||
| rowspan="2"|2023–24 | Brian Adams | rowspan="2"|11 | rowspan="2"|17 | rowspan="2"|{{Winning percentage|11|17}} | rowspan="2"|4th | rowspan="2"|3 | rowspan="2"|6 | rowspan="2"|{{Winning percentage|3|6}} | rowspan="2"|Won Semifinals vs New Taipei CTBC DEA, 3–2 Lost Finals to Taiwan Beer Leopards, 0–4 |
| Hsu Hao-Cheng | |||||||||
| colspan="2"|Totals | 11 | 17 | {{Winning percentage|11|17}} | – | 3 | 6 | {{Winning percentage|3|6}} | 1 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 | Hsu Hao-Cheng | 15 | 18 | {{Winning percentage|15|18}} | colspan="4"| | |||
| colspan="2"|Totals | 15 | 18 | {{Winning percentage|15|18}} | – | 0 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|0|0}} | 0 Playoff Appearances |
Notable players
;;Local players
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Chen Kuan-Chuan (陳冠全) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Chiang Chun (江均) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Huang Tsung-Han (黃聰翰) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Lin Ping-Sheng (林秉聖) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Lin Yi-Huei (林宜輝) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}}{{flagicon|USA}} Samuel Manu (雷蒙恩) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Su Yi-Chin (蘇奕晉) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Sun Szu-Yao (孫思堯) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Wang Lu-Hsiang (王律翔) – Chinese Taipei national team player
;;Import players
- {{flagicon|HAI}}{{flagicon|USA}} Jeantal Cylla – Haiti national team player
- {{flagicon|UKR}} Vladyslav Koreniuk – Ukraine national team player
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ray McCallum – NBA player
- {{flagicon|USA}} Erik McCree – NBA player
- {{flagicon|USA}} Malcolm Miller – NBA player
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Adrien Moerman – France national team player, LNB Pro B MVP (2008), LNB Pro A MVP (2015)
- {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|GBR}} Byron Mullens – NBA player
- {{flagicon|SEN}} Youssou Ndoye – Senegal national team player
- {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|LBN}} Thomas Robinson – NBA player
References
External links
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- {{Instagram}}
- {{Youtube|c=UCaJJ-qvRvVCHxiXFyifPF3A}}
{{Taipei Taishin Mars}}
{{Taiwan Professional Basketball League}}
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