Professional basketball team in Taiwan
President | Sun Tzu-Chuan[2] |
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General manager | Wang Wei-Chieh |
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Head coach | Vacant |
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Championships | 0 |
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Website | www.taichungsuns.tw |
The Taichung Suns (Chinese: 臺中太陽) were a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taichung City. They have competed in the T1 League since the 2021–22 season, and played their home games at the National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium. The Suns became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season.
Franchise history
On November 25, 2021, the Taichung Suns changed the name to the Taichung Wagor Suns.[3] In October 2022, the Taichung Wagor Suns changed the name to the Taichung Suns.
On September 15, 2023, the T1 League announced that the 2023–24 season participation rights of the Taichung Suns was cancelled due to financial qualification.[4] On October 16, the Taichung Suns announced to fold officially.[5]
Facilities
Home arenas
Last roster
2022–23 Taichung Suns roster |
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Age | From | C | 0 | | Austin Derrick (I) | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 115 kg (254 lb) | 29 – (1995-07-31)31 July 1995 | UCH | PF/C | 1 | | Arnett Moultrie (I) | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | 118 kg (260 lb) | 33 – (1990-11-18)18 November 1990 | Mississippi State | PG | 3 | | Ting Sheng-Ju | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 26 – (1998-08-22)22 August 1998 | St. Francis | PG | 4 | | Kao Meng-Wei | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 28 – (1996-09-13)13 September 1996 | NTCUST | PG | 5 | | Peng Chun-Yen | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 34 – (1989-12-05)5 December 1989 | MDU | PG | 6 | | Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun (SFS) | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 26 – (1997-10-30)30 October 1997 | HDUT | SF | 8 | | Chen Wen-Hung | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (176 lb) | 33 – (1991-07-14)14 July 1991 | NTSU | SG | 11 | | Yang Cheng-Han | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 24 – (1999-10-10)10 October 1999 | FJU | PG | 13 | | Lee Ming-Xiu | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 24 – (2000-06-01)1 June 2000 | NTUS | SF | 14 | | Tung Yung-Chuan | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 24 – (1999-10-14)14 October 1999 | NTNU | G/F | 20 | | Derek King | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 31 – (1993-09-13)13 September 1993 | UC Berkeley | SG | 24 | | Rayvonte Rice (I) | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 109 kg (240 lb) | 32 – (1992-07-14)14 July 1992 | Illinois | PF/C | 34 | | Keith Benson (I) | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | 112 kg (247 lb) | 36 – (1988-08-13)13 August 1988 | Oakland | PF | 41 | | Su Yi-Chin | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 30 – (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 | MDU | SG | 42 | | Lu Kuan-Hsuan | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 29 – (1995-04-02)2 April 1995 | NTNU | PF | 45 | | Wen Li-Huang | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 30 – (1993-10-26)26 October 1993 | ISU | PG | 76 | | Lin Ming-Yi | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 28 – (1996-03-27)27 March 1996 | MDU | | - Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Strength & conditioning coach(es)
- Weng Chien-Kai
- Athletic trainer(s)
- Huang Chi-Chun
- Team manager
- Lin Hung-Pin
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (I) Import player
- (SFS) Special foreign students
- Injured
Updated: March 8, 2023 |
Personnel
General managers
Name | Tenure | Ref. |
Wang Wei-Chieh | 2021–2023 | [7] |
Head coaches
Name | Tenure | Totals | Regular season | Playoffs |
G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT |
Iurgi Caminos[8] | 2021–2022 | 36 | 22 | 14 | .611 | 30 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 |
Alberto Garcia[9] | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Chris Gavina[10] | 2022–2023 | 35 | 10 | 25 | .286 | 30 | 8 | 22 | .267 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 |
Anthony Tucker[11] | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Totals | 71 | 32 | 39 | .451 | 60 | 28 | 32 | .467 | 11 | 4 | 7 | .364 |
Season-by-season record
Notable players
- Local players
- Type-III players
- Import players
References
- ^ "關於太陽". Taichung Suns. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "T1職籃聯盟會長錢薇娟拜會 盧市長:樂見台灣籃球蓬勃發展" (Press release). Taichung City Government. September 17, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "葳格國際學校冠名 台中太陽新賽季期許耀眼升空". Central News Agency. November 26, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "震撼單!T1職籃新賽季少1隊 台中太陽參賽資格遭取消". ETtoday. September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "T1職籃創始隊台中太陽宣布解散 做出艱難決定原因曝". ETtoday. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "台中太陽宣告成軍 延攬汪蔚傑當總經理". China Times. June 19, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "台中太陽宣告成軍 延攬汪蔚傑當總經理". China Times. June 19, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "台中太陽總教練出爐!西班牙籍教頭掌兵符". United Daily News. September 29, 2021. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "太陽低調「升級」 汪總曝補強進度". United Daily News. September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "台中太陽找菲律賓教練執教 洋將補進得分王仕東". Liberty Times Net. October 25, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "塔克老師回來了!接任台中太陽總教練". ETtoday. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Taichung Suns on Facebook
- Taichung Suns on Instagram
- Taichung Suns's channel on YouTube
Taichung Suns
- Founded in 2021
- Formerly the Taichung Wagor Suns (2021–2022)
- Defunct in 2023
- Based in Taichung City
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