Kaohsiung Aquas

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Kaohsiung Aquas
2022–23 Kaohsiung Aquas season
Kaohsiung Aquas logo
LeaguesT1 League
Founded2021
HistoryKaohsiung Aquas
2021–present
ArenaKaohsiung Arena
LocationKaohsiung City, Taiwan
Team colorsDeep indigo, Blue, Green
     
Main sponsorFamilyMart
CEOWilson Lee
PresidentMichelle Hou
General managerDevin Wang
Head coachBrendan Joyce
OwnershipKuo Yang Construction
Championships1
T1: 1 (2022)
Websitektown-aquas.com

The Kaohsiung Aquas (Chinese: 高雄全家海神) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. They compete in T1 League since the 2021–22 season, and play their home game at the Kaohsiung Arena. The Aquas became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season.

The Aquas have copartnership with Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology, signed multi-players originally play in the team.[1] 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 home games in playoffs at the Fengshan Gymnasium.[2] On June 4, the Aquas defeated the Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0, winning the 2021–22 season championship.[3]

Franchise history

2021: Team creation

On 4 August, the Aquas traded 1st round pick to New Taipei CTBC DEA for 1.5 million NTD. In 2021 draft, they drafted I-Shou swingman Su Wen-Ju on second round.[4]

Home arenas

Current roster

Main articles: Kaohsiung Aquas all-time roster and List of Kaohsiung Aquas head coaches

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Kaohsiung Aquas roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From
C 3 Chinese Taipei Wang Yung-Cheng 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 25 – (1998-12-29)29 December 1998 NCCU
PG 5 Philippines United States Jason Brickman (AI) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 32 – (1991-11-19)19 November 1991 LIU Brooklyn
PG 7 Chinese Taipei Yu Huan-Ya 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 30 – (1993-11-30)30 November 1993 NTNU
SG 8 Chinese Taipei Chiu Tzu-Hsuan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (1999-12-08)8 December 1999 ISU
PG 9 Chinese Taipei Chen Huai-An 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 – (1997-04-29)29 April 1997 NTUA
SF 10 Chinese Taipei Hu Long-Mao 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 31 – (1992-12-22)22 December 1992 CUH
SF 12 Chinese Taipei Lin Jen-Hong 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1993-12-18)18 December 1993 NTNU
PF 18 Chinese Taipei Wu Yi-Bin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 31 – (1992-08-29)29 August 1992 ISU
C 21 Chinese Taipei Lu Wei-Ting Injured 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1997-04-16)16 April 1997 ISU
C 23 Jordan United States John Bohannon (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 32 – (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 UTEP
SG 24 Chinese Taipei Su Wen-Ju 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1997-10-16)16 October 1997 ISU
SG 28 Chinese Taipei Yu Chun-An (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 31 – (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 NTNU
C 49 Lithuania Mindaugas Kupšas (I) 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 32 – (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 LSU
SF 57 Chinese Taipei Wu Hsiao-Jin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 28 – (1995-08-28)28 August 1995 NKNU
PF 85 Chinese Taipei Chin Ming-Ching 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 29 – (1994-11-14)14 November 1994 NTNU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Chinese Taipei Zhu Yong-Hong
  • Chinese Taipei Peng De-Hsuan
  • Chinese Taipei Liao Che-Yi
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Chinese Taipei Duan Yi
Team manager
  • Chinese Taipei Devin Wang
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (AI) Asian import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 29 October 2022

Personnel

General managers

Name Tenure Ref.
Devin Wang 2021–present [6]

Head coaches

Name Tenure Totals Regular season Playoffs
G W L PCT G W L PCT G W L PCT
Australia Brendan Joyce[7] 2021–present 36 28 8 .778 31 23 8 .742 5 5 0 1.000
Totals 36 28 8 .778 31 23 8 .742 5 5 0 1.000

Season-by-season record

T1 League
Season Coach Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2021–22 Brendan Joyce 23 7 .767 1st 5 0 1.000 Win Playoffs vs TaiwanBeer HeroBears, 2–0
Won Finals vs Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0
2022–23 Brendan Joyce 0 1 .000 –
Totals 23 8 .742 – 5 0 1.000 1 Playoff Appearances

Notable players

Former players

References

  1. ^ "高雄海神、九太隊線上聯合開訓 于煥亞有期待". Central News Agency. June 15, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "季後賽不在巨蛋打！海神新主場拍板". United Daily News. April 17, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "T1史上首座年度總冠軍出爐　海神3連勝強勢封王". ETtoday. June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "高雄海神與蘇文儒簽約 盼扮演得分刺客". Central News Agency. August 19, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "T1籃球聯盟高雄海神隊成軍 主場高雄巨蛋". Central News Agency. May 26, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "高雄海神宣告進軍T1 League職籃　高雄巨蛋將成主場". ETtoday. May 26, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ballarat Miners coach Brendan Joyce set to lead Kaohsiung Aquas in the T1 Basketball League in Taiwan". The Courier. August 8, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

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