Formosa Dreamers
Formosa Dreamers | |
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2024–25 Formosa Dreamers season | |
Leagues | Taiwan Professional Basketball League |
Founded | October 11, 2017[1] |
History | Formosa Dreamers 2017–2020 (ABL) 2023–2024 (PLG) 2024–present (TPBL) Formosa Taishin Dreamers 2020–2023 (PLG) |
Arena | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium |
Capacity | 3,000 |
Location | Taichung City, Taiwan |
Team colors | Black, White, Gray, Fluorescent Green |
President | Tien Lei |
General manager | Han Chun-Kai |
Head coach | Jamie Pearlman |
Ownership | Formosa Basketball Development Corp. |
Affiliation(s) | Taichung Dreamers Academy |
Championships | 0 |
Website | dreamers |
The Formosa Dreamers (Chinese: 福爾摩沙夢想家) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taichung City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium. The Dreamers joined the ASEAN Basketball League since the 2017–18 season for replacing Kaohsiung Truth as Taiwan team. The Dreamers became one of the four teams of the inaugural P. League+ season since the 2020–21 season, and became one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season since the 2024–25 season.
The Formosa Dreamers were founded by Chang Cheng-chung, Chris Hsu, Jimmy Chang, Blackie Chen and Jonathan Han, all of whom have different professions from various industries.
Facilities
[edit]Home arenas
[edit]Arena | Location | Duration |
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Changhua County Stadium[2] | Changhua County | 2017–2021 2023–2024 |
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium[3] | Taichung City | 2020–2021 |
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium[4][5] | Taichung City | 2021–present |
Training facilities
[edit]The Dreamers previously practiced at the Jhang Bei Civil Sports Center.[6][7]
Current roster
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Updated: October 28, 2024 |
Head coaches
[edit]Name | Tenure | Totals | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||
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G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | ||
Hsu Hao-Cheng | 2017–2018 | 20 | 1 | 19 | .050 | 20 | 1 | 19 | .050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Dean Murray | 2018–2019 | 28 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 26 | 19 | 7 | .731 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
Kyle Julius | 2019–2023 | 94 | 47 | 47 | .500 | 81 | 42 | 39 | .519 | 13 | 5 | 8 | .385 |
Lai Po-Lin | 2023 | 31 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 27 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
Jamie Pearlman | 2024–present | 51 | 30 | 21 | .588 | 45 | 28 | 17 | .622 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 |
Totals | 224 | 112 | 112 | .500 | 199 | 104 | 95 | .523 | 25 | 8 | 17 | .320 |
Season-by-season record
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Season | Coach | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||||
Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | |||||
2017–18 | Hsu Hao-Cheng | 1 | 19 | .050 | 9th | Did not qualify | ||||||
2018–19 | Dean Murray | 19 | 7 | .731 | 1st | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost Quarterfinals to Mono Vampire, 0–2 | |||
2019–20 | Kyle Julius | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4th | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia | ||||||
Totals | 28 | 32 | .467 | – | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 Playoff Appearances |
P. League+ | |||||||||
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Season | Coach | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
2020–21 | Kyle Julius | 10 | 14 | .417 | 3rd | 4 | 5 | .444 | Won Playoffs vs Taoyuan Pilots, 3–2 Lost Finals to Taipei Fubon Braves, 1–3 |
2021–22 | Kyle Julius | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2nd | 1 | 3 | .250 | Lost Playoffs to Taipei Fubon Braves, 1–3 |
2022–23 | Kyle Julius | 19 | 21 | .475 | 4th | 1 | 3 | .250 | Lost Playoffs to New Taipei Kings, 1–3 |
Lai Po-Lin | |||||||||
2023–24 | Jamie Pearlman | 24 | 16 | .600 | 2nd | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost Playoffs to New Taipei Kings, 2–4 |
Totals | 72 | 62 | .537 | – | 8 | 15 | .348 | 4 Playoff Appearances |
Taiwan Professional Basketball League | |||||||||
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Season | Coach | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
2024–25 | Jamie Pearlman | 4 | 1 | .800 | |||||
Totals | 4 | 1 | .800 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 Playoff Appearances |
Notable players
[edit]- Local players
- Chang Tsung-Hsien (張宗憲) – Chinese Taipei national team player, PLG MVP (2021)
- Chen Hsiao-Jung (陳孝榮) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Chen Shih-Nien (陳世念) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Chiang Yu-An (蔣淯安) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL Finals MVP (2020), SBL MVP (2019, 2020), T1 League MVP (2022)
- Chien Wei-Ju (簡偉儒) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Chieng Li-Huan (成力煥) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Chou Po-Chen (周柏臣) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Douglas Creighton (簡浩) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Lee Hsueh-Lin (李學林) – Chinese Taipei national team player, CBA Finals MVP (2012)
- Lee Te-Wei (李德威) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Lin Chun-Chi (林俊吉) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Jonah Morrison (譚傑龍) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Tien Lei (田壘) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL MVP (2004–2006)
- Wu Chia-Chun (吳家駿) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Wu Yung-Sheng (吳永盛) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Yang Chin-Min (楊敬敏) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL Finals MVP (2011)
- Import players
- Julian Boyd – Úrvalsdeild karla Finals MVP (2019)
- Ricky Ledo – NBA player
- Devyn Marble – NBA player
- Chris McCullough – NBA player
- Malcolm Miller – NBA player
References
[edit]- ^ "關於夢想家". Formosa Dreamers. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
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