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Taoyuan Pauian Archiland
Taoyuan Pauian Archiland logo
Founded1986
History
List
    • McDonald's Basketball Team (1986–1989)
    • Hung Kuo Basketball Team (1990–1994)
    • Hung Kuo Elephants (1994–2000)
    • Sina Basketball Team (2000–2001)
    • Sina Lions (2001–2002)
    • BenQ-Sina Lions (2002–2003)
    • Sina Lions (2003–2005)
    • YMY Telephone Marketing (2005–2006)
    • Azio TV Eagles (2006–2007)
    • Pauian Archiland (2007–2012)
    • Taichung Pauian Archiland (2012–2015)
    • Pauian Archiland (2015–2016)
    • Taoyuan Pauian Archiland (2016–present)
LocationTaoyuan, Taiwan
Team colorsorange, white
PresidentLi Chung-Shu
General managerChen Hsin-An
OwnershipPauian Archiland
Affiliation(s)Taoyuan Pilots
Championships8
CBA:3 (1996, 1997, 1998)
SBL:5 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018)
Websitepyct-basketball.com.tw

The Taoyuan Pauian Archiland (Chinese: 桃園璞園建築籃球隊), also translated as Taoyuan Pure-Youth Construction, is a semi-professional basketball team formerly in the Super Basketball League (SBL) of Taiwan.

History

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Version of the team's logo.

The franchise derives its history from the celebrated Hung Kuo Elephants (宏國象) as they created the only dynasty of the defunct Chinese Basketball Alliance in Taiwan (CBA-Taiwan) between 1996 and 1998. Under the previous ownership by Sina.com and corporate sponsorship by BenQ, the team had also competed in the Chinese Basketball Association of the People's Republic of China (CBA-PRC) in the 2001–2002 and 2002–2003 seasons as the Sina Lions (新浪獅) or BenQ-Sina Lions (明基新浪獅) before becoming a founding member of the SBL in 2003.[1]

During the CBA-Taiwan period, the Elephants were the unmatched three-time champions[2] and the most favored squad holding a considerably larger share of young fans attending the game compared with the other clubs in the league. Nonetheless, they did not have a chance to defend their third championship because the league was discontinued midway through the 1998–1999 season due to financial problems. In the aftermath of the league's sudden close down, the club had hit its own financial drought until it was rescued by Sina.com from the brink of disbandment around 2000.

As the Sina Lions, they moved to join the other professional league abbreviated as "CBA" in mainland China. Having played from a homecourt in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, the Lions made the quarter-finals in their first year with the CBA-PRC but finished 13th out of 14 teams in the league with a disappointing 7–19 record in the ensuing season and dropped out from the top-tier Division A league (甲级A组联赛). The club then withdrew from mainland China and moved back to Taiwan to join the newly founded SBL there. In the SBL's inaugural 2003–2004 season, the Lions had a second-place finish and was the runner up in the championship series against the Yulon Dinos, their long-time rival in Taiwan.

Following the retirement – forced or voluntary – of a number of aged starters, the younger Lions ended up with an embarrassing 3–27 record in the 2004–2005 season. Between 2005 and 2007, the team was turned over between various corporate owners/sponsors including YMY Telephone Marketing (幼敏電銷), Azio TV (東風衛視), and Pauian Archiland (璞園建築), the current owner of the team. With the improvement of the young players on the team, Pauian has been able to register increasing wins and made its first postseason appearance since the Lions period in 2008.

On July 11, 2022, the team has announced that they will rent their spot in SBL to Changhua County Basketball Team for the next two seasons.[3]


Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

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# Name Term GC W L Win% GC W L Win% Achievements
Regular season Playoffs
Hung Kuo Elephants
1 Lee Chung-hee 1994–1996 – – 1 championship (1996)
2 Paul Coughter 1996–1999 – – 1996–97, 1997–98 CBA Coach of the Year.[4]
2 championships (1997, 1998)
BenQ-Sina Lions
3 Chiu Ta-Tsung 2001–2003 50 18 32 .360 4 1 3 .250
Sina Lions
4 Hu Tsai-Lin 2003–2004 24 14 10 .583 6 2 4 .333
5 Liu Chun-Chin 2004–2005 30 3 27 .100 — — — —
YMY Telephone Marketing
— Liu Chun-Chin 2005–2006 30 3 27 .100 — — — —
Azio TV Eagles
6 Hsu Chin-Che 2006–2007 30 7 23 .233 — — — —
Pauian Archiland/Taichung Pauian Archiland/Taoyuan Pauian Archiland
— Hsu Chin-Che 2007–2015 240 160 80 .667 60 36 24 .600 2007–08, 2010, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15 SBL Coach of the Year.
4 championships (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
7 Ben Metcalf 2015–2020 158 90 68 .570 44 22 22 .500 2015–16, 2017–18 SBL Coach of the Year.
1 championship (2018)
8 Yen Hsing-Shu 2020–2021 40 14 26 .350 — — — —
9 Huang Chi-Feng 2021–2022 30 3 27 .100 — — — —

Season-by-season record

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Chinese Basketball Association
Season Coach Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2001–02 Chiu Ta-Tsung 11 13 .458 8th 1 3 .250 Lost Quarterfinals to Bayi Rockets, 1-3
2002–03 Chiu Ta-Tsung 7 19 .269 13th Did not qualify
Totals 18 32 .360 - 1 3 .250 1 Playoff Appearance
Super Basketball League
Season Coach Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2003–04 Hu Tsai-Lin 14 10 .583 2nd 2 4 .333 Won Semifinals vs Dacin Tigers, 2-1
Lost Finals to Yulon Dinos, 0-3
2004–05 Liu Chun-Chin 3 27 .100 7th Did not qualify
2005–06 Liu Chun-Chin 3 27 .100 7th Did not qualify
2006–07 Hsu Chin-Che 7 23 .233 6th Did not qualify
2007–08 Hsu Chin-Che 15 15 .500 4th 1 3 .250 Lost Semifinals to Yulon Dinos, 1-3
2009 Hsu Chin-Che 14 16 .467 4th 0 3 .000 Lost Semifinals to Dacin Tigers, 0-3
2010 Hsu Chin-Che 17 13 .567 3rd 2 3 .400 Lost Semifinals to Yulon Luxgen Dinos, 2-3
2010–11 Hsu Chin-Che 19 11 .633 2nd 1 4 .200 Lost Semifinals to Dacin Tigers, 1-4
2011–12 Hsu Chin-Che 22 8 .733 1st 8 1 .889 Won Semifinals vs New Taipei Yulon Luxgen Dinos, 4-1
Won Finals vs Taipei Dacin Tigers, 4-0
2012–13 Hsu Chin-Che 26 4 .867 1st 8 4 .667 Won Semifinals vs New Taipei Yulon Luxgen Dinos, 4-2
Won Finals vs Taipei Dacin Tigers, 4-2
2013–14 Hsu Chin-Che 24 6 .800 1st 8 2 .800 Won Semifinals vs Taipei Dacin Tigers, 4-1
Won Finals vs Taiwan Mobile, 4-1
2014–15 Hsu Chin-Che 23 7 .767 1st 8 4 .667 Won Semifinals vs New Taipei Yulon Luxgen Dinos, 4-1
Won Finals vs Taiwan Beer, 4-3
2015–16 Ben Metcalf 21 9 .700 1st 6 6 .500 Won Semifinals vs Fubon Braves, 4-2
Lost Finals to Taiwan Beer, 2-4
2016–17 Ben Metcalf 14 16 .467 5th 4 4 .500 Won First Round vs Fubon Braves, 3-1
Lost Semifinals to Taipei Dacin Tigers, 1-4
2017–18 Ben Metcalf 18 12 .600 2nd 8 4 .667 Won Semifinals vs Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor, 4-2
Won Finals vs Fubon Braves, 4-2
2018–19 Ben Metcalf 20 16 .556 3rd 4 5 .444 Won First Round vs Taipei Dacin Tigers, 3-1
Lost Semifinals to Taiwan Beer, 2-4
2019–20 Ben Metcalf 17 15 .531 2nd 0 3 .000 Lost Playoffs to Yulon Luxgen Dinos, 0-3
2020–21 Yen Hsing-Shu 14 26 .350 5th Did not qualify
2021–22 Huang Chi-Feng 3 27 .100 5th Season early ended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Totals 294 288 .505 - 61 50 .550 14 Playoff Appearances

Honours

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ABA Club Championship

  • Champions (1): 2011
  • Runners-up (1): 2012

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Franchise history on its official website, in Chinese Archived 27 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ In addition to the official championships, they were able to defeat Yulon, the CBA's first champion team, in an unofficial exhibition series following the conclusion of the latter's championship season.
  3. ^ 杜奕君 (11 July 2022). "SBL震撼彈 5冠勁旅璞園出借兩年參賽權至彰化縣". ETtoday. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Paul Coughter basketball profile". ASIA-BASKET. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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