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The P. League+ (stylized as P. LEAGUE+, abbreviated as PLG), pronounced as Plus League, is a Taiwanese men's
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founded in 2020.


History

The P. League+ was founded by
Blackie Chen Charles "Blackie" Chen or Chen Chien-chou (born 2 May 1977 in Kaohsiung) is a Taiwanese television host, actor, basketball manager, entrepreneur, and a former basketball player. He is also the founder and current chief executive officer of the T ...
in 2020. It is the first fully professional basketball league in Taiwan after the
Chinese Basketball Alliance The Chinese Basketball Alliance (; CBA) was a men's professional basketball league in Taiwan that existed from 1995 to 1999. Also abbreviated as "CBA", the defunct organization based in Taiwan was distinct from the Chinese Basketball Association ...
(CBA) ceased operations in 2000. The first four teams participating in the inaugural season are the
Formosa Taishin Dreamers Formosa Taishin Dreamers (Chinese: 福爾摩沙台新夢想家) is a professional basketball team based in Changhua and Taichung, Taiwan. They have been part of the ASEAN Basketball League The ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) is a professional m ...
, the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers, the
Taipei Fubon Braves The Taipei Fubon Braves () are a professional basketball team, that currently plays in the Taiwanese P. League+, since the league's foundation in 2020. From 2014 to 2019, they played in the semi-professional Super Basketball League (SBL). They ...
, and the Taoyuan Pilots. In its second season 2021–22, the P. League+ added two more teams, the
New Taipei Kings New Taipei Kings (Chinese: 新北國王) is a professional basketball team based in New Taipei, Taiwan. They have been part of the P. League+ since the 2021–22 season. Facilities Home arenas Training facilities The Kings' training facility ...
and the Kaohsiung Steelers.


Teams


Regular season

Each team is allowed to have on their roster 16 local players (from which two can either be both overseas Chinese players or a foreign student and an overseas Chinese player) and 3 foreign players.Until to second season only two foreign players can play per game, and only one foreign player can play in the fourth quarter. Each team plays 40 games, 20 each for home and away. Games are scheduled mainly on weekends and national holidays.


Playoffs

The second seed plays the third seed in a best-of-five playoff series, which is played in the 2-2-1 format. The winner of the playoffs plays the first seed in a best-of-seven finals series, which is played in the 2-2-1-1-1 format.


Champions


Ticket prices and viewership demographics


Notable people


Player

* Lin Chih-chieh * Yang Chin-min *
Tien Lei Tien Lei (; born June 1, 1983, in Kaohsiung) is a Taiwanese professional basketball player. Considered one of the most talented offensive players in Taiwan, Tien has won multiple scoring and rebounding champions of the Super Basketball Leag ...
* Tseng Wen-ting * Quincy Davis *
Jet Chang Jet Chang (; born December 27, 1988) is a Taiwanese professional basketball player. A former player for the BYU–Hawaii Seasiders in Hawaii, United States, he led the Seasiders to a runner-up finish in the 2011 NCAA Division II tournament, in ...
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Jeremy Lin Jeremy Shu-How Lin (born August 23, 1988) is a Taiwanese-American professional basketball player who last played for the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He unexpectedly led a winning turnaround with the N ...
* Joseph Lin * Davon Reed *
Julian Wright Julian Emil-Jamaal Wright (born May 20, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Kansas. In 2014–15, he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League. High school ...
*
Hasheem Thabeet Hasheem Thabeet (born Hashim Thabit Manka on 16 February 1987) is a Tanzanian professional basketball player for the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for UConn before being drafted sec ...
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Branden Dawson Branden James Dawson (born February 1, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League. A native of Gary, Indiana, he attended Lew Wallace High School and played college basketball for the Michigan ...
* Anthony Bennett


Individual awards


Finals MVP


See also

*
Chinese Basketball Alliance The Chinese Basketball Alliance (; CBA) was a men's professional basketball league in Taiwan that existed from 1995 to 1999. Also abbreviated as "CBA", the defunct organization based in Taiwan was distinct from the Chinese Basketball Association ...
(CBA) *
Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team The Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team is the men's basketball team representing the Republic of China on Taiwan in international competitions, organised and run by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA; ). The team was know ...
* List of basketball leagues *
Sport in Taiwan In Taiwan (Republic of China), some of the most prominent sports include badminton, baseball, basketball, football, softball, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball. Martial arts such as t'ai chi ch'uan and taekwondo are also practiced by many pe ...
* Super Basketball League (SBL) *
T1 League The T1 League is a Taiwanese men's professional basketball league founded in 2021. It is the third professional basketball league in Taiwan after the Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA) and the P. League+ (PLG). In the 2022–23 season, the T ...
* Women's Super Basketball League (WSBL)


Notes


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External links

* {{Sport in Taiwan P. League+ Professional sports leagues in Taiwan Basketball leagues in Taiwan 2020 establishments in Taiwan Sports leagues established in 2020