The 2022–23 P. League+ season was the 3rd season of the P. League+ (PLG). The regular season began on November 5, 2022, and ended on May 14, 2023. The playoffs started on May 19, 2023, and ended on June 14, 2023, after the Taipei Fubon Braves clinched their third consecutive champion.

Transactions

Retirement

* On April 25, 2022, Elliot Tan announced his retirement from professional basketball. * On December 25, 2022, Anthony Tucker announced his retirement from professional basketball. * On January 5, 2023, Oscar Lin joined

Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers Kaohsiung Steelers () is a professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies b ...

as individual skills coach and interpreter, ending his playing career.

Coaching changes

Off-season

* On July 1, 2022, the Taoyuan Pilots hired Iurgi Caminos as their new head coach. * On July 19, 2022, the Kaohsiung Steelers head assistant coach, Slavoljub Gorunovic was promoted to the head coach. * On October 28, 2022, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers fired head coach Slavoljub Gorunovic and named Hung Chi-Chao as their interim head coach.

In-season

* On November 10, 2022, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers hired Dean Murray as their new head coach. * On December 29, 2022, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers fired head coach Dean Murray and named Hung Chi-Chao as their interim head coach. * On January 7, 2023, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers named Cheng Chih-Lung as their new head coach. * On January 10, 2023, the Formosa Taishin Dreamers head coach Kyle Julius resigned, named assistant coach Lai Po-Lin as their new head coach.

Imports, foreign students, and heritage players

Note 1: Heritage player refers to player of Taiwanese descent but does not met the

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to be local. Note 2: Team can either register 2 heritage players or 1 foreign student and 1 heritage player.

Interleague play

The interleague play, an interleague tournament which was played by teams from P. League+,

T1 League The T1 League ( zh, T1聯盟) was a professional basketball league in Taiwan. It was the third Taiwanese professional basketball league after the now-defunct Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA; 1994–1999) and P. League+ (PLG; founded in 2020). ...

, and

Super Basketball League The Super Basketball League (), often abbreviated as the SBL, is a men's semi-pro basketball league in Taiwan. Teams Current teams * Bank of Taiwan (臺灣銀行) * Changhua Pauian BLL (彰化璞園柏力力) * Taiwan Beer (台灣啤酒) ...

, began on September 17, 2022, and ended on September 27. The Lioneers competed individually, while the other five teams participated as a united team named "PLG Rising Stars".

Preseason

The Preseason will begin on October 8, 2022, and end on October 10.

Regular season

The regular season began on November 5, 2022, and ended on May 14, 2023.

Results

Postponed games due to COVID-19

* The January 14 game between the Taipei Fubon Braves and the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers was postponed due to the Steelers not having the required minimum players available. * The January 17 game between the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers and the New Taipei Kings was postponed due to the Steelers not having the required minimum players available.

Postponed games due to other reasons

* The May 7 game between the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers and the New Taipei Kings was postponed due to the scheduling issue of the Xinzhuang Gymnasium.

Playoffs

The playoffs is scheduled to begin on May 19 and end on June 16.

Bracket

Bold Series winner
''Italic'' Team with home-court advantage

Semifinals

The semifinals is a best-of-five series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, 2, and 5, if necessary.

Finals

The finals is a best-of-seven series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, 2, and 5 and 7, if necessary.

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Individual game highs

Team statistic leaders

Awards

Yearly awards

*All-PLG Team: ** Tseng Hsiang-Chun,

Taipei Fubon Braves The Taipei Fubon Braves () are a professional basketball team that is owned by Fubon Sports & Entertainment, LLC., one of the subsidiaries under Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. and currently plays in the Taiwanese P. League+. From 2014 to ...

Yang Chin-Min Yang Chin-min (; born 22 January 1984) is a Taiwanese professional basketball player who last played for the New Taipei Kings of the P. League+. He formerly played for the Taiwan Beer of the Super Basketball League. Yang also plays for the Chine ...

New Taipei Kings New Taipei Kings ( zh, 新北國王) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in New Taipei City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium and University ...

Byron Mullens Byron James "B. J." Mullens (born February 14, 1989) is a British-American professional basketball player who last played for the BCH Knights of The League. Born in the United States, he holds British citizenship due to his English mother. He wa ...

** Joseph Lin,

** Lu Chun-Hsiang,

Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Taoyuan Pauian Pilots () is a professional basketball team based in Taoyuan, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lie ...

*All-PLG Second Team: ** Quincy Davis,

** Shih Chin-Yao,

** Kenny Manigault,

** Kao Kuo-Hao, Hsinchu JKO Lioneers ** Lin Chun-Chi,

Formosa Taishin Dreamers The Formosa Dreamers ( zh, 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 ...

*All-Defensive Team: ** Tseng Hsiang-Chun,

** Hsiao Shun-Yi, Hsinchu JKO Lioneers **

Brandon Gilbeck Brandon Gilbeck (born December 9, 1996) is an American-Taiwanese professional basketball player for the Formosa Dreamers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for Western Illinois. High school career Gi ...

** Lu Chun-Hsiang,

** Kao Kuo-Hao, Hsinchu JKO Lioneers

Statistical awards

Finals

Players of the Week

Players of the Month

Media

The games will be aired on television via

FTV One FTV One (), is a digital television channel operated by Formosa Television (FTV) in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa ...

and MOMOTV, and will be broadcast online on

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Official Channel, 4GTV and

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Notable occurrences

* The P. League+ officially introduced PLG as its abbreviation. * The PLG schedule expanded from 30 games per team to 40. * The Taoyuan Pilots was renamed to

. * The Kaohsiung Steelers was renamed to

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:P. League+ 2022–23 in Asian basketball leagues