The 2022–23 T1 League season was the second season of the

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, with the

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Tainan TSG GhostHawks The TSG GhostHawks ( zh, 台鋼獵鷹) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Tainan City. They have competed in the T1 League since the 2021–22 season, and play their home games at the Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Scienc ...

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, and the

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participating in this competition. The regular season started on October 29, 2022 and ended on April 23, 2023. The All-Star Game was played on February 28. The play-in series started on April 25 and ended on April 27. The semifinals series started on April 28 and ended on May 8. The finals series started on May 13 and ended on May 21. On May 21, the

defeated the

, 4–0, winning the 2022–23 season championship.

Teams

Season format

* Each team plays against another six times, three at home and three on the road, respectively. Each team plays 30 matches total in the regular season. * Play-in series: Best-of-three series. The series are contested by the teams that finished the regular season as the fourth seed and fifth seed. The fourth seed is awarded a one-win advantage. The winner can qualify to the semifinals series. * Semifinals series: Best-of-five series. Matchup is decided by seeding in regular season. The first seed plays against the winner of play-in series. The second seed plays against the third seed. The winners can qualify for the finals series. * Finals series: Best-of-seven series. The series are contested by the winners of semifinals series.

Import players restrictions

* Each team is able to register 2 or 3 general import players and 1 type-III player. * Each team is able to select 2 or 3 import players (including at least 1 type-III player) into active roster in each match. * 8-imports-in-4-quarters rule: each quarter can have 2 import players or 1 import player and 1 type-III player on the court. * Type-III player eligibility: # Naturalized players # Asian import players # Foreign students # Overseas compatriots * Since December 31, 2022, each team was able to register 3 or 4 general import players, and the T1 League cancelled type-III player.

Import and type-III players

(III): Type-III players

Transactions

Retirement

* On July 18, 2022, Tsai Yao-Hsun joined the Hou-Zong Senior High School basketball team as coach, ending his playing career. * On August 9, 2022, Kao Kuo-Chiang joined the Lioneers Jr. Team as coach, ending his playing career. * On August 15, 2022, Li Ping-Hung joined the

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basketball team as head coach, ending his playing career. * On August 17, 2022, Chang Chih-Feng joined the

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basketball team as head coach, ending his playing career. * On December 20, 2022,

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was hired as the assistant coach of the

, ending his playing career. * On December 25, 2022, Anthony Tucker announced his retirement from professional basketball. * Oscar Lin joined the

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as personal skills coach and team interpreter, ending his playing career. * Chiang Chiao-An joined the Peiying Junior High School basketball team as assistant coach, ending his playing career.

Draft

The

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was held on July 12, 2022, at Syntrend Creative Park in

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Coaching changes

Off-season

* On July 1, 2022, the

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hired Iurgi Caminos, the head coach of the

Taichung Wagor Suns The Taichung Suns ( zh, 臺中太陽) were a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taichung City. They had competed in the T1 League and played their home games at the National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium. The Suns became one o ...

, as their new head coach. * On July 6, 2022, the

interim head coach, Liu Meng-Chu was promoted to the new head coach. * On September 18, 2022, the

assistant coach, Alberto Garcia was promoted to the new head coach. * On October 25, 2022, the

hired

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as their new head coach.

In-season

* On March 3, 2023, the

assistant coach, Ma I-Hung was named as their interim head coach for one game since Liu Meng-Chu coached

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basketball team for University Basketball Association (UBA) 2022–23 season quarterfinals series. * On March 24, 2023, the

named Ma I-Hung as their interim head coach for one game since Liu Meng-Chu coached

basketball team for University Basketball Association (UBA) 2022–23 season semifinals series. * On March 24, 2023, the

named Liu Chia-Fa as their player development and skills consultant, and hired John Bennett as their new head coach.

2022 interleague play

Five teams, including the

, the

, and the

, participated in these invitational games individually. And the

players,

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and Lu Wei-Ting, joined to the Chinese Taipei National Training Team in these invitational games.

Preseason

The preseason started on October 14, 2022 and ended on October 16. The

held the preseason matches at the

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Game log

Regular season

The regular season started on October 29, 2022 and ended on April 23, 2023. On October 29, the 2022–23 season opening game, matched by the

and the

, was played at

League table

Results

Postponed games due to COVID-19

* One

home game (against the

on January 14) was postponed due to the

could not reach the minimum player number.

All-Star Game

The All-Star Game was played at

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on February 28, 2023.

Playoffs

* Play-in series: The fourth and fifth seeds play the best-of-three play-in series. The fourth seed will be awarded a one-win advantage. The winner can qualify the semifinals series. * Semifinals series: The winner of play-in series and the top three seeds play the best-of-five semifinals series. The winners can qualify the finals series. * Finals series: The winners of the semifinals series play the best-of-seven finals series.

Bracket

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

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Individual game highs

Team statistic leaders

Awards

Yearly awards

* All-T1 League First Team: ** Lin Wei-Han (

) ** Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (

) **

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(

) **

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(

) **

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(

) * All-Defensive First Team: ** Lin Wei-Han (

) **

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(

) **

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(

) **

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Statistical awards

All-Star Game awards

Finals awards

MVP of the Month

MVP of the Month awards were only for local players.

Import of the Month

Import of the Month awards were only for import players and type-III players.

Arenas

* The

announced that they would play their home games at the National Taiwan Sport University Arena in this season. * The

announced that their home games on April 8, 9, and 22, 2023 would change to

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Chung Mei Auditorium in

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Media

* The games will be broadcast on television via

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, VL Sports and ELTA TV, and online via

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. * The games will be broadcast online via Camerabay since December 16, 2022.

Notable occurrences

* The Taichung Wagor Suns were renamed to the

. * On September 5, 2022, the

announced that

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served as the vice commissioner of the league. Hsieh Chih-Cheng was the new chief operating officer, and Chang Shu-Jen, the general manager of the

, was the new secretary general of the league. The former secretary general and chief operating officer, Chang Yun-Chih and

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, would transfer to senior consultant and tournament consultant, respectively. * On September 29, 2022, the

announced that Tsai Shang-Hua served as the strategic marketing director of the league. * On September 30, 2022,

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of the

became the first player to join SBL, CBA,

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, PLG, and

. * On October 18, 2022, the

announced that Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun played as special foreign student in the league. * On November 8, 2022,

, the 2004 first overall NBA draft pick, an

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, eight-time

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, eight-time

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honoree, five-time

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member, and three-time

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, signed with the

. * On November 26, 2022, Hu Kai-Hsiang of the

recorded 2,000

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in his career. * On December 11, 2022, Yu Huan-Ya of the

recorded 2,000

in his career. * On December 11, 2022, Li Han-Sheng of the

became the first local player to record

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(with 16

, 12

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, and 10 assists) in

history. * On December 11, 2022, the game matched by the

and the

became the first game that two players recorded

( Li Han-Sheng of the

with 16

, 12

, and 10 assists;

of the

with 22

, 10

, and 13 assists) in

history. * On December 11, 2022,

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of the

recorded 500

career. * On December 17, 2022,

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of the

recorded 1,000

career. * On December 17, 2022, Lin Wei-Han of the

became the first player to record

(with 18

, 11

, and 12 assists) in SBL, CBA, and

. And he also became the first local player to record

during the regulation game in

history. * On December 18, 2022,

of the

became the first player to record

(with 19

, 12

, and 11 assists) with two straight games in

history. * On December 31, 2022, the

cancelled type-III player. * On January 14, 2023, Hsieh Ya-Hsuan of the

recorded 100 three pointers in his career. * On February 2, 2023, Lu Tsai Yu-Lun became the first player on loan in

history. * On February 4, 2023, Lin Jen-Hung of the

recorded 1,000

in his career. * On February 4, 2023, Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga of the

recorded 100 three pointers in his career. * On February 11, 2023,

of the

and

of the

all recorded 100 steals in their career. * On February 25, 2023, Chen Ching-Huan of the

recorded 3,500

in his career. * On February 25, 2023,

of the

recorded 1,000

career. * On February 28, 2023, the

held the first All-Star Game since the past 20 years of Taiwanese professional basketball history. * On March 4, 2023, Ma I-Hung, the interim head coach of the

, became the first female head coach and got first win in Taiwanese professional basketball history. * On March 8, 2023, Hsieh Ya-Hsuan of the

became the first player to award the two straight MVP of the Month awards in

history. * On March 8, 2023,

of the

became the first player in

history to record 500 assists in personal career. * On April 4, 2023, Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga of the

became the first local player to record 1,000

history. * On April 25, 2023, the game matched by the

and the

became the first

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play-in game in

history. * On April 25, 2023, Rayvonte Rice of the

became the first player to record

(with 44

, 12

, and 11 assists) during the play-in series in

history. * On April 26, 2023,

of the

became the first player to award the two straight Blocks Leader awards in

history. * On April 27, 2023,

became the first team to qualify semifinals series with lower seed in

history. * On April 29, 2023,

became the first team to award the two straight Best Home-Court of the Year awards in

history. * On May 10, 2023,

of the

, and

of the

became the players to award the two straight All-Defensive First Team awards in

history. * On May 11, 2023, Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga of the

of the

, and

of the

became the players to award the two straight All-T1 League First Team awards in

history. * On May 21, 2023,

of the

became the first player to win the championship of three Taiwanese related basketball league ( SBL, PLG, and T1). * On May 21, 2023,

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of the

became the first player to win the championship of the SBL, CBA, and

. * On May 21, 2023,

became the first team to win the whole 19 home games of

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series (2 games) during one season in

history. And

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, ownership of the

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and

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). Liu Chih-Wei, general manager of the

and

, also became the first champion general manager of the Taiwanese professional baseball and basketball (named as general manager of the

since 2017 and

since 2022). * On June 1, 2023, Yu Jung became the first referee to award the two straight Referees of the Year awards in

history.

Note

References

External links

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Teams

Season format

Import players restrictions

Import and type-III players

Transactions

Retirement

Draft

Coaching changes

Off-season

In-season

2022 interleague play

Preseason

Game log

Regular season

League table

Results

Postponed games due to COVID-19

All-Star Game

Playoffs

Bracket

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Individual game highs

Team statistic leaders

Awards

Yearly awards

Statistical awards

All-Star Game awards

Finals awards

MVP of the Month

Import of the Month

Arenas

Media

Notable occurrences

See also

Note

References

External links