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


History

The P. League+ was founded by Blackie Chen in 2020. It is the first fully professional basketball league in Taiwan after the Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA) ceased operations in 2000. The first four teams participating in the inaugural season were the Formosa Taishin Dreamers, the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers, the Taipei Fubon Braves, and the Taoyuan Pilots. In its second season 2021–22, the P. League+ added two more teams, the New Taipei Kings and the Kaohsiung Steelers. On June 26, 2024, the P. League+ announced the merger with the T1 League for the 2024–25 season. On July 8, 2024, Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers, Taipei Fubon Braves and Taoyuan Pauian Pilots announced to exit the league merger, preferring to stay for the upcoming season. On July 9, TSG GhostHawks announced to exit the merger and join PLG. Formosa Dreamers, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers and New Taipei Kings announced they will join the newly formed
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Teams


Regular season

Each team is required to have at least 13 players for the opening roster and maximum 20 players after the registering deadline. Two of the players can either be both heritage players or each a foreign student and a heritage player. Maximum five import players is allowed for the opening roster and four after the registering deadline. Game Day Active Roster requires 14 players that includes up to three import players. Two import players can be on the court at the same time. Each team plays 40 games, 20 each for home and away. Games are scheduled mainly on weekends and national holidays.


Playoffs

Four of six teams qualify the playoffs. All seeds will play the playoffs series. The winners advance and play in the finals series. All series are best-of-7, which is in a 2-2-1-1-1 format. The seeding is based on each team's regular season record. Home court advantage goes to the higher seed for all series.


Champions


Ticket prices and viewership demographics

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Notable people


Presidents and commissioners

* Chen Chien-Chou, President from 2020 to 2023 * Li Chung-Shu, President from 2023 to present * Richard Chang, Commissioner from 2023 to 2024


Players

* Will Artino – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Jeff Ayres – Former NBA player. * Anthony Bennett – Former NBA player. Played for
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. * Keith Benson – Former NBA player. * Tyler Bey – Former NBA player. * Sim Bhullar – Former NBA player. 1x Import of the Year. * Alec Brown – Played for
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. * Earl Clark – Former NBA player. * Chang Tsung-Hsien – Played for Chinese Taipei. 1x Most Valuable Player. * Chen Ching-Huan – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Chen Kuan-Chuan – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Chen Yu-Wei – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Chien Wei-Ju – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Chien You-Che – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Chieng Li-Huan – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Chou Po-Chen – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Chou Po-Hsun – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Chou Yi-Hsiang – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Douglas Creighton – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Deyonta Davis – Former NBA player. * Quincy Davis – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Branden Dawson – Former NBA player. * Austin Daye – Former NBA player. * Michael Efevberha – Played for
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. * Treveon Graham – Former NBA player. * Manny Harris – Former NBA player. * Aaron Harrison – Former NBA player. * Hsieh Zong-Rong – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Huang Hung-Han – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Hung Chih-Shan – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Prince Ibeh – Played for
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. * Chris Johnson – Former NBA player. 1x Finals Most Valuable Player. * Perry Jones – Former NBA player. * Terrence Jones – Former NBA player. * Viacheslav Kravtsov – Former NBA player. Played for
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. * Ricky Ledo – Former NBA player. * Lee Hsueh-Lin – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Lee Kai-Yan – Played for Chinese Taipei. 1x Finals Most Valuable Player. * Lee Te-Wei – Played for Chinese Taipei. * DeAndre Liggins – Former NBA player. * Lin Cheng – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Lin Chih-Chieh – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Lin Chih-Wei – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Lin Chun-Chi – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Jeremy Lin – Former NBA player. * Lin Yi-Huei – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Lu Cheng-Ju – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Lu Chi-Min – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Lu Chun-Hsiang – Played for Chinese Taipei. 1x Most Valuable Player. * Devyn Marble – Former NBA player. * Chris McCullough – Former NBA player. * Malcolm Miller – Former NBA player. * Tony Mitchell – Former NBA player. * Byron Mullens – Former NBA player. 1x Import of the Year. * Daniel Ochefu – Former NBA player. * Justin Patton – Former NBA player. * Peng Chun-Yen – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Davon Reed – Former NBA player. * Devin Robinson – Former NBA player. * Sani Sakakini – Played for
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. * Wayne Selden Jr. – Former NBA player. * Mike Singletary – 2x Finals Most Valuable Player. * Su Shih-Hsuan – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Hasheem Thabeet – Former NBA player. * Jeremy Tyler – Former NBA player. * Tien Lei – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Tsai Wen-Cheng – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Tseng Hsiang-Chun – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Tseng Wen-Ting – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Willie Warren – Former NBA player. * Jason Washburn – Played for
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. 1x Import of the Year. * Thomas Welsh – Former NBA player. * Julian Wright – Former NBA player. * Wu Tai-Hao – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Wu Yung-Sheng – Played for Chinese Taipei. * Yang Chin-Min – Played for Chinese Taipei. 2x Most Valuable Player. * Ihor Zaytsev – 1x Import of the Year. * Stephen Zimmerman – Former NBA player.


Individual awards


Finals MVP


See also

* Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA) * Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team *
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* Sport in Taiwan * Super Basketball League (SBL) * T1 League * Women's Super Basketball League (WSBL) *
Taiwan Professional Basketball League The Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL, zh, 台灣職業籃球大聯盟) is a professional basketball List of basketball leagues, league in Taiwan composed of 7 teams. It is the fourth Taiwanese professional basketball league after the ...
(TPBL) * Basketball Champions League Asia * East Asia Super League


References


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