The Super Basketball League (), often abbreviated as the SBL, is a men's
semi-pro basketball
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league 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'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
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Teams
Current teams
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Bank of Taiwan (臺灣銀行)
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Changhua Pauian BLL (彰化璞園柏力力)
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Taiwan Beer
Taiwan Beer ( zh, c=台灣啤酒, p=Táiwān Píjǐu, or zh, c=台啤, p=TáiPí, labels=no) is a brand of mass market beer brewed by the Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation (TTL). The brand is an icon of Taiwanese culture and is applied to ...
(台灣啤酒)
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Yulon (裕隆集團)
Former teams
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Dacin Tigers (達欣工程) – now competes in amateur competitions
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Fubon Braves (富邦勇士) – now competes in the
P. League+ (PLG)
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Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology (高雄九太科技) – dissolved on May 30, 2022
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Taoyuan Pauian Archiland (桃園璞園建築) – playing spot on loan to
Changhua Pauian BLL
Timeline
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Champions
Champions and other postseason standings are listed below:
Finals appearances
This is a list of the teams which have advanced to the SBL Finals and the overall win–loss records they have registered in the Championship Series.
League MVP
The winner of the Super Basketball League
Most Valuable Player
In team sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or ...
(MVP) award is chosen by
reporters
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Roles
Journalists can work in broadcast, print, adverti ...
. The recipients of the award are listed below:
Notable players
Guards
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Chang Chih-feng (張智峰): 6'0", one-time champion, one-time regular season and finals MVP, two-time All-SBL Team, one-time Defensive Player of the Year, two-time steal champion
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Chen Chih-chung (陳志忠): 6'0", four-time champion, one-time finals MVP, three-time All-SBL Team, one-time Defensive Player of the Year, one-time assist champion, one-time Sixth Man of the Year
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Lee Hsueh-lin (李學林): 5'9", four-time champion, one-time All-SBL Team
Forwards
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Chen Hsin-an (陳信安): 6'5", two-time champion, one-time regular season MVP, one-time finals MVP, one-time All-SBL Team, one-time scoring champion
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Lin Chih-chieh (林志傑): 6'3", two-time champion, two-time finals MVP, one-time regular season MVP, three-time All-SBL Team, two-time scoring champion
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Jonathan Sanders (桑德斯): 6'7", three-time All-SBL Team, three-time
rebound champion, two-time
assist champion, one-time Fighter of the Year (年度最佳鬥士)
[The SBL Fighter of the Year award is distinct from the MVP award and is not created regularly. It is a rough equivalence to a ]sportsmanship
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award and would be given to the player who has won the most Fighter of the Week awards throughout a season when a yearly award is officially created. This has only happened in the 2003-2004 and the 2009-2010 seasons where veteran point guard
The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the Basketball positions, five positions in a regulation basketball game.
A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position and is usually the shortest player ...
Chou Chun-san (周俊三) and import forward Jonathan Sanders won the respective awards. The league has never explained the rationale behind its decision to create the Fighter of the Year award in certain seasons but not the others.
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Tien Lei (田壘): 6'8", one-time champion, three-time regular season MVP, three-time All-SBL Team, three-time rebound champion, two-time scoring champion, one-time
steal champion and played for
Sacramento Kings
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in 2005
NBA Summer League
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Noel Felix
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Marcus Fizer
Darnell Marcus Lamar Fizer (born August 10, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player.
High school career
Fizer played high school basketball at Arcadia High School in Arcadia, Louisiana. As a senior, Fizer was selected to pla ...
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Taylor King, Former McDonald's All-American and Duke basketball player
Centers
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Tseng Wen-ting (曾文鼎): 6'9", four-time champion, two-time finals MVP, one-time regular season MVP, four-time All-SBL Team and Defensive Player of the Year, six-time
block
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champion
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Wu Tai-hao (吳岱豪): 6'8", one-time champion, one-time All-SBL Team, one-time block champion
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Patrick O'Bryant
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Solomon Alabi
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Garret Siler
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Earl Barron
See also
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Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA)
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Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team
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List of basketball leagues
This is a list of current and defunct basketball Sports league, leagues around the world.
Men
Intercontinental
* FIBA Intercontinental Cup
* Arab Club Basketball Championship
Africa
International leagues
* BAL – Basketball Africa Leag ...
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P. League+ (PLG)
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Sport in Taiwan
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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)
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T1 League
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Women's Super Basketball League (WSBL)
References
External links
SBL official websiteTaiwan Beer official websiteTaiwan Mobile Clouded Leopards official websiteYulon Luxgen Dinos official websiteTaiwan HoopsAsia-Basket - TaiwanHigh flying hoop dreams: A brief history of the development of basketball in Taiwan
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2003 establishments in Taiwan
Sports leagues established in 2003
Professional sports leagues in Taiwan