The Super Basketball League (), often abbreviated as the SBL, is a men's semi-pro

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Teams

Current teams

* Bank of Taiwan (臺灣銀行) * Changhua Pauian BLL (彰化璞園柏力力) *

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(台灣啤酒) * Yulon (裕隆集團)

Former teams

* Dacin Tigers (達欣工程) – now competes in amateur competitions * Fubon Braves (富邦勇士) – now competes in the P. League+ (PLG) * Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology (高雄九太科技) – dissolved on May 30, 2022 * 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

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(MVP) award is chosen by

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. The recipients of the award are listed below:

Notable players

Guards

* 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 * 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 * Lee Hsueh-lin (李學林): 5'9", four-time champion, one-time All-SBL Team

Forwards

* 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 * 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 * 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

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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

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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. * 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

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in 2005 NBA Summer League * Noel Felix *

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* Taylor King, Former McDonald's All-American and Duke basketball player

Centers

* 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

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champion * Wu Tai-hao (吳岱豪): 6'8", one-time champion, one-time All-SBL Team, one-time block champion * Patrick O'Bryant * Solomon Alabi * Garret Siler * Earl Barron

References

External links

SBL official website

Taiwan Beer official website

Taiwan Mobile Clouded Leopards official website

Yulon Luxgen Dinos official website

Taiwan Hoops

Asia-Basket - Taiwan

High flying hoop dreams: A brief history of the development of basketball in Taiwan
{{Sport leagues in Taiwan S 2003 establishments in Taiwan Sports leagues established in 2003 Professional sports leagues in Taiwan