The Taipei Taishin Mars ( zh, 臺北台新戰神) are a Taiwanese professional

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team based in

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. They have competed in the

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(TPBL) and play their home games at the

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. The Mars joined the

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since the 2023–24 season, and became one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season.

Franchise history

On June 6, 2023, the

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announced to establish the Taishin Sports Entertainment Co., Ltd. On June 26, the

announced that the Taishin Sports Entertainment Co., Ltd. took over the participation rights of the

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. On August 24, the team was announced as the Taipei Taishin Mars. On July 9, 2024, the Taipei Taishin Mars announced to join the

(TPBL).

Facilities

Home arenas

Current roster

Personnel

General managers

Head coaches

Season-by-season record

Notable players

;;Local players * Chen Kuan-Chuan (陳冠全) – Chinese Taipei national team player * Chiang Chun (江均) – Chinese Taipei national team player * Huang Tsung-Han (黃聰翰) – Chinese Taipei national team player * Lin Ping-Sheng (林秉聖) – Chinese Taipei national team player * Lin Yi-Huei (林宜輝) – Chinese Taipei national team player * Samuel Manu (雷蒙恩) – Chinese Taipei national team player * Su Yi-Chin (蘇奕晉) – Chinese Taipei national team player * Sun Szu-Yao (孫思堯) – Chinese Taipei national team player * Wang Lu-Hsiang (王律翔) – Chinese Taipei national team player ;;Import players * Jeantal Cylla – Haiti national team player * Vladyslav Koreniuk – Ukraine national team player *

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(2008),

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– Senegal national team player * Thomas Robinson –

player

References

External links

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