2020–21 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers season

Taiwanese professional basketball season

Hsinchu JKO Lioneers
2020-21 season
PresidentHu Lung-Chih
General ManagerKenny Kao
Head CoachLin Kuan-Lun
ArenaHsinchu County Stadium
P. League+9-15(.375)
0Playoffs0Did not qualify
Scoring leaderLaDontae Henton(26.30)
Rebounding leaderHasheem Thabeet(14.26)
Assists leaderKao Kuo-Hao(4.36)
Highest home attendance8,168
(January 23, 2021)
Lowest home attendance5,103
(February 27, 2021)
Average home attendance6,317(regular season)
Biggest winLioneers 132-88 Pilots
(March 28, 2021)
Biggest defeatLioneers 82-111 Pilots
(February 6, 2021)
All statistics correct as of November 8, 2021.

The 2020–21 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers season was the first season of the franchise in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG), its 1st in the Hsinchu County and playing home games at Hsinchu County Stadium. The Lioneers are coached by Lin Kuan-Lun in his first year as head coach[1]

Preseason

On September 9, 2020, former Taiwanese professional basketball player Blackie Chen announcing the establishment of P. LEAGUE+ (PLG). The first game of PLG was started on December 19, 2020.[2]

Draft

The P. LEAGUE+ (PLG) did not hold a draft in its first season.

Standings

Team GP W L PCT
z – Taipei Fubon Braves 24 19 5 .792
x – Taoyuan Pilots 24 10 14 .417
x – Formosa Taishin Dreamers 24 10 14 .417
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers 24 9 15 .375

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

2020–21 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 1 Chinese Taipei Hsiao Hsun-Yi 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 31 – (1992-10-23)23 October 1992 NTUA
G 2 Chinese Taipei Cheng Wei 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 33 – (1991-01-08)8 January 1991 USC
G 3 Chinese Taipei Lin Ming-Yi 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 28 – (1996-03-27)27 March 1996 MingDao
G 4 Chinese Taipei Kao Kuo-Hao 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 25 – (1998-09-22)22 September 1998 Southeast Missouri State
G 5 Chinese Taipei Sung Yu-Hsuan 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 34 – (1989-12-05)5 December 1989 Chinese Culture
G 6 United States Chinese Taipei Elliot Tan 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 35 – (1988-10-04)4 October 1988 Biola
G 7 Chinese Taipei Lin Li-Jen 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 33 – (1990-06-16)16 June 1990 MingDao
F 11 Chinese Taipei Pan Kuan-Han 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 34 – (1989-06-19)19 June 1989 NKNU
F 12 Chinese Taipei Lee Chia-Jui 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – (1994-12-04)4 December 1994 KLCIVS
G 13 Chinese Taipei Tsai Chien-Yu 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 27 – (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 CKU
G 14 Chinese Taipei Tien Hao 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 25 – (1998-09-16)16 September 1998 NCCU
G 15 Chinese Taipei Lu Che-Yi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 30 – (1993-07-15)15 July 1993 I-Shou
G 21 Chinese Taipei United States Chieng Li-Huan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 36 – (1988-03-05)5 March 1988 NCTU
G 22 United States Branden Dawson (I) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 31 – (1993-02-01)1 February 1993 Michigan State
G 23 United States LaDontae Henton (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 32 – (1992-01-06)6 January 1992 Providence
C 34 Tanzania Hasheem Thabeet (I) 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 37 – (1987-02-16)16 February 1987 Connecticut
G 52 Macau Iong Ngai-San 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 28 – (1996-02-09)9 February 1996 NTNU
F 54 Chinese Taipei Wu Tai-Hao (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 39 – (1985-02-07)7 February 1985 BYU–Hawaii
Head coach
  • Chinese Taipei Lin Kuan-Lun
Assistant coach(es)
  • Chinese Taipei Seng Hsin-Han
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Chinese Taipei Huang Chien-Yuan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured

Game log

Preseason

2020 preseason game log
Total:3-3 (Home:3-0, Road:0-3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location attendance Record
1 October 17 Formosa Dreamers W 87-80 Kao Kuo-Hao (30) Chieng Li-Huan (16) Chieng Li-Huan (4) Hsinchu County Stadium 1-0
2 October 18 @Taipei Fubon Braves L 81-93 Kao Kuo-Hao (16)
Chieng Li-Huan (16)		 Lee Chia-Jui (7) Lee Chia-Jui (2)
Chieng Li-Huan (4)
Pan Kuan-Han (4)		 Hsinchu County Stadium 1-1
3 November 7 @Formosa Dreamers L 104-122 Chieng Li-Huan (17) Kao Kuo-Hao (7) Chieng Li-Huan (3)
Elliot Tan (3)		 Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 1-2
4 November 8 Taoyuan Pilots W 92-87 Chieng Li-Huan (23) Lee Chia-Jui (6) Tien Hao (5)
Kao Kuo-Hao (5)		 Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 2-2
5 November 21 @Taipei Fubon Braves L 71-107 Chieng Li-Huan (11) Lee Chia-Jui (5) Kao Kuo-Hao (3) National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium 2-3
6 November 22 Taoyuan Pilots W 96-87 Chieng Li-Huan (26) Lee Chia-Jui (15) Kao Kuo-Hao (9) National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium 3-3

Regular season

2020–21 regular season game log
Total: 9-15 (Home: 5-7, Road: 4-8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location attendance Record
1 December 26 Taoyuan Pilots W 97-91 Chieng Li-Huan (24) Lee Chia-Jui (11) Kao Kuo-Hao (5) Hsinchu County Stadium
6,688		 1-0
2 December 27 Taipei Fubon Braves L 87-96 LaDontae Henton (23) Julian Wright (12) Kao Kuo-Hao (7) Hsinchu County Stadium
7,236		 1-1
3 January 3 @Taipei Fubon Braves L 86-96 Kao Kuo-Hao (19) Julian Wright (13) Kao Kuo-Hao (5) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
7,000		 1-2
4 January 9 Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 87-95 LaDontae Henton (35) LaDontae Henton (12) Kao Kuo-Hao (9) Hsinchu County Stadium
5,798		 1-3
5 January 10 Taipei Fubon Braves L 98-105 LaDontae Henton (27) Hasheem Thabeet (9) Kao Kuo-Hao (7) Hsinchu County Stadium
6,377		 1-4
6 January 16 @Taoyuan Pilots L 91-106 LaDontae Henton (23) Julian Wright (7) Tien Hao (5) Taoyuan Arena
0		 1-5
7 January 17 @Taipei Fubon Braves W 111-102 LaDontae Henton (24) Julian Wright (13) Julian Wright (10) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,968		 2-5
8 January 23 Taipei Fubon Braves L 67-87 Hasheem Thabeet (15) Julian Wright (17) Julian Wright (4)
Chieng Li-Huan (4)		 Hsinchu County Stadium
8,168		 2-6
9 January 24 Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 81-92 Chieng Li-Huan (17) Julian Wright (12) Julian Wright (4)
Lee Chia-Jui (4)		 Hsinchu County Stadium
5,967		 2-7
10 January 30 @Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 92-103 Hasheem Thabeet (28) Hasheem Thabeet (16) Julian Wright (6) Changhua County Stadium
4,521		 2-8
11 January 31 @Taoyuan Pilots W 84-72 Julian Wright (26) Hasheem Thabeet (15) Lin Ming-Yi (4)
Tien Hao (4)		 Taoyuan Arena
0		 3-8
12 February 6 @Taoyuan Pilots L 82-111 Hasheem Thabeet (17) Julian Wright (10) Cheng Wei (6) Taoyuan Arena
0		 3-9
13 February 7 @Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 85-96 Hasheem Thabeet (16) Hasheem Thabeet (15) Julian Wright (7) Changhua County Stadium
3,886		 3-10
14 February 20 @Taoyuan Pilots L 102-108 LaDontae Henton (30) Hasheem Thabeet (12) Kao Kuo-Hao (6) Taoyuan Arena
2,000		 3-11
15 February 21 @Taipei Fubon Braves L 97-106 Branden Dawson (21) Hasheem Thabeet (20) Kao Kuo-Hao (5) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
7,000		 3-12
16 February 27 Taoyuan Pilots L 98-106 LaDontae Henton (40) Hasheem Thabeet (18) Lin Ming-Yi (9) Hsinchu County Stadium
5,103		 3-13
17 March 1 Taipei Fubon Braves W 83-76 Kao Kuo-Hao (18) Hasheem Thabeet (12) Kao Kuo-Hao (4)
Lin Ming-Yi (4)		 Hsinchu County Stadium
6,331		 4-13
18 March 7 @Taipei Fubon Braves L 105-109 Hasheem Thabeet (27) Hasheem Thabeet (17) Kao Kuo-Hao (7) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
7,000		 4-14
19 March 13 Taoyuan Pilots W 105-88 LaDontae Henton (29) Hasheem Thabeet (15) LaDontae Henton (7) Hsinchu County Stadium
5,188		 5-14
20 March 14 Formosa Taishin Dreamers W 112-105 Hasheem Thabeet (27) Hasheem Thabeet (17) Lin Ming-Yi (6)
Kao Kuo-Hao (6)		 Hsinchu County Stadium
5,893		 6-14
21 March 20 @Formosa Taishin Dreamers W 99-87 Branden Dawson (23) Hasheem Thabeet (19) Lin Ming-Yi (5) National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
4,000		 7-14
22 March 27 Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 91-99 Hasheem Thabeet (18) Hasheem Thabeet (21) Tien Hao (8) Hsinchu County Stadium
7,078		 7-15
23 March 28 Taoyuan Pilots W 132-82 Branden Dawson (32) Branden Dawson (17) Branden Dawson (10) Hsinchu County Stadium
5,978		 8-15
24 April 4 @Formosa Taishin Dreamers W 108-100 Hasheem Thabeet (37) Hasheem Thabeet (16) Chieng Li-Huan (9) Changhua County Stadium
6,000		 9-15

Regular season note

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  2P%  2-point field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game     Led the league

Regular season

Player GP MPG PPG 2P% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG
Hsiao Hsun-Yi 21 13:00 4.33 47.27% 29.41% 61.54% 1.71 0.81 0.38 0.05
Cheng Wei 15 13:26 3.73 48.00% 23.33% 68.75% 0.73 1.40 1.13 0.00
Lin Ming-Yi 17 17:40 3.94 22.58% 23.26% 88.46% 2.71 2.88 0.94 0.00
Kao Kuo-Hao 22 30:13 12.41 39.90% 28.40% 76.67% 4.95 4.36 2.55 0.05
Sung Yu-Hsuan 10 09:47 5.20 48.65% 40.00% 76.92% 0.80 1.00 0.30 0.10
Elliot Tan 17 19:47 7.82 42.86% 36.36% 70.00% 2.88 1.53 0.71 0.00
Lin Li-Jen 7 07:13 1.57 0.00% 18.75% 100.00% 0.57 0.29 0.00 0.00
Pan Kuan-Han 13 13:22 2.46 20.00% 23.81% 50.00% 2.00 0.62 0.62 0.15
Lee Chia-Jui 24 20:50 5.96 32.99% 26.09% 54.35% 3.92 1.63 0.33 0.38
Tsai Chien-Yu 2 02:51 3.50 50.00% 100.00% 50.00% 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tien Hao 19 17:35 4.84 42.00% 31.82% 40.00% 2.74 3.16 1.11 0.00
Lu Che-Yi 1 00:51 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Chieng Li-Huan 24 29:48 13.25 49.48% 28.74% 77.94% 4.13 2.29 0.79 1.29
Branden Dawson 7 33:49 21.14 55.36% 23.53% 54.55% 11.43 4.14 2.00 1.29
LaDontae Henton 10 37:40 26.30 45.79% 40.79% 81.82% 8.20 2.40 1.40 0.30
Julian Wright 11 33:29 14.55 43.75% 28.07% 58.33% 11.45 4.09 2.09 0.55
Hasheem Thabeet 19 39:15 18.21 60.85% 0.00% 56.05% 14.26 1.42 1.47 3.26
Iong Ngai-San 22 06:56 1.82 30.77% 20.00% 50.00% 1.59 0.18 0.32 0.36
Wu Tai-Hao 18 12:26 2.67 53.33% 20.00% 66.67% 1.89 1.17 0.28 0.39
  • Reference：[3]

Transactions

Free Agency

Additions

Date Player Contract terms Former teams Ref.
August 3, 2020 Hsiao Shun-Yi — Taipei Fubon Braves [4]
August 3, 2020 Cheng Wei — Formosa Dreamers
August 3, 2020 Sung Yu-Hsuan — ChinaHenan Golden Elephants
August 3, 2020 Elliot Tan — Taoyuan Pauian Archiland
August 3, 2020 Lin Li-Jen — Yulon Luxgen Dinos
August 3, 2020 Pan Kuan-Han — Yulon Luxgen Dinos
August 3, 2020 Lee Chia-Jui — Jeoutai Technology
August 3, 2020 Chieng Li-Huan 1+1-year contract, worth unknown Taiwan Beer
August 3, 2020 Iong Ngai-San — NTNU Master
August 3, 2020 Wu Tai-Hao — Taoyuan Pauian Archiland
September 1, 2020 Tien Hao — NCCU Griffins [5]
September 1, 2020 Lu Che-Yi — ISU [6]
September 1, 2020 Tsai Chien-Yu — CKIMH
September 9, 2020 Kao Kuo-Hao 3-year contract, worth unknown United StatesSoutheast Missouri State Redhawks [7]
September 26, 2020 Hasheem Thabeet — United StatesFort Wayne Mad Ants [8]
November 26, 2020 LaDontae Henton — IsraelMaccabi Ashdod B.C. [9]
November 29, 2020 Julian Wright — FranceMetropolitans 92 [10]
January 21, 2021 Lin Ming-Yi — ChinaHunan Jinjian Rice Industry [11]
February 15, 2021 Branden Dawson — Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology [12]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason New team Ref.
February 14, 2020 Julian Wright contract terminated[a] Taichung Wagor Suns [14][15][16]

Awards

End-of-Season Awards

Recipient Award Ref.
Kao Kuo-Hao Rookie of the Year [17]
All-Defensive Team [18]
Chieng Li-Huan All-PLG Team [19]
All-Defensive Team [18]
Hasheem Thabeet Defensive Player of the Year [18]
All-Defensive Team [18]
Rebounds Leader [20]
Blocks Leader
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers Best Home Court [21]

Players of the Month

Recipient Award Month awarded Ref.
Hasheem Thabeet March Most Valuable Player March [22]

Players of the Week

Week Recipient Date awarded Ref.
Preseason Chieng Li-Huan
Kao Kuo-Hao		 October 7 - November 22 [23]
Week 2 Chieng Li-Huan December 26 - December 27 [24]
Week 3 Kao Kuo-Hao January 2 - January 3 [25]
Week 4 Kao Kuo-Hao January 9 - January 10 [26]
Week 5 Elliot Tan
Julian Wright		 January 16 - January 17 [27]
Week 6 Tien Hao January 23 - January 24 [28]
Week 7 Chieng Li-Huan January 30 - January 31 [29]
Week 8 Cheng Wei February 6 - February 7 [30]
Week 9 Kao Kuo-Hao February 20 - February 21 [31]
Week 10 Kao Kuo-Hao February 27 - March 1 [32]
Week 11 Kao Kuo-Hao March 6 - March 7 [33]
Week 12 Chieng Li-Huan
Hasheem Thabeet		 March 13 - March 14 [34]
Week 13 Chieng Li-Huan
Branden Dawson		 March 20 - March 21 [35]
Week 14 Tien Hao
Branden Dawson		 March 27 - March 28 [36]
Week 15 Tien Hao
Hasheem Thabeet		 April 3 - April 5 [37]

Note

  1. ^ On February 24, 2020，Wright signed with the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers of the P.League+ as player skills development coach.[13]

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