2020–21 P. League+ season

The 2021–22 P. League+ season is the inaugural season of the P. League+ (PLG). The league launched with 4 teams playing a 24-game schedule. The regular season began on December 19, 2020, and was scheduled to end on April 10, 2021.[1] The playoffs began on April 23 and was early ended on May 15 due to the Taiwanese pandemic restrictions after Game 4 of the 2021 P. League+ Finals.[2][3] The Taipei Fubon Braves, leading 3–1 in the Finals, was declared the champion after the remaining Finals games were cancelled.[4]

2020–21 PLG season
LeagueP. League+
SportBasketball
Duration
  • December 19, 2020 – April 10, 2021
  • April 23, 2021 – May 2, 2021 (Playoffs)
  • May 7, 2021 – May 19, 2021 (Finals)
Number of games24
Number of teams4
TV partner(s)FTV One, MOMOTV
Regular season
Top seedTaipei Fubon Braves
Season MVPChang Tsung-Hsien (Braves)
Top scorerAnthony Tucker (Dreamers)
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsTaipei Fubon Braves
  Runners-upFormosa Taishin Dreamers
Finals MVPMike Singletary

Transactions
Main article: List of 2020–21 P. League+ season transactions

Retirement

On February 19, 2021, Chi Sung-Yu announced his retirement from professional basketball.[5]

Off-season
  • On August 3, 2020, the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers hired Lin Kuan-Lun as their head coach.[6]
  • On October 13, 2020, the Taoyuan hired Liu I-Hsiang as their head coach.[7]

In-season
  • On December 22, 2020, the Taoyuan and head coach Liu I-Hsiang mutually agreed to part ways before playing any games with the team.[8]

Imports / Foreign Student / Heritage Player
Club Imports Foreign students Heritage players
Formosa Taishin Dreamers United States Stephan Hicks
United States Anthony Tucker
United States Jerran Young		 — United States Randall Walko
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers United States Julian Wright
United States Branden Dawson
United States LaDontae Henton
Tanzania Hasheem Thabeet		 Macau Iong Ngai-San —
Taipei Fubon Braves United States Charles Garcia
United States Mike Singletary
Ukraine Ihor Zaytsev		 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Brendon Smart —
Taoyuan Pilots United States Willie Warren
United States Jordan Chatman
United States Kadeem Jack
United States Davon Reed		 — —

Note 1: Heritage player refers to player of Taiwanese descent but does not have a ROC passport.

Note 2: Team can either register 1 heritage players or 1 foreign student.

Preseason

The preseason began on October 17, and ended on November 22.[9]

Regular season

The regular season began on December 19, 2020, and ended on April 10, 2021.[1]

TeamGPWLPCT
z – Taipei Fubon Braves24195.792
x – Taoyuan Pilots241014.417
x – Formosa Taishin Dreamers241014.417
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers24915.375

Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • x – Clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Bracket
Playoffs Finals
1 Braves 3
2 Pilots 2 3 Dreamers 1
3 Dreamers 3

Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders
CategoryPlayerTeam(s)Statistic
Points per gameAnthony TuckerFormosa Taishin Dreamers27.88
Rebounds per gameHasheem ThabeetHsinchu JKO Lioneers14.26
Assists per gameAnthony TuckerFormosa Taishin Dreamers5.59
Steals per gameJerran YoungFormosa Taishin Dreamers3.32
Blocks per gameHasheem ThabeetHsinchu JKO Lioneers3.26
2P%Hasheem ThabeetHsinchu JKO Lioneers61%
3P%Tsai Wen-ChengTaipei Fubon Braves50%
FT%Lin Ming-YiHsinchu JKO Lioneers88%

Individual game highs
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
PointsDavon ReedTaoyuan Pilots43
ReboundsIhor ZaytsevTaipei Fubon Braves24
AssistsAnthony TuckerFormosa Taishin Dreamers12
StealsJerran YoungFormosa Taishin Dreamers8
Hasheem ThabeetHsinchu JKO Lioneers
BlocksHasheem ThabeetHsinchu JKO Lioneers7
TurnoversIhor ZaytsevTaipei Fubon Braves9

Team statistic leaders
CategoryTeamStatistic
Points per gameTaipei Fubon Braves101.75
Rebounds per gameTaipei Fubon Braves53.63
Assists per gameTaipei Fubon Braves22.67
Steals per gameHsinchu JKO Lioneers10.79
Blocks per gameHsinchu JKO Lioneers4.63
Turnovers per gameTaoyuan Pilots18.58
Fouls per gameHsinchu JKO Lioneers21.96
2P%Taipei Fubon Braves50.22%
3P%Taoyuan Pilots32.25%
FT%Formosa Taishin Dreamers72.02%

Awards

Yearly awards
2020–21 P. League+ awards
AwardRecipient(s)ref
Most Valuable PlayerChang Tsung-Hsien (Taipei Fubon Braves)[10]
Import of the YearIhor Zaytsev (Taipei Fubon Braves)[10]
6th Man of the YearRandall Walko (Formosa Taishin Dreamers)[11]
Rookie of the YearKao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers)[11]
Defensive Player of the YearHasheem Thabeet (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers)[12]
GM of the YearTsai Cheng-Ju (Taipei Fubon Braves)[13]
Coach of the YearHsu Chin-Che (Taipei Fubon Braves)[13]
Media DarlingTien Lei (Formosa Taishin Dreamers)[14]
Best Home CourtHsinchu JKO Lioneers[14]
Mr. PopularLin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves)[14]

Statistical awards
2020–21 P. League+ statistical awards
AwardRecipient(s)ref
Points LeaderAnthony Tucker(Formosa Taishin Dreamers)[16]
Rebounds LeaderHasheem Thabeet(Hsinchu JKO Lioneers)[16]
Assists LeaderAnthony Tucker(Formosa Taishin Dreamers)[16]
Blocks LeaderHasheem Thabeet(Hsinchu JKO Lioneers)[16]
Steals LeaderJerran Young(Formosa Taishin Dreamers)[16]

Finals
2021 P. League+ Finals awards
AwardRecipient(s)ref
ChampionTaipei Fubon Braves[4]
FinalsMike Singletary(Taipei Fubon Braves)[4]

Preseason
Braves Dreamers Lioneers Pilots Ref
Chang Tsung-Hsien
Lin Chih-Chieh		 Lee Te-Wei
Yang Chin-Min		 Chieng Li-Huan
Kao Kuo-Hao		 Lin Yao-Tsung
Shih Chin-Yao		 [17]

Regular season
Week Local players Import players Ref
Braves Dreamers Lioneers Pilots
1 Chang Tsung-Hsien (1/5) Yang Chin-Min (1/4) — Shih Chin-Yao (1/6) Davon Reed (Pilots) (1/2) [18]
2 Chang Tsung-Hsien (2/5) — Chieng Li-Huan (1/4) Quincy Davis (1/3) Charles Garcia (Braves) (1/1) [19]
3 Lin Chih-Chieh (1/4) Yang Chin-Min (2/4) Kao Kuo-Hao (1/5) Shih Chin-Yao (2/6) Anthony Tucker (Dreamers) (1/4) [20]
4 Lin Chih-Chieh (2/4) Yang Chin-Min (3/4) Kao Kuo-Hao (2/5) — Anthony Tucker (Dreamers) (2/4) [21]
5 Chang Tsung-Hsien (3/5) Lee Te-Wei (1/3) Elliot Tan (1/1) Shih Chin-Yao (3/6) Julian Wright (Lioneers) (1/1) [22]
6 Tseng Hsiang-Chun (1/1) Lee Te-Wei (2/3) Tien Hao (1/3) Quincy Davis (2/3) Davon Reed (Pilots) (2/2) [23]
7 Joseph Lin (1/3) Yang Chin-Min (4/4) Chieng Li-Huan (2/4) Quincy Davis (3/3) Anthony Tucker (Dreamers) (3/4) [24]
8 Chang Tsung-Hsien (4/5) Lee Te-Wei (3/3) Cheng Wei (1/1) Chang Keng-Yu (1/1) Jerran Young (Dreamers) (1/2) [25]
9 Chang Tsung-Hsien (5/5) Lin Chun-Chi (1/2) Kao Kuo-Hao (3/5) Kuan Ta-Tou (1/2) Anthony Tucker (Dreamers) (4/4) [26]
10 Lin Chih-Chieh (3/4) Lin Chun-Chi (2/3) Kao Kuo-Hao (4/5) Kuan Ta-Tou (2/2) Jerran Young (Dreamers) (2/2) [27]
11 Lin Chih-Chieh (4/4) Chen Jen-Jei (1/1) Kao Kuo-Hao (5/5) — Mike Singletary (Braves) (1/1) [28]
12 Tsai Wen-Cheng (1/1) Randall Walko (1/2) Chieng Li-Huan (3/4) Lin Yao-Tsung (1/1) Hasheem Thabeet (Lioneers) (1/2) [29]
13 — Randall Walko (2/2) Chieng Li-Huan (4/4) Shih Chin-Yao (4/6) Branden Dawson (Lioneers) (1/2) [30]
14 Joseph Lin (2/3) Lin Chun-Chi (3/3) Tien Hao (2/3) Shih Chin-Yao (5/6) Branden Dawson (Lioneers) (2/2) [31]
15 Joseph Lin (3/3) Tien Lei (1/1) Tien Hao (3/3) Shih Chin-Yao (6/6) Hasheem Thabeet (Lioneers) (2/2) [32]

Players of the Month
Month Recipient Ref
December Chang Tsung-Hsien (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1) [33]
January Anthony Tucker (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) [34]
February Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) [35]
March Hasheem Thabeet (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (1/1) [36]
April Shih Chin-Yao (Taoyuan Pilots) (1/1) [37]

Arenas
  • The Hsinchu Lioneers announced on September 8, 2020, that they would play their home games at Hsinchu County Stadium.[38]
  • The Taoyuan announced on November 14, 2020, that they would play their home games at Taoyuan Arena.[39]
  • The Formosa Dreamers scheduled last four of their home games at National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium.[40] On March 15, the Dreamers resumed their last two home games back to Changhua County Stadium for Tien Lei's retiring weekend.[41]

Media

The games will be aired on television via FTV One and MOMOTV, and will be broadcast online on YouTube Official Channel and 4gTV.[42]

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