TaiwanBeer HeroBears

TaiwanBeer HeroBears
TaiwanBeer HeroBears
Leagues	T1 League
Founded	September 2, 2021
Folded	June 26, 2023
History	TaiwanBeer HeroBears; 2021–2023
Arena	University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium
Location	Taipei City, Taiwan
Team colors	Green, Golden, Black, White;
General manager	Ha Hsiao-Yuan
Head coach	Yang Chih-Hao
Ownership	Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation
Championships	0
Website	tbherobears.com

The TaiwanBeer HeroBears (Chinese: 台灣啤酒英熊) were a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taipei City. They had competed in the T1 League since the 2021–22 season, and played their home games at the University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium. The HeroBears became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season.

In 2021, following the establishment of the T1 League, the Super Basketball League's Taiwan Beer team split into two teams, one of which joined the T1 League as the TaiwanBeer HeroBears.^[2]

On June 26, 2023, the T1 League announced that the Taishin Sports Entertainment Co., Ltd., part of the Taishin Financial Holdings, took over the participation rights of the TaiwanBeer HeroBears.^[3]^[4]

Home arenas

University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium (2021–2023)^[5]
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium (2022)^[6]
Fu Jen Catholic University Chung Mei Auditorium (2023)^[7]

Last roster

2022–23 TaiwanBeer HeroBears roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age	From
SG	0	Huang Jhen	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	34 – (1990-06-27)27 June 1990	FJU
F	7	Perry Jones (I)	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	32 – (1991-09-24)24 September 1991	Baylor
SG	11	Huang Tsung-Han	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	29 – (1994-07-07)7 July 1994	MDU
PG	14	Chiang Yu-An (C)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	32 – (1991-08-04)4 August 1991	NTUS
C	15	Fan Shih-En	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	30 – (1994-06-01)1 June 1994	NTUST
PG	19	Yang Tian-You	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	30 – (1993-09-24)24 September 1993	UKN
PF	20	Chou Po-Hsun	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	33 – (1991-03-06)6 March 1991	MDU
SF	24	Chu I-Tsung	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	37 – (1986-08-04)4 August 1986	HWU
PG	27	Liang Hao-Zhen	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	28 – (1995-12-04)4 December 1995	UKN
C	34	Hasheem Thabeet (I)	2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)	118 kg (260 lb)	37 – (1987-02-16)16 February 1987	UConn
G	45	Michael Qualls (I)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	30 – (1994-01-20)20 January 1994	Arkansas
PG	57	Tsao Xun-Xiang	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	25 – (1999-03-16)16 March 1999	NTUA
SG	75	Lee Chi-Wei	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	31 – (1993-04-08)8 April 1993	MDU

Head coach

Yang Chih-Hao

Assistant coach(es)

Huang Chih-Tsai

Team manager

Ha Hsiao-Yuan

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
Injured

Roster

Updated: April 4, 2023

Personnel

General managers

Name	Tenure	Ref.
Ha Hsiao-Yuan	2021–2023	^[8]

Head coaches

Name	Tenure	Totals				Regular season				Playoffs
Name	Tenure	G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT
Yang Chih-Hao^[9]	2021–2023	65	33	32	.508	60	32	28	.533	5	1	4	.200
Totals		65	33	32	.508	60	32	28	.533	5	1	4	.200

Season-by-season record

T1 League
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
Season	Coach	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2021–22	Yang Chih-Hao	16	14	.533	4th	1	2	.333	Won Play-in vs Taoyuan Leopards, 2–0 Lost Semifinals to Kaohsiung Aquas, 0–2
2022–23	Yang Chih-Hao	16	14	.533	4th	0	2	.000	Lost Play-in to Taichung Suns, 1–2
Totals		32	28	.533	–	1	4	.200	2 Playoff Appearances