2022–23 PLG season

The 2022–23 P. League+ season is the 3rd season of the P. League+ (PLG).

2022–23 PLG season
LeagueP. League+
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 5, 2022 – May 14, 2023
May 19, 2023 – May 31, 2023 (Playoffs)
June 3, 2023 – June 19, 2023 (Finals)
Number of games40
Number of teams6
TV partner(s)FTV One, MOMOTV
Draft
Top draft pickChang Chen-Ya
Picked byTaoyuan Pilots
Regular season
Playoffs
Finals

Transactions
Main article: List of 2022–23 PLG season transactions

Retirement
  • On April 25, 2022, Elliot Tan announced his retirement from professional basketball.[1]
  • On December 25, 2022, Anthony Tucker announced his retirement from professional basketball.[2]
  • On January 5, 2023, Oscar Lin joined Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers as individual skills coach and intepreter, ending his playing career.[3]

Coaching changes
Coaching changes
Team2021–22 season2022–23 season
Off-season
Taoyuan PilotsYen Hsing-Shu (interim)Iurgi Caminos
Kaohsiung SteelersSlavoljub Gorunovic (interim)Slavoljub Gorunovic
Kaohsiung 17LIVE SteelersSlavoljub GorunovicHung Chi-Chao (interim)
In-season
Kaohsiung 17LIVE SteelersHung Chi-Chao (interim)Dean Murray
Kaohsiung 17LIVE SteelersDean MurrayHung Chi-Chao (interim)
Kaohsiung 17LIVE SteelersHung Chi-Chao (interim)Cheng Chih-Lung
Formosa Taishin DreamersKyle JuliusLai Po-Lin

Off-season
  • On July 1, 2022, the Taoyuan Pilots hired Iurgi Caminos as their new head coach.[4]
  • On July 19, 2022, the Kaohsiung Steelers head assistant coach, Slavoljub Gorunovic was promoted to the head coach.[5]
  • On October 28, 2022, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers fired head coach Slavoljub Gorunovic and named Hung Chi-Chao as their interim head coach.[6]

In-season
  • On November 10, 2022, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers hired Dean Murray as their new head coach.[7]
  • On December 29, 2022, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers fired head coach Dean Murray and named Hung Chi-Chao as their interim head coach.[8]
  • On January 7, 2023, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers named Cheng Chih-Lung as their new head coach.[9]
  • On January 10, 2023, the Formosa Taishin Dreamers head coach Kyle Julius resigned, named assistant coach Lai Po-Lin as their new head coach.[10]

Imports / Foreign Student / Heritage Player
Club Imports Foreign students Heritage players
Formosa Taishin Dreamers United States Nick Faust
United States Malcolm Miller
United States Sir'Dominic Pointer
United States Brandon Gilbeck
Turkey İlkan Karaman
United States Chris McCullough		 — United States Kenneth Chien
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers Canada Sim Bhullar
United States Terrico White
United States William Artino
Canada Anthony Bennett
United States Jeremy Tyler		 Nigeria Ifeanyi Eboka —
Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers Serbia Andrija Bojić
United States Manny Harris
United States Aaron Harrison
United States Vance Jackson
United States Terrence Jones
Ukraine Viacheslav Kravtsov
United States Wendell Lewis
United States Gokul Natesan
United States Femi Olujobi		 United States Jay West United States Matthew Yang[11]
United States Jeremy Lin
New Taipei Kings United States Jamel Artis
United States Austin Daye
United States DaJuan Summers
United States Kenny Manigault
United States Byron Mullens		 Senegal Omar Niang United States Joseph Lin[12]
Taipei Fubon Braves United States Perry Jones
United States Chris Johnson
United States Mike Singletary
Ukraine Ihor Zaytsev		 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Brendon Smart[13] France Steven Guinchard[14]
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Philippines Ricci Rivero
United States Jeff Ayres
State of Palestine Sani Sakakini
United States Jason Washburn		 Senegal Amdy Dieng —

Note 1: Heritage player refers to player of Taiwanese descent but does not met the FIBA eligibility rules to be local.

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

Interleague Play

The Interleague Play, an interleague tournament which was played by teams from P. League+, T1 League, and Super Basketball League, began on September 17, 2022 and ended on September 27. The Lioneers competed individually, while the other five teams participated as a united team named "PLG Rising Stars".[15]

Preseason

The Preseason will begin on October 8, 2022, and end on October 10.[16]

Regular season

The regular season will begin on November 5, 2022, and will end on May 14, 2023.[17]

Pos Team W L PCT GB
1 New Taipei Kings 27 13 .675 —
2 Taipei Fubon Braves 25 15 .625 2
3 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 19 21 .475 8
4 Formosa Taishin Dreamers 19 21 .475 8
5 Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers 17 23 .425 10
6 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers 13 27 .325 14
Updated to match(es) played on May 14, 2023. Source:

Results
Home \ Away FTD HJL KHS NTK TFB TPP FTD HJL KHS NTK TFB TPP FTD HJL KHS NTK TFB TPP FTD HJL KHS NTK TFB TPP
Dreamers 123–99 84–76 89–101 75–108 88–77 111–93 117–94 90–99 87–90 86–81 116–103 102–91 73–90 96–100 74–87 89–85 87–97 92–79 107–89 89–75
Lioneers 82–77 89–83 85–101 108–104 80–94 102–97 109–85 107–106 94–92 90–105 87–80 89–86 85–102 87–114 92–106 94–100 82–95 110–95 88–94 78–89
Steelers 105–88 101–102 115–95 119–125 78–108 101–106 76–85 89–100 103–102 97–110 95–80 112–103 102–109 95–101 99–84 89–92 113–88 116–110 106–105 80–60
Kings 82–102 113–78 109–86 104–89 104–91 111–105 73–98 101–88 95–83 93–88 117–89 103–91 85–92 95–106 89–81 105–110 104–95 104–100 68–89 90–87
Braves 94–97 102–94 117–114 99–103 86–74 90–75 114–98 114–80 101–106 86–84 91–87 131–101 106–82 111–109 86–95 100–96 112–99 103–120 90–97 97–93
Pilots 84–80 102–79 100–83 88–74 90–85 93–76 103–60 63–93 73–77 78–80 77–85 88–70 86–100 95–98 83–80 97–84 95–81 93–101 89–90 74–77
Source: / P.League+
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Postponed games due to COVID-19
  • The January 14 game between the Taipei Fubon Braves and the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers was postponed due to the Steelers not having the required minimum players available.[18]
  • The January 17 game between the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers and the New Taipei Kings was postponed due to the Steelers not having the required minimum players available.[19]

Postponed games due to other reasons
  • The May 7 game between the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers and the New Taipei Kings was postponed due to the scheduling issue of the Xinzhuang Gymnasium.[20]

Playoffs

The playoffs is scheduled to begin on May 19 and end on June 16.[21]

Main article: 2023 PLG playoffs

Bracket
Playoffs Finals
      
1 Kings 0
4 Dreamers 0
 
 
2 Braves 0
3 Pilots 0

Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage

Semifinals

The semi-finals is a best-of-five series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, 2, and 5, if necessary.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
(1) New Taipei Kings ?–? (4) Formosa Taishin Dreamers 19/5 21/5 25/527/530/5
(2) Taipei Fubon Braves ?–? (3) Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 20/5 22/5 26/528/531/5

Finals

The Finals is a best-of-seven series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, 2, and 5 and 7, if necessary.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
Higher Seed ?–? Lower Seed 3/6 5/6 8/610/612/614/616/6

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders
CategoryPlayerTeam(s)Statistic
Points per gameMike SingletaryTaipei Fubon Braves23.29
Rebounds per gameByron MullensNew Taipei Kings15.76
Assists per gameKenny ManigaultNew Taipei Kings6.03
Steals per gameKenny ManigaultNew Taipei Kings3.52
Blocks per gameBrandon GilbeckFormosa Taishin Dreamers2.95
2P%Quincy DavisNew Taipei Kings66%
3P%Ihor ZaytsevTaipei Fubon Braves43%
FT%Jeff AyresTaoyuan Pauian Pilots85%

Individual game highs
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
PointsJeremy LinKaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers50
ReboundsWilliam ArtinoHsinchu JKO Lioneers28
Chris JohnsonTaipei Fubon Braves
AssistsJeremy LinKaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers16
StealsKenny ManigaultNew Taipei Kings10
BlocksBrandon GilbeckFormosa Taishin Dreamers6
Chris JohnsonTaipei Fubon Braves
TurnoversTerrence JonesKaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers10
Kenny ManigaultNew Taipei Kings

Team statistic leaders
CategoryTeamStatistic
Points per gameTaipei Fubon Braves98.58
Rebounds per gameNew Taipei Kings54.83
Assists per gameNew Taipei Kings23.68
Steals per gameNew Taipei Kings11.00
Blocks per gameFormosa Taishin Dreamers5.85
Turnovers per gameHsinchu JKO Lioneers16.85
Fouls per gameTaoyuan Pauian Pilots21.98
2P%Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers49.44%
3P%New Taipei Kings32.81%
FT%Taipei Fubon Braves73.53%

Awards

Yearly awards
2022–23 PLG awards
AwardRecipient(s)ref
Most Valuable Player
Import of the Year
6th Man of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
GM of the Year
Gold Whistle Award
Coach of the Year
Most Improved Player
Best Home Court
Best Dressed of the Year
Mr. Popular
PLG Cheerleader Squad of the Year
Highlight of the Year

Statistical awards
2022–23 PLG statistical awards
AwardRecipient(s)ref
Points Leader
Rebounds Leader
Assists Leader
Blocks Leader
Steals Leader

Finals
2023 PLG Finals awards
AwardRecipient(s)ref
Champion
Finals MVP

Regular season
Week Recipient Ref
1 Mike Singletary (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1) [22]
2 Chris Johnson (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1) [23]
3 Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (1/2) [24]
4 Huang Hung-Han (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/1) [25]
5 Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2) [26]
6 Pai Yao-Cheng (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/1) [27]
7 Tseng Hsiang-Chun (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1) [28]
8 Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) [29]
9 Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (2/2) [30]
10 Joseph Lin (New Taipei Kings) (1/1) [31]
11 Anthony Bennett (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (1/1) [32]
13 Ihor Zaytsev (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1) [33]
14 Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2) [34]
15 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (1/9) [35]
16 Wu Yung-Sheng (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) [36]
17 Lee Te-Wei (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) [37]
18 Ilkan Karaman (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) [38]
19 Kenny Manigault (New Taipei Kings) (1/1) [39]
20 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (2/9) [40]
21 Brandon Gilbeck (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) [41]
22 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (3/9) [42]
23 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (4/9) [43]
24 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (5/9) [44]
25 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (6/9) [45]
26 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (7/9) [46]
27 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (8/9) [47]
28 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (9/9) [48]

Players of the Month
Month Recipient Ref
November Byron Mullens (New Taipei Kings) (1/2) [49]
December Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2) [50]
January Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2) [51]
February Byron Mullens (New Taipei Kings) (2/2) [52]
March Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (1/2) [53]
April Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (2/2) [54]

Media

The games will be aired on television via FTV One and MOMOTV, and will be broadcast online on YouTube Official Channel, 4GTV and Line TV.[55]

Notable occurrences

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