Kaohsiung Aquas
The Kaohsiung Aquas (Chinese: 高雄全家海神) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. They compete in T1 League since the 2021-22 season, and play their home game at the Kaohsiung Arena.[2] The Aquas became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season.
| Kaohsiung Aquas | |
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| Leagues | T1 League |
| Founded | 2021 |
| History | Kaohsiung Aquas 2021–present |
| Arena | Kaohsiung Arena (regular season) Fengshan Gymnasium (playoffs) |
| Location | Kaohsiung City, Taiwan |
| Team colors | Deep indigo, Blue, Green |
| CEO | Wilson Lee |
| President | Michelle Hou |
| General manager | Devin Wang |
| Head coach | Brendan Joyce[1] |
| Ownership | Kuo Yang Construction |
| Website | ktown-aquas |
The Aquas have copartnership with Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology, signed multi-players originally play in the team.[3] Jeoutai Tech is a semi-professional basketball team competes in the Super Basketball League (SBL), another league in Taiwan.
On April 17, 2022, The Aquas announced that they would play their home games in playoffs at the Fengshan Gymnasium.[4]
Franchise history
2021: Team creation
On 4 August, the Aquas traded 1st round pick to New Taipei CTBC DEA for 1.5 million NTD. In 2021 draft, they drafted I-Shou swingman Su Wen-Ju on second round.[5]
Home arenas
- Kaohsiung Arena (2021–present)
- Fengshan Gymnasium (2022)
Current roster
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Personnel
General managers
| Name | Tenure | Ref. |
| Devin Wang | 2021-present | [6] |
Head coaches
| Name | Tenure | Totals | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||
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| G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | ||
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2021–present | 29 | 22 | 7 | .759 | 29 | 22 | 7 | .759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Totals | 29 | 22 | 7 | .759 | 29 | 22 | 7 | .759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Season-by-season record
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| Season | Coach | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| 2021–22 | Brendan Joyce | 22 | 7 | .759 | 1st | ||||
| Totals | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | 0 | 0 | – | 0 Playoff Appearances | |
Notable players
Hu Long-mao (胡瓏貿) – Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team player (2014, 2016, 2017, 2017, 2018, 2018, 2020, 2021)- Yu Huan-ya (于煥亞) – Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team player (2017, 2017, 2018, 2020)
- Lee Han-sheng (李漢昇) – Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team player (2021)
- Lin Jen-hong (林任鴻) – Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team player (2021)
- Wu Hsiao-jin (吳曉謹) – Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team player (2021, 2022)
Jason Brickman – ABL Finals MVP (2016), TBL MVP (2018)- Xavier Alexander – TBL MVP (2019)
References
- "Ballarat Miners coach Brendan Joyce set to lead Kaohsiung Aquas in the T1 Basketball League in Taiwan". The Courier. August 8, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- "T1籃球聯盟高雄海神隊成軍 主場高雄巨蛋". Central News Agency. May 26, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- "高雄海神、九太隊線上聯合開訓 于煥亞有期待". Central News Agency. June 15, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- "季後賽不在巨蛋打！海神新主場拍板". United Daily News. April 17, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
- "高雄海神與蘇文儒簽約 盼扮演得分刺客". Central News Agency. August 19, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- "高雄海神宣告進軍T1 League職籃 高雄巨蛋將成主場". ETtoday. May 26, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
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