2021–22 Kaohsiung Steelers season

The 2021–22 Kaohsiung Steelers season was the franchise's 1st season, its first season in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG), its 1st in Kaohsiung City. The Steelers are coached by DeMarcus Berry in his first year as head coach.[1]

Kaohsiung Steelers
2021–22 season
General ManagerCheng Ming-Yuan
Head CoachDeMarcus Berry
ArenaFongshan Gymnasium
All statistics correct as of July 4, 2021.

Draft
Main article: 2021 P. League+ draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionStatusSchool/club team
12Chen Yu-WeiGLocalNTNU
15Lin Jyun-HaoFLocalNTUA
18Lan Shao-FuCLocalNTSU
29Liu Chun-TingFLocalUCH
313Cheng Te-WeiFLocalSHU
415Matthew YangGOverseas ChineseTaichung Dreamers Academy
516Austin DerrickCForeign StudentUCH

The Steelers acquired 2021 first-round draft pick from Formosa Taishin Dreamers in exchange for $500000 cash considerations.[2] The second rounder, Liu Chun-Ting had joined Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League.[3]

Standings
TeamGPWLPCT
New Taipei Kings1101.000
Formosa Taishin Dreamers321.667
Taipei Fubon Braves321.667
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers101.000
Kaohsiung Steelers101.000
Taoyuan Pilots101.000

Roster

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2021–22 Kaohsiung Steelers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 0 Austin Derrick 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 26 – (1995-07-31)31 July 1995 UCH
G 1 Anthony Tucker (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 32 – (1989-09-02)2 September 1989 Minnesota
G 4 Chen Yu-Wei 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 21 – (1999-12-29)29 December 1999 NTNU
C 6 Keith Benson (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 33 – (1988-08-13)13 August 1988 Oakland
F 7 Chang Po-Wei (S[4][5]) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 31 – (1990-07-22)22 July 1990 NTUA
G 8 Wang Lu-Hsiang 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (1997-12-21)21 December 1997 CCUT
C 10 Wang Po-Chih 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 130 kg (287 lb) 25 – (1996-10-29)29 October 1996 NTSU
F 11 Lin Jyun-Hao 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (1998-01-18)18 January 1998 NTUA
F 12 Cheng Te-Wei 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 26 – (1995-10-08)8 October 1995 SHU
F 13 Lu Cheng-Ju (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 35 – (1986-04-13)13 April 1986 TPEC
G 15 Lu Che-Yi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 28 – (1993-07-15)15 July 1993 ISU
C 23 Lan Shao-Fu 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (1997-03-21)21 March 1997 NTSU
F 24 Taylor Braun (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 30 – (1991-07-06)6 July 1991 North Dakota State
G 34 Matthew Yang 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 – (1995-10-20)20 October 1995 UCLA
G 63 Peng Chun-Yen 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 32 – (1989-12-05)5 December 1989 MDU
Head coach
  • DeMarcus Berry
Assistant coach(es)
  • Hung Chi-Chao
  • Chou Hua-Kung
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Chen Sheng-Chuan
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Bao Chun-Hsin
Team manager
  • Shen Chiu-Chan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
Updated: 13 November, 2021

Game log

Preseason
2021 preseason game log
Total: 1-2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1November 13Formosa Taishin DreamersL 89-102Lu Cheng-Ju (17)Cheng Te-Wei (7)
Lan Shao-Fu (7)		Chen Yu-Wei (6)Fongshan Gymnasium
4,125		0-1
2November 14Taipei Fubon BravesW 95-89Lu Cheng-Ju (35)Chen Yu-Wei (9)Chen Yu-Wei (6)
Wang Lu-Hsiang (6)
Peng Chun-Yen (6)		Fongshan Gymnasium
4,866		1-1
3November 21@New Taipei KingsL 82-100Chen Yu-Wei (18)Lin Jyun-Hao (9)Cheng Te-Wei (3)
Lu Cheng-Ju (3)		National Taiwan University Sports Center
3,087		1-2

Regular season
2021–22 regular season game log
Total: 0-2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1December 5@Taipei Fubon BravesL 82-107Anthony Tucker (17)
Keith Benson (17)		Keith Benson (15)Anthony Tucker (9)Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,062		0-1
2December 12@Hsinchu JKO LioneersL 95-105Anthony Tucker (21)Keith Benson (10)Anthony Tucker (7)Hsinchu County Stadium
4,657		0-2
3December 18@Taoyuan PilotsNational Taiwan Sport University Multipurpose Gymnasium
4December 25Formosa Taishin DreamersFongshan Gymnasium
5December 26Taoyuan PilotsFongshan Gymnasium
6January 8@Hsinchu JKO LioneersHsinchu County Stadium
7January 14Taoyuan PilotsFongshan Gymnasium
8January 16@Formosa Taishin DreamersIntercontinental Basketball Stadium
9January 21Hsinchu JKO LioneersFongshan Gymnasium
10January 23Taipei Fubon BravesFongshan Gymnasium
11February 13@Formosa Taishin DreamersIntercontinental Basketball Stadium
12February 19Taipei Fubon BravesFongshan Gymnasium
13February 20New Taipei KingsFongshan Gymnasium
14February 27@New Taipei KingsXinzhuang Gymnasium
15March 5@Hsinchu JKO LioneersHsinchu County Stadium
16March 12Hsinchu JKO LioneersFongshan Gymnasium
17March 13New Taipei KingsFongshan Gymnasium
18March 18@Taipei Fubon BravesTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
19March 20@Formosa Taishin DreamersIntercontinental Basketball Stadium
20March 26Formosa Taishin DreamersFongshan Gymnasium
21March 27Hsinchu JKO LioneersFongshan Gymnasium
22April 2@New Taipei KingsXinzhuang Gymnasium
23April 4@Taipei Fubon BravesTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
24April 10@Taoyuan PilotsTaoyuan Arena
25April 16Taoyuan PilotsFongshan Gymnasium
26April 17Taipei Fubon BravesFongshan Gymnasium
27April 24@New Taipei KingsXinzhuang Gymnasium
28April 30New Taipei KingsFongshan Gymnasium
29May 1Formosa Taishin DreamersFongshan Gymnasium
30May 7@Taoyuan PilotsTaoyuan Arena

Transactions

Trades
October 21, 2021[6] To Kaohsiung Steelers
  • Peng Chun-Yen
 To Taoyuan Pilots
  • 2023 first-round pick
October 27, 2021[7] To Kaohsiung Steelers
  • Wang Lu-Hsiang
 To Taipei Fubon Braves
  • 2022 first-round pick

Additions
DatePlayerContract termsFormer TeamRef.
June 25, 2021Anthony TuckerN/AFormosa Taishin Dreamers[8]
June 28, 2021Wang Po-ChihN/AFormosa Taishin Dreamers[9]
July 1, 2021Chang Po-WeiN/ATaipei Fubon Braves[10]
July 13, 2021Lu Cheng-Ju3-year contract, worth unknownYulon Luxgen Dinos[11]
August 11, 2021Chen Yu-WeiN/ANTNU[12]
August 16, 2021Lin Jyun-HaoN/ANTUA[13]
August 18, 2021Cheng Te-WeiN/ASHU[14]
August 23, 2021Lan Shao-FuN/ANTSU[15]
August 25, 2021Matthew YangN/ATaichung Dreamers Academy[16]
September 16, 2021Austin DerrickN/AUCH[17]
October 1, 2021Keith BensonN/ABC Levski Sofia[18]
October 15, 2021Lu Che-YiN/AHsinchu JKO Lioneers[19]
October 26, 2021Taylor BraunN/AMaccabi Haifa B.C.[20]

Awards

Players of the Week
WeekRecipientDate awardedRef.
PreseasonLu Cheng-JuNovember 13 - November 14[21]

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