Formosa Dreamers

Basketball team in Taichung, Taiwan
       PresidentTien LeiGeneral managerHan Chun-KaiHead coachJamie PearlmanOwnershipFormosa Basketball Development Corp.Affiliation(s)Taichung Dreamers AcademyChampionships0Websiteformosadreamers.com

Formosa Dreamers (Chinese: 福爾摩沙夢想家) is a professional basketball team based in Changhua and Taichung, Taiwan. They have been part of the ASEAN Basketball League since the 2017–18 season. The Dreamers are one of the two teams from Taiwan that participated in the 2019–20 season after the Kaohsiung Truth basketball team was replaced.

Formosa Dreamers were founded by Chang Cheng-chung, Chris Hsu, Jimmy Chang, Blackie Chen and Jonathan Han, all of whom have different professions from various industries.

Facilities

Home arenas

Arena Location Duration
Changhua County Stadium[1] Changhua County 2017–2021
2023–present
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium[2] Taichung City 2020–2021
Intercontinental Basketball Stadium[3][4] Taichung City 2021–present

Training facilities

The Dreamers previously practiced at the Jhang Bei Civil Sports Center.[5][6]

Players

Current roster

Formosa Dreamers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 0 Taiwan Chen Jen-Jei 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 26 – (1997-09-16)16 September 1997 Grand View
G 3 Taiwan Wu Chia-Chun 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 30 – (1994-03-03)3 March 1994 NTSU
F 4 United States Devyn Marble (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 31 – (1992-09-21)21 September 1992 Iowa
F 5 United States Chris McCullough (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 29 – (1995-02-05)5 February 1995 Syracuse
F 7 Taiwan Lin Yao-Tsung 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 33 – (1990-09-07)7 September 1990 MingDao
F 10 Taiwan Ting Kuang-Hao 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 23 – (2000-10-23)23 October 2000 Chien Hsin Tech
G 11 Taiwan Lin Chun-Chi 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 26 – (1998-01-29)29 January 1998 Chien Hsin Tech
G 18 Taiwan Yang Shen-Yen 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 27 – (1997-01-18)18 January 1997 NTSU
F 21 Taiwan United States Douglas Creighton 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 39 – (1985-03-07)7 March 1985 Madonna
F 23 United States Taiwan Kenneth Chien (HP) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – (1995-02-06)6 February 1995 Broward
F 24 United States Taiwan Randall Walko (HP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 TCNJ
C 26 Taiwan Lee Te-Wei 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 32 – (1991-10-15)15 October 1991 Neng Ren VS
F 28 Taiwan Lu Kuan-Liang 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 33 – (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 NTUA
G 30 Taiwan Wu Sung-Wei 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 – (1993-05-21)21 May 1993 I-Shou
C 34 United States Brandon Gilbeck (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 27 – (1996-12-09)9 December 1996 Western Illinois
F 42 United States Julian Boyd (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 34 – (1990-02-02)2 February 1990 LIU Brooklyn
F 88 Taiwan Chou Po-Chen 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 33 – (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 NTNU
Head coach
  • Australia Jamie Pearlman
Assistant coach(es)
  • Taiwan Lai Po-Lin
  • Taiwan Chen Shih-Nien
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Taiwan Hou Yao-Hsin
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (FS) Foreign student player
  • (HP) Heritage player
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (AI) EASL Asian import
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
  • Roster
Updated: January 10, 2023

Season-by-season record

ASEAN Basketball League
Season Coach Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2017–18 Hsu Hao-Cheng 1 19 .050 9th Did not qualify
2018–19 Dean Murray 19 7 .731 1st 0 2 .000 Lost Quarterfinals to Mono Vampire, 0–2
2019–20 Kyle Julius 8 6 .571 4th Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia
Totals 28 32 .467 - 0 2 .000 1 Playoff Appearances
P. LEAGUE+
Season Coach Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2020–21 Kyle Julius 10 14 .417 3rd 4 5 .444 Won Playoffs vs Taoyuan Pilots, 3–2
Lost Finals to Taipei Fubon Braves, 1–3
2021–22 Kyle Julius 19 11 .633 2nd 1 3 .250 Lost Playoffs vs Taipei Fubon Braves, 1–3
2022–23 Kyle Julius 19 21 .475 4th 1 3 .250 Lost Playoffs vs New Taipei Kings, 1–3
Lai Po-Lin
2023–24 Jamie Pearlman –
Totals 48 46 .511 - 6 11 .353 3 Playoff Appearances

References

  1. ^ "職籃隊落腳彰化 5人共組寶島夢想家". Liberty Times Net. September 21, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "夢想家多台中主場 4場例行賽改台體大". TSNA. November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "新賽季確定落腳臺中迷你蛋！ 台新夢想家引進NBA等級地板打造高規格場地". P. LEAGUE+. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "PLG／夢想家搬家 新主場落腳台中「迷你蛋」". United Daily News. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "地方政府大力支持 寶島夢想家生根彰化". TSNA. October 16, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "籃球》結合在地力量 寶島夢想家正式進駐彰化". LT Sports. October 16, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

External links

  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata
  • Formosa Dreamers on Facebook Edit this at Wikidata
  • Formosa Dreamers on Instagram Edit this at Wikidata
  • Formosa Dreamers's channel on YouTube
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