Super Basketball League

The Super Basketball League (), often abbreviated as the SBL, is a men's semi-pro basketball league in Taiwan.

Teams

Current teams

Bank of Taiwan (臺灣銀行)
Caesar Keelung Black Kites (凱撒基隆黑鳶)
Changhua Pauian BLL (彰化璞園柏力力)
Taiwan Beer (台灣啤酒)
Yulon (裕隆集團)

Former teams

Dacin Tigers (達欣工程) – now competes in amateur competitions
Fubon Braves (富邦勇士) – now competes in the P. League+ (PLG)
Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology (高雄九太科技) – dissolved on May 30, 2022
Taoyuan Pauian Archiland (桃園璞園建築) – playing spot on loan to Changhua Pauian BLL

Timeline

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Champions

Champions and other postseason standings are listed below:

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!Season

!Champions

!Runners-up

!Third place

!Fourth place

|2003–04

|Yulon Dinos

|Sina Lions

|2004–05

|Yulon Dinos

|Dacin Tigers

|2005–06

|Yulon Dinos

|Taiwan Beer

|Dacin Tigers

|Bank of Taiwan

|2006–07

|Taiwan Beer

|Dacin Tigers

|Videoland Hunters

|Yulon Dinos

|2007–08

|Taiwan Beer

|Yulon Dinos

|2008–09

|Dacin Tigers

|Taiwan Beer

|2010

|Yulon Luxgen Dinos

|Dacin Tigers

|2010–11

|Taiwan Beer

|Dacin Tigers

|2011–12

|Pauian Archiland

|Dacin Tigers

|2012–13

|Pauian Archiland

|Dacin Tigers

|2013–14

|Pauian Archiland

|Taiwan Mobile Clouded Leopards

|2014–15

|Pauian Archiland

|Taiwan Beer

|2015–16

|Taiwan Beer

|Pauian Archiland

|2016–17

|Dacin Tigers

|Yulon Luxgen Dinos

|2017–18

|Taoyuan Pauian Archiland

|Fubon Braves

|2018–19

|Fubon Braves

|Taiwan Beer

| 2019–20

| Taiwan Beer

| Yulon Luxgen Dinos

| 2020–21

| Taiwan Beer Yulon Luxgen Dinos

| No finals played

| 2021–22

| Bank of Taiwan

| Taiwan Beer

|2023

| Yulon Luxgen Dinos

| Bank of Taiwan

|2024

| Yulon Luxgen Dinos

| Taiwan Beer

|2025

| Yulon

| Bank of Taiwan

|2026

| Yulon

| Caesar Keelung Black Kites

Finals appearances

This is a list of the teams which have advanced to the SBL Finals and the overall win–loss records they have registered in the Championship Series.

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!Total!!Team!!Title(s)!!Runners-up!!Pct.!!Notes

|align="center"|12||Yulon||align="center"|9||align="center"|3||align="center"|.750||Won four league titles in a row from 2023 to 2026. Titles included the cancelled 2021 finals (declared co-champions).

|align="center"|12||Taiwan Beer||align="center"|6||align="center"|6||align="center"|.500||Made four consecutive finals appearances from 2005–06 to 2008–09. Titles included the cancelled 2021 finals (declared co-champions).

|align="center"|8||Dacin Tigers||align="center"|2||align="center"|6||align="center"|.250||Made five consecutive finals appearances from 2008–09 to 2012–13.

|align="center"|7||Taoyuan Pauian Archiland||align="center"|5||align="center"|2||align="center"|.714||Won four league titles in a row from 2011–12 to 2014–15.

|align="center"|3||Fubon Braves||align="center"|1||align="center"|2||align="center"|.333||Won first title in 2018–19.

|align="center"|3||Bank of Taiwan||align="center"|1||align="center"|2||align="center"|.333||Won first title in 2021–22.

|align="center"|1||Caesar Keelung Black Kites||align="center"|0||align="center"|1||align="center"|.000||Made a finals appearance in its debut season.

|align="center"|0||Changhua Pauian BLL||align="center"|0||align="center"|0||align="center"|—||

League MVP

The winner of the Super Basketball League Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is chosen by reporters. The recipients of the award are listed below:

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!Season!!Regular season MVP!!Championship Series MVP

|2003–2004

|Tien Lei (田壘) Dacin Tigers

|Chen Hsin-an (陳信安) Yulon Dinos

|2004–2005

|Tien Lei (田壘) Dacin Tigers

|Tseng Wen-ting (曾文鼎) Yulon Dinos

|2005–2006

|Tien Lei (田壘) Dacin Tigers

|Tseng Wen-ting (曾文鼎) Yulon Dinos

|2006–2007

|Lin Chih-chieh (林志傑) Taiwan Beer

|2007–2008

|Chen Hsin-an (陳信安) Yulon Dinos

|Lin Chih-chieh (林志傑) Taiwan Beer

|2008–2009

|Chang Chih-feng (張智峰) Dacin Tigers

|2009–2010

|Tseng Wen-ting (曾文鼎) Yulon Dinos

|Chen Chih-chung (陳志忠) Yulon Dinos

|2010–2011

|Rashad Jennings Pure-Youth

|Yang Chin-min (楊敬敏) Taiwan Beer

|2011–2012

|Quincy Davis Pauian

|Chen Shih-chieh (陳世杰) Pauian

|2012–2013

|Tsai Wen-cheng (蔡文誠) Pauian

|2013–2014

|Liu Cheng (劉錚) Taiwan Beer

|Tsai Wen-cheng (蔡文誠) Pauian

|2014–2015

|Chen Shun-hsiang (陳順詳) Bank of Taiwan

|Garret Siler Pauian

|2015–2016

|Chou Yi-hsiang (周儀翔) Dacin Tigers

|Patrick O'Bryant Taiwan Beer

|2016–2017

|Chou Yi-hsiang (周儀翔) Dacin Tigers

|Su I-chieh (蘇翊傑) Dacin Tigers

|2017–2018

|Lu Cheng-ju (呂政儒) Yulon Dinos

|Quincy Davis Pauian

|2018–2019

|Chiang Yu-an (蔣淯安) Taiwan Beer

|Charles Garcia Fubon Braves

|2019–2020

|Chiang Yu-an (蔣淯安) Taiwan Beer

|2020–2021

|Hsieh Tsung-jung (謝宗融) Bank of Taiwan

|Finals cancelled due to pandemic

|2021–2022

|Zak Irvin Bank of Taiwan

|Finals cancelled due to pandemic

|2023

|Ke Min-Hao (柯旻豪) Yulon Dinos

|Sarr Bamba Yulon Dinos

|2024

|Chang Chia-he (張家禾) Bank of Taiwan

|Chou Shih-yuan (周士淵) Yulon Dinos

|2025

|Lan Shao-fu (藍少甫) Yulon

|Brandon Moss Yulon

|2026

|Lan Shao-fu (藍少甫) Yulon

|Brandon Moss Yulon

Notable players

Guards

Chang Chih-feng (張智峰): 6'0", one-time champion, one-time regular season and finals MVP, two-time All-SBL Team, one-time Defensive Player of the Year, two-time steal champion
Chen Chih-chung (陳志忠): 6'0", four-time champion, one-time finals MVP, three-time All-SBL Team, one-time Defensive Player of the Year, one-time assist champion, one-time Sixth Man of the Year
Lee Hsueh-lin (李學林): 5'9", four-time champion, one-time All-SBL Team

Forwards

Chen Hsin-an (陳信安): 6'5", two-time champion, one-time regular season MVP, one-time finals MVP, one-time All-SBL Team, one-time scoring champion
Lin Chih-chieh (林志傑): 6'3", two-time champion, two-time finals MVP, one-time regular season MVP, three-time All-SBL Team, two-time scoring champion
Jonathan Sanders (桑德斯): 6'7", three-time All-SBL Team, three-time rebound champion, two-time assist champion, one-time Fighter of the Year (年度最佳鬥士)
Tien Lei (田壘): 6'8", one-time champion, three-time regular season MVP, three-time All-SBL Team, three-time rebound champion, two-time scoring champion, one-time steal champion and played for Sacramento Kings in 2005 NBA Summer League
Noel Felix
Marcus Fizer
Taylor King, Former McDonald's All-American and Duke basketball player

Centers

Tseng Wen-ting (曾文鼎): 6'9", four-time champion, two-time finals MVP, one-time regular season MVP, four-time All-SBL Team and Defensive Player of the Year, six-time block champion
Wu Tai-hao (吳岱豪): 6'8", one-time champion, one-time All-SBL Team, one-time block champion
Patrick O'Bryant
Solomon Alabi
Garret Siler
Earl Barron

References

External links

SBL official website
Taiwan Beer official website
Taiwan Mobile Clouded Leopards official website
Yulon Luxgen Dinos official website
YMY official website
Taiwan Hoops
Asia-Basket - Taiwan
High flying hoop dreams: A brief history of the development of basketball in Taiwan

Teams

Current teams

Former teams

Timeline

Champions

Finals appearances

League MVP

Notable players

Guards

Forwards

Centers

See also

References

External links