The Formosa Dreamers (Chinese: 福爾摩沙夢想家) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taichung City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium. The Dreamers joined the ASEAN Basketball League since the 2017–18 season for replacing Kaohsiung Truth as Taiwan team. The Dreamers became one of the four teams of the inaugural P. League+ season since the 2020–21 season, and became one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season since the 2024–25 season.
| Formosa Dreamers | |
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 2024–25 Formosa Dreamers season | |
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| Leagues | Taiwan Professional Basketball League |
| Founded | 11 October 2017 |
| History | Formosa Dreamers 2017–2020 (ABL) 2023–2024 (PLG) 2024–present (TPBL) Formosa Taishin Dreamers 2020–2023 (PLG) |
| Arena | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Location | Taichung City, Taiwan |
| Team colors | Black, White, Gray, Fluorescent Green |
| President | Tien Lei |
| General manager | Han Chun-Kai |
| Head coach | Jamie Pearlman |
| Ownership | Formosa Basketball Development Corp. |
| Affiliation(s) | Taichung Dreamers Academy |
| Championships | 0 |
| Website | formosadreamers |
The 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
editHome arenas
edit| Arena | Location | Duration |
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| Changhua County Stadium[1] | Changhua County | 2017–2021 2023–2024 |
| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium[2] | Taichung City | 2020–2021 |
| Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium[3][4] | Taichung City | 2021–present |
Training facilities
editThe Dreamers previously practiced at the Jhang Bei Civil Sports Center.[5][6]
Current roster
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Head coaches
edit| Name | Tenure | Totals | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | ||
| 2017–2018 | 20 | 1 | 19 | .050 | 20 | 1 | 19 | .050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2018–2019 | 28 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 26 | 19 | 7 | .731 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| 2019–2023 | 94 | 47 | 47 | .500 | 81 | 42 | 39 | .519 | 13 | 5 | 8 | .385 | |
| 2023 | 31 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 27 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | |
| 2024–present | 46 | 26 | 20 | .565 | 40 | 24 | 16 | .600 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | |
| Totals | 219 | 108 | 111 | .493 | 194 | 100 | 94 | .515 | 25 | 8 | 17 | .320 | |
Season-by-season record
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 to Taipei Fubon Braves, 1–3 |
| 2022–23 | Kyle Julius | 19 | 21 | .475 | 4th | 1 | 3 | .250 | Lost Playoffs to New Taipei Kings, 1–3 |
| Lai Po-Lin | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Jamie Pearlman | 24 | 16 | .600 | 2nd | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost Playoffs to New Taipei Kings, 2–4 |
| Totals | 72 | 62 | .537 | – | 8 | 15 | .348 | 4 Playoff Appearances | |
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| Season | Coach | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| 2024–25 | Jamie Pearlman | 0 | 0 | – | |||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 Playoff Appearances | |
Notable players
edit- Local players
Chang Tsung-Hsien (張宗憲) – Chinese Taipei national team player, PLG MVP (2021)
Chieng Li-Huan (成力煥) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Jonah Morrison (譚傑龍) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Import players
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.