Kaohsiung Truth

Kaohsiung Truth
高雄聖徒職業籃球隊
Founded 2016
Folded 2017
League ASEAN Basketball League (2016–2017)
Based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Arena Kaohsiung Municipal Senior High School
Colours Blue, Black, Gold
              
Head coach Chinese Taipei Sabatino Chen
Website http://kaohsiungtruth.org/

The Kaohsiung Truth were a professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The Truth played one season in the ASEAN Basketball League.[1][2]

History

Kaohsiung Truth was founded in 2016 as the first professional basketball team to play in Kaohsiung City. They were officially announced as a member of the ASEAN Basketball League on July 17, 2016. The Truth are the league’s first Christian ministry team.[1] They played in the 2016-17 season but was disbanded after the end of the season. The Formosa Dreamers replaced them as the sole Taiwanese team in the ABL in the 2017-18 season.[3]

Home arena

The Truth played their home games at the Kaohsiung Municipal Senior High Gym.

Roster

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Kaoshiung Truth roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 0 Chinese Taipei United States Jay Wey 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
F/C 1 Chinese Taipei Jen Chieh Ku 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
G 2 Chinese Taipei Jun Quan Luo 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
G 3 Chinese Taipei Hsin Kai Wang 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
G 17 Philippines Achie Inigo (AI) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
F/C 6 Philippines Raymar Jose (AI) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
G 9 Chinese Taipei Zhong Xian Lin 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
G/F 13 Chinese Taipei Hao Chun Chang 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 21 Canada Chinese Taipei Carlos Andrade 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
F 22 Chinese Taipei Ya Chung Huang 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F 23 United States Chris Oliver (basketball) (WI) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
F/C 25 Chinese Taipei Jia Hao Yeh 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G/F 32 United States Chinese Taipei Wesley Hsu (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
C 33 United States Derek Hall (basketball) (WI) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
G/F 66 Chinese Taipei Wei Min Lee 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
  • Chinese Taipei Sabatino Chen
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (WI) World import
  • (AI) ASEAN heritage import
  • Injured

References

  1. 1 2 "Taiwan's Kaohsiung Truth Joins ABL as League Expands - ASEAN Basketball League". 2016-07-17. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  2. ↑ "Kaohsiung Truth". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Lee, David (25 September 2017). "Nine teams for new ABL season". New Strait Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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