2021–22 Taoyuan Pilots season

The 2021–22 Taoyuan Pilots season was the franchise's 2nd season, its second season in the P. LEAGUE (PLG), its 2nd in Taoyuan City. The Pilots were coached by Cheng Chih-Lung in his first year as head coach.

Taoyuan Pilots
2021-22 season
PresidentLi Chung-Shu
General ManagerChen Hsin-An
Head CoachCheng Chih-Lung (resigned)
Yen Hsin-Su (interim)
ArenaTaoyuan Arena
NTSU Multipurpose Gymnasium
Nanshan High School Gymnasium
P. League 7-22(.241)
Scoring leaderDevin Robinson(24.61)
Rebounding leaderDevin Robinson(12.48)
Assists leaderWu Chia-Chun(3.86)
Highest home attendance4,168
(December 19, 2021)
Lowest home attendance0
(May 27, 2022)
Average home attendance2,339
Biggest winPilots 88-70 Steelers
(December 26, 2021)
Biggest defeatPilots 77-111 Dreamers
(April 3, 2022)
Pilots 76-110 Dreamers
(May 27, 2022)
← 2020-21
2022-23 →
All statistics correct as of May 29, 2022.

On March 23, the Pilots announced that Cheng Chih-Lung resigned as head coach.[1][2] On March 25, the Pilots named Yen Hsing-Su as their interim head coach.[3]

Draft

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The Pilots' 2021 first-round draft pick was traded to New Taipei Kings in exchange for 2022 first-round draft pick.[4] However, the Pilots doesn't select any player on 2021 P. League draft.

Standings

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Team GP W L PCT
zHsinchu JKO Lioneers 30 20 10 .667
xFormosa Taishin Dreamers 30 19 11 .633
xTaipei Fubon Braves 30 18 12 .600
xNew Taipei Kings 30 16 14 .533
Kaohsiung Steelers 29 9 20 .310
Taoyuan Pilots 29 7 22 .241

Roster

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2021–22 Taoyuan Pilots roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 0   Devin Robinson (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 – (1995-03-07)7 March 1995 Florida
F 1   Jordan Tolbert (I) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 32 – (1992-11-08)8 November 1992 SMU
G 3   Wu Chia-Chun 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 30 – (1994-03-03)3 March 1994 NTSU
F 5   Shih Yen-Tsung 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 32 – (1992-05-29)29 May 1992 I-Shou
G 6   Kuan Ta-You 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 27 – (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 NTSU
F 7   Lin Yao-Tsung 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 34 – (1990-09-07)7 September 1990 MingDao
F 9   Lin Chin-Pang 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 39 – (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 NTCPE
G 10   Su Chih-Cheng 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 25 – (1999-04-15)15 April 1999 NTSU
G 12   Li Chia-Kang 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 26 – (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 NTSU
G 13   Chen Yu-Jui 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 28 – (1995-12-22)22 December 1995 NTSU
C 18   Nemanja Besovic (I) 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 32 – (1992-06-08)8 June 1992 Serbia
F 22   Huang Hung-Han 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 30 – (1994-10-15)15 October 1994 Chien Hsin Tech
C 25   Lin Cheng 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 24 – (2000-07-25)25 July 2000 NTSU
F 28   Shih Chin-Yao 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 34 – (1990-10-28)28 October 1990 Chinese Culture
C 30   Chen Kuan-Chuan (C) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 30 – (1993-12-30)30 December 1993 NTSU
F 45   Wen Li-Huang 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 31 – (1993-10-26)26 October 1993 I-Shou
G 69   Lu Chun-Hsiang 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 27 – (1997-07-15)15 July 1997 Fu Jen
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  •   Liu Cheng-Yu
  •   Huang Yu-Chih (assistant)
Athletic trainer(s)
  •   Peng Li-Chen
  •   Fan Hsiang-Yu

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  •   Injured

Updated: 28 March 2022

Game log

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Preseason

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2021 preseason game log
Total: 1-2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 November 7 @Hsinchu JKO Lioneers W 97-82 Shih Chin-Yao (27) Wu Chia-Chun (8)
Huang Hung-Han (8)
Wu Chia-Chun (5) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
5,977
1-0
2 November 14 @Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 88-90 Lu Chun-Hsiang (25) Huang Hung-Han (12) Huang Hung-Han (10) Fengshan Arena
4,866
1-1
3 November 21 Taipei Fubon Braves L 74-89 Shih Chin-Yao (20) Shih Yen-Tsung (7) Li Chia-Kang (5) National Taiwan University Sports Center
3,087
1-2

Regular season

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2021–22 regular season game log
Total: 7-22 (Home: 2–12; Road: 5–10)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 12 @Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 92-95(OT) John Gillon (28) Jordan Tolbert (22) Shih Chin-Yao (4) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000
0-1
2 December 18 Kaohsiung Steelers L 64-84 John Gillon (21) Jordan Tolbert (13) Wu Chia-Chun (3)
John Gillon (3)
National Taiwan Sport University Arena
3,288
0-2
3 December 19 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers L 83-95 Chen Kuan-Chuan (20) Devin Robinson (19) John Gillon (6) National Taiwan Sport University Arena
4,168
0-3
4 December 24 @New Taipei Kings W 109-94 Devin Robinson (28) Devin Robinson (18) Jordan Tolbert (13) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
5,516
1-3
5 December 26 @Kaohsiung Steelers W 88-70 Devin Robinson (26) Jordan Tolbert (17) Jordan Tolbert (3) Fengshan Arena
3,229
2-3
6 January 8 @New Taipei Kings L 90-101 Devin Robinson (29) Jordan Tolbert (13) Wu Chia-Chun (6) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
5,061
2-4
7 January 14 @Kaohsiung Steelers W 101-94 Jordan Tolbert (24) Devin Robinson (19) Jordan Tolbert (6) Fengshan Arena
3,011
3-4
8 January 16 @Taipei Fubon Braves L 84-103 Devin Robinson (40) Devin Robinson (13) Wu Chia-Chun (6) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,066
3-5
9 January 23 @Hsinchu JKO Lioneers L 65-91 Kuan Ta-You (19) Devin Robinson (10) Kuan Ta-You (3)
Lin Yao-Tsung (3)
Li Chia-Kang (3)
Hsinchu County Stadium
4,012
3-6
PPD February 11 New Taipei Kings Postponed[5]
10 February 12 @Hsinchu JKO Lioneers L 80-101 Kuan Ta-You (17)
Shih Chin-Yao (17)
Jordan Tolbert (12) Wu Chia-Chun (9) Hsinchu County Stadium
4,317
3-7
PPD February 19 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers Postponed[5]
PPD February 20 Formosa Taishin Dreamers Postponed[5]
PPD February 27 @Taipei Fubon Braves Postponed[5]
11 March 5 Formosa Taishin Dreamers W 81-77 Devin Robinson (22) Devin Robinson (12)
Jordan Tolbert (12)
Chen Kuan-Chuan (6) Taoyuan Arena
2,058
4-7
12 March 6 Taipei Fubon Braves L 79-99 Devin Robinson (22)
Jordan Tolbert (22)
Devin Robinson (15) Wu Chia-Chun (3)
Kuan Ta-You (3)
Shih Chin-Yao (3)
Taoyuan Arena
2,471
4-8
13 March 8 New Taipei Kings W 97-95 Devin Robinson (36) Devin Robinson (13)
Jordan Tolbert (13)
Jordan Tolbert (4)
Kuan Ta-You (4)
Taoyuan Arena
2,569
5-8
14 March 13 @Taipei Fubon Braves L 82-91 Devin Robinson (26) Devin Robinson (14) Kuan Ta-You (5) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,262
5-9
15 March 19 New Taipei Kings L 92-102 Devin Robinson (27) Devin Robinson (17) Devin Robinson (5)
Wu Chia-Chun (5)
Taoyuan Arena
2,511
5-10
16 March 20 Taipei Fubon Braves L 85-95 Lu Chun-Hsiang (28) Devin Robinson (11) Devin Robinson (7) Taoyuan Arena
2,106
5-11
17 March 25 @Hsinchu JKO Lioneers W 97-89 Jordan Tolbert (25) Jordan Tolbert (16) Wu Chia-Chun (3)
Shih Chin-Yao (3)
Hsinchu County Stadium
5,004
6-11
18 March 27 @New Taipei Kings L 104-111 Devin Robinson (26) Devin Robinson (8) Kuan Ta-You (7) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,171
6-12
19 April 1 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers L 97-116 Nemanja Bešović (27) Devin Robinson (8) Devin Robinson (4)
Wu Chia-Chun (4)
Taoyuan Arena
2,780
6-13
20 April 3 @Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 77-111 Shih Chin-Yao (22) Jordan Tolbert (12) Jordan Tolbert (6) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000
6-14
21 April 9 New Taipei Kings L 85-95 Jordan Tolbert (24)
Nemanja Bešović (24)
Jordan Tolbert (14) Jordan Tolbert (3) Taoyuan Arena
2,791
6-15
22 April 10 Kaohsiung Steelers L 102-107 Devin Robinson (37) Devin Robinson (16) Wu Chia-Chun (8) Taoyuan Arena
1,936
6-16
23 April 12 Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 87-92 Devin Robinson (33) Devin Robinson (14) Wu Chia-Chun (7) Taoyuan Arena
2,182
6-17
24 April 16 @Kaohsiung Steelers W 106-104(OT) Devin Robinson (23) Devin Robinson (14) Jordan Tolbert (4)
Shih Chin-Yao (4)
Fengshan Arena
2,137
7-17
25 April 24 @Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 97-104 Devin Robinson (28) Devin Robinson (11) Shih Chin-Yao (5) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000
7-18
26 April 30 Taipei Fubon Braves L 80-86 Lu Chun-Hsiang (28) Devin Robinson (7)
Lin Cheng (7)
Wu Chia-Chun (6) Taoyuan Arena
1,728
7-19
27 May 1 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers L 86-94 Lu Chun-Hsiang (24) Huang Hung-Han (9) Wu Chia-Chun (6)
Chen Kuan-Chuan (6)
Taoyuan Arena
2,159
7-20
PPD May 7 Kaohsiung Steelers Postponed[6]
PPD May 8 Formosa Taishin Dreamers Postponed[7]
28 May 14 @Taipei Fubon Braves L 97-98 Devin Robinson (24) Jordan Tolbert (15) Jordan Tolbert (6) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
4,535
7-21
PPD May 16 Kaohsiung Steelers Postponed[8]
PPD May 17 Formosa Taishin Dreamers Postponed[9]
29 May 27 Formosa Taishin Dreamers L 76-110 Lin Cheng (25)
Lu Chun-Hsiang (25)
Huang Hung-Han (10)
Lin Cheng(10)
Wu Chia-Chin (5)
Huang Hung-Han (5)
Nanshan High School Gymnasium
0
7-22

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  2P%  2-point field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game     Led the league

Regular season

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Player GP MPG PPG 2P% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG
Devin Robinson 23 33:03 24.61 52.52% 30.34% 76.07% 12.48 2.70 2.04 1.26
Jordan Tolbert 21 36:40 17.90 54.84% 28.77% 66.13% 11.81 3.52 2.00 0.90
Wu Chia-Chun 29 32:36 7.59 46.15% 28.42% 81.58% 2.79 3.86 0.76 0.03
John Gillon 3 35:04 22.67 37.50% 31.58% 86.96% 5.00 4.00 2.33 0.00
Shih Yen-Tsung 14 17:33 3.86 31.43% 37.50% 56.00% 3.79 1.00 0.86 0.07
Kuan Ta-You 22 20:49 6.05 37.33% 31.15% 66.67% 2.50 2.41 1.41 0.32
Lin Yao-Tsung 16 09:52 1.56 33.33% 0.00% 37.50% 1.81 0.88 0.13 0.38
Lin Chin-Pang 1 19:56 5.00 33.33% 33.33% 0.00% 0.00 2.00 1.00 1.00
Su Chih-Cheng 1 03:58 0.00 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00
Li Chia-Kang 19 14:23 3.47 40.91% 24.14% 47.37% 1.00 0.84 0.53 0.11
Chen Yu-Jui 19 22:29 5.74 48.94% 29.79% 58.33% 3.95 1.26 1.16 0.00
Nemanja Besovic 6 24:17 12.83 52.83% 25.00% 85.71% 7.00 0.17 1.00 0.17
Huang Hung-Han 10 18:15 3.20 36.36% 26.67% 50.00% 4.50 1.40 0.60 0.10
Lin Cheng 11 17:42 4.91 50.00% 50.00% 88.89% 4.45 1.00 0.36 0.18
Shih Chin-Yao 29 32:41 10.66 46.24% 23.56% 65.00% 2.97 1.93 1.07 0.24
Chen Kuan-Chuan 26 22:34 4.85 31.90% 25.00% 50.00% 4.12 1.81 0.77 0.31
Wen Li-Huang 18 07:12 0.89 20.00% 0.00% 50.00% 1.11 0.33 0.11 0.11
Lu Chun-Hsiang 22 29:43 14.86 42.18% 35.63% 82.05% 4.41 1.55 1.68 0.23

Transactions

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Trades

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October 21, 2021[11] To Taoyuan Pilots
  • 2023 first-round pick
To Kaohsiung Steelers
  • Peng Chun-Yen

Free Agency

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Re-signed

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Date Player Contract terms Ref.
July 5, 2021 Shih Chin-Yao 3-year contract, worth unknown [12]
July 14, 2021 Lin Yao-Tsung [13]
July 14, 2021 Chen Kuan-Chuan

Additions

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Date Player Contract terms Former Team Ref.
June 30, 2021 Huang Hung-Han Taiwan Beer [14]
July 9, 2021 Chen Yu-Jui Bank of Taiwan [15]
July 21, 2021 Jordan Tolbert Yulon Luxgen Dinos [16]
August 25, 2021 Wu Chia-Chun Taoyuan Pauian Archiland [17]
August 25, 2021 Lu Chun-Hsiang Taoyuan Pauian Archiland
August 25, 2021 Shih Yen-Tsung Taoyuan Pauian Archiland
August 25, 2021 Li Chia-Kang Taoyuan Pauian Archiland
August 25, 2021 Wen Li-Huang Taoyuan Pauian Archiland
September 28, 2021 Su Chih-Cheng NTSU [18]
November 9, 2021 John Gillon  Alba Fehérvár [19][20]
November 10, 2021 Devin Robinson  Fort Wayne Mad Ants [21]
March 10, 2022 Nemanja Bešović  Academic Plovdiv [22]
March 28, 2022 Lin Chin-Pang Taoyuan Pauian Archiland [23]

Subtractions

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Date Player Reason New Team Ref.
April 22, 2021 Kadeem Jack contract expired  Cangrejeros de Santurce [24][25]
April 22, 2021 Davon Reed contract expired  Denver Nuggets [26][27]
June 30, 2021 Ting Sheng-Ju contract expired Taichung Wagor Suns [28]
June 30, 2021 Sun Szu-Yao contract expired Taichung Wagor Suns
June 30, 2021 Lai Kuo-Wei contract expired New Taipei CTBC DEA
June 30, 2021 Chang Keng-Yu contract expired Taipei Fubon Braves
July 8, 2021 Quincy Davis contract expired New Taipei Kings [29]
July 30, 2021 Chen Ching-Huan waived Taichung Wagor Suns [30]
November 29, 2021 Jordan Chatman contract expired Tainan TSG GhostHawks [31]
November 30, 2021 Chen Shih-Chieh contract expired Taoyuan Pauian Archiland [32]
January 4, 2022 John Gillon contract expired Taoyuan Leopards [33][34]

Awards

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End-of-Season Awards

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Recipient Award Ref.
Lu Chun-Hsiang 6th Man of the Year [35]
All-PLG 2nd Team [36]

Players of the Week

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Week Recipient Date awarded Ref.
Week 12 Devin Robinson March 5 - March 8 [37]

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