The 2023 T1 League draft was the third edition of the T1 League's annual draft. It was held on July 14, 2023, at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park Warehouse 1 in Taipei City.[2][3][1] There were six teams joined the draft, including the Kaohsiung Aquas, New Taipei CTBC DEA, Taichung Suns, Tainan TSG GhostHawks, Taipei City team,[a] and the TaiwanBeer Leopards.[b] There were 41 players participated in the draft, and 7 players were chosen in 2 rounds.[8]
Draft results
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G
Guard
F
Forward
C
Center
x
Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-T1 League First Team
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Denotes player who has never appeared in one T1 regular season or playoff game
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Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year
Suns acquired 2023 second-round 3rd pick and 2024 second-round pick
^March 16, 2022: Taichung Wagor Suns to TaiwanBeer HeroBears[11][12]
HeroBears acquired 2022 second-round pick and 2023 second-round pick
Suns acquired Chou Tzu-Hua
Draft combine
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The draft combine was held at National Taiwan University of Arts on July 8, 2023.[13] There were 36 players participated in the draft combine.[14] Li Pei-Cheng was awarded the Most Outstanding Player in the rookie contest.[15]
Entrants
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On June 27, 2023, the T1 League released its official list of entrants, consisting of 43 players from college and other educational institutions in this edition of the draft.[13] On July 8, the T1 League announced that Ting Kuan-Hao and Wang Yi-Fan applied to quit the draft.[16] On July 10, the T1 League released the final list of entrants, consisting of 41 players in this edition of the draft.[1]
Chang Chao-Chen – F, NTNU
Chen Hao-Xiang – F, NTSU
Chen Li-Hsing – G, NTSU
Chen Lung – F, CCU
Chen Yi – G, GWU
Chen Zhao-Qun – F, NTUST
Chiang Hao-Wen – G, NTNU
Chiao Chu-Yu – F, FJU
Chien Ho-Yu – G, SHU
Chuang Wei-Chieh – G, FJU
Fan Zhe-Hao – G, STU
Gao Jin-Wei – G, UCH
Guo Zhen-Fu – F, NKNU
Hsieh Cheng-An – F, NTSU
Hsiung Che-Yen – G, CCU
Hsu Ching-En – F, NTNU
Lee Cheng-En – G, UT
Li Pei-Cheng – G, FJU
Liang Yu-Lun – F, UT
Liao Ching-Tai – C, NKNU
Lin Chi-Han – G, UT
Lin Li – G, NCCU
Lin Ming-Wei – G, OCU
Lin Sin-Kuan – F, NTNU
Lin Tzu-Chun – G, NTUS
Liu Cheng-Yen – G, ISU
Liu Chia-Yuan – G, OCU
Liu Guang-Shang – F, FJU
Liu Yen-Ting – F, OCU
Su Pei-Kai – F, NTUA
Tang Wei-Chieh – G, VMI
Tsai Houng-Yang – G, FJU
Tsai Zhen-Yueh – F, NKNU
Tu Yi-Han – F, NCCU
Wang Cheng-Wen – F, ISU
Wang Wei-Ting – F, NTUB
Wu Chun-An – F, OCU
Wu Pei-Chia – C, SHU
Wu Shao-Qi – G, CCU
Wu Zheng-Xin – F, CUMT
Yang Hao-Wei – G, CCU
Note
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^ abcOn June 26, 2023, the T1 League announced that the Taishin Sports Entertainment Co., Ltd. took over the participation rights of the TaiwanBeer HeroBears.[4] On July 8, the T1 League announced that the Taishin basketball team would participate in the draft with the name of Taipei City.[5] On August 24, the name of Taipei Taishin basketball team was announced as Taipei Taishin Mars.[6] The team changed name to Taipei Mars on October.
^ abcOn July 4, 2023, the Taoyuan Leopards announced to cooperate with the Taiwan Beer basketball association, and the Taoyuan Leopards changed the name to TaiwanBeer Leopards.[7]
^On June 27, 2023, the T1 League announced that the Taishin basketball team acquired the second pick and the last pick (additional draft rights) in each round.[9]
^ abOn June 27, 2023, the T1 League announced that the Taishin basketball team acquired the draft rights from the TaiwanBeer HeroBears (first-round 4th pick and second-round pick traded from Taichung Wagor Suns).[9]