Taichung Suns

Professional basketball team in Taiwan

Taichung Suns

Leagues| T1 League
Founded| July 9, 2021[1]
Folded| October 16, 2023
History| Taichung Wagor Suns
2021–2022
Taichung Suns
2022–2023
Arena| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
Capacity| 6,243
Location| Taichung City, Taiwan
Team colors| Red, Golden, White, Black

President| Sun Tzu-Chuan[2]
General manager| Wang Wei-Chieh
Head coach| Vacant
Championships| 0
Website| www.taichungsuns.tw

The Taichung Suns (Chinese: 臺中太陽) were a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taichung City. They have competed in the T1 League since the 2021–22 season, and played their home games at the National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium. The Suns became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season.

## Franchise history

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On November 25, 2021, the Taichung Suns changed the name to the Taichung Wagor Suns.[3] In October 2022, the Taichung Wagor Suns changed the name to the Taichung Suns.

On September 15, 2023, the T1 League announced that the 2023–24 season participation rights of the Taichung Suns was cancelled due to financial qualification.[4] On October 16, the Taichung Suns announced to fold officially.[5]

## Home arenas

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* National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium (2021–2023) [6]

## Last roster

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Further information: Taichung Suns all-time roster and List of Taichung Suns head coaches

2022–23 Taichung Suns roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Age | From

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C | 0 |  | Austin Derrick (I) | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 115 kg (254 lb)  |  29 – (1995-07-31)31 July 1995  | UCH
PF/C | 1 |  | Arnett Moultrie (I) | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)  | 118 kg (260 lb)  |  33 – (1990-11-18)18 November 1990  | Mississippi State
PG | 3 |  | Ting Sheng-Ju | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)  | 70 kg (154 lb)  |  26 – (1998-08-22)22 August 1998  | St. Francis
PG | 4 |  | Kao Meng-Wei | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)  | 70 kg (154 lb)  |  27 – (1996-09-13)13 September 1996  | NTCUST
PG | 5 |  | Peng Chun-Yen | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  | 84 kg (185 lb)  |  34 – (1989-12-05)5 December 1989  | MDU
PG | 6 |  | Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun (SFS) | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)  | 75 kg (165 lb)  |  26 – (1997-10-30)30 October 1997  | HDUT
SF | 8 |  | Chen Wen-Hung | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  | 80 kg (176 lb)  |  33 – (1991-07-14)14 July 1991  | NTSU
SG | 11 |  | Yang Cheng-Han | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)  | 77 kg (170 lb)  |  24 – (1999-10-10)10 October 1999  | FJU
PG | 13 |  | Lee Ming-Xiu | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)  | 82 kg (181 lb)  |  24 – (2000-06-01)1 June 2000  | NTUS
SF | 14 |  | Tung Yung-Chuan | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)  | 87 kg (192 lb)  |  24 – (1999-10-14)14 October 1999  | NTNU
G/F | 20 |  | Derek King | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  | 90 kg (198 lb)  |  30 – (1993-09-13)13 September 1993  | UC Berkeley
SG | 24 |  | Rayvonte Rice (I) | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 109 kg (240 lb)  |  32 – (1992-07-14)14 July 1992  | Illinois
PF/C | 34 |  | Keith Benson (I) | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)  | 112 kg (247 lb)  |  36 – (1988-08-13)13 August 1988  | Oakland
PF | 41 |  | Su Yi-Chin | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  | 95 kg (209 lb)  |  30 – (1993-12-29)29 December 1993  | MDU
SG | 42 |  | Lu Kuan-Hsuan | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  | 84 kg (185 lb)  |  29 – (1995-04-02)2 April 1995  | NTNU
PF | 45 |  | Wen Li-Huang | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)  | 96 kg (212 lb)  |  30 – (1993-10-26)26 October 1993  | ISU
PG | 76 |  | Lin Ming-Yi | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)  | 72 kg (159 lb)  |  28 – (1996-03-27)27 March 1996  | MDU

Head coach

*   * Chris Gavina

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Niño Canaleta
*   * Chou Ying-Chou
*   * Hsu Chih-Chao

Strength & conditioning coach(es)

*   * Weng Chien-Kai

Athletic trainer(s)

*   * Huang Chi-Chun

Team manager

*   * Wang Wei-Chieh

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (I) Import player
* (SFS) Special foreign students
* Injured

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* Roster
* Transactions

Updated: March 8, 2023

## Personnel

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### General managers

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Name | Tenure | Ref.

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Wang Wei-Chieh | 2021–2023 | [7]

### Head coaches

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Name  | Tenure  | Totals  | Regular season  | Playoffs

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G  |  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  G  |  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  G  |  W  |  L  |  PCT
Iurgi Caminos[8] | 2021–2022  | 36  | 22  | 14  | .611  | 30  | 20  | 10  | .667  | 6  | 2  | 4  | .333
Alberto Garcia[9] | 2022  | 0  | 0  | 0  | –  | 0  | 0  | 0  | –  | 0  | 0  | 0  | –
Chris Gavina[10] | 2022–2023  | 35  | 10  | 25  | .286  | 30  | 8  | 22  | .267  | 5  | 2  | 3  | .400
Anthony Tucker[11] | 2023  | 0  | 0  | 0  | –  | 0  | 0  | 0  | –  | 0  | 0  | 0  | –
Totals  | 71  | 32  | 39  | .451  | 60  | 28  | 32  | .467  | 11  | 4  | 7  | .364

## Season-by-season record

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T1 League

Season | Coach | Regular Season | Post Season
Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result
2021–22 | Iurgi Caminos | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2nd | 2 | 4 | .333 | Won Semifinals vs New Taipei CTBC DEA, 2–1
Lost Finals to Kaohsiung Aquas, 0–3
2022–23 | Alberto Garcia | 8 | 22 | .267 | 5th | 2 | 3 | .400 | Won Play-in vs TaiwanBeer HeroBears, 2–1
Lost Semifinals to New Taipei CTBC DEA, 0–3
Chris Gavina
Totals | 28 | 32 | .467 | – | 4 | 7 | .364 | 2 Playoff Appearances

## Notable players

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Local players

* Peng Chun-Yen (彭俊諺) – Chinese Taipei national team player
* Su Yi-Chin (蘇奕晉) – Chinese Taipei national team player
* Sun Szu-Yao (孫思堯) – Chinese Taipei national team player

Type-III players

* Jordan Heading – Philippines national team player

Import players

* Keith Benson – NBA player
* Tony Bishop – Panama national team player
* Alonzo Gee – NBA player
* Aaron Geramipoor – Iran national team player
* Arnett Moultrie – NBA player
* Sani Sakakini – Palestine national team player
* Diamond Stone – NBA player
* Julian Wright – NBA player

## References

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1. ^ "關於太陽". Taichung Suns. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
2. ^ "T1職籃聯盟會長錢薇娟拜會 盧市長：樂見台灣籃球蓬勃發展" (Press release). Taichung City Government. September 17, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
3. ^ "葳格國際學校冠名 台中太陽新賽季期許耀眼升空". Central News Agency. November 26, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
4. ^ "震撼單！T1職籃新賽季少1隊 台中太陽參賽資格遭取消". ETtoday. September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
5. ^ "T1職籃創始隊台中太陽宣布解散 做出艱難決定原因曝". ETtoday. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
6. ^ "台中太陽宣告成軍 延攬汪蔚傑當總經理". China Times. June 19, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
7. ^ "台中太陽宣告成軍 延攬汪蔚傑當總經理". China Times. June 19, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
8. ^ "台中太陽總教練出爐！西班牙籍教頭掌兵符". United Daily News. September 29, 2021. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
9. ^ "太陽低調「升級」 汪總曝補強進度". United Daily News. September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
10. ^ "台中太陽找菲律賓教練執教 洋將補進得分王仕東". Liberty Times Net. October 25, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
11. ^ "塔克老師回來了！接任台中太陽總教練". ETtoday. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

## External links

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* Official website
* Taichung Suns on Facebook
* Taichung Suns on Instagram
* Taichung Suns's channel on YouTube

* v
* t
* e

Taichung Suns

* Founded in 2021
* Formerly the Taichung Wagor Suns (2021–2022)
* Defunct in 2023
* Based in Taichung City

Franchise|

* All-time roster
* Head coaches

Arenas|

* National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium (2021–2023)

Personnel|

President
Sun Tzu-Chuan
General manager
Wang Wei-Chieh
Head coach
Vacant

Seasons|

* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24 (Folded on October 16, 2023)

Playoffs|

* 2022
* 2023

Culture and lore|

* Shiny Girls

* v
* t
* e

T1 League

Former teams|

* Kaohsiung Aquas
* New Taipei CTBC DEA
* Tainan TSG GhostHawks
* Taipei Mars
* Taiwan Beer Leopards
* TaiwanBeer HeroBears
* Taichung Suns

Drafts|

* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Seasons|

* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

Transactions|

* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024 offseason

Regular seasons|

* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

Playoffs|

* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Finals|

* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

All-Star Game|

* 2023

Others|

* Arenas
* Culture
* Cheerleading
* Mascots
* 2023 Basketball World Cup New Taipei City Warm-up Series

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