2020–21 Taipei Fubon Braves season
# 2020–21 Taipei Fubon Braves season

The 2020–21 Taipei Fubon Braves season was the first season of the franchise in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG), its 7th in the Taipei City and playing home games at Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium. They are coached by Hsu Chin-Che in his fourth year as head coach.

## Preseason

On September 9, 2020, former Taiwanese professional basketball player Blackie Chen announced the establishment of P. LEAGUE+ (PLG). The first game of PLG was started on December 19, 2020.

## Draft

The P. LEAGUE+ (PLG) did not hold a draft in its first season.

## Standings

| Team | GP | W | L | PCT |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| z – Taipei Fubon Braves | 24 | 19 | 5 | .792 |
| x – Taoyuan Pilots | 24 | 10 | 14 | .417 |
| x – Formosa Taishin Dreamers | 24 | 10 | 14 | .417 |
| Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | 24 | 9 | 15 | .375 |

## Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

## Game log

### Preseason

2020 preseason game log Total: 5-1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1) :

| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | October 17 | @Taoyuan AirApe | W 75-67 | Chien Wei-Ju (13) | Tseng Hsiang-Chun (18) | Lai Ting-En (3) | Hsinchu County Stadium 8,068 | 1-0 |
| 2 | October 18 | Hsinchu Lioneers | W 93-81 | Chien Wei-Ju (22) | Tseng Hsiang-Chun (15) | Joseph Lin (6) | Hsinchu County Stadium 7,888 | 2-0 |
| 3 | November 7 | Taoyuan Pilots | W 109-71 | Ihor Zaytsev (18) Mike Singletary (18) | Tseng Hsiang-Chun (11) | Lai Ting-En (6) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 6,459 | 3-0 |
| 4 | November 8 | @Formosa Dreamers | L 87-95 | Mike Singletary (20) | Tseng Wen-Ting (12) | Joseph Lin (5) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 6,606 | 3-1 |
| 5 | November 21 | Hsinchu Lioneers | W 107-71 | Ihor Zaytsev (18) | Ihor Zaytsev (14) | Lin Chih-Chieh (6) | National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium 4,500 | 4-1 |
| 6 | November 22 | @Formosa Taishin Dreamers | W 118-83 | Ihor Zaytsev (28) | Ihor Zaytsev (11) | Chien Wei-Ju (4) Tseng Wen-Ting (4) | National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium 4,700 | 5-1 |

### Regular season

2020–21 regular season game log Total: 19-5 (Home: 11-1, Road: 8-4) :

| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | December 19 | @Formosa Taishin Dreamers | W 89-86 | Jet Chang (34) | Mike Singletary (14) | Mike Singletary (4) Chien Wei-Ju (4) | Changhua County Stadium 5,881 | 1-0 |
| 2 | December 27 | @Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | W 96-87 | Charles García (28) | Charles García (16) | Joseph Lin (4) | Hsinchu County Stadium 7,236 | 2-0 |
| 3 | January 2 | Taoyuan Pilots | W 93-83 | Jet Chang (20) | Ihor Zaytsev (16) | Mike Singletary (7) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 7,000 | 3-0 |
| 4 | January 3 | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | W 96-86 | Charles García (25) | Ihor Zaytsev (14) | Lin Chih-Chieh (8) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 7,000 | 4-0 |
| 5 | January 10 | @Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | W 105-98 | Charles García (23) | Charles García (14) | Tsai Wen-Cheng (5) | Hsinchu County Stadium 6,377 | 5-0 |
| 6 | January 16 | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | W 115-95 | Jet Chang (22) | Mike Singletary (11) | Ihor Zaytsev (5) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 7,000 | 6-0 |
| 7 | January 17 | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | L 102-111 | Jet Chang (29) | Charles García (13) | Lin Chih-Chieh (9) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 6,968 | 6-1 |
| 8 | January 23 | @Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | W 87-67 | Chien Wei-Ju (19) | Charles García (16) | Jet Chang (6) | Hsinchu County Stadium 8,168 | 7-1 |
| 9 | January 24 | @Taoyuan Pilots | W 102-79 | Ihor Zaytsev (28) | Ihor Zaytsev (20) | Chien Wei-Ju (6) | Taoyuan Arena 0 | 8-1 |
| 10 | January 30 | @Taoyuan Pilots | W 110-97 | Joseph Lin (27) | Charles García (16) | Lin Chih-Chieh (7) | Taoyuan Arena 0 | 9-1 |
| 11 | January 31 | @Formosa Taishin Dreamers | W 111-84 | Mike Singletary (27) | Ihor Zaytsev (18) | Mike Singletary (6) | Changhua County Stadium 4,867 | 10-1 |
| 12 | February 6 | @Formosa Taishin Dreamers | L 91-100 | Charles García (28) | Charles García (11) | Ihor Zaytsev (4) Lin Chih-Chieh (4) | Changhua County Stadium 4,280 | 10-2 |
| 13 | February 7 | @Taoyuan Pilots | L 82-97 | Mike Singletary (28) | Mike Singletary (14) | Joseph Lin (8) | Taoyuan Arena 0 | 10-3 |
| 14 | February 21 | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | W 106-97 | Jet Chang (24) | Ihor Zaytsev (16) | Mike Singletary (6) Jet Chang (6) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 7,000 | 11-3 |
| 15 | February 27 | @Formosa Taishin Dreamers | L 89-101 | Lin Chih-Chieh (27) | Charles García (12) | Mike Singletary (4) | Changhua County Stadium 4,273 | 11-4 |
| 16 | March 1 | @Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | L 76-83 | Jet Chang (16) | Ihor Zaytsev (14) | Lai Ting-En (5) | Hsinchu County Stadium 6,331 | 11-5 |
| 17 | March 6 | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | W 114-104 | Mike Singletary (30) | Mike Singletary (10) Ihor Zaytsev (10) | Ihor Zaytsev (5) Lin Chih-Chieh (5) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 6,888 | 12-5 |
| 18 | March 7 | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | W 109-105 | Mike Singletary (34) | Mike Singletary (14) | Tsai Wen-Cheng (4) Chien Wei-Ju (4) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 7,000 | 13-5 |
| 19 | March 13 | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | W 99-94 | Mike Singletary (27) | Mike Singletary (16) | Chien Wei-Ju (5) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 6,430 | 14-5 |
| 20 | March 14 | Taoyuan Pilots | W 124-94 | Ihor Zaytsev (25) | Ihor Zaytsev (9) | Chou Kuei-Yu (11) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 5,993 | 15-5 |
| 21 | March 27 | Taoyuan Pilots | W 109-93 | Charles García (31) | Charles García (16) | Joseph Lin (6) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 6,238 | 16-5 |
| 22 | March 28 | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | W 110-106 | Ihor Zaytsev (22) | Ihor Zaytsev (24) | Ihor Zaytsev (6) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 7,001 | 17-5 |
| 23 | April 5 | @Taoyuan Pilots | W 110-100 | Mike Singletary (28) | Mike Singletary (9) | Mike Singletary (9) | Taoyuan Arena 4,537 | 18-5 |
| 24 | April 10 | Taoyuan Pilots | W 117-101 | Joseph Lin (19) Jet Chang (19) | Charles García (10) | Tseng Wen-Ting (7) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 6,482 | 19-5 |

**Regular season note**

* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Taoyuan City Government and Taoyuan Pilots declared that the games in Taoyuan Arena would be played behind closed doors from January 16, 2021 to February 7, 2021.

### Finals

2020–21 finals game log Total: 3-1 (Home: 1-1; Road: 2-0) :

| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Series |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | May 7 | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | L 109-114 | Mike Singletary (23) Ihor Zaytsev (23) | Ihor Zaytsev (15) | Mike Singletary (8) Lin Chih-Chieh (8) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 7,000 | 0-1 |
| 2 | May 9 | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | W 106-82 | Mike Singletary (29) | Mike Singletary (12) | Mike Singletary (8) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 7,000 | 1-1 |
| 3 | May 13 | @Formosa Taishin Dreamers | W 114-110 (OT) | Jet Chang (25) | Mike Singletary (16) | Mike Singletary (12) | Changhua County Stadium No In-Person Attendance | 2-1 |
| 4 | May 15 | @Formosa Taishin Dreamers | W 115-90 | Ihor Zaytsev (25) | Ihor Zaytsev (17) | Mike Singletary (9) Joseph Lin (9) | Changhua County Stadium No In-Person Attendance | 3-1 |

**Finals note**

* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league officials declared that Game 3 and Game 4 would be played behind closed doors and Game 5 to Game 7 would be cancelled.

## Player Statistics

### Regular season

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lai Ting-En | 23 | 12:12 | 3.78 | 50.00% | 36.11% | 100.00% | 1.39 | 1.57 | 1.22 | 0.00 |
| Joseph Lin | 17 | 23:15 | 9.35 | 46.88% | 34.88% | 50.00% | 3.35 | 3.59 | 1.47 | 0.18 |
| Chien Wei-Ju | 23 | 21:31 | 8.52 | 38.10% | 35.04% | 75.76% | 2.83 | 2.17 | 0.61 | 0.04 |
| Jet Chang | 22 | 30:06 | 15.64 | 44.78% | 34.34% | 56.25% | 2.50 | 2.86 | 1.77 | 0.09 |
| Oscar Lin | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play |
| Chang Po-Wei | 10 | 11:20 | 4.40 | 52.00% | 19.23% | 60.00% | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Chou Kuei-Yu | 18 | 07:32 | 1.39 | 28.57% | 23.08% | 100.00% | 0.78 | 1.28 | 0.06 | 0.11 |
| Kuo Shao-Chieh | 7 | 07:34 | 2.29 | 71.43% | 9.09% | 50.00% | 0.86 | 0.29 | 0.14 | 0.00 |
| Lin Chih-Chieh | 16 | 25:57 | 11.69 | 56.45% | 27.84% | 81.82% | 5.75 | 3.88 | 0.94 | 0.13 |
| Lin Meng-Hsueh | 20 | 14:09 | 3.45 | 50.91% | 9.09% | 50.00% | 2.20 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.25 |
| Tsai Wen-Cheng | 22 | 17:53 | 6.82 | 44.34% | 50.00% | 68.00% | 4.23 | 1.86 | 1.00 | 0.18 |
| Mike Singletary | 16 | 33:41 | 20.38 | 49.66% | 36.08% | 82.95% | 9.88 | 4.06 | 1.31 | 0.25 |
| Tseng Hsiang-Chun | 24 | 20:41 | 6.29 | 52.85% | 0.00% | 51.22% | 6.29 | 0.88 | 0.50 | 0.96 |
| Brendon Smart | 14 | 11:12 | 3.36 | 41.94% | 21.74% | 60.00% | 4.14 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
| Ihor Zaytsev | 18 | 36:02 | 17.17 | 56.50% | 30.36% | 65.17% | 13.00 | 2.44 | 0.94 | 0.83 |
| Charles García | 14 | 33:10 | 20.00 | 59.09% | 35.71% | 74.11% | 12.57 | 1.64 | 1.07 | 0.86 |
| Tseng Wen-Ting | 15 | 15:04 | 3.47 | 59.26% | 22.22% | 33.33% | 2.80 | 2.33 | 0.80 | 0.67 |

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lai Ting-En | 3 | 08:47 | 3.00 | 42.86% | 16.67% | 0.00% | 1.33 | 0.67 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Joseph Lin | 4 | 17:24 | 4.75 | 50.00% | 16.67% | 66.67% | 2.50 | 4.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Chien Wei-Ju | 4 | 15:38 | 4.75 | 33.33% | 23.81% | 0.00% | 2.25 | 1.50 | 1.25 | 0.00 |
| Jet Chang | 4 | 33:23 | 19.00 | 50.00% | 29.63% | 66.67% | 3.00 | 3.75 | 2.00 | 0.25 |
| Oscar Lin | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play |
| Chang Po-Wei | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play |
| Chou Kuei-Yu | 2 | 09:10 | 1.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Kuo Shao-Chieh | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play |
| Lin Chih-Chieh | 4 | 23:43 | 8.25 | 46.15% | 21.43% | 75.00% | 4.25 | 4.25 | 0.25 | 0.00 |
| Lin Meng-Hsueh | 4 | 21:56 | 6.00 | 47.06% | 33.33% | 100.00% | 4.25 | 1.00 | 0.75 | 0.50 |
| Tsai Wen-Cheng | 4 | 14:22 | 8.00 | 52.38% | 22.22% | 100.00% | 3.75 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Mike Singletary | 4 | 37:44 | 23.25 | 59.46% | 34.21% | 76.92% | 12.25 | 9.25 | 1.25 | 0.00 |
| Tseng Hsiang-Chun | 3 | 18:27 | 4.67 | 33.33% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 4.67 | 0.33 | 0.67 | 0.00 |
| Brendon Smart | 2 | 14:02 | 6.00 | 37.50% | 66.67% | 0.00% | 4.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Ihor Zaytsev | 4 | 35:09 | 24.00 | 67.35% | 71.43% | 83.33% | 13.75 | 2.50 | 0.75 | 0.50 |
| Charles García | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play |
| Tseng Wen-Ting | 4 | 14:51 | 3.75 | 54.55% | 16.67% | 0.00% | 3.25 | 1.75 | 0.25 | 0.00 |

* Reference：

## Transactions

### Free Agency

**Re-signed**

| Date | Player | Contract terms |
| - | - | - |
| June 17, 2020 | Tsai Wen-Cheng | 2+1-year contract, worth unknown |
| July 29, 2020 | Lin Meng-Hsueh | — |
| September 11, 2020 | Joseph Lin | — |

**Additions**

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former teams |
| - | - | - | - |
| May 26, 2020 | Chou Kuei-Yu | — | NTNU Master |
| May 26, 2020 | Tseng Hsiang-Chun | — | FJU |
| July 3, 2020 | Chien Wei-Ju | — | Taoyuan Pauian Archiland |
| September 28, 2020 | Brendon Smart | — | UCH |
| October 27, 2020 | Chang Tsung-Hsien | — | Formosa Dreamers |
| November 3, 2020 | Mike Singletary | — | Mono Vampire |
| November 3, 2020 | Ihor Zaytsev | — | Taiwan Beer |
| November 3, 2020 | Charles García | — | Taoyuan Pauian Archiland |

**Subtractions**

| Date | Player | Reason | New team |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | O. J. Mayo | — | Liaoning Flying Leopards |
| — | Samuel Deguara | — | Tokyo Excellence |
| May 26, 2020 | Hung Chih-Shan | contract expired | New Taipei Kings |
| May 26, 2020 | Hsiao Shun-Yi | contract expired | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers |
| May 26, 2020 | Yang Hsing-Chih | contract expired | New Taipei Kings |
| May 26, 2020 | Li Ping-Hung | contract expired | Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology |
| May 26, 2020 | Liu Weir-Chern | contract expired | Bank of Taiwan |
| May 26, 2020 | Wu Hung-Hsing | contract expired | Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology |
| May 26, 2020 | Tsai Yang-Ming | contract expired | Taoyuan Pauian Archiland |
| May 26, 2020 | Lin Chih-Wei | contract expired | Bank of Taiwan |

## Awards

### Finals Awards

| Recipient | Award | Ref. |
| - | - | - |
| Taipei Fubon Braves | 2021 P. League+ Champions | |
| Mike Singletary | Finals Most Valuable Player | |

### End-of-Season Awards

| Recipient | Award |
| - | - |
| Jet Chang | Most Valuable Player |
| Jet Chang | All-PLG Team |
| Jet Chang | All-Defensive Team |
| Ihor Zaytsev | Import of the Year |
| Ihor Zaytsev | All-PLG Team |
| Hsu Chin-Che | Coach of the Year |
| Tsai Cherng-Ju | GM of the Year |
| Lin Chih-Chieh | Mr. Popular |

### Players of the Month

| Recipient | Award | Month awarded | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - |
| Jet Chang | December Most Valuable Player | December | |

### Players of the Week

| Week | Recipient | Date awarded |
| - | - | - |
| Preseason | Jet Chang Lin Chih-Chieh | October 7 - November 22 |
| Week 1 | Jet Chang | December 19 - December 20 |
| Week 2 | Jet Chang Charles García | December 26 - December 27 |
| Week 3 | Lin Chih-Chieh | January 2 - January 3 |
| Week 4 | Lin Chih-Chieh | January 9 - January 10 |
| Week 5 | Jet Chang | January 16 - January 17 |
| Week 6 | Tseng Hsiang-Chun | January 23 - January 24 |
| Week 7 | Joseph Lin | January 30 - January 31 |
| Week 8 | Jet Chang | February 6 - February 7 |
| Week 9 | Jet Chang | February 20 - February 21 |
| Week 10 | Lin Chih-Chieh | February 27 - March 1 |
| Week 11 | Lin Chih-Chieh Mike Singletary | March 6 - March 7 |
| Week 12 | Tsai Wen-Cheng | March 13 - March 14 |
| Week 14 | Joseph Lin | March 27 - March 28 |
| Week 15 | Joseph Lin | April 3 - April 5 |
