Kaohsiung Aquas
2023–24 Kaohsiung Aquas season
Kaohsiung Aquas logo
LeaguesT1 League
FoundedMay 26, 2021[1]
HistoryKaohsiung Aquas
2021–present
ArenaKaohsiung Arena
Fengshan Gymnasium
Capacity15,000
LocationKaohsiung City, Taiwan
Team colorsDeep indigo, Blue, Green
     
Main sponsorFamilyMart
CEOLi Wei-Cheng
PresidentHou Chia-Chi
General managerWang De-Yao
Head coachBrendan Joyce
OwnershipKuo Yang Construction
Championships1
T1: 1 (2022)
Websitektown-aquas.com

The Kaohsiung Aquas (Chinese: 高雄全家海神) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. They have competed in the T1 League since the 2021–22 season, and play their home games at the Kaohsiung Arena and Fengshan Gymnasium. The Aquas became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season.

The Aquas have a copartnership with Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology, signed multi-players originally play in the team.[2] Jeoutai Tech is a semi-professional basketball team competes in the Super Basketball League (SBL), another league in Taiwan.

On April 17, 2022, The Aquas announced that they would play their playoff home games at Fengshan Gymnasium.[3] On June 4, the Aquas defeated the Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0, winning the 2021–22 season championship.[4]

Franchise history

2021: Team creation

On August 4, 2021, the Aquas traded their 1st round pick to New Taipei CTBC DEA for 1.5 million NTD. In the 2021 draft, they drafted I-Shou swingman Su Wen-Ju in the second round.[5]

Home arenas

Current roster

Kaohsiung Aquas roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.AgeFrom
F 1 United States Perry Jones (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 32 – (1991-09-24)24 September 1991 Baylor
PF 3 Taiwan Wang Yung-Cheng 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 25 – (1998-12-29)29 December 1998 NCCU
PG 5 Philippines United States Jason Brickman (I) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 32 – (1991-11-19)19 November 1991 LIU Brooklyn
SG 7 Taiwan Yu Huan-Ya 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 30 – (1993-11-30)30 November 1993 NTNU
SG 8 Taiwan Chiu Tzu-Hsuan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (1999-12-08)8 December 1999 ISU
PF 10 Taiwan Hu Long-Mao 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 31 – (1992-12-22)22 December 1992 Chaminade
SF 11 Taiwan Tang Wei-Chieh 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 24 – (1999-09-25)25 September 1999 VMI
SF 12 Taiwan Lin Jen-Hung 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1993-12-18)18 December 1993 NTNU
PF 18 Taiwan Wu I-Ping 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 31 – (1992-08-29)29 August 1992 ISU
C 21 Taiwan Lu Wei-Ting 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1997-04-16)16 April 1997 ISU
SG 24 Taiwan Su Wen-Ju 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1997-10-16)16 October 1997 ISU
SG 28 Taiwan Yu Chun-An (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 31 – (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 NTNU
C 32 United Kingdom Iran Aaron Geramipoor (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 31 – (1992-09-11)11 September 1992 Seton Hall
C 49 Lithuania Mindaugas Kupšas (I) 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 32 – (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 LSU
SF 57 Taiwan Wu Siao-Jin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 28 – (1995-08-28)28 August 1995 NKNU
PG 66 Taiwan Chen Huai-An 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 – (1997-04-29)29 April 1997 NTUA
C 85 Taiwan Chin Ming-Ching Injured 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 29 – (1994-11-14)14 November 1994 NTNU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Taiwan Zhu Yong-Hong
  • Taiwan Yu Chia-Chieh
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Taiwan Liao Hsuan-Yi
Team manager
  • Taiwan Wang De-Yao
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: January 12, 2024

Personnel

General managers

NameTenureRef.
Wang De-Yao2021–present[8]

Head coaches

Name Tenure Totals Regular season Playoffs
G W L PCT G W L PCT G W L PCT
Australia Brendan Joyce[9] 2021–present 85 55 30 .647 75 48 27 .640 10 7 3 .700
Totals 85 55 30 .647 75 48 27 .640 10 7 3 .700

Season-by-season record

T1 League
SeasonCoachRegular SeasonPost Season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
2021–22Brendan Joyce237.7671st501.000Won Semifinals vs TaiwanBeer HeroBears, 2–0
Won Finals vs Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0
2022–23Brendan Joyce1614.5333rd23.400Lost Semifinals to Tainan TSG GhostHawks, 2–3
2023–24Brendan Joyce96.600–
Totals4827.640–73.7002 Playoff Appearances

Notable players

Local players
Type-III players
Import players

References

  1. ↑ "關於海神". Kaohsiung Aquas. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  2. ↑ "高雄海神、九太隊線上聯合開訓 于煥亞有期待". Central News Agency. June 15, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "季後賽不在巨蛋打！海神新主場拍板". United Daily News. April 17, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ "T1史上首座年度總冠軍出爐 海神3連勝強勢封王". ETtoday. June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ "高雄海神與蘇文儒簽約 盼扮演得分刺客". Central News Agency. August 19, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ "T1籃球聯盟高雄海神隊成軍 主場高雄巨蛋". Central News Agency. May 26, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2023-24 高雄全家海神例行賽/主場賽程表". Facebook. 高雄全家海神隊 Kaohsiung Aquas. October 12, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  8. ↑ "高雄海神宣告進軍T1 League職籃 高雄巨蛋將成主場". ETtoday. May 26, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Ballarat Miners coach Brendan Joyce set to lead Kaohsiung Aquas in the T1 Basketball League in Taiwan". The Courier. August 8, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
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