| 2025 TPBL draft | |
|---|---|
| | |
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date | August 11, 2025 |
| Location | Grand Hilai Taipei (Taipei City) |
| Network | TPBL on Youtube [1] |
| Overview | |
| 8 total selections in 2 rounds | |
| League | Taiwan Professional Basketball League |
| First selection | Liu Cheng-Hsun (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) |
The 2025 TPBL draft was the second edition of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League's annual draft. It was held on August 11, 2025, at Grand Hilai Taipei in Taipei City. [2] [3] There were seven teams joined the draft, including the Formosa Dreamers, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, Kaohsiung Aquas, New Taipei CTBC DEA, New Taipei Kings, Taipei Taishin Mars, and the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards. There were 27 players participated in the draft, and 8 players were chosen in 2 rounds. [4]
| G | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |
| # | Denotes player who has never appeared in one TPBL regular season or playoff game |
| Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Team | School / Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Liu Cheng-Hsun | F | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | UCH (Sr.) |
| 1 | 2 | Tseng Hsin-Wu# | F | New Taipei CTBC DEA | NTNU (Sr.) |
| 1 | 3 | Hsu Hong-Wei | G | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | UCH (Sr.) |
| 1 | 4 | Xie Ming-Jun | F | Taipei Taishin Mars | Southern Coast Academy |
| 1 | 5 | Mayaw Fotol | F | Kaohsiung Aquas | NTSU (Sr.) |
| 1 | 6 | Jonathan Smith | G/F | New Taipei Kings | NTUA (Sr.) |
| 2 | 7 | Wei Peng-Ho | G | Taipei Taishin Mars | NTNU (Sr.) |
| 2 | 8 | Ryder Hsiung | F | New Taipei Kings | Willamette (Sr.) |
These players were not selected in the 2025 TPBL draft, but have played at least one game in the TPBL.
| Player | Pos. | Join team | School / Club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Breuer | F/C | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | NTUA (So.) |
| Chung Li-Hsiang | F | New Taipei Kings | NCCU (Sr.) |
On July 26, the news reported that the TPBL cancelled the draft combine. [5]
On August 7, the TPBL released its official list of entrants, consisting of 27 players from college and other educational institutions in this edition of the draft. [6]