List of Kaohsiung Aquas head coaches

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The Kaohsiung Aquas are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. The team is owned by Kuo Yang Construction and coached by Mathias Fischer, with Wang De-Yao as the general manager. The Aquas were founded in 2021 and won 1 T1 League championship. [1]

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There have been 2 head coaches for the Kaohsiung Aquas franchise. They won their first T1 League championship in the 2022 T1 League Finals coached by Brendan Joyce. [2]

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Win% Winning percentage
#Number of coaches

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2023–24 T1 League season.

#NameTermGCWLWin%GCWLWin%Achievements
Regular seasonPlayoffs
Kaohsiung Aquas
1 Brendan Joyce [3] 20212024 885434.6141376.538 2021–22 T1 League Coach of the Year [4]
1 T1 League championship (2022) [2]
2 Mathias Fischer [5] 2024–present 000000

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References

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  3. "喬伊斯出任海神主帥 擁有澳洲國家隊教練資歷" [Joyce becomes Poseidon coach and has Australian national team coaching qualifications]. China Times (in Chinese). August 7, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. "鐵血教頭領軍奪冠 海神喬伊斯獲年度教練" [The Iron-Blooded Coach leads the championship and Poseidon Joyce wins Coach of the Year]. United Daily News (in Chinese). June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  5. "全家海神公布新主帥! 前德國男籃二隊教頭費雪掌兵符" [FamilyMart Poseidon announces new head coach! Former German men's basketball second team coach Fischer holds the military symbol]. ETtoday (in Chinese). July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.