The Taiwan Beer Leopards are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The team was formerly known as the Taoyuan Leopards from 2021 to 2023. The team is owned by J&V Energy Technology Co., Ltd and coached by Charles Dube-Brais. The Leopards were founded in 2021 and won 1 T1 League championship. [1]
There have been 7 head coaches for the Taiwan Beer Leopards franchise. They won their first T1 League championship in the 2024 T1 League Finals coached by Charles Dube-Brais. [2]
GC | Games coached |
W | Wins |
L | Losses |
Win% | Winning percentage |
# | Number of coaches |
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2023–24 T1 League season.
# | Name | Term | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Achievements | |||
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Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
Taoyuan Leopards | ||||||||||||||
1 | Wang Chih-Chun [3] | 2021–2022 | 22 | 5 | 17 | .227 | – | – | – | – | ||||
2 | Su Yi-Chieh [4] | 2022 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | – | – | – | – | ||||
3 | Liu Chia-Fa [5] | 2022–2023 | 24 | 7 | 17 | .292 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||||
4 | John Bennett [6] | 2023 | 9 | 1 | 8 | .111 | – | – | – | – | ||||
Taiwan Beer Leopards | ||||||||||||||
5 | Michael Olson [7] | 2023–2024 | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | – | – | – | – | ||||
6 | Chou Chun-San [8] | 2024 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | – | – | – | – | ||||
7 | Charles Dube-Brais [9] | 2024 | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 T1 League championship (2024) [2] | |||
Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | ||||||||||||||
— | Charles Dube-Brais | 2024–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Michael Olson is an American coach.
The 2021–22 Kaohsiung Aquas season was the franchise's 1st season in the T1 League. The Aquas were coached by Brendan Joyce in his first year as their head coach, with Wang De-Yao as their general manager.
The 2021–22 Taoyuan Leopards season was the franchise's 1st season in the T1 League. The Leopards were coached by Wang Chih-Chun in his first year as their head coach, with Su Yi-Chieh as their general manager. On April 10, 2022, the Leopards announced that Wang Chih-Chun resigned from head coach, and named Su Yi-Chieh as their interim head coach. On May 16, the Leopards named Liu Chia-Fa, the skills consultant of the Taoyuan Leopards, as their new head coach.
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The Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taoyuan City. They have competed in the T1 League since the 2021–22 season, and play their home games at the Taoyuan Arena. The Leopards became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season.
The Tainan TSG GhostHawks are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Tainan City. They have competed in the T1 League since the 2021–22 season, and play their home games at the Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium. The GhostHawks became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season.
The T1 League was a defunct professional basketball league in Taiwan. It was the third Taiwanese professional basketball league after the now-defunct Chinese Basketball Alliance and P. League+.
The 2021–22 T1 League season was the first season of the T1 League, with the Kaohsiung Aquas, New Taipei CTBC DEA, Taichung Wagor Suns, Tainan TSG GhostHawks, TaiwanBeer HeroBears, and the Taoyuan Leopards participating in this competition. The regular season started on November 27, 2021 and ended on May 20, 2022. The play-in series was played on May 22. The semifinals series started on May 24 and ended on May 28. The finals series started on May 31 and ended on June 4. On June 4, the Kaohsiung Aquas defeated the Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0, winning the 2021–22 season championship.
The 2022–23 Taoyuan Leopards season was the franchise's 2nd season in the T1 League. The Leopards were coached by Liu Chia-Fa in his second year as their head coach, with Su Yi-Chieh as their general manager. On December 19, 2022, Su Yi-Chieh announced that he resigned from general manager. On December 21, the Leopards named Chang Chien-Wei, the chief executive officer of the Taoyuan Leopards, as their interim general manager. On March 24, 2023, the Leopards named Liu Chia-Fa as their player development and skills consultant, and John Bennett as their new head coach.
The 2022–23 Taichung Suns season was the franchise's 2nd season in the T1 League. The Suns were with Wang Wei-Chieh as their general manager. On July 1, 2022, the Taoyuan Pilots hired Iurgi Caminos, the head coach of the Taichung Wagor Suns, as their new head coach. On September 18, the Suns promoted Alberto Garcia, the assistant coach of the Taichung Wagor Suns, as their new head coach. On October 25, the Suns named Chris Gavina as their new head coach.
The 2022–23 Tainan TSG GhostHawks season was the franchise's 2nd season in the T1 League. The GhostHawks were with Chien Wei-Cheng as their general manager. On July 6, 2022, the GhostHawks promoted Liu Meng-Chu, the interim head coach of the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, as their new head coach. On March 3, 2023, the GhostHawks named Ma I-Hung, the assistant coach of the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, as their interim head coach for one game since Liu Meng-Chu coached UCH basketball team for University Basketball Association (UBA) 2022–23 season quarterfinals series. On March 24, the GhostHawks named Ma I-Hung as their interim head coach for one game since Liu Meng-Chu coached UCH basketball team for UBA 2022–23 season semifinals series.
The 2022–23 T1 League season was the second season of the T1 League, with the Kaohsiung Aquas, New Taipei CTBC DEA, Taichung Suns, Tainan TSG GhostHawks, TaiwanBeer HeroBears, and the Taoyuan Leopards participating in this competition. The regular season started on October 29, 2022 and ended on April 23, 2023. The All-Star Game was played on February 28. The play-in series started on April 25 and ended on April 27. The semifinals series started on April 28 and ended on May 8. The finals series started on May 13 and ended on May 21. On May 21, the New Taipei CTBC DEA defeated the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, 4–0, winning the 2022–23 season championship.
The 2023–24 T1 League season was the third season of the T1 League, with the Kaohsiung Aquas, New Taipei CTBC DEA, Tainan TSG GhostHawks, Taipei Taishin Mars, and the Taiwan Beer Leopards participating in this competition. The regular season started on October 28, 2023 and ended on April 28, 2024. The semifinals series started on May 4 and ended on May 14. The finals series started on May 24 and ended on June 1. On June 1, the Taiwan Beer Leopards defeated the Taipei Taishin Mars, 4–0, winning the 2023–24 season championship.
The 2023–24 Taiwan Beer Leopards season was the franchise's 3rd season in the T1 League. On August 14, 2023, the Leopards named Michael Olson as their new head coach. On January 13, 2024, the Leopards announced to terminate contract relationship with Michael Olson, and named Chou Chun-San, the consultant of the Taiwan Beer Leopards, as their interim head coach. On February 15, the Leopards named Charles Dube-Brais, the assistant coach of the Taiwan Beer Leopards, as their new head coach.
The 2024 T1 League finals was the championship series of the T1 League's 2023–24 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven final series was played by the winners of the semifinals series. The finals series started on May 24 and ended on June 7. The series was matched by Taipei Taishin Mars and Taiwan Beer Leopards. On June 1, the Taiwan Beer Leopards defeated the Taipei Taishin Mars, 4–0, winning the 2023–24 season championship. DeMarcus Cousins of the Taiwan Beer Leopards was named the Finals MVP.
The 2024–25 Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards season is the franchise's 1st season in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League. The Leopards are coached by Charles Dube-Brais in his second year as their head coach.