The Kaohsiung Aquas () are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Kaohsiung Arena. The Aquas became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season, and one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season.
Franchise history On May 26, 2021, the Kaohsiung Aquas announced to join the T1 League. On August 4, the Kaohsiung 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.
The Kaohsiung Aquas have a copartnership with Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology, signed multi-players originally play in the team. Jeoutai Tech is a semi-professional basketball team competes in the Super Basketball League (SBL), another league in Taiwan.
On April 17, 2022, the Kaohsiung Aquas announced that they would play their playoff home games at Fengshan Arena. On June 4, the Kaohsiung Aquas defeated the Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0, winning the 2021–22 season championship.
On July 9, 2024, the Kaohsiung Aquas announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).
Facilities Home arenas Arena Location Duration Fengshan Arena Kaohsiung City20222024 Kaohsiung Arena Kaohsiung City2021–present
Current roster
Season-by-season record Season League Coach Regular season Postseason Asian competition Won Lost Win % Finish League Won Lost Win % Finish Result 2021–22 T1 Brendan Joyce 23 7 1st Won semifinals (HeroBears) 2–0Won finals (Suns) 3–0 Did not participate 2022–23 T1 Brendan Joyce 16 14 3rd Lost semifinals (GhostHawks) 2–3 Did not participate 2023–24 T1 Brendan Joyce 15 13 3rd Lost semifinals (Leopards) 0–3 Did not participate 2024–25 TPBL Mathias Fischer 19 17 3rd Won semifinals (Dreamers) 4–1Lost finals (Kings) 3–4 Did not participate2025–26 TPBL Mathias Fischer 9 27 7th Did not qualify Did not participate Zhu Yong-Hong 2026–27 TPBL Zico Coronel 0 0 Did not participateTotals 82 78 – 4 Playoff appearances – 0 0 – 0 Playoff appearances
Notable players Local players Adam Hinton (賀丹) – Chinese Taipei national team player Hu Long-Mao (胡瓏貿) – Chinese Taipei national team player, T1 League Finals MVP (2022) Li Han-Sheng (李漢昇) – Chinese Taipei national team player Lin Jen-Hung (林任鴻) – Chinese Taipei national team player Tang Wei-Chieh (唐維傑) – Chinese Taipei national team player Wu I-Ping (吳怡斌) – Chinese Taipei national team player Wu Siao-Jin (吳曉謹) – Chinese Taipei national team player Yu Huan-Ya (于煥亞) – Chinese Taipei national team player Type-III players Jason Brickman – ABL Finals MVP (2016), TBL MVP (2018) Import players Xavier Alexander – TBL MVP (2019) Rosco Allen – Hungary national team player Grant Basile – Italy national team player Terrence Bieshaar – Netherlands national team player Bogdan Bliznyuk – Ukraine national team player John Bohannon – Jordan national team player Gabriel Galvanini – Brazil national team player Aaron Geramipoor – Iran national team player Justin James – NBA player Perry Jones – NBA player Arnett Moultrie – NBA player Chris Ortiz – Puerto Rico national team player Craig Sword – NBA player, United States national team player Rade Zagorac – Serbia national team player Edgaras Želionis – Lithuania national team player
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