The TaiwanBeer HeroBears () were a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taipei City. They had competed in the T1 League and played their home games at the University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium (2021–23), Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium (2022), and Fu Jen Catholic University Chung Mei Auditorium (2023). The HeroBears became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season.
Franchise history In 2021, following the establishment of the T1 League, the Super Basketball League's Taiwan Beer split into two teams, one of which joined the T1 League as the TaiwanBeer HeroBears.
On June 26, 2023, the T1 League announced that the Taishin Sports Entertainment Co., Ltd., part of the Taishin Financial Holdings, took over the participation rights of the TaiwanBeer HeroBears.
Facilities Home arenas Arena Location Duration Fu Jen Catholic University Chung Mei Auditorium New Taipei City2023 Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium Taipei City2022 University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium Taipei City2021–2023
Training facilities The HeroBears' training facility was located at the Taiwan Beer gymnasium.
Last roster
Head coaches Name Tenure Totals Regular season Playoffs 2021–2023 65 33 32 60 32 28 5 1 4 Totals 65 33 32 60 32 28 5 1 4
Season-by-season record Season League Coach Regular season Postseason Won Lost Win % Finish 2021–22 T1 Yang Chih-Hao 16 14 4th Won play-in (Leopards) 2–0Lost semifinals (Aquas) 0–2 2022–23 T1 Yang Chih-Hao 16 14 4th Lost play-in (Suns) 1–2Totals 32 28 – 2 Playoff appearances
Notable players Local players Chiang Yu-An (蔣淯安) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL Finals MVP (2020), SBL MVP (2019, 2020), T1 League MVP (2022) Chou Po-Hsun (周伯勳) – Chinese Taipei national team player Fan Shih-En (范士恩) – Chinese Taipei national team player Huang Jhen (黃鎮) – Chinese Taipei national team player Huang Tsung-Han (黃聰翰) – Chinese Taipei national team player Lee Chi-Wei (李啟瑋) – Chinese Taipei national team player Type-III players Tyler Lamb – Thailand national team player Import players Branden Dawson – NBA player Samuel Deguara – Malta national team player Cleanthony Early – NBA player Matt Hodgson – Australia national team player Prince Ibeh – Rwanda national team player Perry Jones – NBA player Tony Mitchell – NBA player Diamond Stone – NBA player Hasheem Thabeet – NBA player
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