The 2023–24 PLG season was the 4th season of the P. League+.
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Retirement On November 4, 2023, Peng Chun-Yen announced his retirement from professional basketball.
Coaching changes + Coaching changes Team 2022–23 season 2023–24 seasonOff-season Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers Cheng Chih-Lung Chiu Ta-Tsung Formosa Taishin Dreamers Lai Po-Lin Jamie PearlmanIn-season Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers Lin Kuan-Lun Milan Mitrovic Off-season On July 4, 2023, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers hired Chiu Ta-Tsung as their new head coach. On July 19, 2023, the Formosa Taishin Dreamers hired Jamie Pearlman as their new head coach. In-season On February 14, 2024, the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers and Lin Kuan-Lun reached a mutual agreement to end the contract, and named Milan Mitrovic as the new head coach.
Imports, foreign students, and heritage players Teams are allowed to register five imports before the final registration date. Only four imports are allowed after the closure of registration.
Club Imports Foreign students Heritage players Formosa Dreamers Giorgi Bezhanishvili Julian Boyd Brandon Gilbeck Devyn Marble Chris McCullough Kenneth Chien Randall Walko Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers Will Artino Taylor Braun Ivan Marinković Daniel Ochefu Earl Clark Deyonta Davis Michael Efevberha Michael Holyfield Jamarcus Mearidy Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers Anthony Bennett Kavell Bigby-Williams Gokul Natesan Glen Yang Cameron Clark Femi Olujobi Rayvonte Rice Hasheem Thabeet Oli Daniel New Taipei Kings Christian Anigwe Hayden Blankley Byron Mullens Billy Preston Austin Daye Wendell Lewis Kenny Manigault Tony Mitchell Jeremy Lin Joseph Lin Taipei Fubon Braves Sedrick Barefield Taylor Braun Matur Maker Justin Patton Wayne Selden Jr. Mike Singletary Stephen Zimmerman Tyler Bey Prince Ibeh Chris Johnson Ihor Zaytsev Ifeanyi Eboka Brendon Smart Steven Guinchard Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Anthony Lawrence Anthony Tucker Alec Brown Treveon Graham Kennedy Meeks Jason Washburn Amdy Dieng
Note 1: "Heritage player" refers to a player who is of Taiwanese descent but does not meet the FIBA eligibility rules to be local.
Note 2: Team can either register two heritage players, or one foreign student and one heritage player.
Interleague play The interleague play, an interleague tournament which was played by teams from P. League+, T1 League, and Super Basketball League, began on September 16, 2023, and ended on September 22. The Taoyuan Pauian Pilots and the Taichung Dreamers Academy played in the tournament as a united team.
Preseason The preseason started on October 7, 2023 and ended on October 9.
Regular season The regular season began on 11 November 2023, and ended on 19 May 2024.
Results summary
Rescheduled games The February 20 game between the Formosa Dreamers and the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers was rescheduled due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification. Two Taoyuan Pauian Pilots home games (one game against the Taipei Fubon Braves on February 24 and one game against the Formosa Dreamers on February 25) were rescheduled due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification. Two Hsinchu Lioneers home games (one game against the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers on February 24 and one game against the New Taipei Kings on February 25) were rescheduled due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.
Playoffs
The playoffs were scheduled to begin on May 23 and end on June 24.
Bracket
Bold: Series winner Italic: Team with home-court advantage
Statistics
Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team(s) Statistic Points per game Michael Efevberha Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers 23.03 Rebounds per game Jason Washburn Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 13.16 Assists per game Joseph Lin New Taipei Kings 6.74 Steals per game Kenny Manigault New Taipei Kings 2.76 Blocks per game Brandon Gilbeck Formosa Dreamers 2.50 2P% Deyonta Davis Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers 66% 3P% Austin Daye New Taipei Kings 50% FT% Jian Ting-Jhao Taipei Fubon Braves 89%
Individual game highs Category Player Team Statistic Points Cameron Clark Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers 48 Rebounds Chris Johnson Taipei Fubon Braves 24 Assists Joseph Lin New Taipei Kings 19Steals Lai Ting-En Taipei Fubon Braves 7 Rayvonte Rice Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers Blocks Brandon Gilbeck Formosa Dreamers 8 Turnovers Chris McCullough Formosa Dreamers 10
Team statistic leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game New Taipei Kings 99.00 Rebounds per game Formosa Dreamers 56.10 Assists per game New Taipei Kings 23.20 Steals per game New Taipei Kings 9.78 Blocks per game Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers 4.80 Turnovers per game Taipei Fubon Braves 16.85 Fouls per game New Taipei Kings 21.15 2P% New Taipei Kings 49.21% 3P% Taipei Fubon Braves 32.00% FT% Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 71.67%
Awards
Yearly awards + 2023–24 PLG awardsAward Recipient(s) refMost Valuable Player Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) Import of the Year Jason Washburn (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) 6th Man of the Year Tseng Po-Yu (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) Rookie of the Year Oli Daniel (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) Defensive Player of the Year Brandon Gilbeck (Formosa Dreamers) GM of the Year Han Chun-Kai (Formosa Dreamers) Coach of the Year Iurgi Caminos (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) Most Improved Player Tseng Po-Yu (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) Best Home Court Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers Best Dressed of the Year Joseph Lin (New Taipei Kings) Mr. Popular Lin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves) PLG Cheerleader Squad of the Year Fubon Angels (Taipei Fubon Braves) Highlight of the Year Clutch Shot Dunk Assist Circus Shot Block Handles PLG Cheerleader Ms. Popular Chloe (Formosa Sexy) Mr. Clutch Jason Washburn (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) PLG Cheerleader Rookie of the Year Lee Ho-Zeong (Fubon Angels) Comeback Player of the Year Chris McCullough (Formosa Dreamers)
All-PLG First Team: Kao Kuo-Hao, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers Lin Chun-Chi, Formosa Dreamers Lu Chun-Hsiang, Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Chou Kuei-Yu, Taipei Fubon Braves Jason Washburn, Taoyuan Pauian Pilots
All-PLG Second Team: Chen Yu-Wei, Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers Lin Chih-Chieh, Taipei Fubon Braves Joseph Lin, New Taipei Kings Brandon Gilbeck, Formosa Dreamers Randall Walko, Formosa Dreamers
All-Defensive Team: Kao Kuo-Hao, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers Lu Chun-Hsiang, Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Oli Daniel, Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers Brandon Gilbeck, Formosa Dreamers Randall Walko, Formosa Dreamers
Statistical awards + 2023–24 PLG statistical awards Award Recipient(s) ref Points Leader Michael Efevberha Rebounds Leader Jason Washburn Assists Leader Joseph Lin Blocks Leader Brandon Gilbeck Steals Leader Kenny Manigault
Finals + 2024 PLG finals awards Award Recipient(s) ref Champion New Taipei Kings Finals MVP Lee Kai-Yan
Players of the Week Week RecipientRef1 Joseph Lin (New Taipei Kings) (1/1)2 Lu Cheng-Ju (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (1/1)3 Jeremy Lin (New Taipei Kings) (1/2)4 Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (1/3)5 Michael Efevberha (Hsinchu Lioneers) (1/2)6 Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) (1/2)7 Chris McCullough (Formosa Dreamers) (1/1)8 Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) (2/2)9 Pai Yao-Cheng (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2)10 Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2)11 Jason Washburn (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2)12 Lin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1)13 Li Wei-Ting (New Taipei Kings) (1/1)15 Chou Yi-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2)16 Alec Brown (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/1)17 Chou Yi-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2)18 Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (2/3)19 Jason Washburn (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2)20 Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2)21 Kennedy Meeks (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/1)22 Lin Li-Jen (New Taipei Kings) (1/1)23 Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (3/3)24 Rayvonte Rice (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (1/1)25 Michael Efevberha (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) (2/2)26 Jeremy Lin (New Taipei Kings) (2/2)27 Pai Yao-Cheng (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2)28 Lee Chia-Jui (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) (1/1)
Players of the Month Month RecipientRefNovember Jeremy Lin (New Taipei Kings) (1/1)December Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (1/2)January Lin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1)February Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2)March Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2)April Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (2/2)May Jason Washburn (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/1)
Arenas The Formosa Dreamers played their home games respectively at Changhua County Stadium (Changhua) and Intercontinental Basketball Stadium (Taichung). The home games in May were originally scheduled to be played at Changhua County Stadium but were relocated to Intercontinental Basketball Stadium due to event scheduling.
Media The games were aired on television via FTV One and MOMOTV, and were broadcast online on the YouTube official channel and 4GTV. PTS+ joined the online broadcasting for the 2024 PLG finals.
Notable occurrences On June 30, 2023, Chen Chien-Chou self-suspended his role as the PLG CEO. On July 4, the PLG board of directors named Chou Chung-Wei, the PLG director of marketing strategies, as the interim CEO, but he was removed from the role six days later. On October 5, Li Chung-Shu, the president of the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots, succeeded him. Both the Formosa Dreamers (Taishin Bank) and Hsinchu Lioneers (JKOPay) dropped their sponsors from their names. On November 6, 2023, Richard Chang was appointed as the PLG's first commissioner after the league had announced its restructuring. On November 7, Chen Chien-Chou was appointed as his deputy. Cheng Wei-Po was named as the CEO. On December 20, 2023, the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers was renamed after receiving a naming sponsorship via Toplus Global.
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