The Taipei Taishin Mars () are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taipei City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium. The Mars joined the T1 League since the 2023–24 season, and became one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season.
Franchise history On June 6, 2023, the Taishin Financial Holdings announced to establish the Taishin Sports Entertainment Co., Ltd. On June 26, the T1 League announced that the Taishin Sports Entertainment Co., Ltd. took over the participation rights of the TaiwanBeer HeroBears. On August 24, the team was announced as the Taipei Taishin Mars.
On July 9, 2024, the Taipei Taishin Mars announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).
Facilities Home arenas Arena Location Duration Hsinchu County Stadium Hsinchu County2025 National Taiwan University Sports Center Taipei City2024 Taipei Dome Taipei City2024 (co-home arena with DEA) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium Taipei City2023–present
Current roster
Season-by-season record Season League Coach Regular season Postseason Asian competition Won Lost Win % Finish League Won Lost Win % Finish Result2023–24 T1 Brian Adams 11 17 4th Won semifinals (DEA) 3–2Lost finals (Leopards) 0–4 Did not participate Hsu Hao-Cheng 2024–25 TPBL Hsu Hao-Cheng 16 20 4th Won play-in (Leopards) 2–1Lost semifinals (Kings) 0–4 Did not participate2025–26 TPBL Hsu Hao-Cheng 11 25 6th Did not qualify Did not participate Milan Stevanovic 2026–27 TPBL Gianluca Tucci 0 0 Did not participateTotals 38 62 – 2 Playoff appearances – 0 0 – 0 Playoff appearances
Notable players Local players Chen Kuan-Chuan (陳冠全) – Chinese Taipei national team player Chiang Chun (江均) – Chinese Taipei national team player Huang Tsung-Han (黃聰翰) – Chinese Taipei national team player Lin Ping-Sheng (林秉聖) – Chinese Taipei national team player Lin Ting-Chien (林庭謙) – Chinese Taipei national team player Lin Yi-Huei (林宜輝) – Chinese Taipei national team player Samuel Manu (雷蒙恩) – Chinese Taipei national team player Su Yi-Chin (蘇奕晉) – Chinese Taipei national team player Sun Szu-Yao (孫思堯) – Chinese Taipei national team player Ting Sheng-Ju (丁聖儒) – Chinese Taipei national team player Wang Lu-Hsiang (王律翔) – Chinese Taipei national team player Wu Yung-Cheng (吳永盛) – Chinese Taipei national team player Import players Jeantal Cylla – Haiti national team player Micheal Eric – Nigeria national team player Michael Frazier – NBA player, United States national team player Stanton Kidd – NBA player Vladyslav Koreniuk – Ukraine national team player Zach Lofton – NBA player Makur Maker – South Sudan national team player Marin Marić – Croatia national team player Ray McCallum – NBA player Erik McCree – NBA player Malcolm Miller – NBA player Adrien Moerman – France national team player, LNB Pro B MVP (2008), LNB Pro A MVP (2015) Byron Mullens – NBA player Youssou Ndoye – Senegal national team player Thomas Robinson – NBA player Diamond Stone – NBA player Darral Willis – Cyprus national team player, Cypriot Basketball Cup MVP (2019) Ihor Zaytsev – Ukraine national team player
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