The 2024–25 Formosa Dreamers season was the franchise's eighth season, its first season in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).
The Dreamers were coached by Jamie Pearlman in his second year as head coach.
Draft
Round Pick Player Position(s) School / club team 2 8 Shih Cheng-Ping Forward ISU Reference:
On July 20, 2024, the Dreamers' 2024 first-round pick and Yang Shen-Yen were traded to Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards in exchange for cash considerations.
Roster
Sendai 89ers 20th Anniversary International Friendly Game
2024 KT Sonicboom Taiwan Training Camp
Preseason Game log
|-style="background:#cfc" | 1 | October 5 | DEA | W 107–94 | Beau Beech (37) | Beau Beech (14) | Lin Chun-Chi (6) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium2,100 | 1–0 |-style="background:#cfc" | 2 | October 6 | Kings | W 99–81 | Aric Holman (34) | Aric Holman (13) | Chang Tsung-Hsien (3)Lin Chun-Chi (3) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium2,807 | 2–0 |-style="background:#fcc" | 3 | October 12 | @ Aquas | L 93–118 | Beau Beech (24) | Ma Chien-Hao (6) | Lu Kuan-Liang (3) | Hsinchu County Stadium3,169 | 2–1
Regular season
Standings
Game log
|-style="background:#cfc" | 1 | October 19 | DEA | W 88–74 | Lin Chun-Chi (22) | Aric Holman (18) | Lin Chun-Chi (6) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium3,000 | 1–0 |-style="background:#cfc" | 2 | October 20 | Mars | W 105–85 | Lin Chun-Chi (20) | Stefan Janković (11) | Lin Chun-Chi (7) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium3,000 | 2–0 |-style="background:#fcc" | 3 | October 30 | @ Kings | L 81–88 | Beau Beech (19) | Aric Holman (10) | Brandon Gilbeck (5) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium3,261 | 2–1
|-style="background:#cfc" | 4 | November 3 | @ DEA | W 89–82 | Aric Holman (23) | Brandon Gilbeck (15) | Aric Holman (5) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium5,341 | 3–1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 5 | November 9 | Aquas | W 99–90 | Ma Chien-Hao (21) | Aric Holman (10) | Ma Chien-Hao (5) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium3,000 | 4–1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 6 | November 10 | Kings | W 87–76 | Beau Beech (18)Aric Holman (18) | Aric Holman (18) | Beau Beech (3)Ma Chien-Hao (3) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium3,000 | 5–1 |-style="background:#fcc" | 7 | November 30 | @ Leopards | L 90–92 | Beau Beech (24) | Beau Beech (16) | Lu Kuan-Liang (3)Lin Chun-Chi (3) | Taoyuan Arena5,205 | 5–2
|-style="background:#fcc" | 8 | December 8 | @ Kings | L 89–121 | Ma Chien-Hao (18) | Brandon Gilbeck (12) | Lin Chun-Chi (4) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium5,255 | 5–3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 9 | December 11 | DEA | W 92–80 | Ma Chien-Hao (15) | Brandon Gilbeck (14)Aric Holman (14) | Aric Holman (5) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium2,383 | 6–3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 10 | December 13 | Lioneers | W 96–81 | Beau Beech (24) | Brandon Gilbeck (9)Aric Holman (9) | Wu Chia-Chun (8) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium2,618 | 7–3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 11 | December 15 | @ Mars | W 123–107 | Ma Chien-Hao (26) | Brandon Gilbeck (11) | Wu Chia-Chun (6) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium3,897 | 8–3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 12 | December 22 | @ Aquas | W 97–84 | Lin Chun-Chi (21) | A.J. Pacher (11) | Wu Chia-Chun (5) | Kaohsiung Arena5,328 | 9–3 |-style="background:#fcc" | 13 | December 27 | Mars | L 69–86 | Lin Chun-Chi (15) | Brandon Gilbeck (13) | Wu Chia-Chun (2)Douglas Creighton (2) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium2,480 | 9–4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 14 | December 29 | @ Kings | W 101–95 | Beau Beech (27) | A.J. Pacher (17) | Wu Chia-Chun (7) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium5,812 | 10–4
|-style="background:#fcc" | 15 | January 4 | Leopards | L 111–117 (OT) | Beau Beech (29) | Beau Beech (13) | Lin Chun-Chi (7) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium2,417 | 10–5 |-style="background:#cfc" | 16 | January 11 | Kings | W 112–79 | Lin Chun-Chi (30) | Randall Walko (9)Beau Beech (9)Brandon Gilbeck (9) | Lin Chun-Chi (8) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium3,000 | 11–5 |-style="background:#cfc" | 17 | January 12 | Leopards | W 110–102 | Aric Holman (35) | Brandon Gilbeck (14) | Lin Chun-Chi (4)Wu Chia-Chun (4)A.J. Pacher (4) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium2,048 | 12–5 |-style="background:#fcc" | 18 | January 18 | @ Aquas | L 95–105 | Beau Beech (24) | Beau Beech (18) | Lin Chun-Chi (9) | Kaohsiung Arena4,671 | 12–6 |-style="background:#fcc" | 19 | January 22 | @ Lioneers | L 99–106 | Beau Beech (21) | A.J. Pacher (12) | Lin Chun-Chi (9) | Hsinchu County Stadium4,051 | 12–7
|-style="background:#fcc" | 20 | February 9 | @ Leopards | L 93–96 | Ma Chien-Hao (23) | Brandon Gilbeck (12) | Chiang Yu-An (9) | Taoyuan Arena4,758 | 12–8
|-style="background:#cfc" | 21 | March 5 | @ Mars | W 118–103 | Beau Beech (33) | Anthony Bennett (16) | Wu Chia-Chun (8) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium2,568 | 13–8 |-style="background:#fcc" | 22 | March 9 | @ Aquas | L 95–109 | Ma Chien-Hao (20) | Brandon Gilbeck (12) | Lin Chun-Chi (7) | Kaohsiung Arena6,212 | 13–9 |-style="background:#fcc" | 23 | March 15 | DEA | L 75–98 | Lin Chun-Chi (14) | Brandon Gilbeck (18) | Lin Chun-Chi (4) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium2,592 | 13–10 |-style="background:#cfc" | 24 | March 16 | Mars | W 97–95 | Chiang Yu-An (25) | Brandon Gilbeck (14) | Lin Chun-Chi (5) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium2,858 | 14–10 |-style="background:#cfc" | 25 | March 22 | Aquas | W 101–87 | Chiang Yu-An (27) | Brandon Gilbeck (16) | Aric Holman (5) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium2,793 | 15–10 |-style="background:#cfc" | 26 | March 23 | Lioneers | W 110–105 | Beau Beech (28) | Aric Holman (12) | Lin Chun-Chi (8) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium2,862 | 16–10 |-style="background:#fcc" | 27 | March 29 | @ DEA | L 81–88 | Ma Chien-Hao (26) | Markus Lončar (17) | Wu Chia-Chun (6) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium4,047 | 16–11
|-style="background:#fcc" | 28 | April 5 | @ Lioneers | L 90–107 | Lin Chun-Chi (21) | Markus Lončar (13) | Markus Lončar (4) | Hsinchu County Stadium5,091 | 16–12 |-style="background:#fcc" | 29 | April 12 | @ Mars | L 66–72 | Markus Lončar (17) | Markus Lončar (21) | Chiang Yu-An (4) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium4,926 | 16–13 |-style="background:#cfc" | 30 | April 19 | @ DEA | W 113–95 | Beau Beech (25) | Beau Beech (14) | Aric Holman (6) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium4,403 | 17–13 |-style="background:#cfc" | 31 | April 26 | @ Leopards | W 110–95 | Beau Beech (27) | Aric Holman (11) | Lin Chun-Chi (7)Wu Chia-Chun (7) | Taoyuan Arena6,124 | 18–13
|-style="background:#cfc" | 32 | May 3 | Lioneers | W 99–89 | Ma Chien-Hao (23) | Beau Beech (16) | Ma Chien-Hao (4)Lin Chun-Chi (4)Chiang Yu-An (4) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium2,439 | 19–13 |-style="background:#cfc" | 33 | May 4 | Aquas | W 104–101 | Ma Chien-Hao (28) | Brandon Gilbeck (8) | Lin Chun-Chi (6) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium2,813 | 20–13 |-style="background:#fcc" | 34 | May 10 | @ Lioneers | L 79–106 | Beau Beech (24) | Beau Beech (9) | Lin Chun-Chi (5)Wu Chia-Chun (5) | Hsinchu County Stadium5,288 | 20–14 |-style="background:#cfc" | 35 | May 17 | Kings | W 115–78 | Lu Kuan-Liang (19) | Beau Beech (13) | Lin Chun-Chi (6) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium3,000 | 21–14 |-style="background:#fcc" | 36 | May 18 | Leopards | L 85–104 | Chiang Yu-An (23) | Markus Lončar (14) | Chiang Yu-An (4) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium2,368 | 21–15
Playoffs
Game log
|-style="background:#fcc" | 1 | May 29 | Aquas | L 99–104 | Aric Holman (30) | Aric Holman (15) | Ma Chien-Hao (2)Chiang Yu-An (2)Aric Holman (2) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium3,000 | 0–1 |-style="background:#fcc" | 2 | May 31 | Aquas | L 90–93 | Chiang Yu-An (21) | Aric Holman (12) | Chiang Yu-An (8) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium3,000 | 0–2 |-style="background:#fcc" | 3 | June 4 | @ Aquas | L 79–88 | Lin Chun-Chi (19) | Aric Holman (11) | Lin Chun-Chi (6) | Kaohsiung Arena6,018 | 0–3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 4 | June 6 | @ Aquas | W 106–92 | Chiang Yu-An (33) | Aric Holman (13) | Chiang Yu-An (4) | Kaohsiung Arena7,123 | 1–3 |-style="background:#fcc" | 5 | June 8 | Aquas | L 102–105 | Brandon Gilbeck (21) | Brandon Gilbeck (12) | Aric Holman (6) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium3,000 | 1–4
Player statistics Legend GP Games played MPG Minutes per game FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Led the league<noinclude>
Regular season Player GP MPG PPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG Chen Jen-Jei 31 14:17 4.6 34.0% 27.9% 77.8% 2.0 0.6 0.5 0.0 Ma Chien-Hao 33 29:34 14.9 39.0% 34.6% 73.9% 3.6 2.1 0.7 0.2 Chang Tsung-Hsien 23 18:02 5.9 39.2% 24.0% 75.0% 1.6 1.4 0.5 0.0 A.J. Pacher≠‡ 10 30:59 13.1 45.8% 16.7% 61.3% 9.6 1.3 0.8 0.4 Beau Beech 31 34:11 17.8 38.5% 36.5% 77.9% 9.9 1.8 1.9 0.5 Markus Lončar≠ 7 31:29 12.3 55.7% 28.6% 61.5% 12.7 1.1 0.9 1.3 Wang Chen-Yuan 8 4:00 1.0 37.5% 0.0% 100.0% 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 Wu Chia-Chun 34 17:33 5.1 36.4% 27.3% 82.1% 2.0 2.9 0.5 0.1 Lin Chun-Chi 30 28:30 14.1 46.6% 42.1% 84.1% 3.3 4.8 0.8 0.0 Anthony Bennett≠‡ 5 27:45 16.0 50.8% 24.1% 64.7% 9.0 1.2 0.4 0.6 Chien Wei-Ju 9 4:32 0.3 9.1% 14.3% 0.0% 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 Douglas Creighton 36 22:23 5.4 38.0% 32.4% 63.6% 2.9 1.3 0.6 0.1 Randall Walko 20 18:06 5.6 36.0% 25.9% 58.1% 4.0 0.8 0.5 0.1 Lee Te-Wei Did not play Shih Cheng-Ping 9 5:09 2.1 26.3% 33.3% 75.0% 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 Lu Kuan-Liang 26 15:35 3.1 29.6% 23.8% 50.0% 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.0 Stefan Jankovi㇠1 15:43 9.0 66.7% 50.0% 0.0% 11.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 Brandon Gilbeck 31 29:27 11.4 68.3% 0.0% 51.1% 9.9 1.2 1.1 3.2 Aric Holman 17 28:28 16.9 38.1% 24.1% 78.2% 10.6 3.2 1.0 1.5 Chiang Yu-An 13 26:31 11.7 38.8% 26.8% 78.7% 2.7 3.2 0.6 0.1 Chou Po-Chen 24 8:16 1.2 42.9% 16.7% 30.8% 1.8 0.1 0.3 0.0 ‡ Left during the season ≠ Acquired during the season
Semifinals Player GP MPG PPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG Chen Jen-Jei 4 9:49 7.8 52.4% 46.7% 100.0% 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 Ma Chien-Hao 5 33:28 12.0 32.3% 20.9% 64.7% 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 Chang Tsung-Hsien 5 17:45 4.0 26.1% 16.7% 87.5% 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.2 Beau Beech 2 29:02 7.0 25.0% 22.2% 100.0% 7.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 Markus Lončar 5 22:41 7.8 60.0% 0.0% 100.0% 6.8 1.4 0.2 1.2 Wang Chen-Yuan Did not play Wu Chia-Chun 4 3:01 0.5 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lin Chun-Chi 5 26:51 13.2 46.8% 33.3% 82.4% 2.4 3.6 1.4 0.0 Chien Wei-Ju Did not play Douglas Creighton 3 16:35 1.0 12.5% 14.3% 0.0% 2.3 1.3 0.7 0.0 Randall Walko 5 13:58 6.6 54.2% 42.9% 100.0% 2.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 Lee Te-Wei Did not play Shih Cheng-Ping 1 0:03 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lu Kuan-Liang 1 11:30 3.0 25.0% 50.0% 0.0% 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Brandon Gilbeck 3 28:11 14.3 84.2% 0.0% 61.1% 8.3 0.3 1.0 0.7 Aric Holman 5 36:10 16.4 40.5% 25.0% 81.3% 11.0 3.0 1.4 1.4 Chiang Yu-An 5 33:12 16.0 41.3% 40.0% 84.2% 5.0 4.2 1.6 0.0 Chou Po-Chen 4 6:00 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 Reference:
Transactions
Overview Players added Via draft Shih Cheng-Ping Via free agency Beau Beech Anthony Bennett Chang Tsung-Hsien Chiang Yu-An Chien Wei-Ju Aric Holman Stefan Jankovic Markus Lončar Ma Chien-Hao A.J. Pacher Emondre RickmanPlayers lost Via trade Ting Kuang-Hao Yang Shen-Yen Via free agency Julian Boyd Kenneth Chien Lin Yao-Tsung Devyn Marble A.J. Pacher Emondre Rickman Waived Anthony Bennett Stefan Janković Retirement Wu Sung-Wei
Trades Date Trade Ref. July 8, 2024 To Formosa Dreamers Cash considerations To Taiwan Beer Leopards Ting Kuang-Hao July 20, 2024To Formosa Dreamers Cash considerationsTo Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards Yang Shen-Yen 2024 Dreamers' first-round pick
Free agency Re-signed