The 2025–26 Kaohsiung Aquas season was the franchise's fifth season, its second season in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).
The Aquas were coached by Mathias Fischer in his second year as head coach. On December 31, 2025, the Aquas announced to terminate contract relationship with Mathias Fischer, and named Zhu Yong-Hong, the assistant coach of the Kaohsiung Aquas, as their interim head coach.
Draft
Round Pick Player Position(s) School / club team 1 5 Mayaw Fotol Forward NTSU Reference：
Roster
Preseason Game log
|-style="background:#fcc" | 1 | October 3 | Lioneers | L 88–98 | Yu Chun-An (14) | Cady Lalanne (11) | Hu Long-Mao (4) | Pingtung County Stadium | 0–1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 2 | October 5 | @ Mars | W 93–79 | Wu Siao-Jin (23) | Lu Wei-Ting (12) | Hu Long-Mao (5)Chen Huai-An (5) | Pingtung County Stadium | 1–1
Regular season
Standings
Game log
|-style="background:#fcc" | 1 | October 11 | @ Kings | L 100–110 | Justin James (28) | Justin James (14)Cady Lalanne (14) | Justin James (8) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium4,568 | 0–1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 2 | October 18 | @ Dreamers | W 106–101 | Reid Travis (24) | Reid Travis (13) | Yu Huan-Ya (7) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium2,616 | 1–1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 3 | October 25 | Kings | W 91–79 | Justin James (24) | Cady Lalanne (12) | Yu Huan-Ya (3) | Kaohsiung Arena7,138 | 2–1 |-style="background:#fcc" | 4 | October 26 | Lioneers | L 82–101 | Cady Lalanne (23) | Cady Lalanne (11) | Justin James (4) | Kaohsiung Arena4,531 | 2–2 |-style="background:#fcc" | 5 | October 29 | Dreamers | L 86–99 | Hu Long-Mao (28) | Chris Ortiz (7)Reid Travis (7) | Chen Huai-An (8) | Kaohsiung Arena2,861 | 2–3
|-style="background:#fcc" | 6 | November 1 | Mars | L 105–110 | Justin James (27) | Cady Lalanne (11) | Justin James (5) | Kaohsiung Arena3,657 | 2–4 |-style="background:#fcc" | 7 | November 2 | Leopards | L 78–100 | Cady Lalanne (27) | Cady Lalanne (13) | Chen Huai-An (4) | Kaohsiung Arena3,544 | 2–5 |-style="background:#fcc" | 8 | November 9 | @ Kings | L 94–111 | Hu Long-Mao (20) | Cady Lalanne (14) | Su Wen-Ju (7) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium4,085 | 2–6 |-style="background:#fcc" | 9 | November 16 | @ Lioneers | L 89–97 | Chris Ortiz (24) | Bogdan Bliznyuk (9) | Su Wen-Ju (6) | Hsinchu County Stadium4,821 | 2–7 |-style="background:#cfc" | 10 | November 19 | @ Leopards | W 112–90 | Su Wen-Ju (31) | Bogdan Bliznyuk (11) | Bogdan Bliznyuk (12) | Taoyuan Arena2,933 | 3–7
|-style="background:#fcc" | 11 | December 7 | @ Mars | L 91–96 (OT) | Bogdan Bliznyuk (31) | Bogdan Bliznyuk (13) | Bogdan Bliznyuk (8) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium4,086 | 3–8 |-style="background:#cfc" | 12 | December 13 | Lioneers | W 99–89 | Bogdan Bliznyuk (20) | Kristijan Krajina (10) | Bogdan Bliznyuk (11) | Kaohsiung Arena4,614 | 4–8 |-style="background:#fcc" | 13 | December 14 | Dreamers | L 73–99 | Chris Ortiz (14) | Kristijan Krajina (13) | Bogdan Bliznyuk (5) | Kaohsiung Arena5,016 | 4–9 |-style="background:#fcc" | 14 | December 28 | @ Kings | L 82–86 | Bogdan Bliznyuk (22) | Kristijan Krajina (17) | Hu Long-Mao (4) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium6,500 | 4–10
|-style="background:#fcc" | 15 | January 3 | Leopards | L 102–108 | Yu Huan-Ya (27) | Rade Zagorac (8) | Rade Zagorac (6) | Kaohsiung Arena4,810 | 4–11 |-style="background:#fcc" | 16 | January 4 | Kings | L 94–111 | Bogdan Bliznyuk (21) | Bogdan Bliznyuk (15) | Bogdan Bliznyuk (9) | Kaohsiung Arena4,761 | 4–12 |-style="background:#cfc" | 17 | January 7 | Mars | W 108–103 | Bogdan Bliznyuk (33) | Kristijan Krajina (11) | Bogdan Bliznyuk (6)Kristijan Krajina (6) | Kaohsiung Arena2,815 | 5–12 |-style="background:#cfc" | 18 | January 10 | DEA | W 114–111 | Kristijan Krajina (29) | Bogdan Bliznyuk (10)Kristijan Krajina (10) | Yu Huan-Ya (8) | Kaohsiung Arena4,950 | 6–12 |-style="background:#fcc" | 19 | January 11 | Lioneers | L 79–95 | Bogdan Bliznyuk (28) | Bogdan Bliznyuk (8)Kristijan Krajina (8) | Kristijan Krajina (3) | Kaohsiung Arena4,858 | 6–13 |-style="background:#fcc" | 20 | January 24 | @ DEA | L 91–133 | Efe Odigie (29) | Efe Odigie (8) | Chen Huai-An (5) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium4,006 | 6–14
|-style="background:#fcc" | 21 | February 1 | @ Dreamers | L 93–96 | Yu Huan-Ya (22) | Tang Wei-Chieh (10)Lu Wei-Ting (10) | Yu Huan-Ya (10) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium2,899 | 6–15 |-style="background:#fcc" | 22 | February 7 | Leopards | L 75–101 | Wu Siao-Jin (13)Rade Zagorac (13) | Rade Zagorac (8)Efe Odigie (8) | Wei Liang-Che (3)Rade Zagorac (3) | Kaohsiung Arena5,075 | 6–16 |-style="background:#fcc" | 23 | February 8 | DEA | L 84–113 | Efe Odigie (18) | Kristijan Krajina (11)Efe Odigie (11) | Chen Huai-An (8) | Kaohsiung Arena4,659 | 6–17 |-style="background:#cfc" | 24 | February 11 | @ Mars | W 104–90 | Rade Zagorac (28) | Kristijan Krajina (15) | Chen Huai-An (5) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium3,291 | 7–17
|-style="background:#fcc" | 25 | March 7 | Dreamers | L 97–107 | Hunter Maldonado (30) | Kristijan Krajina (9) | Hunter Maldonado (4)Kristijan Krajina (4) | Kaohsiung Arena6,051 | 7–18 |-style="background:#cfc" | 26 | March 8 | DEA | W 90–88 | Su Wen-Ju (20) | Kristijan Krajina (12) | Yu Huan-Ya (7) | Kaohsiung Arena3,908 | 8–18 |-style="background:#fcc" | 27 | March 14 | @ Lioneers | L 97–113 | Hunter Maldonado (23) | Hunter Maldonado (13) | Su Wen-Ju (7) | Hsinchu County Stadium5,217 | 8–19 |-style="background:#fcc" | 28 | March 21 | @ DEA | L 91–118 | Lu Wei-Ting (20) | Lu Wei-Ting (8) | Su Wen-Ju (4) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium4,059 | 8–20 |-style="background:#fcc" | 29 | March 25 | @ Dreamers | L 90–96 | Hunter Maldonado (23) | Edgaras Želionis (10)Hunter Maldonado (10) | Hunter Maldonado (8) | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium3,000 | 8–21 |-style="background:#cfc" | 30 | March 28 | @ Mars | W 112–104 | Hunter Maldonado (31) | Edgaras Želionis (15) | Hunter Maldonado (13) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium4,658 | 9–21
|-style="background:#fcc" | 31 | April 4 | @ Leopards | L 74–105 | Edgaras Želionis (21) | Edgaras Želionis (13) | Hu Long-Mao (5)Su Wen-Ju (5) | Taoyuan City Zhongli Civil Sports Center2,000 | 9–22 |-style="background:#fcc" | 32 | April 11 | Kings | L 111–112 | Edgaras Želionis (26) | Kristijan Krajina (13) | Hunter Maldonado (8) | Kaohsiung Arena5,299 | 9–23 |-style="background:#fcc" | 33 | April 12 | Mars | L 93–104 | Shih Chin-Yao (25) | Kristijan Krajina (17) | Kristijan Krajina (7) | Kaohsiung Arena3,188 | 9–24 |-style="background:#fcc" | 34 | April 19 | @ DEA | L 99–115 | Hunter Maldonado (33) | Kristijan Krajina (23) | Hunter Maldonado (5) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium3,817 | 9–25 |-style="background:#fcc" | 35 | April 25 | @ Leopards | L 85–99 | Edgaras Želionis (33) | Hunter Maldonado (10) | Hunter Maldonado (14) | Taoyuan Arena5,733 | 9–26
|-style="background:#fcc" | 36 | May 3 | @ Lioneers | L 99–102 | Su Wen-Ju (22) | Edgaras Želionis (15) | Shih Chin-Yao (5) | Hsinchu County Stadium4,887 | 9–27
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 Wei Liang-Che 12 12:09 2.8 34.2% 41.7% 50.0% 1.0 1.1 0.4 0.0 Edgaras Želionis 9 34:26 19.8 44.2% 31.1% 72.5% 9.4 2.3 0.8 0.4 Justin James‡ 4 33:46 23.0 44.3% 10.0% 71.4% 9.5 4.8 2.0 0.5 Kristijan Krajina≠ 22 30:30 13.0 49.4% 15.0% 81.8% 10.7 2.3 1.0 0.3 Chris Ortiz≠‡ 12 26:14 12.2 38.6% 30.6% 73.1% 5.0 1.4 1.2 0.3 Yu Huan-Ya 20 26:22 8.8 32.7% 32.2% 82.6% 1.6 3.6 0.7 0.1 Chiu Tzu-Hsuan Did not play Tang Wei-Chieh 10 15:09 4.3 31.5% 25.0% 50.0% 3.8 1.0 0.7 0.0 Hu Long-Mao 34 27:57 11.0 45.5% 46.0% 73.4% 3.4 2.1 0.9 0.2 Shih Chin-Yao 29 21:14 6.1 42.2% 36.3% 57.7% 1.7 1.4 1.0 0.1 Hunter Maldonado≠ 9 34:34 23.0 46.3% 22.9% 60.5% 6.7 6.8 1.2 0.1 Lu Wei-Ting 28 15:49 5.0 36.4% 30.9% 71.7% 3.6 0.8 0.6 0.3 Reid Travis‡ 4 31:01 15.0 43.9% 26.7% 35.3% 8.8 1.3 0.5 0.5 Wu Yen-Lun≠ 16 16:04 3.4 34.5% 18.4% 80.0% 1.8 1.1 0.5 0.0 Su Wen-Ju 26 35:25 12.9 41.6% 38.0% 80.4% 4.6 2.7 1.1 0.2 Rade Zagorac≠ 7 23:47 14.7 43.2% 33.3% 78.3% 7.1 2.1 1.3 0.4 Yu Chun-An 19 11:23 3.4 41.4% 28.6% 50.0% 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.1 Mayaw Fotol 21 14:27 4.9 38.8% 38.5% 77.3% 1.5 0.4 0.5 0.1 Bogdan Bliznyuk≠ 11 38:34 22.7 48.7% 38.3% 80.9% 9.4 6.5 1.8 0.5 Efe Odigie≠‡ 5 23:43 17.0 47.9% 17.6% 80.0% 7.6 0.6 1.0 0.2 Wu Siao-Jin 33 19:57 5.2 34.9% 31.5% 69.6% 1.5 0.5 0.7 0.1 Chen Huai-An 22 16:07 3.8 31.5% 19.7% 77.8% 1.2 2.3 1.1 0.2 Chin Ming-Ching 19 8:43 0.8 25.0% 0.0% 53.8% 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 Cady Lalanne‡ 12 30:00 15.8 40.9% 22.6% 76.4% 9.5 1.3 0.8 0.8 ‡ Left during the season ≠ Acquired during the season Reference：
Transactions
On March 9, 2026, Bogdan Bliznyuk was not registered in the 2025–26 TPBL season final rosters.
Overview Players added Via draft Mayaw Fotol Via trade Shih Chin-Yao Via free agency Bogdan Bliznyuk Justin James Kristijan Krajina Cady Lalanne Hunter Maldonado Efe Odigie Chris Ortiz Reid Travis Wu Yen-Lun Rade ZagoracPlayers lost Via trade Lin Jen-Hung Via free agency Anthony Morse Craig Sword Kaleb Wesson Wu I-Ping Waived Justin James Cady Lalanne Efe Odigie Chris Ortiz Reid Travis
Trades Date Trade Ref. July 22, 2025To Kaohsiung Aquas Shih Chin-YaoTo New Taipei CTBC DEA Lin Jen-Hung
Free agency Re-signed Date Player Contract terms Ref. July 15, 2025 Chiu Tzu-Hsuan 4-year contract, worth unknown July 17, 2025 Chen Huai-An 3-year contract, worth unknown July 18, 2025 Yu Chun-An 3-year contract, worth unknown August 1, 2025 Edgaras Želionis
Additions Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref. August 2, 2025 Justin James Álftanes August 3, 2025 Cady Lalanne Sagesse August 4, 2025 Reid Travis Sun Rockers Shibuya August 23, 2025 Mayaw Fotol NTSU October 21, 2025 Chris Ortiz Osos de Manatí November 10, 2025 Bogdan Bliznyuk BC Jonava November 23, 2025 Kristijan Krajina KK Dubrava December 6, 2025 Wu Yen-Lun Keelung Black Kites December 17, 2025 Rade Zagorac ONVO Büyükçekmece January 20, 2026 Efe Odigie Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos February 28, 2026 Hunter Maldonado Brisbane Bullets
Subtractions Date Player Reason New team Ref. July 25, 2025 Anthony Morse Contract expired Kipaş İstiklal Basketbol July 29, 2025 Craig Sword Contract expired Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers July 29, 2025 Kaleb Wesson Contract expired Bogor Hornbills July 31, 2025 Wu I-Ping Contract expired Keelung Black Kites November 10, 2025 Justin James Contract terminated Álftanes December 1, 2025 Reid Travis Contract terminated Akita Northern Happinets January 8, 2026 Cady Lalanne Contract terminated NLEX Road Warriors February 28, 2026 Chris Ortiz Contract terminated Osos de Manatí March 10, 2026 Efe Odigie Contract terminated Henan Jiaozuo
Awards Yearly awards Recipient Award Ref. Su Wen-Ju All-Defensive Second Team All-TPBL Second Team
Player of the Week Week Recipient Award Ref. 7 Bogdan Bliznyuk Week 7 Player of the Week 13 Bogdan Bliznyuk Week 13 Player of the Week
References