Formosa Dreamers

The Formosa Dreamers (Chinese: 福爾摩沙夢想家) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taichung City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium. The Dreamers joined the ASEAN Basketball League since the 2017–18 season for replacing Kaohsiung Truth as Taiwan team. The Dreamers became one of the four teams of the inaugural P. League+ season since the 2020–21 season, and became one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season since the 2024–25 season.

Formosa Dreamers
2024–25 Formosa Dreamers season
Leagues	Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Founded	October 11, 2017[1]
History	Formosa Dreamers 2017–2020 (ABL) 2023–2024 (PLG) 2024–present (TPBL) Formosa Taishin Dreamers 2020–2023 (PLG)
Arena	Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
Capacity	3,000
Location	Taichung City, Taiwan
Team colors	Black, White, Gray, Fluorescent Green
President	Tien Lei
General manager	Han Chun-Kai
Head coach	Jamie Pearlman
Ownership	Formosa Basketball Development Corp.
Affiliation(s)	Taichung Dreamers Academy
Championships	0
Website	dreamers.tpbl.basketball

The Formosa Dreamers were founded by Chang Cheng-chung, Chris Hsu, Jimmy Chang, Blackie Chen and Jonathan Han, all of whom have different professions from various industries.

Facilities

Home arenas

Arena	Location	Duration
Changhua County Stadium[2]	Changhua County	2017–2021 2023–2024
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium[3]	Taichung City	2020–2021
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium[4][5]	Taichung City	2021–present

Training facilities

The Dreamers previously practiced at the Jhang Bei Civil Sports Center.^[6][7]

Current roster

Further information: Formosa Dreamers all-time roster and List of Formosa Dreamers head coaches

Formosa Dreamers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From SG 0 Chen Jen-Jei 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 27 – (1997-09-16)16 September 1997 Grand View SF 2 Ma Chien-Hao 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 23 – (2001-04-29)29 April 2001 Georgia State SG 3 Chang Tsung-Hsien  1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 35 – (1988-12-27)27 December 1988 BYU–Hawaii C 4 A.J. Pacher (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 32 – (1992-02-17)17 February 1992 Wright State PF 5 Beau Beech (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 30 – (1994-03-01)1 March 1994 North Florida PG 8 Wang Chen-Yuan  1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 26 – (1998-09-02)2 September 1998 NCCU PG 9 Wu Chia-Chun 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 30 – (1994-03-03)3 March 1994 NTSU PG 11 Lin Chun-Chi 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 26 – (1998-01-29)29 January 1998 UCH SG 20 Chien Wei-Ju 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 32 – (1992-01-20)20 January 1992 NTNU SF 21 Douglas Creighton (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 39 – (1985-03-07)7 March 1985 Madonna SF 24 Randall Walko (HP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 TCNJ C 26 Lee Te-Wei  2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 33 – (1991-10-15)15 October 1991 CCUT SF 27 Shih Cheng-Ping 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 25 – (1999-10-01)1 October 1999 ISU SG 28 Lu Kuan-Liang 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 33 – (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 NTUA C 34 Brandon Gilbeck (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 28 – (1996-12-09)9 December 1996 Western Illinois PF 35 Aric Holman (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1997-07-11)11 July 1997 Mississippi State PG 41 Chiang Yu-An  1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 33 – (1991-08-04)4 August 1991 NTUS C 88 Chou Po-Chen 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 34 – (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 NTNU	Head coach Jamie Pearlman Assistant coach(es) Lai Po-Lin Chen Shih-Nien Athletic trainer(s) Hou Yao-Hsin Chen Tzu-Chieh Team manager Wang Yu-Chih Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player (HP) Heritage player Injured Roster Transactions Updated: December 23, 2024

Head coaches

Name	Tenure	Totals				Regular season				Playoffs
		G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT
Hsu Hao-Cheng[8]	2017–2018	20	1	19	.050	20	1	19	.050	0	0	0	–
Dean Murray[9]	2018–2019	28	19	9	.679	26	19	7	.731	2	0	2	.000
Kyle Julius[10][11]	2019–2023	94	47	47	.500	81	42	39	.519	13	5	8	.385
Lai Po-Lin[12]	2023	31	15	16	.484	27	14	13	.519	4	1	3	.250
Jamie Pearlman[13]	2024–present	58	35	23	.603	52	33	19	.635	6	2	4	.333
Totals		231	117	114	.506	206	109	97	.529	25	8	17	.320

Season-by-season record

ASEAN Basketball League
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2017–18	Hsu Hao-Cheng	1	19	.050	9th	Did not qualify
2018–19	Dean Murray	19	7	.731	1st	0	2	.000	Lost Quarterfinals to Mono Vampire, 0–2
2019–20	Kyle Julius	8	6	.571	4th	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia
Totals		28	32	.467	–	0	2	.000	1 Playoff Appearances

P. League+
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2020–21	Kyle Julius	10	14	.417	3rd	4	5	.444	Won Playoffs vs Taoyuan Pilots, 3–2 Lost Finals to Taipei Fubon Braves, 1–3
2021–22	Kyle Julius	19	11	.633	2nd	1	3	.250	Lost Playoffs to Taipei Fubon Braves, 1–3
2022–23	Kyle Julius	19	21	.475	4th	1	3	.250	Lost Playoffs to New Taipei Kings, 1–3
	Lai Po-Lin
2023–24	Jamie Pearlman	24	16	.600	2nd	2	4	.333	Lost Playoffs to New Taipei Kings, 2–4
Totals		72	62	.537	–	8	15	.348	4 Playoff Appearances

Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2024–25	Jamie Pearlman	9	3	.750
Totals		9	3	.750	–	0	0	–	0 Playoff Appearances

Notable players

Local players

• Chang Tsung-Hsien (張宗憲) – Chinese Taipei national team player, PLG MVP (2021)
• Chen Hsiao-Jung (陳孝榮) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Chen Shih-Nien (陳世念) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Chiang Yu-An (蔣淯安) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL Finals MVP (2020), SBL MVP (2019, 2020), T1 League MVP (2022)
• Chien Wei-Ju (簡偉儒) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Chieng Li-Huan (成力煥) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Chou Po-Chen (周柏臣) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Douglas Creighton (簡浩) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Lee Hsueh-Lin (李學林) – Chinese Taipei national team player, CBA Finals MVP (2012)
• Lee Te-Wei (李德威) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Lin Chun-Chi (林俊吉) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Ma Chien-Hao (馬建豪) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Jonah Morrison (譚傑龍) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Tien Lei (田壘) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL MVP (2004–2006)
• Wu Chia-Chun (吳家駿) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Wu Yung-Sheng (吳永盛) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Yang Chin-Min (楊敬敏) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL Finals MVP (2011)

Import players

• Julian Boyd – Úrvalsdeild karla Finals MVP (2019)
• Brandon Gilbeck – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Ricky Ledo – NBA player
• Devyn Marble – NBA player
• Chris McCullough – NBA player
• Malcolm Miller – NBA player

References

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External links

• Official website
• Official website
• Formosa Dreamers on Facebook
• Formosa Dreamers on Instagram
• Formosa Dreamers's channel on YouTube