Joseph Lin (basketball)

Joseph Shu-Wei Lin (born June 21, 1992) is a Taiwanese-American professional basketball player who plays for the New Taipei Kings of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).

Joseph Lin

No. 1 – New Taipei Kings
Position	Point guard
League	Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1992-06-21) June 21, 1992 (age 32) Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Nationality	Taiwanese / American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Palo Alto (Palo Alto, California)
College	Hamilton College (2011-2015)
NBA draft	2015: undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2022	Taipei Fubon Braves
2022–present	New Taipei Kings
Career highlights and awards
3× P. League+ champion (2021, 2022, 2024) P. League+ First Team (2023) P. League+ Second Team (2024) P. League+ Best Dressed of the Year (2023, 2024) P. League+ assist leader (2024) SBL champion (2019) 4× SBL All-Star (2016–2019) SBL First Team (2016) SBL Rookie of the Year (2016) Second-team All-NESCAC (2015)

Joseph Lin
Traditional Chinese	林書緯
Simplified Chinese	林书纬
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lín Shūwěi

Early life

Joseph Shu-Wei Lin was born in Palo Alto, California, to Gie-ming Lin and Shirley Lin (née Xinxin Wu)^[1] on June 21, 1992.

After graduating from Palo Alto High School, Lin did postgraduate year at the Berkshire School in Massachusetts. ^[2]

His brother Jeremy Lin is also a professional basketball player.

College career

Lin attended Hamilton College and played as a point guard on the Division III team.^[3] He was a respectable rotation guard that made the All-Conference Second Team in his senior year.^[4]

Professional career

Taipei Fubon Braves (2015–2022)

Lin then signed with Taiwan's Taipei Fubon Braves in 2015, for the 2015 SBL season.^[5] Lin was averaging 5 points and 2 assists and would get into foul trouble and not really play for the whole first half. Instead of giving up and giving in, Lin fought through the obstacles and proved that he belonged at the pro level. He was named the SBL 2015-2016 Rookie of the Year, became the first rookie ever to be named to the All-SBL first team. He averaged 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.^[6][7]

In the 2018–2019 season, Lin won his first ever SBL Championship.^[8] Lin was second in scoring among local players (13.4 points per game) and fourth in assists (4.9 assists per game) during the regular season. He went on to average 14.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 5.3 assists in the finals.

Upon the unveiling of the Braves as the tenth team to join the ABL in the 2019–2020 season, Lin expressed his excitement to join the league.

In a heartfelt Instagram post on August 7,2022, Lin expressed his gratitude for the opportunity given to him by the Taipei Fubon Braves. Lin stated that he would not return for an 8th season.

New Taipei Kings (since 2022)

On August 8, 2022, Lin was traded to the New Taipei Kings. ^[9]

Career 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	Bold	Career high		Led the league

SBL

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Taipei Fubon Braves	30	30.5	44.6%	27.7%	74.7%	4.1	4.4	1.4	0.3	12.1
2016–17	Taipei Fubon Braves	30	27.4	38.2%	39.3%	72.3%	2.9	3.8	1.6	0.2	10.6
2017–18	Taipei Fubon Braves	30	20.7	48.8%	27.1%	74.0%	2.1	2.8	1.1	0.4	9.9
2018–19	Taipei Fubon Braves	28	26.1	47.9%	37.7%	75.0%	2.9	4.9	1.6	0.4	13.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Taipei Fubon Braves	9	33.2	43.6%	19.0%	68.7%	4.2	6.6	1.0	0.4	10.1
2016–17	Taipei Fubon Braves	3	25.9	52.4%	33.3%	91.7%	1.7	5.0	1.3	0.3	15.0
2017–18	Taipei Fubon Braves	13	27.2	44.0%	31.9%	75.0%	3.3	4.0	1.9	0.7	13.9
2018–19	Taipei Fubon Braves	10	28.5	52.3%	37.9%	72.4%	2.7	5.4	1.5	0.4	15.5

ABL

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019–20	Taipei Fubon Braves	13	24.7	51.8%	29.6%	50%	2.9	3.2	1.5	0	8.5

P. LEAGUE+

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020–21	Taipei Fubon Braves	17	23:15	46.88%	34.88%	50%	3.35	3.59	1.47	0.18	9.35
2021–22	Taipei Fubon Braves	23	28:54	53.79%	30.77%	64.71%	2.96	3.91	1.3	0.39	11.83
2022–23	New Taipei Kings	36	31:43	43.96%	31.7%	62.5%	3.58	5.14	1.47	0.47	11.94
2023–24	New Taipei Kings	34	33:11	44.81%	25.26%	70.59%	4.06	6.74	1.38	0.65	12.76

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020–21	Taipei Fubon Braves	4	17:24	50%	16.67%	66.67%	2.5	4.25	0.25	0.25	4.75
2021–22	Taipei Fubon Braves	4	25:16	28.57%	28.57%	80%	5	2.75	1.5	0.25	8.5
2023–24	New Taipei Kings	6	31.07	25.81%	29.71%	40%	3.67	5.33	0.83	0.17	6.50

Finals

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2023–24	New Taipei Kings	5	30:09	31.58%	34.48%	80.00%	1.2	5.00	1.60	0.60	9.20

College

Personal life

Lin has two older brothers, Jeremy and Joshua. Jeremy Lin, an NBA star, currently plays with him for New Taipei Kings.^[10] Dr. Joshua Lin studied dentistry at New York University.^[11]

Lin acquired a Taiwan passport in July 2020.^[12]