Taichung Suns

The Taichung Suns (Chinese: 臺中太陽) were a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taichung City. They had competed in the T1 League and played their home games at the National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium. The Suns became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season since the 2021–22 season.

Taichung Suns
Leagues	T1 League
Founded	July 9, 2021[1]
Folded	October 16, 2023
History	Taichung Wagor Suns 2021–2022 Taichung Suns 2022–2023
Arena	National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
Capacity	6,243
Location	Taichung City, Taiwan
Team colors	Red, Golden, White, Black
President	Sun Tzu-Chuan[2]
General manager	Wang Wei-Chieh
Head coach	Iurgi Caminos (2021–22) Alberto Garcia & Chris Gavina (2022–23) Anthony Tucker (2023, did not coach)
Championships	0
Website	www.taichungsuns.tw

Franchise history

On November 25, 2021, the Taichung Suns changed the name to the Taichung Wagor Suns.^[3] In October 2022, the Taichung Wagor Suns changed the name to the Taichung Suns.

On September 15, 2023, the T1 League announced that the 2023–24 season participation rights of the Taichung Suns was cancelled due to financial qualification.^[4] On October 16, the Taichung Suns announced to fold officially.^[5]

Facilities

Home arenas

Arena	Location	Duration
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium[6]	Taichung City	2021–2023

Last roster

Further information: Taichung Suns all-time roster and List of Taichung Suns head coaches

2022–23 Taichung Suns roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From C 0 Austin Derrick (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 29 – (1995-07-31)31 July 1995 UCH PF/C 1 Arnett Moultrie (I) 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 34 – (1990-11-18)18 November 1990 Mississippi State PG 3 Ting Sheng-Ju 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 26 – (1998-08-22)22 August 1998 St. Francis PG 4 Kao Meng-Wei 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 28 – (1996-09-13)13 September 1996 NTCUST PG 5 Peng Chun-Yen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 35 – (1989-12-05)5 December 1989 MDU PG 6 Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun (SFS) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 27 – (1997-10-30)30 October 1997 HDUT SF 8 Chen Wen-Hung 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 33 – (1991-07-14)14 July 1991 NTSU SG 11 Yang Cheng-Han 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 25 – (1999-10-10)10 October 1999 FJU PG 13 Lee Ming-Xiu 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 – (2000-06-01)1 June 2000 NTUS SF 14 Tung Yung-Chuan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 25 – (1999-10-14)14 October 1999 NTNU G/F 20 Derek King 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 31 – (1993-09-13)13 September 1993 UC Berkeley SG 24 Rayvonte Rice (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 32 – (1992-07-14)14 July 1992 Illinois PF/C 34 Keith Benson (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 36 – (1988-08-13)13 August 1988 Oakland PF 41 Su Yi-Chin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 31 – (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 MDU SG 42 Lu Kuan-Hsuan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 29 – (1995-04-02)2 April 1995 NTNU PF 45 Wen Li-Huang 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 31 – (1993-10-26)26 October 1993 ISU PG 76 Lin Ming-Yi 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 28 – (1996-03-27)27 March 1996 MDU	Head coach Chris Gavina Assistant coach(es) Niño Canaleta Chou Ying-Chou Hsu Chih-Chao Strength & conditioning coach(es) Weng Chien-Kai Athletic trainer(s) Huang Chi-Chun Team manager Lin Hung-Pin Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player (SFS) Special foreign student Injured Roster Transactions Updated: March 8, 2023

Personnel

General managers

Name	Tenure	Ref.
Wang Wei-Chieh	2021–2023	[7]

Head coaches

Name	Tenure	Totals				Regular season				Playoffs
		G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT
Iurgi Caminos[8]	2021–2022	36	22	14	.611	30	20	10	.667	6	2	4	.333
Alberto Garcia[9]	2022	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	–
Chris Gavina[10]	2022–2023	35	10	25	.286	30	8	22	.267	5	2	3	.400
Anthony Tucker[11]	2023	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	–
Totals		71	32	39	.451	60	28	32	.467	11	4	7	.364

Season-by-season record

T1 League
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2021–22	Iurgi Caminos	20	10	.667	2nd	2	4	.333	Won Semifinals vs New Taipei CTBC DEA, 2–1 Lost Finals to Kaohsiung Aquas, 0–3
2022–23	Alberto Garcia	8	22	.267	5th	2	3	.400	Won Play-in vs TaiwanBeer HeroBears, 2–1 Lost Semifinals to New Taipei CTBC DEA, 0–3
	Chris Gavina
Totals		28	32	.467	–	4	7	.364	2 Playoff Appearances

Notable players

Local players

• Chen Ching-Huan (陳靖寰) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Peng Chun-Yen (彭俊諺) – 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

Type-III players

• Jordan Heading – Philippines national team player

Import players

• Keith Benson – NBA player
• Tony Bishop – Panama national team player
• Alonzo Gee – NBA player
• Aaron Geramipoor – Iran national team player
• Arnett Moultrie – NBA player
• Sani Sakakini – Palestine national team player
• Diamond Stone – NBA player
• Julian Wright – NBA player

References

1. "關於太陽". Taichung Suns. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
2. "T1職籃聯盟會長錢薇娟拜會 盧市長：樂見台灣籃球蓬勃發展" (Press release). Taichung City Government. September 17, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
3. "葳格國際學校冠名 台中太陽新賽季期許耀眼升空". Central News Agency. November 26, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
4. "震撼單！T1職籃新賽季少1隊 台中太陽參賽資格遭取消". ETtoday. September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
5. "T1職籃創始隊台中太陽宣布解散 做出艱難決定原因曝". ETtoday. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
6. "台中太陽宣告成軍 延攬汪蔚傑當總經理". China Times. June 19, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
7. "台中太陽宣告成軍 延攬汪蔚傑當總經理". China Times. June 19, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
8. "台中太陽總教練出爐！西班牙籍教頭掌兵符". United Daily News. September 29, 2021. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
9. "太陽低調「升級」 汪總曝補強進度". United Daily News. September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
10. "台中太陽找菲律賓教練執教 洋將補進得分王仕東". Liberty Times Net. October 25, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
11. "塔克老師回來了！接任台中太陽總教練". ETtoday. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Taichung Suns on Facebook
• Taichung Suns on Instagram
• Taichung Suns's channel on YouTube