Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards

The Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards (Chinese: 桃園台啤永豐雲豹) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taoyuan City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Taoyuan Arena and Taoyuan City Zhongli Civil Sports Center. Leopards became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season, and one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season.

Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards
2025–26 Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards season
Leagues	Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Founded	August 6, 2021[1]
History	Taoyuan Leopards 2021–2023 (T1) Taiwan Beer Leopards 2023–2024 (T1) Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards 2024–present (TPBL)
Arena	Taoyuan Arena Taoyuan City Zhongli Civil Sports Center
Capacity	8,700
Location	Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Team colors	Green, yellow, purple
Main sponsor	Bank SinoPac
CEO	Chang Chien-Wei[2]
President	Liu Chin-Liang
Head coach	Henrik Rödl
Ownership	J&V Energy Technology Co., Ltd
Championships	1 T1: 1 (2024)
Website	t-leopards.com

Franchise history

On August 6, 2021, the T1 League announced that Taoyuan Leopards would join the competition.^[3]

On July 4, 2023, Taoyuan Leopards announced to cooperate with the Taiwan Beer basketball association, and changed the name to TaiwanBeer Leopards.^[4]

On June 1, 2024, Taiwan Beer Leopards defeated Taipei Mars by 4–0, winning the 2023–24 season championship.^[5] On July 9, Taiwan Beer Leopards announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).^[6]

Facilities

Home arenas

Arena	Location	Duration
Chung Yuan Christian University Gymnasium[7]	Taoyuan City	2021–2022
National Taiwan Sport University Arena[8]	Taoyuan City	2022–2023
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium[9]	Taipei City	2022
Taoyuan Arena[10][11]	Taoyuan City	2022 2023–present
Taoyuan City Zhongli Civil Sports Center[12]	Taoyuan City	2026

Training facilities

The Leopards' training facility is located at the Taiwan Beer gymnasium.^[13] The Leopards previously practiced at the New Taipei City Linkou Civil Sports Center.^[14]

Current roster

Further information: Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards all-time roster and List of Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards head coaches

Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From PG 5 Gao Jin-Wei 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 25 – (2000-10-23)23 October 2000 UCH PG 6 Hsu Hong-Wei 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 23 – (2002-10-15)15 October 2002 UCH PF 7 Chris McCullough (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 30 – (1995-02-05)5 February 1995 Syracuse SG 8 Wang Jhe-Yu 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (2002-03-18)18 March 2002 NTUST SF 10 Ting Kuang-Hao  1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 25 – (2000-10-23)23 October 2000 UCH G 11 Chuang Po-Yuan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 25 – (2000-12-01)1 December 2000 FJU SF 12 Lin Sin-Kuan 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 23 – (2002-05-09)9 May 2002 NTNU SF 13 Malcolm Miller (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 32 – (1993-03-06)6 March 1993 Holy Cross F 21 Wang Hao-Chi (C) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 36 – (1989-09-22)22 September 1989 HWU SF 24 Lasan Kromah (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 34 – (1991-06-24)24 June 1991 UConn SF 27 Huang Jhen 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 35 – (1990-06-27)27 June 1990 FJU SF 31 Tung Yung-Chuan  1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 26 – (1999-10-14)14 October 1999 NTNU PF 33 Cheick Diallo (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 29 – (1996-09-13)13 September 1996 Kansas PG 57 Tsao Xun-Xiang 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1999-03-16)16 March 1999 NTUA PG 72 Lu Chi-Erh  1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 33 – (1992-01-15)15 January 1992 NKNU C 82 Liu Yuan-Kai 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 34 – (1991-07-09)9 July 1991 FJU	Head coach Henrik Rödl Assistant coach(es) Oscar Lin Vincent Plante Strength & conditioning coach(es) Chen Tzu-Yi Chen Ting-Wei Athletic trainer(s) Chen Wei-Chih Cheng Po-Wei Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured Roster Transactions Updated: December 15, 2025

Personnel

General managers

Name	Tenure	Ref.
Su Yi-Chieh	2021–2022	[15][16]
Chang Chien-Wei	2022–2023	[17]

Head coaches

Name	Tenure	Totals				Regular season				Playoffs
		G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT
Wang Chih-Chun[18]	2021–2022	22	5	17	.227	22	5	17	.227	0	0	0	–
Su Yi-Chieh[19]	2022	5	1	4	.200	5	1	4	.200	0	0	0	–
Liu Chia-Fa[20]	2022–2023	25	7	18	.280	24	7	17	.292	1	0	1	.000
John Bennett[21]	2023	9	1	8	.111	9	1	8	.111	0	0	0	–
Michael Olson[22]	2023–2024	12	8	4	.667	12	8	4	.667	0	0	0	–
Chou Chun-San[23]	2024	4	3	1	.750	4	3	1	.750	0	0	0	–
Charles Dubé-Brais[24][25]	2024–2025	57	31	26	.544	48	23	25	.479	9	8	1	.889
Henrik Rödl[26]	2025–present	12	10	2	.833	12	10	2	.833	0	0	0	–
Totals		146	66	80	.452	136	58	78	.426	10	8	2	.800

Season-by-season record

T1 League
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2021–22	Wang Chih-Chun	8	22	.267	5th	0	1	.000	Lost Play-in to TaiwanBeer HeroBears, 0–2
	Su Yi-Chieh
	Liu Chia-Fa
2022–23	Liu Chia-Fa	6	24	.200	6th	Did not qualify
	John Bennett
2023–24	Michael Olson	18	10	.643	2nd	7	0	1.000	Won Semifinals vs Kaohsiung Aquas, 3–0 Won Finals vs Taipei Mars, 4–0
	Chou Chun-San
	Charles Dubé-Brais
Totals		32	56	.364	–	7	1	.875	2 Playoff Appearances

Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2024–25	Charles Dubé-Brais	16	20	.444	5th	1	1	.500	Lost Play-in to Taipei Taishin Mars, 1–2
2025–26	Henrik Rödl	10	2	.833		0	0	–
Totals		26	22	.542	–	1	1	.500	1 Playoff Appearances

Notable players

Local players

• Chang Chih-Feng (張智峰) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL MVP (2009), SBL Finals MVP (2009)
• Chiang Yu-An (蔣淯安) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL Finals MVP (2020), SBL MVP (2019, 2020), T1 League MVP (2022)
• Gao Jin-Wei (高錦瑋) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Huang Jhen (黃鎮) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Lee Chi-Wei (李啟瑋) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Lin Sin-Kuan (林信寬) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Lin Yi-Huei (林宜輝) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Su Yi-Chieh (蘇翊傑) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL Final MVP (2017)
• Wang Hao-Chi (王皓吉) – Chinese Taipei national team player

Import players

• DeMarcus Cousins – NBA player, United States national team player, T1 League Finals MVP (2024)
• Deyonta Davis – NBA player
• Cheick Diallo – NBA player
• Michael Efevberha – Nigeria national team player
• Dwight Howard – NBA player, United States national team player
• Daniel Johnson – Australia national team player
• Adam Łapeta – Poland national team player
• Chris McCullough – NBA player
• Malcolm Miller – NBA player
• Egidijus Mockevičius – Lithuania national team player
• Daniel Orton – NBA player
• Earnest Ross – Guam national team player
• Larry Sanders – NBA player
• Axel Toupane – NBA player, France national team player
• Devin Williams – United States national team player
• Troy Williams – NBA player