2021–22 P. League+ season explained

The 2021–22 P. League+ season was the 2nd season of the P. League+ (PLG). The P. League+ added two new teams, New Taipei Kings and Kaohsiung Steelers, extending the number of teams to 6.^[1] The regular season began on December 12, 2021, and is originally scheduled to end on May 15, 2022.^[2] The playoffs started on June 3, 2022 and ended on June 27, 2022 after the Taipei Fubon Braves clinched their second consecutive champion.^[3]

Transactions

See main article: List of 2021–22 P. League+ season transactions.

Retirement

• On March 15, 2021, Tien Lei announced his retirement from professional basketball.^[4]
• On July 8, 2021, LaDontae Henton joined Providence Friars as a special assistant to the head coach, ending his playing career.^[5]
• On September 23, 2021, Lai Kuo-Wei joined New Taipei CTBC DEA as assistant coach, ending his playing career.^[6]

Coaching changes

Coaching changes

Team	2020–21 season	2021–22 season
Off-season
		DeMarcus Berry
		Ryan Marchand
	Yang I-Feng (interim)	Cheng Chih-Lung
In-season
	DeMarcus Berry	Hung Chi-Chao (interim)
		Yen Hsing-Su (interim)
	Hung Chi-Chao (interim)	Slavoljub Gorunovic (interim)

Off-season

• On June 7, 2021, the New Taipei Kings hired Ryan Marchand as their new head coach.^[7]
• On June 11, 2021, the Kaohsiung Steelers hired DeMarcus Berry as their new head coach.^[8]
• On July 12, 2021, the Taoyuan Pilots hired Cheng Chih-Lung as their new head coach.^[9]
• On September 28, 2021, Taoyuan Pilots intermin head coach Yang I-Feng was assigned to assistant coach and player development director.^[10]

In-season

• On March 19, 2022, the Kaohsiung Steelers fired head coach DeMarcus Berry and named Hung Chi-Chao as their interim head coach.^[11]
• On March 23, 2022, Cheng Chih-Lung resigned from his position as head coach of the Taoyuan Pilots after 16 games with the team. On March 25, 2022, the Pilots named Yen Hsing-Su as their interim head coach.^{[12] [13] [14]}

Imports / Foreign Student / Heritage Player

Club	Imports	Foreign students	Heritage players
Formosa Taishin Dreamers	Stephan Hicks Ricky Ledo Julian Boyd Brandon Gilbeck Stefan Janković		Kenneth Chien Randall Walko
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers		Iong Ngai-San	Elliot Tan
New Taipei Kings		Omar Niang
Taipei Fubon Braves
Taoyuan Pilots

Note 1: Heritage player refers to player of Taiwanese descent but does not met the FIBA eligibility rules to be local.

Note 2: Team can either register 2 heritage players or 1 foreign student and 1 heritage player.

Preseason

The preseason began on November 6, 2021, and ended on November 21.^[15]

Regular season

The regular season began on December 12, 2021, and ended on May 28, 2022.Notes

• z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
• x – Clinched playoff spot

Postponed games due to COVID-19

• Three Taoyuan Pilots home games (against the New Taipei Kings on February 11, against the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers on February 19, and against the Formosa Taishin Dreamers on February 20) were postponed due to a COVID outbreak in Taoyuan City.^[16]
• The May 7 game between the Taoyuan Pilots and the Kaohsiung Steelers was postponed due to the Steelers not having the required minimum players (7 locals and 1 import) available.^[17]
• Two New Taipei Kings games (one home game against the Formosa Taishin Dreamers on May 6 and one road game against Taipei Fubon Braves on May 8) were postponed due to the Kings not having the required minimum players (7 locals and 1 import) available.^[18]
• The May 7 game between the Taipei Fubon Braves and the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers was postponed due to Lioneers staffs testing positive for COVID-19 rapid test.^[19]
• The May 8 game between the Taoyuan Pilots and the Formosa Taishin Dreamers was postponed due to Pilots players testing positive for COVID-19 rapid test.^[19]
• The May 16 game between the Taoyuan Pilots and the Kaohsiung Steelers was postponed due to the Steelers not having the required minimum players (8 players) available.^[20]
• Two Formosa Taishin Dreamers road games (one game against the Taoyuan Pilots on May 17 and one game against New Taipei Kings on May 19) were postponed due to the Dreamers not having the required minimum players (8 players) available.^[21]

Postponed games due to other reasons

• The February 26 game between the Formosa Taishin Dreamers and the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers was postponed due to the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.
• Two New Taipei Kings home games (against the Kaohsiung Steelers on February 27 and against the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers on February 28) were postponed due to the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.
• Two Taipei Fubon Braves home games (against the Taoyuan Pilots on February 27 and against the Formosa Taishin Dreamers on February 28) were postponed due to the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.

Cancelled games

• On May 29,the Taoyuan Pilots and the Kaohsiung Steelers had reached an agreement that the last game between both teams, which would affect neither the playoffs seeding nor the 2022 draft order, would not be played due to the Steelers could not reach the criteria of required minimum players (8 players) before June 1.^[22]

Playoffs

See main article: 2022 P. League+ playoffs.

Bracket

Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category	Player	Team(s)	Statistic
Points per game			26.33
Rebounds per game			20.81
Assists per game	Lee Kai-Yan		5.96
Steals per game	Chen Yu-Wei		2.25
Blocks per game			3.00
2P%			67%
3P%			40%
FT%			84%

Individual game highs

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points			50
Rebounds			35
Assists	Lee Kai-Yan		13
	Jordan Tolbert	Taoyuan Pilots
Steals			6
	Lee Kai-Yan	New Taipei Kings
	Lu Chun-Hsiang	Taoyuan Pilots
		Taoyuan Pilots
Blocks			9
Turnovers			10

Team statistic leaders

Category	Team	Statistic
Points per game		98.73
Rebounds per game		53.47
Assists per game		21.67
Steals per game		10.41
Blocks per game		5.07
Turnovers per game		18.10
Fouls per game		21.97
2P%		51.04%
3P%		32.05%
FT%		71.70%

Awards

Yearly awards

2021–22 P. League+ awards

Award	Recipient(s)	ref
Most Valuable Player	Yang Chin-Min (New Taipei Kings)	[23]
Import of the Year	Sim Bhullar (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers)	[24]
6th Man of the Year	Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pilots)	[25]
Rookie of the Year	Chen Yu-Wei (Kaohsiung Steelers)	[26]
Defensive Player of the Year	Thomas Welsh (New Taipei Kings)	[27]
GM of the Year	Tsai Cherng-Ru (Taipei Fubon Braves)	[28]
Gold Whistle Award	Chen Hung-Ming	[29]
Coach of the Year	Lin Kuan-Lun (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers)	[30]
Most Improved Player	Kenneth Chien (Formosa Taishin Dreamers)	[31]
Best Home Court		[32]
Best Dressed of the Year	Chang Tsung-Hsien (Taipei Fubon Braves)	[33]
Mr. Popular	Lin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves)	[34]
PLG Cheerleader Squad of the Year	Formosa Sexy (Formosa Taishin Dreamers)	[35]

• All-PLG First Team:
  • Yang Chin-Min, New Taipei Kings
  • Lee Kai-Yan, New Taipei Kings
  • Sim Bhullar, Hsinchu JKO Lioneers
  • Chen Yu-Wei, Kaohsiung Steelers
  • Lu Cheng-Ju, Kaohsiung Steelers

• All-PLG Second Team:
  • Lin Chih-Chieh, Taipei Fubon Braves
  • Thomas Welsh, New Taipei Kings
  • Lu Chun-Hsiang, Taoyuan Pilots
  • Kao Kuo-Hao, Hsinchu JKO Lioneers
  • Kenneth Chien, Formosa Taishin Dreamers

• All-Defensive Team:
  • Lee Kai-Yan, New Taipei Kings
  • Thomas Welsh, New Taipei Kings
  • Kao Kuo-Hao, Hsinchu JKO Lioneers
  • Kenneth Chien, Formosa Taishin Dreamers
  • Chen Yu-Wei, Kaohsiung Steelers

Statistical awards

2021–22 P. League+ statistical awards

Award	Recipient(s)	ref
Points Leader	Sim Bhullar (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers)	[36]
Rebounds Leader	Sim Bhullar (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers)	[37]
Assists Leader	Lee Kai-Yan (New Taipei Kings)	[38]
Blocks Leader	Brandon Gilbeck (Formosa Taishin Dreamers)	[39]
Steals Leader	Chen Yu-Wei (Kaohsiung Steelers)	[40]

Finals

2022 P. League+ Finals awards

Award	Recipient(s)	ref
Champion		[41]
Finals MVP	Mike Singletary (Taipei Fubon Braves)

Players of the Week

Preseason

Week	Recipient	class=unsortable	Ref
1	Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers)	[42]
2	Lu Cheng-Ju (Kaohsiung Steelers)	[43]
3	Sim Bhullar (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers)	[44]

Regular season

Week	Recipient	class=unsortable	Ref
1	Mike Singletary (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/2)	[45]
2	Mike Singletary (Taipei Fubon Braves) (2/2)	[46]
3	Lee Kai-Yan (New Taipei Kings) (1/1)	[47]
4	Brendon Smart (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1)	[48]
5	Lin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1)	[49]
6	Wang Po-Chih (Kaohsiung Steelers) (1/1)	[50]
7	Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/2)	[51]
8	Lu Cheng-Ju (Kaohsiung Steelers) (1/1)	[52]
9	Branden Dawson (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (1/1)	[53]
10	Chang Tsung-Hsien (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1)	[54]
12	Devin Robinson (Taoyuan Pilots) (1/1)	[55]
13	Nick Faust (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (1/1)	[56]
14	Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (2/2)	[57]
15	Yang Chin-Min (New Taipei Kings) (1/1)	[58]
16	Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (1/1)	[59]
17	Kuo Shao-Chieh (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (1/1)	[60]
18	Sim Bhullar (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (1/1)	[61]
19	Douglas Creighton (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1)	[62]
20	Chen Yu-Wei (Kaohsiung Steelers) (1/1)	[63]

Players of the Month

Month	Recipient	class=unsortable	Ref
December	Thomas Welsh (New Taipei Kings) (1/1)	[64]
January	Lu Cheng-Ju (Kaohsiung Steelers) (1/1)	[65]
February	Julian Boyd (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1)	[66]
March	Yang Chin-Min (New Taipei Kings) (1/1)	[67]
April	Sim Bhullar (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (1/1)	[68]
May	Nick Faust (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (1/1)	[69]

Arenas

• The Kaohsiung Steelers announced on May 25, 2021, that they would play their home games at Fengshan Arena.^[70]
• The New Taipei Kings announced on September 4, that they would play their home games at Xinzhuang Gymnasium, and would share the same arena with New Taipei CTBC DEA of T1 League.^[71]
• Due to the renovation of Changhua County Stadium, the Formosa Taishin Dreamers announced on July 7, 2021, that they would play their home games at Intercontinental Basketball Stadium in Taichung City this season.^[72]
• The Taoyuan Pilots scheduled first two of their home games at National Taiwan Sport University Arena.^[73]
• The Taoyuan Pilots relocated last two of their rescheduled home games to Nanshan High School Gymnasium in New Taipei City, despite the latter one was cancelled on May 29.^{[74] [75]}

Media

The games will be aired on television via FTV One and MOMOTV, and will be broadcast online on YouTube Official Channel, 4gTV, and Yahoo! Sports.^[76]

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