Formosa Dreamers Explained

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.

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]}

Head coaches

Name	Tenure	Totals				Regular season				Playoffs
	2017–2018	20	1	19		20	1	19		0	0	0
	2018–2019	28	19	9		26	19	7		2	0	2
	2019–2023	94	47	47		81	42	39		13	5	8
	2023	31	15	16		27	14	13		4	1	3
	2024–present	53	31	22		47	29	18		6	2	4
Totals		226	113	113		201	105	96		25	8	17

Season-by-season record

ASEAN Basketball League
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
		1	19		9th	Did not qualify
		19	7		1st	0	2		Lost Quarterfinals to Mono Vampire, 0–2
		8	6		4th	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia
Totals		28	32		–	0	2		1 Playoff Appearances

P. League+
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
		10	14		3rd	4	5		Won Playoffs vs Taoyuan Pilots, 3–2 Lost Finals to Taipei Fubon Braves, 1–3
		19	11		2nd	1	3		Lost Playoffs to Taipei Fubon Braves, 1–3
		19	21		4th	1	3		Lost Playoffs to New Taipei Kings, 1–3
	Lai Po-Lin
		24	16		2nd	2	4		Lost Playoffs to New Taipei Kings, 2–4
Totals		72	62		–	8	15		4 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 關於夢想家 . Formosa Dreamers . October 21, 2024 .
2. Web site: 職籃隊落腳彰化 5人共組寶島夢想家 . Liberty Times Net . September 21, 2017 . January 20, 2022 .
3. Web site: 夢想家多台中主場 4場例行賽改台體大 . TSNA . November 11, 2020 . January 20, 2022 .
4. Web site: 新賽季確定落腳臺中迷你蛋！ 台新夢想家引進NBA等級地板打造高規格場地 . P. LEAGUE+ . July 7, 2021 . July 11, 2021 .
5. Web site: 夢想家搬家 新主場落腳台中「迷你蛋」 . United Daily News . July 7, 2021 . July 7, 2021 .
6. Web site: 地方政府大力支持 寶島夢想家生根彰化 . TSNA . October 16, 2017 . April 10, 2022 .
7. Web site: 結合在地力量 寶島夢想家正式進駐彰化 . LT Sports . October 16, 2017 . April 10, 2022 .