2025–26 New Taipei Kings season
| 2025–26 New Taipei Kings season | |
|---|---|
| President | Walter Wang |
| General Manager | James Mao |
| Head Coach | John Patrick (contract terminated) Thomas Wisman (interim) Hung Chih-Shan (interim) |
| Arena | Xinzhuang Gymnasium University of Taipei, Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium |
| TPBL results | |
| Record | 15–13 (53.6%) |
| Place | TBD |
| Playoffs finish | TBD |
| EASL results | |
| Record | 3–3 (50.0%) |
| Place | 2nd |
| Playoffs finish | Quarterfinals (lost to Brex, 64–85) |
| BCL Asia | |
| BCL Asia – East results | |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Place | TBD |
| Playoffs finish | TBD |
The 2025–26 New Taipei Kings season is the franchise's 5th season, its second season in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). On July 5, 2025, the Kings announced that Ryan Marchand left the team for career decision.[1] On July 9, the Kings hired John Patrick as their new head coach.[2] On November 11, the Kings announced to terminate contract relationship with John Patrick.[3] And the Kings named Hung Chih-Shan as their interim head coach after Thomas Wisman, the assistant coach of the New Taipei Kings, coached as interim head coach for one game.[4] The Kings also participated in 2025–26 East Asia Super League and 2026 Basketball Champions League Asia – East as the 2025 TPBL champion.[5][6]
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | School / Club team |
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| 1 | 6 | Jonathan Smith | Guard / forward | NTUA |
| 2 | 8 | Ryder Hsiung | Forward | Willamette |
Roster
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Preseason
Game log
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Preseason : 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
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Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 28 | 19 | 9 | .679 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Formosa Dreamers | 27 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 25 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 3.5 | |
| 4 | New Taipei Kings | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 4 | Advance to play-in |
| 5 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 26 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 5 | |
| 6 | Taipei Taishin Mars | 26 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 9 | |
| 7 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 28 | 8 | 20 | .286 | 11 |
Game log
| 2025–26 regular season game log Total: 15–13 (home: 10–5; road: 5–8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October : 2–3 (home: 2–2; road: 0–1)
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November : 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)
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December : 3–3 (home: 3–1; road: 0–2)
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January : 3–2 (home: 0–0; road: 3–2)
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February : 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
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March : 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
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April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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May : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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| 1 | Alvark Tokyo | 6 | 5 | 1 | 545 | 499 | +46 | .833 | Advance to finals |
| 2 | New Taipei Kings | 6 | 3 | 3 | 536 | 548 | −12 | .500[a] | |
| 3 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 6 | 3 | 3 | 549 | 526 | +23 | .500[a] | |
| 4 | Changwon LG Sakers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 494 | 551 | −57 | .167 |
Notes:
Group stage
| October 22, 2025 | New Taipei Kings | 89–107 | Alvark Tokyo | New Taipei City |
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| 19:10 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 17–25, 26–31, 23–21 | |||
| Pts: Jayden Gardner 29 Rebs: Jayden Gardner 7 Asts: Lin Yan-Ting 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Sebas Saiz 25 Rebs: Ryan Rossiter 11 Asts: Kai Toews, Ryan Rossiter 6 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium Attendance: 3,280 |
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| October 30, 2025 | Changwon LG Sakers | 78–90 | New Taipei Kings | Changwon |
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| 19:10 (UTC+9) | Scoring by quarter: 17–31, 26–12, 22–27, 13–20 | |||
| Pts: Assem Marei, Yang Jun-seok 16 Rebs: Assem Marei 14 Asts: Yang Jun-seok 10 |
Boxscore | Pts: Sani Sakakini 33 Rebs: Jayden Gardner 10 Asts: Austin Daye 8 |
Arena: Changwon Gymnasium |
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| November 1, 2025 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 90–76 | New Taipei Kings | Ulaanbaatar |
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| 17:10 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 35–18, 17–20, 12–14, 26–24 | |||
| Pts: Ian Miller 40 Rebs: Efe Odigie 21 Asts: Baatar-Erdene Barsbold 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Sani Sakakini 24 Rebs: Jayden Gardner 16 Asts: Jayden Gardner 5 |
Arena: M bank Arena |
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| November 19, 2025 | New Taipei Kings | 93–87 | Changwon LG Sakers | New Taipei City |
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| 19:10 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 23–21, 25–28, 21–16 | |||
| Pts: Sani Sakakini 25 Rebs: Sani Sakakini 9 Asts: Lee Kai-Yan 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Micheal Eric 21 Rebs: Assem Marei 16 Asts: Assem Marei 7 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium Attendance: 2,908 |
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| December 6, 2025 | New Taipei Kings | 109–94 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | New Taipei City |
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| 17:10 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 34–29, 27–16, 23–16, 25–33 | |||
| Pts: Jalen Harris 35 Rebs: Jason Washburn 10 Asts: Joseph Lin, Su Shih-Hsuan 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Efe Odigie 29 Rebs: Efe Odigie 18 Asts: Ian Miller 10 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium Attendance: 3,394 |
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| February 4, 2025 | Alvark Tokyo | 92–79 | New Taipei Kings | Tachikawa |
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| 19:10 (UTC+9) | Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 22–24, 30–20, 20–22 | |||
| Pts: Marcus Foster 29 Rebs: Ryan Rossiter 12 Asts: Ryan Rossiter 10 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jalen Harris 24 Rebs: Jason Washburn 9 Asts: Jalen Harris 7 |
Arena: Arena Tachikawa Tachihi Attendance: 2,459 |
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Finals
Quarterfinals
| March 18, 2026 | Utsunomiya Brex | 85–64 | New Taipei Kings | Macau |
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| 19:30 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 36–14, 19–13, 18–14 | |||
| Pts: Grant Jerrett 27 Rebs: Grant Jerrett 12 Asts: D.J. Newbill 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jalen Harris 18 Rebs: Jason Washburn 10 Asts: Jalen Harris 5 |
Arena: Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion |
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BCL Asia – East
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Final 6 |
| 2 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | New Taipei Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | South China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group stage
| April 7, 2026 | South China | vs. | New Taipei Kings | Hong Kong |
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| 20:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Southorn Stadium |
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| April 14, 2026 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | vs. | New Taipei Kings | Taipei City |
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| 19:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: University of Taipei, Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium |
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| April 18, 2026 | New Taipei Kings | vs. | South China | Taipei City |
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| 17:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: University of Taipei, Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium |
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| April 19, 2026 | New Taipei Kings | vs. | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | Taipei City |
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| 17:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: University of Taipei, Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium |
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| April 26, 2026 | New Taipei Kings | vs. | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | New Taipei City |
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| 17:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium |
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| May 8, 2026 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | vs. | New Taipei Kings | Ulaanbaatar |
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| 19:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: M bank Arena |
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Player statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| 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 | Led the league | |||
Regular season
| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Harris≠ | ||||||||||
| Joseph Lin | ||||||||||
| Su Pei-Kai | ||||||||||
| Jayden Gardner | 18 | 30:42 | 16.9 | 51.4% | 17.1% | 51.1% | 10.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Chung Li-Hsiang | ||||||||||
| Lee Kai-Yan | ||||||||||
| Chien You-Che | ||||||||||
| Wang Po-Chih | ||||||||||
| Lin Yan-Ting | ||||||||||
| Lu Cheng-Ju | ||||||||||
| Olufemi Olujobi≠ | ||||||||||
| Chaundee Brown‡ | 7 | 27:24 | 11.1 | 38.8% | 15.6% | 64.7% | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Su Shih-Hsuan | ||||||||||
| Lin Chin-Pang | ||||||||||
| Ryder Hsiung | ||||||||||
| Hung Chih-Shan | 3 | 17:44 | 5.0 | 62.5% | 62.5% | 0.0% | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Austin Daye | ||||||||||
| Jonathan Smith | ||||||||||
| Sani Sakakini‡ | 5 | 39:02 | 24.6 | 43.8% | 37.5% | 91.3% | 10.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| Jordan Tolbert≠ | 5 | 34:16 | 14.4 | 52.8% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 12.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Jason Washburn |
‡ Left during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
- Reference:[9]
Transactions
On December 18, 2025, Sani Sakakini took a plane to Jordan for recovery.[10] On March 9, 2026, Jayden Gardner, Hung Chih-Shan, and Jordan Tolbert were not registered in the 2025–26 TPBL season final rosters.[11]
Overview
| Players Added Via draft
Free agency
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Players Lost Free agency
Waived Retirement |
Free agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 25, 2025 | Chien You-Che | N/a | [12] |
| July 26, 2025 | Wang Po-Chih | N/a | [13] |
| August 6, 2025 | Joseph Lin | 3-year contract, worth unknown | [14] |
| August 13, 2025 | Jason Washburn | N/a | [15] |
| August 14, 2025 | Austin Daye | N/a | [16] |
| August 29, 2025 | Hung Chih-Shan | N/a | [17] |
| September 3, 2025 | Sani Sakakini | N/a | [18] |
Additions
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2025 | Jayden Gardner | N/a | SC Rasta Vechta | [19] |
| August 21, 2025 | Chaundee Brown | N/a | Kobe Storks | [20] |
| September 4, 2025 | Jonathan Smith | N/a | NTUA | [21] |
| September 4, 2025 | Ryder Hsiung | N/a | Willamette | [21] |
| September 5, 2025 | Lin Yan-Ting | N/a | Beijing Royal Fighters | [22] |
| October 7, 2025 | Chung Li-Hsiang | Trainee contract, worth unknown | NCCU | [23] |
| November 25, 2025 | Jalen Harris | N/a | Winnipeg Sea Bears | [24] |
| January 16, 2026 | Olufemi Olujobi | N/a | Altiri Chiba | [25] |
| January 26, 2026 | Jordan Tolbert | N/a | BCH Knights | [26] |
| March 5, 2026 | Sina Vahedi | N/a | Meralco Bolts | [27] |
| March 13, 2026 | Quincy Davis | EASL player contract, worth unknown | Yankey Ark | [28] |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 5, 2025 | Kenny Manigault | Career decision | Fukushima Firebonds | [1][29] |
| July 31, 2025 | Chen Chun-Nan | Contract expired | Yulon | [30] |
| August 1, 2025 | Lin Li-Jen | Contract expired → Retirement |
N/a | [31][32] |
| August 21, 2025 | Ifeanyi Eboka | Contract expired | Changhua Pauian BLL | [20][33] |
| August 31, 2025 | Jeremy Lin | Retirement | N/a | [34] |
| January 10, 2026 | Chaundee Brown | Contract terminated | London Lions | [35][36] |
Awards
Player of the Week
| Week | Recipient | Award | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayden Gardner | Week 1 Player of the Week | [37] |
| 10 | Jason Washburn | Week 10 Player of the Week | [38] |
| 16 | Joseph Lin | Week 16 Player of the Week | [39] |
| 19 | Jalen Harris | Week 19 Player of the Week | [40] |
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