The franchise dates back to 1983 when it was founded as the Chien-hong Men's Basketball Team (建弘男子籃球隊). Owned subsequently by Hung Min-tai (洪敏泰), owner of Tera Electronics (新銳/泰瑞電子), the team went by the same name as the corporation for a number of years until it joined the professional Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA) as Tera Mars (泰瑞戰神) in 1994.
As a professional club, the Mars was a powerful competitor to the dominant Yulon Dinos and Hung Kuo Elephants. In the 1998 finals, it posed the strongest challenge the "Hung Kuo dynasty" had ever met when pushing the defending champions to the brink of elimination with a 3:1 advantage in the best-of-seven series – although they eventually let this opportunity for championship slip away. Wang Libin (C), Yen Hsing-su (PG), and the American import Todd Rowe (SF) were the core players on this team; they were led by head coach Chung Chih-Mong (鍾枝萌), the so-called "iron-and-blood coach" due to his aggressive leadership style.
Before the close down of the CBA in 1999, the Mars led the league in wins by a considerable margin in its last regular season that was never finished. It remained a close contender for domestic championship around the turn of the century with a biggest frontcourt lineup Taiwan's amateur Division A conference (甲組聯賽) had ever seen. This roster included Wang Libin (6'8") and Song Tao (6'10").
The team's initial mascot, Mars, was derived from the Romangod of war and had remained in spite of several changes of ownership. It had not only carried the team through the flourish CBA era but also accompanied its members and fans in the midst of the financial turbulence of the late 1990s. Between the ownership by the Kaohsiung-based Hanshin Group (漢神集團) and that by the Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC), head coach Chung had to seek corporate sponsors on his own while his players spontaneously work without getting paid in order to keep their beloved team alive.
The Mars eventually became history following the takeover by Videoland Television Network in June 2004 when the team was renamed as the Videoland Hunters (緯來獵人). Subsequently, the franchise was sold to Taiwan Mobile, a major mobile communication provider in Taiwan, and named after the company's as「Taiwan Mobile Basketball Team」. In 2014, the team was transferred to Taiwan Mobile's sister company in Fubon Group and renamed the Fubon Braves.[1]
On 17 October 2019, the Fubon Braves officially announced that they signed O. J. Mayo for the upcoming ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) season.[2] He becomes the most prominent player in the history of the Braves and ABL with his 8-year NBA experience during his professional career. The team once again renamed as Taipei Fubon Braves with agreement with Taipei City Government and moved the home arena to Taipei.[3]
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Taipei Fubon Braves Chinese 臺北富邦勇士 are a professional basketball team that currently plays in the Taiwanese P League since the league s foundation in 2020 From 2014 to 2019 they played in the semi professional Super Basketball League SBL They have also been part of the professional ASEAN Basketball League ABL since the 2019 20 ABL season Taipei Fubon Braves2022 23 Taipei Fubon Braves seasonLeaguesP League East Asia Super LeagueFounded1983 1983 HistoryList Chien hung Men s Basketball Team 建弘男子籃球隊 1983 1986 Tsu chiang Basketball Team 自強籃球隊 1986 1987 Tera Electronics Basketball Team 新銳 泰瑞電子籃球隊 1987 1994 Tera Mars 泰瑞戰神 1994 1997 Kaohsiung Mars 高雄戰神 1997 1999 Mars Professional Basketball Team 戰神職業籃球隊 1997 2000 BCC Mars 中廣戰神 2000 2004 Videoland Hunters 緯來獵人 2004 2007 Taiwan Mobile Leopards 台灣大雲豹 2007 2011 Taiwan Mobile Basketball Team 台灣大籃球隊 2012 2013 Fubon Braves 富邦勇士籃球隊 2014 2019 Taipei Fubon Braves 臺北富邦勇士籃球隊 2019 ArenaTaipei Heping Basketball GymnasiumCapacity7 000LocationTaipei TaiwanTeam colorsNavy Blue Aqua White PresidentTsai Cherng RuTeam managerTsai Cherng RuHead coachHsu Chin CheTeam captainTsai Wen ChengOwnershipFubon GroupChampionships3SBL 1 2019 PLG 2 2021 2022 WebsiteFubonBraves comThe franchise dates back to 1983 when it was founded as the Chien hong Men s Basketball Team 建弘男子籃球隊 Owned subsequently by Hung Min tai 洪敏泰 owner of Tera Electronics 新銳 泰瑞電子 the team went by the same name as the corporation for a number of years until it joined the professional Chinese Basketball Alliance CBA as Tera Mars 泰瑞戰神 in 1994 As a professional club the Mars was a powerful competitor to the dominant Yulon Dinos and Hung Kuo Elephants In the 1998 finals it posed the strongest challenge the Hung Kuo dynasty had ever met when pushing the defending champions to the brink of elimination with a 3 1 advantage in the best of seven series although they eventually let this opportunity for championship slip away Wang Libin C Yen Hsing su PG and the American import Todd Rowe SF were the core players on this team they were led by head coach Chung Chih Mong 鍾枝萌 the so called iron and blood coach due to his aggressive leadership style Before the close down of the CBA in 1999 the Mars led the league in wins by a considerable margin in its last regular season that was never finished It remained a close contender for domestic championship around the turn of the century with a biggest frontcourt lineup Taiwan s amateur Division A conference 甲組聯賽 had ever seen This roster included Wang Libin 6 8 and Song Tao 6 10 The team s initial mascot Mars was derived from the Roman god of war and had remained in spite of several changes of ownership It had not only carried the team through the flourish CBA era but also accompanied its members and fans in the midst of the financial turbulence of the late 1990s Between the ownership by the Kaohsiung based Hanshin Group 漢神集團 and that by the Broadcasting Corporation of China BCC head coach Chung had to seek corporate sponsors on his own while his players spontaneously work without getting paid in order to keep their beloved team alive The Mars eventually became history following the takeover by Videoland Television Network in June 2004 when the team was renamed as the Videoland Hunters 緯來獵人 Subsequently the franchise was sold to Taiwan Mobile a major mobile communication provider in Taiwan and named after the company s as Taiwan Mobile Basketball Team In 2014 the team was transferred to Taiwan Mobile s sister company in Fubon Group and renamed the Fubon Braves 1 On 17 October 2019 the Fubon Braves officially announced that they signed O J Mayo for the upcoming ASEAN Basketball League ABL season 2 He becomes the most prominent player in the history of the Braves and ABL with his 8 year NBA experience during his professional career The team once again renamed as Taipei Fubon Braves with agreement with Taipei City Government and moved the home arena to Taipei 3 Contents 1 Facilities 1 1 Home arenas 1 2 Training facilities 2 Roster 2 1 Current roster 3 Notable members 4 Season by season record 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksFacilities Edit Home game of the Braves in 2021 Home arenas Edit Arena Location DurationTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 4 Taipei City 2019 presentTraining facilities Edit The Braves training facility is located at the National Taiwan University of Arts Gymnasium which is opened on 9 December 2020 5 The Braves previously practiced at the Banqiao Civil Sports Center and Shulin Civil Sports Center 5 Roster EditMain articles Taipei Fubon Braves all time roster and List of Taipei Fubon Braves head coaches The Braves won the 2020 21 P League championship Current roster Edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed Taipei Fubon Braves rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht Wt Age FromG 0 Lai Ting En 1 76 m 5 ft 9 in 70 kg 154 lb 26 1996 07 22 22 July 1996 Fu JenF 1 Chen Fan Po Yen 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 103 kg 227 lb 22 2000 01 24 24 January 2000 Chien Hsin TechF 2 Perry Jones I 2 11 m 6 ft 11 in 107 kg 236 lb 31 1991 09 24 24 September 1991 BaylorG 3 Chang Tsung Hsien C 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in 88 kg 194 lb 34 1988 12 27 27 December 1988 BYU HawaiiF C 5 Chris Johnson I 2 11 m 6 ft 11 in 105 kg 231 lb 37 1985 07 17 17 July 1985 LSUG 7 Lu Zong Lin 1 75 m 5 ft 9 in 70 kg 154 lb 28 1994 11 17 17 November 1994 NTUSTF 8 Chou Kuei Yu 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 95 kg 209 lb 24 1998 07 19 19 July 1998 NTNUF 10 Steven Guinchard 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in 85 kg 187 lb 29 1993 07 04 4 July 1993 EC GeorgiaG 11 Hung Kai Chieh 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 85 kg 187 lb 24 1998 10 07 7 October 1998 NCCUF 12 Lin Chih Chieh 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in 92 kg 203 lb 40 1982 06 11 11 June 1982 Chinese CultureF 13 Lin Meng Hsueh 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in 88 kg 194 lb 30 1992 10 14 14 October 1992 NTSUF 14 Tsai Wen Cheng 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in 96 kg 212 lb 37 1985 05 31 31 May 1985 NCUEC 15 Hsieh Zong Rong 1 99 m 6 ft 6 in 80 kg 176 lb 27 1995 08 16 16 August 1995 NTUSTF 17 Mike Singletary I 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 103 kg 227 lb 34 1988 09 19 19 September 1988 Texas TechC 21 Tseng Hsiang Chun 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in 95 kg 209 lb 24 1998 08 08 8 August 1998 Fu JenF 23 Brendon Smart 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 95 kg 209 lb 27 1995 10 05 5 October 1995 Chien Hsin TechG 24 Jian Ting Jhao 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 80 2 kg 177 lb 24 1998 01 16 16 January 1998 Chien Hsin TechF 29 Chang Keng Yu 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 85 kg 187 lb 27 1995 10 16 16 October 1995 NTUSC 32 Ihor Zaytsev I 2 11 m 6 ft 11 in 110 kg 243 lb 33 1989 05 11 11 May 1989 Ukraine Head coach Hsu Chin CheAssistant coach es Wu Yung Jen Lin Wei Hao Chiang Chih Cheng Wei WeiStrength amp conditioning coach es Jheng Wei SyuanAthletic trainer s Lin Wu Chang Peng Yu Ming assistant Legend C Team captain I Import player Injured Roster Updated 23 October 2022Notable members EditChung Chih mong 鍾枝萌 6 5 centre coach Chinese Taipei squad head coach at 1998 Asian Games Chen Jih hsing 陳日興 5 11 point guard star player in Taiwan in the 1980s Li Chih chiang 李志強 5 11 point guard coach star player in Taiwan in the 1980s Tseng Tseng chiu 曾增球 6 3 small forward star player in Taiwan in the 1980s Chou Hai jung 周海容 6 3 shooting guard coach star player in Taiwan in the 1980s Wang Libin 王立彬 6 8 centre CBA Taiwan star player one of the only two Asian players to achieve triple double in the game Todd Rowe 6 7 small forward CBA Taiwan regular season MVP 4 time scoring champions shot block champion Yen Hsing su 顏行書 6 0 point guard CBA Taiwan assist champion Head Coach from 2015 Song Tao 宋濤 6 10 centre former CBA Taiwan star player tallest player in Taiwan s Division A conference when he played for the Mars Chen Hui 陳暉 6 0 point guard SBL assist champion All SBL Team Cheng Chih lung 鄭志龍 6 3 coach former FIBA Asian All Star former CBA Taiwan finals MVP Blackie Chen 陳建州 6 3 Current Vice team leader of operations of the team former forward centre and National Team Member with Yen Hsing su Joseph Lin Jeremy Lin s younger brother Earl Barron NBA Finals Champion of 2006 Jet Chang former NCAA Division II Final Four Most Outstanding Player and played for Minnesota Timberwolves in 2012 NBA Summer League O J Mayo former NBA playerSeason by season record EditChinese Basketball AllianceSeason Coach Regular Season Post SeasonWon Lost Win Finish Won Lost Win Result1994 95 Alex Tan 13 23 361 3rd Not held1995 96 Lee Chih Chiang 24 26 480 4th 0 3 000 Lost First Round to Yulon Dinos 0 31996 97 Lee Chih Chiang 31 29 517 3rd 0 3 000 Lost First Round to Hung Kuo Elephants 0 31997 98 Chung Chih Meng 30 20 600 2nd 3 4 429 Lost Finals to Hung Kuo Elephants 3 41998 99 Chung Chih Meng 15 7 682 1st Season unfinished due to the CBA lockoutTotals 113 105 518 3 10 231 3 Playoff AppearancesSuper Basketball LeagueSeason Coach Regular Season Post SeasonWon Lost Win Finish Won Lost Win Result2003 04 Chung Chih Meng 12 12 500 4th 1 2 333 Lost Semifinals to Yulon Dinos 1 22004 05 Chung Chih Meng 18 12 600 2nd 1 2 333 Lost Semifinals to Dacin Tigers 1 22005 06 Chou Hai Jung 13 17 433 5th Did not qualify2006 07 Liu Chih Wei 21 9 700 2nd 4 4 500 Lost Semifinals to Taiwan Beer 1 3Won Third Place vs Yulon Dinos 3 12007 08 Cheng Chih Lung 9 21 300 6th Did not qualify2009 Cheng Chih Lung 9 21 300 6th Did not qualify2010 Cheng Chih Lung 15 15 500 5th Did not qualify2010 11 Cheng Chih Lung 11 19 367 6th Did not qualify2011 12 Chia Fan 13 17 433 6th Did not qualify2012 13 Chia Fan 18 12 600 3rd 3 4 429 Lost Semifinals to Taipei Dacin Tigers 3 42013 14 Cheng Chih Lung 21 9 700 2nd 5 7 417 Won Semifinals vs Taiwan Beer 4 3Lost Finals to Taichung Pauian Archiland 1 42014 15 Otis Hughley Jr 19 11 633 2nd 1 4 200 Lost Semifinals to Taiwan Beer 1 42015 16 Yen Hsing Shu 13 17 433 5th 5 5 500 Won First Round vs Yulon Luxgen Dinos 3 1Lost Semifinals to Pauian Archiland 2 42016 17 Yen Hsing Shu 17 13 567 4th 1 3 250 Lost First Round to Taoyuan Pauian Archiland 1 32017 18 Hsu Chin Che 15 15 500 5th 9 6 600 Won First Round vs Taipei Dacin Tigers 3 2Won Semifinals vs Yulon Luxgen Dinos 4 0Lost Finals to Taoyuan Pauian Archiland 2 42018 19 Hsu Chin Che 24 12 667 1st 8 2 800 Won Semifinals vs Yulon Luxgen Dinos 4 2Won Finals vs Taiwan Beer 4 0Totals 248 232 517 38 39 494 10 Playoff AppearancesASEAN Basketball LeagueSeason Coach Regular Season Post SeasonWon Lost Win Finish Won Lost Win Result2019 20 Hsu Chin Che 9 8 529 5th Season suspended due to COVID 19 pandemicTotals 9 8 529 0 0 0 Playoff AppearancesP LEAGUE Season Coach Regular Season Post SeasonWon Lost Win Finish Won Lost Win Result2020 21 Hsu Chin Che 19 5 792 1st 3 1 750 Won Finals vs Formosa Taishin Dreamers 3 12021 22 Hsu Chin Che 18 12 600 3rd 7 2 778 Won Playoffs vs Formosa Taishin Dreamers 3 1Won Finals vs Hsinchu JKO Lioneers 4 12022 23 Hsu Chin Che 7 7 500Totals 44 24 647 10 3 769 2 Playoff AppearancesSee also EditASEAN Basketball League Chinese Basketball Alliance Super Basketball LeagueReferences Edit 勇士的誕生 Taipei Fubon Braves in Chinese Taiwan Retrieved 22 October 2019 Fubon Braves Sign NBA Veteran O J Mayo For ABL Season ASEAN Basketball League Retrieved 22 October 2019 ABL 和台北市冠名合作 富邦勇士新球季以和平籃球館為主場 Liberty Times in Chinese Taiwan Retrieved 22 October 2019 籃球 臺北市政府冠名相挺 臺北富邦勇士 全新出發征戰ABL The Storm Media 17 October 2019 Retrieved 20 January 2022 a b 台藝大新場館落成 富邦勇士有意進駐練球 Central News Agency 9 December 2020 Retrieved 10 April 2022 External links EditOfficial website Taipei Fubon Braves on Facebook Taipei Fubon Braves on Instagram Taipei Fubon Braves s channel on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Taipei Fubon Braves amp oldid 1131610268, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
