The Super Basketball League (Chinese: 超級籃球聯賽), often abbreviated as the SBL, is a men's semi-pro basketball league in Taiwan.
Teams
Current teams
- Bank of Taiwan (臺灣銀行)
- Changhua Pauian BLL (彰化璞園柏力力)
- Taiwan Beer (台灣啤酒)
- Yulon (裕隆集團)
Former teams
- Dacin Tigers (達欣工程) – now competes in amateur competitions
- Fubon Braves (富邦勇士) – now competes in the P. League (PLG)
- Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology (高雄九太科技) – dissolved on May 30, 2022
- Taoyuan Pauian Archiland (桃園璞園建築) – playing spot on loan to Changhua Pauian BLL
Timeline
Current team Former team
Champions
Champions and other postseason standings are listed below:
Finals appearances
This is a list of the teams which have advanced to the SBL Finals and the overall win–loss records they have registered in the Championship Series.
League MVP
The winner of the Super Basketball League Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is chosen by reporters. The recipients of the award are listed below:
Notable players
Guards
- Chang Chih-feng (張智峰): 6'0", one-time champion, one-time regular season and finals MVP, two-time All-SBL Team, one-time Defensive Player of the Year, two-time steal champion
- Chen Chih-chung (陳志忠): 6'0", four-time champion, one-time finals MVP, three-time All-SBL Team, one-time Defensive Player of the Year, one-time assist champion, one-time Sixth Man of the Year
- Lee Hsueh-lin (李學林): 5'9", four-time champion, one-time All-SBL Team
Forwards
- Chen Hsin-an (陳信安): 6'5", two-time champion, one-time regular season MVP, one-time finals MVP, one-time All-SBL Team, one-time scoring champion
- Lin Chih-chieh (林志傑): 6'3", two-time champion, two-time finals MVP, one-time regular season MVP, three-time All-SBL Team, two-time scoring champion
- Jonathan Sanders (桑德斯): 6'7", three-time All-SBL Team, three-time rebound champion, two-time assist champion, one-time Fighter of the Year (年度最佳鬥士)
- Tien Lei (田壘): 6'8", one-time champion, three-time regular season MVP, three-time All-SBL Team, three-time rebound champion, two-time scoring champion, one-time steal champion and played for Sacramento Kings in 2005 NBA Summer League
- Noel Felix
- Marcus Fizer
- Taylor King, Former McDonald's All-American and Duke basketball player
Centers
- Tseng Wen-ting (曾文鼎): 6'9", four-time champion, two-time finals MVP, one-time regular season MVP, four-time All-SBL Team and Defensive Player of the Year, six-time block champion
- Wu Tai-hao (吳岱豪): 6'8", one-time champion, one-time All-SBL Team, one-time block champion
- Patrick O'Bryant
- Solomon Alabi
- Garret Siler
- Earl Barron
See also
- Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA)
- Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team
- List of basketball leagues
- P. League (PLG)
- Sport in Taiwan
- Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL)
- T1 League
- Women's Super Basketball League (WSBL)
References
External links
- SBL official website
- Taiwan Beer official website
- Taiwan Mobile Clouded Leopards official website
- Yulon Luxgen Dinos official website
- YMY official website
- Taiwan Hoops
- Asia-Basket - Taiwan
- High flying hoop dreams: A brief history of the development of basketball in Taiwan (in English)
