Super Basketball League
The Super Basketball League, often abbreviated as the SBL, is the first tier semi-professional men's basketball league in Taiwan. It was founded in 2003 and considered by many as the successor organization to the short-lived Chinese Basketball Alliance, a men's professional basketball league that existed from 1994 to 1999 in Taiwan.
Current clubs
Currently, there are five teams competing in the SBL. They are as follows:- Bank of Taiwan
- Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology
- Taiwan Beer
- Taoyuan Pauian Archiland
- Yulon Luxgen Dinos
Former and defunct clubs
- Dacin Tigers – now defunct
- Taipei Fubon Braves – now competes in the ASEAN Basketball League
Champions
League MVP
The winner of the Super Basketball League Most Valuable Player award is chosen by reporters. The recipients of the award are listed below:Season | Regular Season MVP | Championship Series MVP |
2003–2004 | Tien Lei Dacin Tigers | Chen Hsin-an Yulon Dinos |
2004–2005 | Tien Lei Dacin Tigers | Tseng Wen-ting Yulon Dinos |
2005–2006 | Tien Lei Dacin Tigers | Tseng Wen-ting Yulon Dinos |
2006–2007 | Lin Chih-chieh Taiwan Beer | Lin Chih-chieh Taiwan Beer |
2007–2008 | Chen Hsin-an Yulon Dinos | Lin Chih-chieh Taiwan Beer |
2008–2009 | Chang Chih-feng Dacin Tigers | Chang Chih-feng Dacin Tigers |
2009–2010 | Tseng Wen-ting Yulon Dinos | Chen Chih-chung Yulon Dinos |
2010–2011 | Rashad Jennings Pure-Youth | Yang Jing-min Taiwan Beer |
2011–2012 | Quincy Davis Pauian | Chen Shih-chieh Pauian |
2012–2013 | Tsai Wen-cheng Pauian | Tsai Wen-cheng Pauian |
2013–2014 | Liu Cheng Taiwan Beer | Tsai Wen-cheng Pauian |
2014–2015 | Chen Shun-hsiang Bank of Taiwan | Garret Siler Pauian |
2015–2016 | Chou Yi-hsiang Dacin Tigers | Patrick O'Bryant Taiwan Beer |
2016–2017 | Chou Yi-hsiang Dacin Tigers | Su I-chieh Dacin Tigers |
2017–2018 | Lu Cheng-ju Yulon Dinos | Quincy Davis Pauian |
2018–2019 | Chiang Yu-an Taiwan Beer | Charles Garcia Fubon Braves |
2019–2020 | Chiang Yu-an Taiwan Beer | Chiang Yu-an Taiwan Beer |
Notable players
Guards
- Chang Chih-feng : 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 : 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 : 5'9", four-time champion, one-time All-SBL Team
Forwards
- Chen Hsin-an : 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 : 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 : 6'7", three-time All-SBL Team, three-time rebound champion, two-time assist champion, one-time Fighter of the Year
- Tien Lei : 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
- Noel Felix
- Marcus Fizer
- Taylor King, Former McDonald's All-American and Duke basketball player
Centers
- Tseng Wen-ting : 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 : 6'8", one-time champion, one-time All-SBL Team, one-time block champion
- Patrick O'Bryant
- Solomon Alabi
- Garret Siler
- Earl Barron
Women's Super Basketball League