Formosa Dreamers

Formosa Dreamers
Formosa Dreamers
2024–25 Formosa Dreamers season
Leagues	Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Founded	October 11, 2017
History	Formosa Dreamers; 2017–2020 (ABL); 2023–2024 (PLG); 2024–present (TPBL); Formosa Taishin Dreamers; 2020–2023 (PLG)
Arena	Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
Capacity	3,000
Location	Taichung City, Taiwan
Team colors	Black, White, Gray, Fluorescent Green;
President	Tien Lei
General manager	Han Chun-Kai
Head coach	Jamie Pearlman
Ownership	Formosa Basketball Development Corp.
Affiliation(s)	Taichung Dreamers Academy
Championships	0
Website	dreamers.tpbl.basketball

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]

Current roster

Formosa Dreamers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age	From
SG	0	Chen Jen-Jei	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	27 – (1997-09-16)16 September 1997	Grand View
SF	2	Ma Chien-Hao	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	23 – (2001-04-29)29 April 2001	Georgia State
SG	3	Chang Tsung-Hsien	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	35 – (1988-12-27)27 December 1988	BYU–Hawaii
PF	5	Beau Beech (I)	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	30 – (1994-03-01)1 March 1994	North Florida
PG	8	Wang Chen-Yuan	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	26 – (1998-09-02)2 September 1998	NCCU
PG	9	Wu Chia-Chun	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	30 – (1994-03-03)3 March 1994	NTSU
PG	11	Lin Chun-Chi	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	26 – (1998-01-29)29 January 1998	UCH
PG	14	Chiang Yu-An	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	33 – (1991-08-04)4 August 1991	NTUS
SG	20	Chien Wei-Ju	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	32 – (1992-01-20)20 January 1992	NTNU
SF	21	Douglas Creighton (C)	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	39 – (1985-03-07)7 March 1985	Madonna
SF	24	Randall Walko (HP)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	26 – (1998-09-21)21 September 1998	TCNJ
C	26	Lee Te-Wei	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	33 – (1991-10-15)15 October 1991	CCUT
SF	27	Shih Cheng-Ping	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	25 – (1999-10-01)1 October 1999	ISU
SG	28	Lu Kuan-Liang	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	33 – (1991-04-09)9 April 1991	NTUA
C	33	Stefan Janković (I)	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	31 – (1993-08-04)4 August 1993	Hawaii
C	34	Brandon Gilbeck (I)	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	27 – (1996-12-09)9 December 1996	Western Illinois
PF	35	Aric Holman (I)	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	27 – (1997-07-11)11 July 1997	Mississippi State
C	88	Chou Po-Chen	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	34 – (1990-08-08)8 August 1990	NTNU

Head coach

Jamie Pearlman

Assistant coach(es)

Lai Po-Lin
Chen Shih-Nien

Athletic trainer(s)

Hou Yao-Hsin
Chen Tzu-Chieh

Team manager

Wang Yu-Chih

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
(HP) Heritage player
Injured

Updated: October 28, 2024

Head coaches

Name	Tenure	Totals				Regular season				Playoffs
Name	Tenure	G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT
Hsu Hao-Cheng	2017–2018	20	1	19	.050	20	1	19	.050	0	0	0	–
Dean Murray	2018–2019	28	19	9	.679	26	19	7	.731	2	0	2	.000
Kyle Julius	2019–2023	94	47	47	.500	81	42	39	.519	13	5	8	.385
Lai Po-Lin	2023	31	15	16	.484	27	14	13	.519	4	1	3	.250
Jamie Pearlman	2024–present	52	31	21	.596	46	29	17	.630	6	2	4	.333
Totals		225	113	112	.502	200	105	95	.525	25	8	17	.320

Season-by-season record

ASEAN Basketball League
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
Season	Coach	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2017–18	Hsu Hao-Cheng	1	19	.050	9th	Did not qualify
2018–19	Dean Murray	19	7	.731	1st	0	2	.000	Lost Quarterfinals to Mono Vampire, 0–2
2019–20	Kyle Julius	8	6	.571	4th	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia
Totals		28	32	.467	–	0	2	.000	1 Playoff Appearances

P. League+
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
Season	Coach	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2020–21	Kyle Julius	10	14	.417	3rd	4	5	.444	Won Playoffs vs Taoyuan Pilots, 3–2 Lost Finals to Taipei Fubon Braves, 1–3
2021–22	Kyle Julius	19	11	.633	2nd	1	3	.250	Lost Playoffs to Taipei Fubon Braves, 1–3
2022–23	Kyle Julius	19	21	.475	4th	1	3	.250	Lost Playoffs to New Taipei Kings, 1–3
2022–23	Lai Po-Lin	19	21	.475	4th	1	3	.250	Lost Playoffs to New Taipei Kings, 1–3
2023–24	Jamie Pearlman	24	16	.600	2nd	2	4	.333	Lost Playoffs to New Taipei Kings, 2–4
Totals		72	62	.537	–	8	15	.348	4 Playoff Appearances

Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
Season	Coach	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2024–25	Jamie Pearlman	5	1	.833
Totals		5	1	.833	–	0	0	–	0 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
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)
Ricky Ledo – NBA player
Devyn Marble – NBA player
Chris McCullough – NBA player
Malcolm Miller – NBA player

References

^ "關於夢想家". Formosa Dreamers. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "職籃隊落腳彰化 5人共組寶島夢想家". Liberty Times Net. September 21, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
^ "夢想家多台中主場 4場例行賽改台體大". TSNA. November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
^ "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. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
^ "夢想家搬家新主場落腳台中「迷你蛋」". United Daily News. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
^ "地方政府大力支持寶島夢想家生根彰化". TSNA. October 16, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "結合在地力量寶島夢想家正式進駐彰化". LT Sports. October 16, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

External links

[1] "關於夢想家". Formosa Dreamers. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[2] "職籃隊落腳彰化 5人共組寶島夢想家". Liberty Times Net. September 21, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

[3] "夢想家多台中主場 4場例行賽改台體大". TSNA. November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

[4] "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. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

[5] "夢想家搬家新主場落腳台中「迷你蛋」". United Daily News. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.

[6] "地方政府大力支持寶島夢想家生根彰化". TSNA. October 16, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[7] "結合在地力量寶島夢想家正式進駐彰化". LT Sports. October 16, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

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