2024–25 Kaohsiung Aquas season

2024–25 Kaohsiung Aquas season
PresidentHou Chia-Chi
Head CoachMathias Fischer
ArenaKaohsiung Arena
TPBL results
Record11–8 (57.9%)

The 2024–25 Kaohsiung Aquas season is the franchise's 4th season, its first season in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). On July 10, 2024, the Aquas hired Mathias Fischer as their new head coach.

Draft

Main article: 2024 TPBL draft
Round Pick Player Position(s) School / Club team
1 4 Wei Liang-Che Guard NKNU
  • Reference：

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 New Taipei Kings 16 12 4 .750 — Advance to semifinals
2 Formosa Dreamers 19 12 7 .632 1.5
3 Kaohsiung Aquas 19 11 8 .579 2.5
4 Taipei Taishin Mars 17 8 9 .471 4.5 Advance to play-in
5 Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards 15 6 9 .400 5.5
6 New Taipei CTBC DEA 18 7 11 .389 6
7 Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers 18 5 13 .278 8
Source: TPBL

Roster

2024–25 Kaohsiung Aquas roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From
PG 0 Wei Liang-Che 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 23 – (2001-11-28)28 November 2001 NKNU
PF 1 Edgaras Želionis (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 35 – (1989-06-04)4 June 1989 Lithuania
G 3 Craig Sword (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 31 – (1994-01-16)16 January 1994 Mississippi State
SG 7 Yu Huan-Ya 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 31 – (1993-11-30)30 November 1993 NTNU
SG 8 Chiu Tzu-Hsuan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 25 – (1999-12-08)8 December 1999 ISU
PF 10 Hu Long-Mao  1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 32 – (1992-12-22)22 December 1992 Chaminade
SF 11 Tang Wei-Chieh 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 25 – (1999-09-25)25 September 1999 VMI
SF 12 Lin Jen-Hung 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 31 – (1993-12-18)18 December 1993 NTNU
PF 18 Wu I-Ping 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 32 – (1992-08-29)29 August 1992 ISU
C 21 Lu Wei-Ting 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 27 – (1997-04-16)16 April 1997 ISU
PF 22 Anthony Morse (I) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 30 – (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 Tennessee Tech
SG 24 Su Wen-Ju 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 27 – (1997-10-16)16 October 1997 ISU
SG 28 Yu Chun-An (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 32 – (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 NTNU
C 34 Kaleb Wesson  (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 25 – (1999-07-27)27 July 1999 Ohio State
SF 57 Wu Siao-Jin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 29 – (1995-08-28)28 August 1995 NKNU
PG 66 Chen Huai-An 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1997-04-29)29 April 1997 NTUA
C 85 Chin Ming-Ching  1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 30 – (1994-11-14)14 November 1994 NTNU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Zhu Yong-Hong
  • Peng Te-Hsuan
  • Liao Che-Yi
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Liao Hsuan-Yi
Team manager
  • Chu Li-Fu
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: February 3, 2025

Game log

Summer League

September 11, 2024
14:00 (UTC+8)
Kaohsiung Aquas 85–82 Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers
CTBC administration building basketball court, Taipei City
September 13, 2024
14:00 (UTC+8)
New Taipei CTBC DEA 75–79 Kaohsiung Aquas
CTBC administration building basketball court, Taipei City

Preseason

2024 preseason game log
Total: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Preseason : 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 6 @ Lioneers W 102–78 Wu Siao-Jin (20) Kaleb Wesson (10) Jason Brickman (8) Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,807 		1–0
2 October 12 Dreamers W 118–93 Anthony Morse (22) Kaleb Wesson (12) Chen Huai-An (7) Hsinchu County Stadium
3,169 		2–0
Color： Win  Lose 
Schedule

Regular season

Main article: 2024–25 TPBL regular season
2024–25 regular season game log
Total: 11–8 (home: 10–4; road: 1–4)
October : 3–1 (home: 3–1; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 19 Kings L 78–88 Kaleb Wesson (20) Hu Long-Mao (9)
Kaleb Wesson (9) 		Jason Brickman (11) Kaohsiung Arena
8,156 		0–1
2 October 20 Lioneers W 93–79 Kaleb Wesson (26) Kaleb Wesson (13) Chen Huai-An (8) Kaohsiung Arena
4,164 		1–1
3 October 26 Mars W 88–71 Kaleb Wesson (15) Kaleb Wesson (10) Jason Brickman (8) Kaohsiung Arena
3,619 		2–1
4 October 27 Leopards W 88–87 Kaleb Wesson (19) Kaleb Wesson (12) Chen Huai-An (9) Kaohsiung Arena
3,588 		3–1
November : 0–2 (home: 0–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 November 2 @ DEA L 97–107 Anthony Morse (23) Anthony Morse (15) Jason Brickman (12) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
4,979 		3–2
6 November 9 @ Dreamers L 90–99 Kaleb Wesson (27) Kaleb Wesson (17) Jason Brickman (11) Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000 		3–3
December : 4–3 (home: 3–2; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 December 1 @ Leopards W 106–94 (OT) Kaleb Wesson (31) Kaleb Wesson (13) Anthony Morse (6)
Su Wen-Ju (6) 		Taoyuan Arena
4,227 		4–3
8 December 14 Leopards W 95–87 Su Wen-Ju (22) Kaleb Wesson (15) Chen Huai-An (6) Kaohsiung Arena
4,062 		5–3
9 December 15 Kings L 78–107 Edgaras Želionis (17) Anthony Morse (7)
Chen Huai-An (7) 		Chen Huai-An (6) Kaohsiung Arena
9,223 		5–4
10 December 18 Mars W 102–94 Anthony Morse (25) Edgaras Želionis (17) Chen Huai-An (11) Kaohsiung Arena
2,371 		6–4
11 December 20 Leopards W 105–95 Edgaras Želionis (24) Edgaras Želionis (13) Chen Huai-An (14) Kaohsiung Arena
2,912 		7–4
12 December 22 Dreamers L 84–97 Edgaras Želionis (15) Edgaras Želionis (16) Chen Huai-An (6) Kaohsiung Arena
5,328 		7–5
13 December 28 @ Kings L 108–111 (2OT) Edgaras Želionis (30) Edgaras Želionis (18) Chen Huai-An (14) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
5,659 		7–6
January : 4–2 (home: 4–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
14 January 5 @ Mars L 90–100 Anthony Morse (24) Anthony Morse (12) Wei Liang-Che (6) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
3,326 		7–7
15 January 11 DEA L 72–88 Craig Sword (17) Anthony Morse (15) Yu Huan-Ya (4)
Edgaras Želionis (4) 		Kaohsiung Arena
2,856 		7–8
16 January 12 Lioneers W 103–78 Edgaras Želionis (25) Edgaras Želionis (17) Chen Huai-An (7) Kaohsiung Arena
4,015 		8–8
17 January 15 Mars W 98–76 Craig Sword (23) Edgaras Želionis (15) Craig Sword (6) Kaohsiung Arena
2,812 		9–8
18 January 18 Dreamers W 105–95 Craig Sword (39) Edgaras Želionis (13) Chiu Tzu-Hsuan (5) Kaohsiung Arena
4,671 		10–8
19 January 19 DEA W 104–91 Su Wen-Ju (22) Anthony Morse (8) Yu Huan-Ya (8) Kaohsiung Arena
4,608 		11–8
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 February 5 @ Lioneers 0–0 () () () Hsinchu County Stadium
 –
21 February 28 @ DEA 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
 –
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 March 2 @ Mars 0–0 () () () Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
 –
23 March 8 Lioneers 0–0 () () () Kaohsiung Arena
 –
24 March 9 Dreamers 0–0 () () () Kaohsiung Arena
 –
25 March 16 @ Lioneers 0–0 () () () Hsinchu County Stadium
 –
26 March 19 @ Kings 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
 –
27 March 22 @ Dreamers 0–0 () () () Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
 –
28 March 26 @ DEA 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
 –
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
29 April 5 @ Kings 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
 –
30 April 11 @ Leopards 0–0 () () () Taoyuan Arena
 –
31 April 13 @ Mars 0–0 () () () Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
 –
32 April 20 @ Leopards 0–0 () () () Taoyuan Arena
 –
33 April 26 Kings 0–0 () () () Kaohsiung Arena
 –
34 April 27 DEA 0–0 () () () Kaohsiung Arena
 –
May : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
35 May 4 @ Dreamers 0–0 () () () Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
 –
36 May 11 @ Lioneers 0–0 () () () Hsinchu County Stadium
 –
Color： Win  Lose 
Schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  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
Wei Liang-Che
Edgaras Želionis≠
Craig Sword≠
Jason Brickman‡ 6 29:03 7.7 34.7% 23.5% 88.9% 3.2 8.2 1.8 0.0
Yu Huan-Ya
Chiu Tzu-Hsuan
Hu Long-Mao
Tang Wei-Chieh
Lin Jen-Hung
Terrence Bieshaar‡ 3 20:18 4.3 26.7% 20.0% 60.0% 2.7 1.0 0.3 0.3
Wu I-Ping
Lu Wei-Ting
Anthony Morse
Su Wen-Ju
Yu Chun-An
Kaleb Wesson
Wu Siao-Jin
Chen Huai-An
Chin Ming-Ching

‡ Left during the season
≠ Acquired during the season

  • Reference：

Transactions

Main article: List of 2024–25 TPBL season transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

  • Wei Liang-Che

Free agency

Players Lost

Free agency

Waived

Free agency

Re-signed

Date Player Contract terms Ref.
June 16, 2024 Su Wen-Ju —
June 17, 2024 Lu Wei-Ting —
June 19, 2024 Hu Long-Mao 3-year contract, worth unknown

Additions

Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
July 26, 2024 Anthony Morse — Esenler Erokspor
July 29, 2024 Kaleb Wesson — Élan Chalon
July 31, 2024 Wei Liang-Che — NKNU
August 2, 2024 Terrence Bieshaar — Landstede Hammers
December 3, 2024 Edgaras Želionis — El Calor de Cancún
January 1, 2025 Craig Sword — Tasmania JackJumpers

Subtractions

Date Player Reason New team Ref.
May 26, 2024 Perry Jones Contract expired Spartans Distrito Capital
June 26, 2024 Mindaugas Kupšas Contract expired Hefei Storm
July 17, 2024 Aaron Geramipoor Contract expired Soles de Mexicali
July 19, 2024 Shannon Scott Contract expired —
July 22, 2024 Wang Yung-Cheng Contract expired Bank of Taiwan
December 18, 2024 Jason Brickman Contract terminated Strong Group Athletics
December 31, 2024 Terrence Bieshaar Contract terminated Heroes Den Bosch

Awards

Player of the Week

Week Recipient Award Ref.
5 Kaleb Wesson Week 5 Player of the Week
8 Chen Huai-An Week 8 Player of the Week

Player of the Month

Month Recipient Award Ref.
October & November Kaleb Wesson October & November Player of the Month (import)

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