Kaohsiung Aquas

Kaohsiung Aquas
2023–24 Kaohsiung Aquas season
Kaohsiung Aquas logo
LeaguesT1 League
FoundedMay 26, 2021
HistoryKaohsiung Aquas
2021–present
ArenaKaohsiung Arena
Fengshan Gymnasium
Capacity15,000
LocationKaohsiung City, Taiwan
Team colorsDeep indigo, Blue, Green
     
Main sponsorFamilyMart
CEOLi Wei-Cheng
PresidentHou Chia-Chi
General managerWang De-Yao
Head coachBrendan Joyce
OwnershipKuo Yang Construction
Championships1
T1: 1 (2022)
Websitektown-aquas.com

The Kaohsiung Aquas (Chinese: 高雄全家海神) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. They have competed in the T1 League since the 2021–22 season, and play their home games at the Kaohsiung Arena and Fengshan Gymnasium. The Aquas became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season.

The Aquas have a copartnership with Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology, signed multi-players originally play in the team. Jeoutai Tech is a semi-professional basketball team competes in the Super Basketball League (SBL), another league in Taiwan.

On April 17, 2022, The Aquas announced that they would play their playoff home games at Fengshan Gymnasium. On June 4, the Aquas defeated the Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0, winning the 2021–22 season championship.

Franchise history

2021: Team creation

On August 4, 2021, the Aquas traded their 1st round pick to New Taipei CTBC DEA for 1.5 million NTD. In the 2021 draft, they drafted I-Shou swingman Su Wen-Ju in the second round.

Home arenas

Current roster

Further information: Kaohsiung Aquas all-time roster and List of Kaohsiung Aquas head coaches
Kaohsiung Aquas roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From
F 1 Perry Jones (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 32 – 24 September 1991 Baylor
PF 3 Wang Yung-Cheng Injured 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 25 – 29 December 1998 NCCU
PG 5 Jason Brickman (I) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 32 – 19 November 1991 LIU Brooklyn
SG 7 Yu Huan-Ya Injured 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 30 – 30 November 1993 NTNU
SG 8 Chiu Tzu-Hsuan Injured 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – 8 December 1999 ISU
PF 10 Hu Long-Mao 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 31 – 22 December 1992 Chaminade
SF 11 Tang Wei-Chieh 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 24 – 25 September 1999 VMI
SF 12 Lin Jen-Hung 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – 18 December 1993 NTNU
PF 18 Wu I-Ping 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 31 – 29 August 1992 ISU
C 21 Lu Wei-Ting 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – 16 April 1997 ISU
SG 24 Su Wen-Ju 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – 16 October 1997 ISU
SG 28 Yu Chun-An (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 31 – 13 February 1992 NTNU
C 32 Aaron Geramipoor (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 31 – 11 September 1992 Seton Hall
C 49 Mindaugas Kupšas (I) 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 32 – 9 April 1991 LSU
SF 57 Wu Siao-Jin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 28 – 28 August 1995 NKNU
PG 66 Chen Huai-An 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 – 29 April 1997 NTUA
C 85 Chin Ming-Ching Injured 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 29 – 14 November 1994 NTNU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Zhu Yong-Hong
  • Yu Chia-Chieh
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Liao Hsuan-Yi
Team manager
  • Wang De-Yao
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: January 30, 2024

Personnel

General managers

Name Tenure Ref.
Wang De-Yao 2021–present

Head coaches

Name Tenure Totals Regular season Playoffs
G W L PCT G W L PCT G W L PCT
Brendan Joyce 2021–present 86 56 30 .651 76 49 27 .645 10 7 3 .700
Totals 86 56 30 .651 76 49 27 .645 10 7 3 .700

Season-by-season record

T1 League
Season Coach Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2021–22 Brendan Joyce 23 7 .767 1st 5 0 1.000 Won Semifinals vs TaiwanBeer HeroBears, 2–0
Won Finals vs Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0
2022–23 Brendan Joyce 16 14 .533 3rd 2 3 .400 Lost Semifinals to Tainan TSG GhostHawks, 2–3
2023–24 Brendan Joyce 10 6 .625 –
Totals 49 27 .645 – 7 3 .700 2 Playoff Appearances

Notable players

Local players
Type-III players
Import players