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

Further information: Formosa Dreamers all-time roster and List of Formosa Dreamers head coaches
Formosa Dreamers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From
SG 0 Taiwan 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 Taiwan 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 Taiwan Chang Tsung-Hsien 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 36 – (1988-12-27)27 December 1988 BYU–Hawaii
C 4 United States A.J. Pacher (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 33 – (1992-02-17)17 February 1992 Wright State
PF 5 United States 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 Taiwan Wang Chen-Yuan 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 26 – (1998-09-02)2 September 1998 NCCU
PG 9 Taiwan Wu Chia-Chun 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 30 – (1994-03-03)3 March 1994 NTSU
PG 11 Taiwan Lin Chun-Chi 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 27 – (1998-01-29)29 January 1998 UCH
F 17 Canada Anthony Bennett (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 31 – (1993-03-14)14 March 1993 UNLV
SG 20 Taiwan Chien Wei-Ju 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 33 – (1992-01-20)20 January 1992 NTNU
SF 21 Taiwan United States Douglas Creighton (C) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 39 – (1985-03-07)7 March 1985 Madonna
SF 24 United States Taiwan Randall Walko Injured (HP) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 TCNJ
C 26 Taiwan Lee Te-Wei Injured 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 33 – (1991-10-15)15 October 1991 CCUT
SF 27 Taiwan Shih Cheng-Ping 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 25 – (1999-10-01)1 October 1999 ISU
SG 28 Taiwan Lu Kuan-Liang 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 33 – (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 NTUA
C 34 United States Taiwan Brandon Gilbeck (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 28 – (1996-12-09)9 December 1996 Western Illinois
PF 35 United States Aric Holman (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1997-07-11)11 July 1997 Mississippi State
PG 41 Taiwan Chiang Yu-An 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 33 – (1991-08-04)4 August 1991 NTUS
C 88 Taiwan Chou Po-Chen 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 34 – (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 NTNU
Head coach
  • Australia Jamie Pearlman
Assistant coach(es)
  • Taiwan Lai Po-Lin
  • Taiwan Chen Shih-Nien
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Taiwan Hou Yao-Hsin
  • Taiwan Chen Tzu-Chieh
Team manager
  • Taiwan Wang Yu-Chih
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (HP) Heritage player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: February 9, 2025

Head coaches

Name Tenure Totals Regular season Playoffs
G W L PCT G W L PCT G W L PCT
Taiwan Hsu Hao-Cheng[8] 2017–2018 20 1 19 .050 20 1 19 .050 0 0 0 –
United States Dean Murray[9] 2018–2019 28 19 9 .679 26 19 7 .731 2 0 2 .000
Canada Kyle Julius[10][11] 2019–2023 94 47 47 .500 81 42 39 .519 13 5 8 .385
Taiwan Lai Po-Lin[12] 2023 31 15 16 .484 27 14 13 .519 4 1 3 .250
Australia Jamie Pearlman[13] 2024–present 66 38 28 .576 60 36 24 .600 6 2 4 .333
Totals 239 120 119 .502 214 112 102 .523 25 8 17 .320

Season-by-season record

ASEAN Basketball League
Season Coach Regular Season Post Season
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
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
Lai Po-Lin
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
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2024–25 Jamie Pearlman 12 8 .600
Totals 12 8 .600 – 0 0 – 0 Playoff Appearances

Notable players

Local players
Import players

References

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