2022–23 Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers season
Taiwanese professional basketball season
Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers 2022–23 season President Huang Che-Kuan General Manager Kenny Kao Head Coach Slavoljub Gorunovic (fired)Hung Chi-Chao (interim)Dean Murray (fired)Hung Chi-Chao (interim)Cheng Chih-Lung Arena Fengshan Arena P. League+ 17–23 (.425) 0 Playoffs0 Did not qualify.Scoring leader Chen Yu-Wei (9.38) Rebounding leader Chen Yu-Wei (5.54) Assists leader Chen Yu-Wei (5.35) Highest home attendance 5,321 (7 games) Lowest home attendance 1,283 (January 6, 2023) Average home attendance 3,948 Biggest win Steelers 93–63 Pilots (March 5, 2023)Biggest defeat Steelers 80–114 Braves (December 17, 2022)All statistics correct as of May 18, 2023.
The 2022–23 Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers season will be the franchise's 2nd season, its second season in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG), its 2nd in Kaohsiung City . The Steelers promoted Slavoljub Gorunovic , the head assistant coach for their previous season, to the head coach. The Steelers also hired Cheng Chih-Lung as their COO of the Basketball Affairs.[ 1] The Steelers named Kenny Kao, former Hsinchu JKO Lioneers general manager, as their new general manager.[ 2]
On October 13, 2022, the team was renamed to Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers.[ 3] On October 28, the Steelers fired head coach Slavoljub Gorunovic before the season and named assistant coach, Hung Chi-Chao as their interim head coach.[ 4] On November 10, 2022, the Steelers named Dean Murray as their head coach.[ 5] On December 29, the Steelers fired Dean Murray and named assistant coach, Hung Chi-Chao as their interim head coach.[ 6] On January 7, the Steelers named Cheng Chih-Lung as their head coach.[ 7]
Draft
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Status
School/club team
2
8
Jamarcus Mearidy
G
Foreign student
VNU
On October 27, 2021, the Steelers' 2022 first-round draft pick was traded to Taipei Fubon Braves in exchange for Wang Lu-Hsiang .[ 8]
Standings
Updated to match(es) played on May 14, 2023. Source:
P.League+
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
2022–23 Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Wt.
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
F
0
Femi Olujobi (I)
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
114 kg (251 lb)
28 – (1996-03-05 ) 5 March 1996
DePaul
F
1
Lin Po-Hao
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
78 kg (172 lb)
27 – (1997-01-18 ) 18 January 1997
UKN
G
2
Jay West
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
87.9 kg (194 lb)
27 – (1997-09-06 ) 6 September 1997
VNU
F
3
Gokul Natesan (I)
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
86 kg (190 lb)
30 – (1994-05-20 ) 20 May 1994
Colorado Mines
G
4
Chen Yu-Wei
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
85 kg (187 lb)
24 – (1999-12-29 ) 29 December 1999
NTNU
F
5
Wendell Lewis (I)
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
118 kg (260 lb)
35 – (1989-09-21 ) 21 September 1989
Alabama State
G
6
Chou Yi-Hsiang
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
99 kg (218 lb)
33 – (1991-02-04 ) 4 February 1991
SLCC
G
7
Jeremy Lin
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
91 kg (201 lb)
36 – (1988-08-23 ) 23 August 1988
Harvard
G
8
Wang Lu-Hsiang
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
82 kg (181 lb)
27 – (1997-12-21 ) 21 December 1997
CCUT
C
10
Wang Po-Chih
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
130 kg (287 lb)
28 – (1996-10-29 ) 29 October 1996
NTSU
F
11
Lin Jyun-Hao
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
88 kg (194 lb)
26 – (1998-01-18 ) 18 January 1998
NTUA
F
12
Cheng Te-Wei
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
98 kg (216 lb)
29 – (1995-10-08 ) 8 October 1995
SHU
F
13
Lu Cheng-Ju (C)
1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
93 kg (205 lb)
38 – (1986-04-13 ) 13 April 1986
TPEC
F
14
Chiu Po-Chang
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
91 kg (201 lb)
29 – (1995-11-02 ) 2 November 1995
NTUA
G
15
Lu Che-Yi
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
83 kg (183 lb)
31 – (1993-07-15 ) 15 July 1993
I-Shou
C
18
Lin Chih-Wei
2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
95 kg (209 lb)
32 – (1992-07-10 ) 10 July 1992
Chinese Culture
C
20
Sun Szu-Yao
2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
100 kg (220 lb)
27 – (1997-10-03 ) 3 October 1997
NYIT
C
23
Lan Shao-Fu
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
100 kg (220 lb)
27 – (1997-03-21 ) 21 March 1997
NTSU
F
77
Chang Po-Wei
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
90 kg (198 lb)
34 – (1990-07-22 ) 22 July 1990
NTUA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Han Yi-Ping
Hung Chi-Chao
Lee Wan-Ju
Athletic trainer(s)
Bao Chun-Hsin
Huang Yu-Chun
Team manager
Shen Chiu-Chan
Tzou Hua-Kung
Legend
(C) Team captain(I) Import player Injured
Updated: 18 March 2023
Game log
Preseason
2022 preseason game log Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
Preseason : 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
2022–23 schedule
Regular season
2022–23 game log Total: 17–23 (Home: 10–10; Road: 7–13)
November : 0–5 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–3)
December : 1–7 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
6
December 3
Braves
L 119–125
Terrence Jones (39)
Terrence Jones (12)
Chen Yu-Wei (6)
Fengshan Arena 3,306
0–6
7
December 4
Kings
W 115–95
Terrence Jones (33)
Femi Olujobi (18)
Chen, Jones (5)
Fengshan Arena 3,260
1–6
8
December 11
@Pilots
L 83–100
Terrence Jones (30)
Terrence Jones (15)
Chen Yu-Wei (7)
Taoyuan Arena 2,187
1–7
9
December 17
@Braves
L 80–114
Femi Olujobi (32)
Femi Olujobi (10)
Chen, Harrison (4)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 5,208
1–8
10
December 20
Kings
L 89–100
Aaron Harrison (23)
Aaron Harrison (11)
Wang Po-Chih (5)
Fengshan Arena 1,925
1–9
11
December 24
@Dreamers
L 94–117
Viacheslav Kravtsov (19)
Viacheslav Kravtsov (14)
Chen Yu-Wei (7)
Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,876
1–10
12
December 27
@Lioneers
L 85–109
Viacheslav Kravtsov (25)
Lan Shao-Fu (12)
Chen, Kravtsov (5)
Hsinchu County Stadium 3,517
1–11
13
December 31
@Kings
L 86–109
Viacheslav Kravtsov (28)
Kravtsov, Lan (10)
Chen Yu-Wei (9)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 4,159
1–12
January : 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
February : 2–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–3)
March : 4–2 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–0)
April : 7–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 3–1)
May : 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
2022–23 schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
Player
GP
MPG
PPG
2P%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
Andrija Bojic
1
30:34
16.00
47.06%
0.00%
0.00%
10.00
0.00
1.00
1.00
Chang Po-Wei
34
17:07
4.15
43.42%
26.19%
56.25%
2.41
0.79
0.68
0.06
Chen Yu-Wei
37
34:43
9.38
47.35%
27.13%
68.29%
5.54
5.35
1.11
0.38
Cheng Te-Wei
2
01:48
1.50
0.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Chiu Po-Chang
20
13:12
3.70
31.88%
50.00%
75.00%
1.95
0.90
0.35
0.00
Chou Yi-Hsiang
7
28:31
6.00
28.57%
26.67%
66.67%
2.14
2.00
0.00
0.14
Manny Harris
2
34:10
18.50
40.91%
35.71%
66.67%
8.50
3.50
1.50
1.00
Aaron Harrison
9
33:58
19.56
44.64%
34.07%
89.19%
5.11
3.33
2.33
0.56
Terrence Jones
5
44:15
33.40
56.32%
30.30%
55.71%
12.80
4.80
2.60
1.80
Viacheslav Kravtsov
13
40:45
21.08
57.06%
40.00%
66.67%
11.38
1.62
1.00
1.38
Lan Shao-Fu
28
17:09
5.18
47.50%
27.27%
62.50%
3.68
0.64
0.39
0.21
Wendell Lewis
14
38:07
16.50
58.29%
0.00%
76.47%
12.00
2.64
1.29
0.86
Lin Chih-Wei
8
09:28
1.38
13.79%
0.00%
50.00%
2.00
0.13
0.00
0.13
Jeremy Lin
19
37:15
26.32
49.45%
35.00%
84.25%
8.47
8.89
1.84
0.53
Lin Jyun-Hao
7
02:03
0.57
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.29
0.14
0.00
0.00
Lin Po-Hao
11
09:55
2.91
39.13%
18.75%
83.33%
1.36
0.18
0.09
0.00
Lu Che-Yi
5
05:59
0.80
66.67%
0.00%
0.00%
1.00
0.40
0.60
0.00
Lu Cheng-Ju
36
26:58
8.39
45.45%
32.74%
39.39%
2.92
1.61
0.58
0.11
Gokul Natesan
14
29:23
16.64
56.58%
40.22%
70.59%
3.93
3.50
2.21
0.50
Femi Olujobi
22
35:49
20.50
57.50%
28.83%
72.48%
10.95
2.09
0.86
1.14
Peng Chun-Yen
Did not play
Sun Szu-Yao
21
13:18
3.86
59.68%
0.00%
50.00%
4.00
0.14
0.38
0.24
Wang Lu-Hsiang
39
25:47
8.46
37.93%
36.90%
76.09%
2.08
1.23
0.72
0.10
Wang Po-Chih
20
15:37
4.75
44.23%
36.84%
70.00%
3.15
0.70
0.40
0.40
Jay West
32
12:16
4.38
44.32%
20.45%
72.92%
2.97
1.91
0.78
0.19
Matthew Yang
Did not play
Transactions
Free Agency
Re-signed
Additions
Date
Player
Contract terms
Former team
Ref.
July 11, 2022
Lin Chih-Wei
—
Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
[ 13]
July 15, 2022
Lin Po-Hao
—
Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology
[ 14]
August 1, 2022
Jay West(Jamarcus Mearidy)
—
VNU Lions
[ 15]
August 18, 2022
Vance Jackson
—
East Carolina Pirates
[ 16]
August 22, 2022
Femi Olujobi
—
ESSM Le Portel
[ 17]
September 2, 2022
Chiu Po-Chang
—
Taichung Wagor Suns
[ 18]
September 8, 2022
Andrija Bojić
—
Mladost Maxbet
[ 19]
October 27, 2022
Terrence Jones
—
Cariduros de Fajardo
[ 20]
December 1, 2022
Aaron Harrison
—
KK Cedevita Olimpija
[ 21]
December 7, 2022
Sun Szu-Yao
—
Taichung Suns
[ 22]
December 15, 2022
Viacheslav Kravtsov
—
Menorca
[ 23]
January 26, 2023
Jeremy Lin
—
Guangzhou Loong Lions
[ 24]
February 2, 2023
Gokul Natesan
—
Steaua CSM EximBank Bucuresti
[ 25]
March 18, 2023
Wendell Lewis
—
OraSi Ravenna
[ 26]
Subtractions
Date
Player
Reason
New Team
Ref.
July 25, 2022
Austin Derrick
contract terminated
Taichung Suns
[ 27]
August 9, 2022
Anthony Bennett
contract expired
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers
[ 28]
August 11, 2022
Keith Benson
contract expired
Juventus
[ 12]
August 11, 2022
Taylor Braun
contract expired
Tainan TSG GhostHawks
[ 12]
October 27, 2022
Vance Jackson
contract terminated
Al-Arabi
[ 29]
November 22, 2022
Andrija Bojić
contract terminated
Spartak Subotica
[ 30]
November 30, 2022
Peng Chun-Yen
contract terminated
Taichung Suns
[ 31]
December 26, 2022
Manny Harris
contract terminated
Hapoel Holon
[ 32]
December 26, 2022
Terrence Jones
contract terminated
Leones de Ponce
[ 32]
February 6, 2023
Aaron Harrison
contract terminated
Capitanes de Arecibo
[ 33]
February 9, 2023
Matthew Yang
contract terminated
Changhua BLL
[ 34]
March 18, 2023
Viacheslav Kravtsov
waived
Al-Ittihad
[ 26]
Awards
End-of-Season Awards
Players of the Week
Players of the Month
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Seasons Seasons Arenas Personnel
President
Huang Che-Kuan
General manager
vacant
Head coach
Chiu Ta-Tsung
Culture and lore