Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers

Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers
2023–24 Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers season
Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers logo
LeaguesP. League+
Founded21 May 2021; 2 years ago (2021-05-21)[1]
HistoryKaohsiung Steelers
2021–2022
Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers
2022–present
ArenaFengshan Arena
Capacity5,300
LocationKaohsiung, Taiwan
Team colorsQuenching White and Flaming Red
   
Main sponsor17LIVE
PresidentHuang Che-Kuan[2]
General managerKenny Kao
Head coachChiu Ta-Tsung
OwnershipKaohsiung Sports & Entertainment
Championships0
Websitehttps://www.steelers.com.tw/

Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers (Chinese: 高雄17直播鋼鐵人) is a professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. They have been part of the P. League+ since the 2021–22 season.[3][4] Established in 2021, the team plays in the Fengshan Arena.

On October 13, 2022, the team was renamed to Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers.[5]

Facilities

Home arenas

Arena Location Duration
Fengshan Arena[6][7] Kaohsiung City 2021–present

Roster

Main articles: Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers all-time roster and List of Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers head coaches
Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 0 United States Femi Olujobi (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 28 – (1996-03-05)5 March 1996 DePaul
F 1 Taiwan Li Ruei-Ci 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 31 – (1993-01-07)7 January 1993 TSU
G 2 Taiwan Liu Cheng-Yen 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 22 – (2001-07-08)8 July 2001 I-Shou
G 4 Taiwan Chen Yu-Wei 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 24 – (1999-12-29)29 December 1999 NTNU
F 6 Taiwan Chiu Po-Chang 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 28 – (1995-11-02)2 November 1995 NTUA
G 8 Taiwan Wang Lu-Hsiang 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 26 – (1997-12-21)21 December 1997 CCUT
F 13 Taiwan Lu Cheng-Ju Injured (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 37 – (1986-04-13)13 April 1986 TPEC
G 15 Taiwan Lu Che-Yi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 30 – (1993-07-15)15 July 1993 I-Shou
C 18 Taiwan Lin Chih-Wei 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 31 – (1992-07-10)10 July 1992 Chinese Culture
F 21 United States Cameron Clark (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 32 – (1991-09-16)16 September 1991 Oklahoma
G 23 United States Rayvonte Rice (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 31 – (1992-07-14)14 July 1992 Illinois
F 28 Taiwan Shih Chin-Yao 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 33 – (1990-10-28)28 October 1990 Chinese Culture
C 30 Taiwan Chen Kuan-Chuan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 30 – (1993-12-30)30 December 1993 NTSU
C 34 Tanzania Hasheem Thabeet (I) 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 37 – (1987-02-16)16 February 1987 Connecticut
C 35 Nigeria Oli Daniel (FS) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 23 – (2000-08-07)7 August 2000 SHU
F 77 Taiwan Chang Po-Wei 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 33 – (1990-07-22)22 July 1990 NTUA
Head coach
  • Taiwan Chiu Ta-Tsung
Assistant coach(es)
  • Taiwan Han Yi-Pin
  • Taiwan Oscar Lin
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Taiwan Bao Chun-Hsin
  • Taiwan Huang Yu-Chun
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (FS) Foreign student player
  • (HP) Heritage player
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (AI) EASL Asian import
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
Updated: March 26, 2024

Season-by-season record

P. LEAGUE+
Season Coach Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2021–22 DeMarcus Berry 9 20 .310 5th Did not qualify.
Hung Chi-Chao
Slavoljub Gorunovic
2022–23 Slavoljub Gorunovic 17 23 .425 5th Did not qualify.
Hung Chi-Chao
Dean Murray
Cheng Chih-Lung
2023–24 Chiu Ta-Tsung –
Totals 26 43 .377 - 0 0 – 0 Playoff Appearances

References

  1. ^ "高雄鋼鐵人". P. LEAGUE+. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "高雄鋼鐵人管理層大地震　預告國手級戰將下週加盟". ETtoday. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "P. LEAGUE+ 通過新北國王、高雄鋼鐵人兩隊加盟事宜". P. LEAGUE+. May 21, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "P聯盟增2隊！新北國王、高雄鋼鐵人". Sina. May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "PLG／直播平台冠名 鋼鐵人公布新球衣淬煉白、炙焰紅". 聯合線上公司. October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "高雄鋼鐵人進軍PLG 主場擬落腳鳳山體育館". Central News Agency. May 25, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "PLG／高雄鋼鐵人落腳鳳山 前運動品牌總監任總經理". United Daily News. May 25, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

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