2025–26 New Taipei Kings season

2025–26 New Taipei Kings season
PresidentWalter Wang
General ManagerJames Mao
Head CoachJohn Patrick (contract terminated)
Thomas Wisman (interim)
Hung Chih-Shan (interim)
ArenaXinzhuang Gymnasium
TPBL results
Record5–7 (41.7%)
PlaceTBD
Playoffs finishTBD
EASL results
Record3–2 (60.0%)
PlaceTBD
Playoffs finishTBD

The 2025–26 New Taipei Kings season is the franchise's 5th season, its second season in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). On July 5, 2025, the Kings announced that Ryan Marchand left the team for career decision.[1] On July 9, the Kings hired John Patrick as their new head coach.[2] On November 11, the Kings announced to terminate contract relationship with John Patrick.[3] And the Kings named Hung Chih-Shan as their interim head coach after Thomas Wisman, the assistant coach of the New Taipei Kings, coached as interim head coach for one game.[4] The Kings also participated in 2025–26 East Asia Super League as the 2025 TPBL champion.[5]

Draft

Main article: 2025 TPBL draft
Round Pick Player Position(s) School / Club team
1 6 Jonathan Smith Guard / forward NTUA
2 8 Ryder Hsiung Forward Willamette

Roster

2025–26 New Taipei Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From
G 0 Jalen Harris (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1998-08-14)14 August 1998 Nevada
G 1 Joseph Lin 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 33 – (1992-06-21)21 June 1992 Hamilton
G 2 Su Pei-Kai 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 26 – (1999-11-02)2 November 1999 NTUA
F 5 Jayden Gardner (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 25 – (2000-05-14)14 May 2000 Virginia
SF 8 Chung Li-Hsiang 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 22 – (2003-03-16)16 March 2003 NCCU
G 9 Lee Kai-Yan 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 32 – (1993-05-06)6 May 1993 HWU
G 10 Chien You-Che  1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 30 – (1995-09-10)10 September 1995 UCH
C 11 Wang Po-Chih 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 130 kg (287 lb) 29 – (1996-10-29)29 October 1996 NTSU
G 12 Lin Yan-Ting 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 25 – (2000-10-22)22 October 2000 NCCU
SF 13 Lu Cheng-Ju 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 39 – (1986-04-13)13 April 1986 TPEC
G 16 Chaundee Brown (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 27 – (1998-12-04)4 December 1998 Michigan
PF 17 Su Shih-Hsuan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 29 – (1996-04-09)9 April 1996 NTNU
SF 19 Lin Chin-Pang (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 40 – (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 MU
SF 20 Ryder Hsiung 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 22 – (2003-04-14)14 April 2003 Willamette
PF 25 Austin Daye (I) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 37 – (1988-06-05)5 June 1988 Gonzaga
SF 26 Jonathan Smith 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 22 – (2003-05-09)9 May 2003 NTUA
C 42 Jason Washburn (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 35 – (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 Utah
Head coach
  • Hung Chih-Shan (interim)
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Chang Chung-Hsi
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Chiu Po-Kai
  • Wu Chung-Hao
Team manager
  • James Mao
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: December 20, 2025

Preseason

Game log

2025 preseason game log
Total: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
Preseason : 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 4 Mars L 100–105 Chaundee Brown (19) Sani Sakakini (16) Lee Kai-Yan (6) Pingtung County Stadium
 0–1
2 October 5 @ Leopards W 99–89 Chaundee Brown (22) Jayden Gardner (12) Joseph Lin (5)
Sani Sakakini (5)
Su Pei-Kai (5) 		Pingtung County Stadium
 1–1
Color： Win  Lose 
Schedule

Regular season

Main article: 2025–26 TPBL regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards 13 10 3 .769 — Advance to semifinals
2 New Taipei CTBC DEA 12 7 5 .583 2.5
3 Formosa Dreamers 12 6 6 .500 3.5
4 Taipei Taishin Mars 10 5 5 .500 3.5 Advance to play-in
5 New Taipei Kings 12 5 7 .417 4.5
6 Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers 10 4 6 .400 4.5
7 Kaohsiung Aquas 13 4 9 .308 6
Source: TPBL

Game log

2025–26 regular season game log
Total: 5–7 (home: 5–3; road: 0–4)
October : 2–3 (home: 2–2; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 11 Aquas W 110–100 Jayden Gardner (22) Jayden Gardner (15) Lee Kai-Yan (5) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
4,568 		1–0
2 October 12 Dreamers W 112–93 Jayden Gardner (25) Jayden Gardner (8) Joseph Lin (9) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
4,047 		2–0
3 October 18 DEA L 89–105 Jason Washburn (18) Jason Washburn (12) Lin Yan-Ting (5) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
4,385 		2–1
4 October 19 Mars L 120–123 (OT) Jayden Gardner (23) Sani Sakakini (14) Joseph Lin (11) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,650 		2–2
5 October 25 @ Aquas L 79–91 Austin Daye (20) Austin Daye (9) Lee Kai-Yan (4)
Lin Yan-Ting (4) 		Kaohsiung Arena
7,138 		2–3
November : 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 November 8 Lioneers L 89–108 Jayden Gardner (27) Jayden Gardner (15) Lee Kai-Yan (5) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,678 		2–4
7 November 9 Aquas W 111–94 Sani Sakakini (36) Jayden Gardner (12)
Chaundee Brown (12) 		Lee Kai-Yan (10) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
4,085 		3–4
8 November 12 Dreamers W 94–91 Sani Sakakini (26) Jayden Gardner (12) Joseph Lin (8) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,334 		4–4
9 November 15 @ Mars L 87–97 Austin Daye (17) Jason Washburn (11) Lin Yan-Ting (11) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,500 		4–5
10 November 22 @ Leopards L 101–103 Sani Sakakini (25) Sani Sakakini (10) Lee Kai-Yan (14) Taoyuan Arena
5,917 		4–6
December : 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 December 14 @ DEA L 111–114 Jalen Harris (31) Jason Washburn (8) Joseph Lin (7) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
5,063 		4–7
12 December 20 Leopards W 125–103 Jalen Harris (27) Jason Washburn (12) Joseph Lin (6)
Jalen Harris (6) 		Xinzhuang Gymnasium
 5–7
13 December 21 DEA 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
 –
14 December 27 Lioneers 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
 –
15 December 28 Aquas 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
 –
16 December 31 @ DEA 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
 –
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 January 4 @ Aquas 0–0 () () () Kaohsiung Arena
 –
18 January 9 @ Leopards 0–0 () () () Taoyuan City Zhongli Civil Sports Center
 –
19 January 17 @ Dreamers 0–0 () () () Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
 –
20 January 25 @ Lioneers 0–0 () () () Hsinchu County Stadium
 –
21 January 31 @ Dreamers 0–0 () () () Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
 –
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 February 7 @ Mars 0–0 () () () Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
 –
23 February 14 Mars 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
 –
24 February 15 Lioneers 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
25 March 4 Leopards 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
 –
26 March 6 Mars 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
 –
27 March 8 @ Leopards 0–0 () () ()
–
28 March 15 @ Lioneers 0–0 () () () Hsinchu County Stadium
 –
29 March 27 @ Dreamers 0–0 () () () Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
 –
30 March 29 @ Mars 0–0 () () () Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
 –
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
31 April 5 @ DEA 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
 –
32 April 11 @ Aquas 0–0 () () () Kaohsiung Arena
 –
33 April 24 Dreamers 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
 –
34 April 29 @ Lioneers 0–0 () () () Hsinchu County Stadium
 –
May : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
35 May 2 Leopards 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
 –
36 May 3 DEA 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
 –
Color： Win  Lose 
Schedule

East Asia Super League

Main article: 2025–26 East Asia Super League

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Alvark Tokyo 3 2 1 268 246 +22 .667 Advance to playoffs
2 New Taipei Kings 5 3 2 457 456 +1 .600
3 Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos 5 3 2 456 429 +27 .600
4 Changwon LG Sakers 5 1 4 413 463 −50 .200
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2025. Source: EASL

Group stage

October 22, 2025 New Taipei Kings 89–107 Alvark Tokyo New Taipei City
19:10 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 17–25, 26–31, 23–21
Pts: Jayden Gardner 29
Rebs: Jayden Gardner 7
Asts: Lin Yan-Ting 5 		Boxscore Pts: Sebas Saiz 25
Rebs: Ryan Rossiter 11
Asts: Kai Toews, Ryan Rossiter 6 		Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium
Attendance: 3,280
October 30, 2025 Changwon LG Sakers 78–90 New Taipei Kings Changwon
19:10 (UTC+9) Scoring by quarter: 17–31, 26–12, 22–27, 13–20
Pts: Assem Marei, Yang Jun-seok 16
Rebs: Assem Marei 14
Asts: Yang Jun-seok 10 		Boxscore Pts: Sani Sakakini 33
Rebs: Jayden Gardner 10
Asts: Austin Daye 8 		Arena: Changwon Gymnasium
November 1, 2025 Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos 90–76 New Taipei Kings Ulaanbaatar
17:10 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 35–18, 17–20, 12–14, 26–24
Pts: Ian Miller 40
Rebs: Efe Odigie 21
Asts: Baatar-Erdene Barsbold 5 		Boxscore Pts: Sani Sakakini 24
Rebs: Jayden Gardner 16
Asts: Jayden Gardner 5 		Arena: M bank Arena
November 19, 2025 New Taipei Kings 93–87 Changwon LG Sakers New Taipei City
19:10 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 23–21, 25–28, 21–16
Pts: Sani Sakakini 25
Rebs: Sani Sakakini 9
Asts: Lee Kai-Yan 9 		Boxscore Pts: Micheal Eric 21
Rebs: Assem Marei 16
Asts: Assem Marei 7 		Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium
Attendance: 2,908
December 6, 2025 New Taipei Kings 109–94 Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos New Taipei City
17:10 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 34–29, 27–16, 23–16, 25–33
Pts: Jalen Harris 35
Rebs: Jason Washburn 10
Asts: Joseph Lin, Su Shih-Hsuan 4 		Boxscore Pts: Efe Odigie 29
Rebs: Efe Odigie 18
Asts: Ian Miller 10 		Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium
Attendance: 3,394
February 4, 2025 Alvark Tokyo vs. New Taipei Kings Tachikawa
19:10 (UTC+9) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Arena Tachikawa Tachihi

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
Jalen Harris≠
Joseph Lin
Su Pei-Kai
Jayden Gardner
Chung Li-Hsiang
Lee Kai-Yan
Chien You-Che
Wang Po-Chih
Lin Yan-Ting
Lu Cheng-Ju
Chaundee Brown
Su Shih-Hsuan
Lin Chin-Pang
Ryder Hsiung
Hung Chih-Shan
Austin Daye
Jonathan Smith
Sani Sakakini‡ 5 39:02 24.6 43.8% 37.5% 91.3% 10.6 2.6 1.0 0.2
Jason Washburn

‡ Left during the season
≠ Acquired during the season

  • Reference：[8]

Transactions

Main article: List of 2025–26 TPBL season transactions

On December 18, 2025, Sani Sakakini took a plane to Jordan for recovery.[9]

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

  • Ryder Hsiung
  • Jonathan Smith

Free agency

Players Lost

Free agency

Retirement

Free agency

Re-signed

Date Player Contract terms Ref.
July 25, 2025 Chien You-Che — [10]
July 26, 2025 Wang Po-Chih — [11]
August 6, 2025 Joseph Lin 3-year contract, worth unknown [12]
August 13, 2025 Jason Washburn — [13]
August 14, 2025 Austin Daye — [14]
August 29, 2025 Hung Chih-Shan — [15]
September 3, 2025 Sani Sakakini Asian import player contract, worth unknown [16]

Additions

Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
August 19, 2025 Jayden Gardner — SC Rasta Vechta [17]
August 21, 2025 Chaundee Brown — Kobe Storks [18]
September 4, 2025 Jonathan Smith — NTUA [19]
September 4, 2025 Ryder Hsiung — Willamette [19]
September 5, 2025 Lin Yan-Ting — Beijing Royal Fighters [20]
October 7, 2025 Chung Li-Hsiang Trainee contract, worth unknown NCCU [21]
November 25, 2025 Jalen Harris — Winnipeg Sea Bears [22]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason New Team Ref.
July 5, 2025 Kenny Manigault Career decision Fukushima Firebonds [1][23]
July 31, 2025 Chen Chun-Nan Contract expired Yulon [24]
August 1, 2025 Lin Li-Jen Contract expired
→ Retirement		 — [25][26]
August 21, 2025 Ifeanyi Eboka Contract expired — [18]
August 31, 2025 Jeremy Lin Retirement — [27]

Awards

Player of the Week

Week Recipient Award Ref.
1 Jayden Gardner Week 1 Player of the Week [28]

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