Taipei Taishin Mars

Taipei Taishin Mars
Taipei Taishin Mars
2025–26 Taipei Taishin Mars season
Leagues	Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Founded	July 6, 2023
History	Taipei Mars; 2023–2024 (T1); Taipei Taishin Mars; 2024–present (TPBL)
Arena	Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
Capacity	7,000
Location	Taipei City, Taiwan
Team colors	Red, black, white;
CEO	Huang Wan-Lung
President	Yang Yuan-Ming
General manager	Lin You-Ting
Head coach	Hsu Hao-Cheng
Ownership	TS Financial Holdings
Championships	0
Website	taipeimars.com.tw
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The Taipei Taishin Mars (Chinese: 臺北台新戰神) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taipei City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium. The Mars joined the T1 League since the 2023–24 season, and became one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season.

Franchise history

On June 6, 2023, the Taishin Financial Holdings announced to establish the Taishin Sports Entertainment Co., Ltd.^[2] On June 26, the T1 League announced that the Taishin Sports Entertainment Co., Ltd. took over the participation rights of the TaiwanBeer HeroBears.^[3]^[4] On August 24, the team was announced as the Taipei Taishin Mars.^[5]

On July 9, 2024, the Taipei Taishin Mars announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).^[6]

Facilities

Home arenas

Arena	Location	Duration
Hsinchu County Stadium^[7]	Hsinchu County	2025
National Taiwan University Sports Center^[8]	Taipei City	2024
Taipei Dome^[9]	Taipei City	2024 (co-home arena with DEA)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium^[10]	Taipei City	2023–present

Current roster

Taipei Taishin Mars roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age	From
SG	1	Zach Lofton (I)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	33 – (1992-11-18)18 November 1992	New Mexico State
PG	3	Ting Sheng-Ju	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	27 – (1998-08-22)22 August 1998	St. Francis
PG	5	Wei Peng-Ho	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	22 – (2003-01-03)3 January 2003	NTNU
SF	6	Chiang Chun	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	24 – (2001-09-11)11 September 2001	FJU
PF	7	Liu Yen-Ting	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	25 – (2000-01-07)7 January 2000	OCU
SF	8	Chen Wen-Hung (C)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	34 – (1991-07-14)14 July 1991	NTSU
PF	9	Chang Chao-Chen	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	25 – (2000-09-02)2 September 2000	NTNU
PF	10	Stanton Kidd (I)	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	101 kg (223 lb)	33 – (1992-03-18)18 March 1992	Colorado State
SF	11	Huang Tsung-Han	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	31 – (1994-07-07)7 July 1994	MDU
G	15	Xie Ming-Jun	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	20 – (2005-11-11)11 November 2005	SCA
C	20	Sun Szu-Yao	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	28 – (1997-10-03)3 October 1997	NYIT
PF	21	Darral Willis (I)	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	29 – (1996-01-21)21 January 1996	Wichita State
SG	23	Kenneth Chien	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	30 – (1995-02-06)6 February 1995	Broward
SG	29	Chang Keng-Yu	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	30 – (1995-10-16)16 October 1995	NTUS
C	32	Jordy Tshimanga (I)	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	122 kg (269 lb)	29 – (1996-11-04)4 November 1996	Dayton
G	33	Samuel Manu	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	25 – (2000-09-24)24 September 2000	UC Davis
PF	41	Su Yi-Chin	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	31 – (1993-12-29)29 December 1993	MDU
C	62	Chen Kuan-Chuan	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	31 – (1993-12-30)30 December 1993	NTSU

Head coach

Hsu Hao-Cheng

Assistant coach(es)

Ni Hsueh-Chien
Milan Stevanovic
Chen Shih-Nien

Strength & conditioning coach(es)

Chen Sheng-Chuan
Liu Yu-Jie

Athletic trainer(s)

Chien Shao-Fu
Chen Hui-Tsung

Team manager

Lin You-Ting

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
Injured

Updated: November 16, 2025

Personnel

General managers

Name	Tenure	Ref.
Lin You-Ting	2023–present	^[10]

Head coaches

Name	Tenure	Totals				Regular season				Playoffs
Name	Tenure	G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT
Brian Adams^[11]	2023	10	2	8	.200	10	2	8	.200	0	0	0	–
Hsu Hao-Cheng^[12]^[13]	2024–present	75	32	43	.427	60	28	32	.467	15	4	11	.267
Totals		85	34	51	.400	70	30	40	.429	15	4	11	.267

Season-by-season record

T1 League
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
Season	Coach	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2023–24	Brian Adams	11	17	.393	4th	3	6	.333	Won Semifinals vs New Taipei CTBC DEA, 3–2 Lost Finals to Taiwan Beer Leopards, 0–4
2023–24	Hsu Hao-Cheng	11	17	.393	4th	3	6	.333
Totals		11	17	.393	–	3	6	.333	1 Playoff Appearances

Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
Season	Coach	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2024–25	Hsu Hao-Cheng	16	20	.444	4th	1	5	.167	Won Play-in vs Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards, 2–1 Lost Semifinals to New Taipei Kings, 0–4
2025–26	Hsu Hao-Cheng	3	3	.500
Totals		19	23	.452	–	1	5	.167	1 Playoff Appearances

Notable players

Local players

Chen Kuan-Chuan (陳冠全) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Chiang Chun (江均) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Huang Tsung-Han (黃聰翰) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Lin Ping-Sheng (林秉聖) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Lin Yi-Huei (林宜輝) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Samuel Manu (雷蒙恩) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Su Yi-Chin (蘇奕晉) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Sun Szu-Yao (孫思堯) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Wang Lu-Hsiang (王律翔) – Chinese Taipei national team player

Import players

Jeantal Cylla – Haiti national team player
Micheal Eric – Nigeria national team player
Stanton Kidd – NBA player
Vladyslav Koreniuk – Ukraine national team player
Zach Lofton – NBA player
Ray McCallum – NBA player
Erik McCree – NBA player
Malcolm Miller – NBA player
Adrien Moerman – France national team player, LNB Pro B MVP (2008), LNB Pro A MVP (2015)
Byron Mullens – NBA player
Youssou Ndoye – Senegal national team player
Thomas Robinson – NBA player
Darral Willis – Cyprus national team player, Cypriot Basketball Cup MVP (2019)
Ihor Zaytsev – Ukraine national team player

References

^ "關於戰神". Taipei Taishin Mars. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "台新創投成立育樂公司深耕體育活動". ETtoday. June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ "台新確定進軍T1職籃將承接台啤英熊賽事參賽權". ETtoday. June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ "台新進軍T1職籃主場有望前進和平籃球館". ETtoday. June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ "T1職籃「台新戰神」正式成軍 GM：把冠軍留在台北". ETtoday. August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
^ "新職籃確定命名TPBL 台灣職業籃球大聯盟7隊聯合聲明開打". ETtoday. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
^ "季後挑戰賽拚「一勝晉級」戰神新竹主場盼備而不用". ETtoday. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
^ "戰神季後賽前進台大體育館曹薰襄要讓特攻主場鴉雀無聲". ETtoday. April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
^ "T1職籃進軍大巨蛋特攻、戰神「共同主場」盼收支打平". ETtoday. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "T1新軍台新揭開神秘面紗丁聖儒、林宜輝領銜8人組曝光". ETtoday. July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
^ "林秉聖披台新戰神球衣亮相「我們台北」喊話奪冠". ETtoday. September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
^ "不是黃萬隆！台北戰神許皓程接代理總教練". ETtoday. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
^ "許皓程正式接任戰神總教練「榮譽帶」文字讓隊長林宜輝笑了". ETtoday. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

External links

[1] "關於戰神". Taipei Taishin Mars. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[2] "台新創投成立育樂公司深耕體育活動". ETtoday. June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

[3] "台新確定進軍T1職籃將承接台啤英熊賽事參賽權". ETtoday. June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

[4] "台新進軍T1職籃主場有望前進和平籃球館". ETtoday. June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

[5] "T1職籃「台新戰神」正式成軍 GM：把冠軍留在台北". ETtoday. August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

[6] "新職籃確定命名TPBL 台灣職業籃球大聯盟7隊聯合聲明開打". ETtoday. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

[7] "季後挑戰賽拚「一勝晉級」戰神新竹主場盼備而不用". ETtoday. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.

[8] "戰神季後賽前進台大體育館曹薰襄要讓特攻主場鴉雀無聲". ETtoday. April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.

[9] "T1職籃進軍大巨蛋特攻、戰神「共同主場」盼收支打平". ETtoday. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[GM_and_home_court-10] "T1新軍台新揭開神秘面紗丁聖儒、林宜輝領銜8人組曝光". ETtoday. July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

[11] "林秉聖披台新戰神球衣亮相「我們台北」喊話奪冠". ETtoday. September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

[12] "不是黃萬隆！台北戰神許皓程接代理總教練". ETtoday. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

[13] "許皓程正式接任戰神總教練「榮譽帶」文字讓隊長林宜輝笑了". ETtoday. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

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v t e Taipei Taishin Mars
Founded in 2023 Formerly the Taipei Mars (2023–2024) Based in Taipei City
Franchise	All-time roster Head coaches
Arenas	Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium (2023–present) Taipei Dome (2024, co-home arena with DEA) National Taiwan University Sports Center (2024) Hsinchu County Stadium (2025)
Personnel	CEO Huang Wan-Lung President Yang Yuan-Ming General manager Lin You-Ting Head coach Hsu Hao-Cheng
Seasons	T1 2023–24 TPBL 2024–25 2025–26
Playoffs	T1 2024 TPBL 2025
Culture and lore	Taishin Wonders

v t e Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Commissioner Chuang Jui-Hsiung
Current teams	Formosa Dreamers Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers Kaohsiung Aquas New Taipei CTBC DEA New Taipei Kings Taipei Taishin Mars Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards
Drafts	2024 2025
Seasons	2024–25 2025–26
Transactions	2024–25 2025–26
Regular seasons	2024–25 2025–26
Playoffs	2025 2026
Finals	2025 2026
Others	Arenas Culture Cheerleading Mascots
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