Taipei Taishin Mars

Taipei Taishin Mars
2025–26 Taipei Taishin Mars season
LeaguesTaiwan Professional Basketball League
FoundedJuly 6, 2023[1]
HistoryTaipei Mars
2023–2024 (T1)
Taipei Taishin Mars
2024–present (TPBL)
ArenaTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
Capacity7,000
LocationTaipei City, Taiwan
Team colorsRed, black, white
     
CEOHuang Wan-Lung
PresidentTiao Chien-Sheng
General managerLin You-Ting
Head coachHsu Hao-Cheng
OwnershipTaishin Financial Holdings
Championships0
Websitetaipeimars.com.tw

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

Further information: Taipei Taishin Mars all-time roster and List of Taipei Taishin Mars head coaches
Taipei Taishin Mars roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From
G 2 Ray McCallum (FA) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 34 – (1991-06-12)12 June 1991 Detroit Mercy
PG 3 Ting Sheng-Ju 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 26 – (1998-08-22)22 August 1998 St. Francis
SF 6 Chiang Chun 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 23 – (2001-09-11)11 September 2001 FJU
SF 8 Chen Wen-Hung 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 33 – (1991-07-14)14 July 1991 NTSU
PF 9 Chang Chao-Chen 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 24 – (2000-09-02)2 September 2000 NTNU
SF 11 Huang Tsung-Han 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 30 – (1994-07-07)7 July 1994 MDU
SF 13 Malcolm Miller (FA) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 32 – (1993-03-06)6 March 1993 Holy Cross
F 18 Adrien Moerman (FA) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 36 – (1988-08-07)7 August 1988 France
C 20 Sun Szu-Yao 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 27 – (1997-10-03)3 October 1997 NYIT
SG 23 Kenneth Chien (HP) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1995-02-06)6 February 1995 Broward
SG 24 Wang Lu-Hsiang 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 27 – (1997-12-21)21 December 1997 CCUT
SG 29 Chang Keng-Yu 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1995-10-16)16 October 1995 NTUS
G 33 Samuel Manu 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 24 – (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
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Chen Sheng-Chuan
  • Liu Yu-Jie
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Chien Shao-Fu
  • Guan Yen-Lin
Team manager
  • Liao Wei-Hsin
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (HP) Heritage player
  • Injured
Updated: June 30, 2025

Personnel

General managers

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

Head coaches

Name Tenure Totals Regular season Playoffs
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 69 29 40 .420 54 25 29 .463 15 4 11 .267
Totals 79 31 48 .392 64 27 37 .422 15 4 11 .267

Season-by-season record

T1 League
Season Coach Regular Season Post Season
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
Hsu Hao-Cheng
Totals 11 17 .393 – 3 6 .333 1 Playoff Appearances
Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Season Coach Regular Season Post Season
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 0 0 –
Totals 16 20 .444 – 1 5 .167 1 Playoff Appearances

Notable players

Local players
Import players

References

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