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2016–17 Kaohsiung Truth season

The 2016–17 Kaohsiung Truth season was the franchise's first and only season. They competed in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). The Truth were coached by Tryston Lawrence.[1] The Truth played their home games at Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium.

Kaohsiung Truth
2016–17 season
CEOWesley Hsu
RepresentativeJames Mao
Head CoachTryston Lawrence(fired)
Sabatino Chen
ArenaKaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium
ABL5-15 (.250)
Biggest winTruth 97–79 Dragons
(January 25, 2017)
Biggest defeatTruth 67–95 Long Lions
(December 1, 2016)
All statistics correct as of June 18, 2022.

On December 18, 2016, the Truth parted ways with Tryston Lawrence and named Sabatino Chen as their new head coach.[2][3]

Standings

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Team GP W L PCT
 Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions 20 16 4 .800
 Singapore Slingers 20 13 7 .650
 Alab Pilipinas 20 11 9 .550
 Saigon Heat 20 8 12 .400
 Westports Malaysia Dragons 20 7 13 .350
 Kaohsiung Truth 20 5 15 .250

Roster

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2016–17 Kaoshiung Truth roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From
G 0     Jay Wey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 33 – (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 San Francisco
F 1   Ku Jen-Chieh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 31 – (1992-09-17)17 September 1992 NTNU
G 2   Luo Jun-Quan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 32 – (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 OCU
G 3   Wang Hsin-Kai 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 40 – (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 NTUA
G 5     Sabatino Chen   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 34 – (1990-04-16)16 April 1990 Colorado
F/C 6   Raymar Jose (AI) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 31 – (1992-08-06)6 August 1992 Far Eastern
F 9   Lin Zhong-Xian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 32 – (1991-09-08)8 September 1991 I-Shou
G/F 13   Chang Hao-Chun 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 30 – (1993-11-08)8 November 1993 TSU
F 17   Achie Iñigo (AI) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 33 – (1991-06-28)28 June 1991 Far Eastern
G 21     Carlos Andrade (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 39 – (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 York
F 22   Huang Ya-Chung 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 43 – (1980-12-16)16 December 1980 SCU
F 23   Cedric Oliver (WI) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 37 – (1986-07-15)15 July 1986 Radford
F/C 25   Yeh Jia-Jao 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 34 – (1990-02-26)26 February 1990 CNU
G/F 32     Wesley Hsu (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 40 – (1984-01-28)28 January 1984 Elon
F/C 33     Derek Hall (WI) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 33 – (1990-07-05)5 July 1990 Albright
G/F 66   Lee Wei-Min 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 43 – (1981-04-29)29 April 1981 NTCPE
Head coach
  •   Sabatino Chen
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Justin Stafford
Athletic trainer(s)
  •   Chen Hung-Chen
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (WI) World import
  • (AI) ASEAN heritage import
  •   Injured

Game log

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Exhibition game

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November 5
Kaohsiung Truth 86–53 Kao Yuan University
Kao-Yuan High School Gymnasium, Kaohsiung City
November 9
Kaohsiung Truth 87–43 Kao-Yuan High School
Kao-Yuan High School Gymnasium, Kaohsiung City

Regular season

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2015–16 game log
Total: 5–15
November : 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 27 Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions L 79-90 Hall, Hsu, Oliver (20) Hall, Oliver (14) Derek Hall (4) KSHS Gymnasium 0-1
December : 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 December 1 @Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions L 67-95 Cedric Oliver (23) Derek Hall (25) Cedric Oliver (3) Southorn Stadium 0-2
3 December 4 @Alab Pilipinas L 82-91 Wesley Hsu (23) Derek Hall (18) Cedric Oliver (3) Baliwag Star Arena 0-3
4 December 11 @Alab Pilipinas L 87-93 Cedric Oliver (23) Derek Hall (15) Achie Iñigo (8) Olivarez College Gymnasium 0-4
January : 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 January 7 Saigon Heat W 83-82 Cedric Oliver (25) Cedric Oliver (13) Cedric Oliver (4) KSHS Gymnasium 1-4
6 January 8 Alab Pilipinas L 77-86 Derek Hall (31) Derek Hall (16) Cedric Oliver (8) KSHS Gymnasium 1-5
7 January 14 @Saigon Heat L 85-99 Cedric Oliver (24) Derek Hall (11) Achie Iñigo (3) CIS Arena 1-6
8 January 25 @Westports Malaysia Dragons W 97-79 Wesley Hsu (23) Cedric Oliver (16) Cedric Oliver (10) House of Champions, Gem-In Mall 2-6
February : 3–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 February 1 Saigon Heat W 85-71 Derek Hall (22) Cedric Oliver (10) Cedric Oliver (6) KSHS Gymnasium 3-6
10 February 3 Singapore Slingers L 66-84 Cedric Oliver (23) Cedric Oliver (10) Wang Hsin-Kai (3) KSHS Gymnasium 3-7
11 February 5 Westports Malaysia Dragons W 94-86 Cedric Oliver (24) Derek Hall (17) Derek Hall (5) KSHS Gymnasium 4-7
12 February 11 @Saigon Heat L 76-85 Cedric Oliver (22) Cedric Oliver (16) Cedric Oliver (4) CIS Arena 4-8
13 February 19 Singapore Slingers W 79-75 Derek Hall (20) Derek Hall (13) Derek Hall (5) KSHS Gymnasium 5-8
14 February 22 @Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions L 83-103 Derek Hall (20) Cedric Oliver (4) Derek Hall (20) Southorn Stadium 5-9
15 February 26 @Singapore Slingers L 76-84 Cedric Oliver (19) Cedric Oliver (15) Cedric Oliver (5) OCBC Arena 5-10
March : 0–5 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 March 5 Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions L 75-89 Derek Hall (22) Derek Hall (16) Luo Jun-Quan (3) KSHS Gymnasium 5-11
17 March 12 @Singapore Slingers L 52-76 Derek Hall (18) Derek Hall (11) Jay Wey (3) OCBC Arena 5-12
18 March 18 @Westports Malaysia Dragons L 78-103 Raymar Jose (25) Derek Hall (11) Derek Hall (2) House of Champions, Gem-In Mall 5-13
19 March 25 Westports Malaysia Dragons L 108-114 Cedric Oliver (35) Cedric Oliver (16) Luo Jun-Quan (8) KSHS Gymnasium 5-14
20 March 26 Alab Pilipinas L 85-107 Cedric Oliver (17) Cedric Oliver (11) Cedric Oliver (4) KSHS Gymnasium 5-15

Player statistics

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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

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Player GP MPG PPG 2P% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG
Mikee Reyes 1 28.0 14.0 40.0% 40.0% 0.0% 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
Jay Wey 15 20.1 5.3 51.1% 21.1% 66.7% 2.1 1.6 1.3 0.1
Ku Jen-Chieh 3 5.0 1.3 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3
Luo Jun-Quan 20 11.7 4.2 51.0% 40.0% 68.8% 1.0 1.4 0.3 0.0
Wang Hsin-Kai 11 16.3 6.7 46.2% 52.6% 33.3% 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.1
Sabatino Chen Did not play
Raymar Jose 17 21.6 10.7 52.8% 11.1% 65.1% 4.8 0.7 0.5 0.0
Lin Zhong-Xian 9 4.7 1.1 33.3% 33.3% 50.0% 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0
Chang Hao-Chun 20 15.4 4.7 47.5% 28.3% 41.7% 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.1
Achie Iñigo 13 22.5 5.1 49.1% 5.1% 100.0% 2.0 2.8 0.9 0.0
Carlos Andrade 8 16.4 4.0 40.0% 20.0% 25.0% 1.9 0.6 0.0 0.1
Huang Ya-Chung 2 3.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
Cedric Oliver 20 37.3 19.5 46.2% 32.1% 68.9% 11.4 3.6 1.4 0.7
Yeh Jia-Jao 3 1.7 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wesley Hsu 20 24.1 10.4 45.1% 40.2% 80.0% 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.1
Derek Hall 18 37.2 20.1 54.7% 50.0% 78.9% 12.4 2.9 0.9 0.6
Lee Wei-Min 11 8.1 1.6 41.7% 33.3% 33.3% 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.1
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Transactions

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Additions

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Date Player Contract terms Former Team Ref.
July 21, 2016 Sabatino Chen — Fubon Braves [5][6][7]
July 21, 2016 Carlos Andrade — Taiwan Mobile [8][6][7]
July 22, 2016 James Tyler —  Jiangsu Lions [9]
July 23, 2016 Cedric Oliver —  Vichy-Clermont [10][6][7]
July 23, 2016 Wesley Hsu — Taichung Pauian Archiland [11][6][7]
August 2, 2016 Ku Jen-Chieh — NTNU [12][6][7]
October 15, 2016 Derek Hall —  London Lions [13][6][7]
November 18, 2016 Willie Miller —  Pilipinas MX3 Kings [6]
November 18, 2016 Lee Wei-Min — Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor [6][7]
November 18, 2016 Chang Hao-Chun — TSU [6][7]
November 18, 2016 Huang Ya-Chung — SCU [6][7]
November 18, 2016 Luo Jun-Quan — OCU [6][7]
November 18, 2016 Lai Kuan-Yu — NTSU [6]
November 18, 2016 Yeh Jia-Jao — CNU [6][7]
November 18, 2016 Lin Zhong-Xian — ISU [6][7]
December 3, 2016 Mikee Reyes one-day contract, worth unknown  Junior Powerade Tigers [14][15]
December 10, 2016 Raymar Jose —  FEU [16]
December 10, 2016 Achie Iñigo —  FEU [16]
December 18, 2016 Jay Wey —  USF [17]
January 18, 2017 Wang Hsin-Kai — Fubon Braves [18]

Subtractions

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Date Player Reason New Team Ref.
October 14, 2016 James Tyler family-related matters  Nakhon Pathom Mad Goat [19]
November 28, 2016 Willie Miller — — [7]
November 28, 2016 Lai Kuan-Yu — — [7]
December 6, 2016 Mikee Reyes contract expired  Singapore Slingers [20]

Awards

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Players of the Week

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Week Recipient Date awarded Ref.
Cedric Oliver —
Raymar Jose —

References

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