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2025 TPBL finals
TeamCoachWins
New Taipei Kings Ryan Marchand 4
Kaohsiung Aquas Mathias Fischer 3
DatesJune 16 – 29, 2025
MVPJeremy Lin
(New Taipei Kings)
TPBL finals

The 2025 TPBL finals was the championship series of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL)'s 2024–25 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven final series was played by the winners of the semifinals series.[1][2] The finals series started on June 16 and ended on June 29.[3][4] The series was matched by New Taipei Kings and Kaohsiung Aquas.[5] On June 29, the New Taipei Kings defeated the Kaohsiung Aquas, 4–3, winning the 2024–25 season championship.[4] Jeremy Lin of the New Taipei Kings was named the Finals MVP.[6]

Bracket

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Play-in Semifinals Finals
         
1 New Taipei Kings 4
4 Taipei Taishin Mars 0
4 Taipei Taishin Mars 2
5 Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards 1
1 New Taipei Kings 4
3 Kaohsiung Aquas 3
2 Formosa Dreamers 1
3 Kaohsiung Aquas 4

Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage

Background

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New Taipei Kings

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Main article: 2024–25 New Taipei Kings season

Kaohsiung Aquas

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Main article: 2024–25 Kaohsiung Aquas season

Road to the finals

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Further information: 2024–25 TPBL season and 2025 TPBL playoffs
New Taipei Kings (1st seed) Kaohsiung Aquas (3rd seed)
Team GP W L PCT GB
New Taipei Kings 36 26 10 .722 —
Formosa Dreamers 36 21 15 .583 5.0
Kaohsiung Aquas 36 19 17 .528 7.0
Taipei Taishin Mars 36 16 20 .444 10.0
Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards 36 16 20 .444 10.0
New Taipei CTBC DEA 36 16 20 .444 10.0
Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers 36 12 24 .333 14.0
Regular season
Team GP W L PCT GB
New Taipei Kings 36 26 10 .722 —
Formosa Dreamers 36 21 15 .583 5.0
Kaohsiung Aquas 36 19 17 .528 7.0
Taipei Taishin Mars 36 16 20 .444 10.0
Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards 36 16 20 .444 10.0
New Taipei CTBC DEA 36 16 20 .444 10.0
Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers 36 12 24 .333 14.0
No need to play play-in series Play-in No need to play play-in series
Defeated the 4th seed Taipei Taishin Mars, 4–0 Semifinals Defeated the 2nd seed Formosa Dreamers, 4–1

Regular season series

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The Kings won 5–1 in the regular-season series.

Series summary

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Game Date Away Team Result Home Team
Game 1 June 16 Kaohsiung Aquas 89–100 (0–1) New Taipei Kings
Game 2 June 18 Kaohsiung Aquas 99–91 (1–1) New Taipei Kings
Game 3 June 21 New Taipei Kings 104–99 (2–1) Kaohsiung Aquas
Game 4 June 23 New Taipei Kings 99–117 (2–2) Kaohsiung Aquas
Game 5 June 25 Kaohsiung Aquas 83–93 (2–3) New Taipei Kings
Game 6 June 27 New Taipei Kings 109–112 (OT) (3–3) Kaohsiung Aquas
Game 7 June 29 Kaohsiung Aquas 89–108 (3–4) New Taipei Kings

Game summaries

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Game 1

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June 16, 2025
19:00 (UTC+8)
Kaohsiung Aquas 89–100 New Taipei Kings
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 18–29, 29–24, 23–26
Pts: Sword 23
Rebs: Wesson 12
Asts: Wesson 7		 Pts: Manigault, Washburn 22
Rebs: Manigault 21
Asts: Manigault 6
Kings leads series, 1–0 [7]
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 6,800
Referees: Yu Jung, Hsieh Wen-Wei, Hsieh Shang-Chien

Game 2

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June 18, 2025
19:00 (UTC+8)
Kaohsiung Aquas 99–91 New Taipei Kings
Scoring by quarter: 12–31, 29–21, 31–19, 27–20
Pts: Sword, Želionis 17
Rebs: Wesson 16
Asts: Wesson 5		 Pts: Je. Lin 21
Rebs: Manigault 9
Asts: Manigault 8
Series tied, 1–1 [8]
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 6,800
Referees: Chen Hung-Ming, Sung Ming-Lu, Huang Chen-Feng

Game 3

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June 21, 2025
17:00 (UTC+8)
New Taipei Kings 104–99 Kaohsiung Aquas
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 25–24, 16–22, 37–27
Pts: Je. Lin 26
Rebs: Sakakini 9
Asts: Je. Lin 9		 Pts: Sword 26
Rebs: Želionis 12
Asts: Yu Huan-Ya 7
Kings leads series, 2–1 [9]
Kaohsiung Arena, Kaohsiung City
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Chen Chao-Hung, Yeh Chun-Hung, Chen Chien-Lin

Game 4

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June 23, 2025
19:00 (UTC+8)
New Taipei Kings 99–117 Kaohsiung Aquas
Scoring by quarter: 27–30, 24–33, 26–28, 22–26
Pts: Washburn 20
Rebs: Sakakini 10
Asts: Je. Lin 10		 Pts: Želionis 25
Rebs: Želionis 8
Asts: Yu Huan-Ya 8
Series tied, 2–2 [10]
Kaohsiung Arena, Kaohsiung City
Attendance: 10,142
Referees: Lin Chien-Hung, Lo Kuo-Hsien, Lai Chien-Hao

Game 5

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June 25, 2025
19:00 (UTC+8)
Kaohsiung Aquas 83–93 New Taipei Kings
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 13–27, 16–22, 31–27
Pts: Želionis, Sword 17
Rebs: Želionis 14
Asts: Sword 4		 Pts: Je. Lin 29
Rebs: Daye 11
Asts: Lee Kai-Yan 6
Kings leads series, 3–2 [11]
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 6,800
Referees: Yu Jung, Chen Chao-Hung, Sung Ming-Lu

Game 6

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June 27, 2025
19:00 (UTC+8)
New Taipei Kings 109–112 (OT) Kaohsiung Aquas
Scoring by quarter: 30–26, 18–24, 31–31, 20–18, Overtime: 10–13
Pts: Je. Lin 26
Rebs: Manigault 9
Asts: Je. Lin 8		 Pts: Sword 26
Rebs: Wesson 9
Asts: Sword 9
Series tied, 3–3 [12]
Kaohsiung Arena, Kaohsiung City
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Chen Hung-Ming, Lin Chien-Hung, Lo Kuo-Hsien

Game 7

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June 29, 2025
17:00 (UTC+8)
Kaohsiung Aquas 89–108 New Taipei Kings
Scoring by quarter: 18–35, 20–26, 30–21, 21–26
Pts: Wesson 25
Rebs: Wesson 12
Asts: Chen Huai-An 8		 Pts: Je. Lin 27
Rebs: Daye, Washburn 14
Asts: three players 4
Kings wins TPBL finals, 4–3 [4]
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 6,800
Referees: Yu Jung, Yeh Chun-Hung, Lai Chien-Hao

Rosters

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New Taipei Kings

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2024–25 New Taipei Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From
G 1 United States Taiwan Joseph Lin (HP) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 33 – (1992-06-21)21 June 1992 Hamilton
G 2 Taiwan Su Pei-Kai 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 25 – (1999-11-02)2 November 1999 NTUA
F 3 Taiwan Chen Chun-Nan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (2000-04-20)20 April 2000 NTSU
G 7 United States Taiwan Jeremy Lin (HP) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 36 – (1988-08-23)23 August 1988 Harvard
G 9 Taiwan Lee Kai-Yan 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 32 – (1993-05-06)6 May 1993 HWU
G 10 Taiwan Chien You-Che 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 29 – (1995-09-10)10 September 1995 UCH
C 11 Taiwan Wang Po-Chih 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 130 kg (287 lb) 28 – (1996-10-29)29 October 1996 NTSU
F 13 Taiwan Lu Cheng-Ju 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 39 – (1986-04-13)13 April 1986 TPEC
F 17 Taiwan Su Shih-Hsuan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 29 – (1996-04-09)9 April 1996 NTNU
F 19 Taiwan Lin Chin-Pang (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 40 – (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 MU
G 24 Taiwan Hung Chih-Shan 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 39 – (1985-07-05)5 July 1985 NTUT
F 25 United States Austin Daye (I) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 37 – (1988-06-05)5 June 1988 Gonzaga
F 31 Palestine Sani Sakakini (AI) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 36 – (1988-08-19)19 August 1988 JUST
C 42 United States Bulgaria Jason Washburn (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 35 – (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 Utah
F 55 United States Kenny Manigault (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 34 – (1991-05-22)22 May 1991 Pikeville
G 72 Taiwan Lin Li-Jen 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 35 – (1990-06-16)16 June 1990 MDU
Head coach
  • United States Ryan Marchand
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Taiwan Chang Chung-Hsi
  • Taiwan Liu Cheng-Yu
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Taiwan Chiu Po-Kai
  • Taiwan Wu Chung-Hao
Team manager
  • Taiwan Hung Chih-Hu
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (HP) Heritage player
  • (AI) Asian import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: June 1, 2025

Kaohsiung Aquas

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2024–25 Kaohsiung Aquas roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From
PG 0 Taiwan Vietnam Wei Liang-Che 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 23 – (2001-11-28)28 November 2001 NKNU
PF 1 Lithuania Edgaras Želionis (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 36 – (1989-06-04)4 June 1989 Lithuania
G 3 United States Craig Sword (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 31 – (1994-01-16)16 January 1994 Mississippi State
SG 7 Taiwan Yu Huan-Ya 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 31 – (1993-11-30)30 November 1993 NTNU
SG 8 Taiwan Chiu Tzu-Hsuan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 25 – (1999-12-08)8 December 1999 ISU
PF 10 Taiwan Hu Long-Mao 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 32 – (1992-12-22)22 December 1992 Chaminade
SF 11 Taiwan Tang Wei-Chieh 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 25 – (1999-09-25)25 September 1999 VMI
SF 12 Taiwan Lin Jen-Hung 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 31 – (1993-12-18)18 December 1993 NTNU
PF 18 Taiwan Wu I-Ping 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 32 – (1992-08-29)29 August 1992 ISU
C 21 Taiwan Lu Wei-Ting 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 28 – (1997-04-16)16 April 1997 ISU
PF 22 United States Italy Anthony Morse (I) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 31 – (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 Tennessee Tech
SG 24 Taiwan Su Wen-Ju 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 27 – (1997-10-16)16 October 1997 ISU
SG 28 Taiwan Yu Chun-An (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 33 – (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 NTNU
C 34 United States Kaleb Wesson (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 25 – (1999-07-27)27 July 1999 Ohio State
SF 57 Taiwan Wu Siao-Jin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 29 – (1995-08-28)28 August 1995 NKNU
PG 66 Taiwan Chen Huai-An 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 28 – (1997-04-29)29 April 1997 NTUA
C 85 Taiwan Chin Ming-Ching 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 30 – (1994-11-14)14 November 1994 NTNU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Taiwan Zhu Yong-Hong
  • Taiwan Peng Te-Hsuan
  • Taiwan Liao Che-Yi
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Taiwan Liao Hsuan-Yi
Team manager
  • Taiwan Chu Li-Fu
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: May 29, 2025

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     Finals MVP

New Taipei Kings

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Player GP MPG PPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG
Joseph Lin 7 35:47 10.3 46.9% 28.0% 55.6% 2.7 3.6 1.6 0.0
Su Pei-Kai Did not play
Chen Chun-Nan Did not play
Jeremy Lin 7 37:05 22.4 38.1% 34.9% 83.3% 5.4 6.0 1.9 0.9
Lee Kai-Yan 7 31:19 8.1 40.8% 41.4% 62.5% 2.7 2.3 0.9 0.1
Chien You-Che 7 10:05 2.4 29.4% 23.1% 100.0% 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.0
Wang Po-Chih 2 3:59 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0
Lu Cheng-Ju 5 2:30 2.2 60.0% 60.0% 66.7% 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0
Su Shih-Hsuan 7 18:16 4.9 52.0% 18.2% 60.0% 3.1 1.3 0.4 0.7
Lin Chin-Pang 6 3:46 1.0 66.7% 100.0% 33.3% 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Hung Chih-Shan 6 12:08 1.5 27.3% 27.3% 0.0% 0.7 1.5 0.0 0.0
Austin Daye 5 30:38 15.8 50.0% 47.1% 77.8% 9.4 1.4 1.8 0.8
Sani Sakakini 4 30:50 14.5 42.9% 22.2% 90.9% 8.8 1.5 1.3 0.3
Jason Washburn 5 31:57 19.0 64.9% 25.0% 69.0% 7.6 0.8 0.4 1.0
Kenny Manigault 7 32:05 15.6 44.7% 40.0% 65.8% 9.4 3.6 2.3 0.4
Lin Li-Jen Did not play

Kaohsiung Aquas

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Player GP MPG PPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG
Wei Liang-Che Did not play
Edgaras Želionis 6 30:22 18.2 47.5% 32.3% 71.9% 9.0 2.2 1.0 0.7
Craig Sword 7 34:09 21.3 50.5% 36.4% 81.4% 5.7 4.1 1.7 0.7
Yu Huan-Ya 7 26:42 7.3 34.0% 30.6% 75.0% 1.1 3.9 1.1 0.0
Chiu Tzu-Hsuan 7 23:20 4.9 29.5% 17.4% 66.7% 3.1 2.3 1.4 0.3
Hu Long-Mao 7 30:14 11.7 51.9% 50.0% 75.0% 3.0 1.7 0.6 0.4
Tang Wei-Chieh 2 1:40 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lin Jen-Hung 2 2:52 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wu I-Ping Did not play
Lu Wei-Ting 4 4:21 1.3 25.0% 16.7% 0.0% 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Anthony Morse 3 27:45 9.7 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 5.3 1.0 0.7 0.0
Su Wen-Ju 7 30:59 9.9 37.3% 48.4% 100.0% 2.9 1.3 1.7 0.1
Yu Chun-An 6 7:34 2.3 37.5% 20.0% 0.0% 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.0
Kaleb Wesson 5 33:21 16.0 50.0% 44.1% 33.3% 10.8 3.8 1.4 0.8
Wu Siao-Jin 2 2:00 1.0 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chen Huai-An 7 25:11 9.1 44.9% 40.0% 55.6% 4.4 4.9 1.4 0.0
Chin Ming-Ching 1 2:12 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0

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