Formosa Dreamers

Formosa Dreamers
Formosa Dreamers
2026–27 Formosa Dreamers season
Leagues	Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Founded	October 11, 2017
History	Formosa Dreamers; 2017–2020 (ABL); 2023–2024 (PLG); 2024–present (TPBL); Formosa Taishin Dreamers; 2020–2023 (PLG)
Arena	Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
Capacity	3,000
Location	Taichung City, Taiwan
Team colors	Black, white, gray, fluorescent green;
President	Tien Lei
General manager	Han Chun-Kai
Head coach	Douglas Creighton
Ownership	Formosa Basketball Development Corp.
Affiliation	Taichung Dreamers Academy
Championships	1; TPBL: 1 (2026)
Website	dreamers.tpbl.basketball

The Formosa Dreamers (Chinese: 福爾摩沙夢想家) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taichung City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium. The Dreamers joined the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) since the 2017–18 season for replacing Kaohsiung Truth as Taiwan team. The Dreamers became one of the four teams of the inaugural P. League+ season, and one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season.

The Formosa Dreamers were founded by Chang Cheng-chung, Chris Hsu, Jimmy Chang, Blackie Chen and Jonathan Han, all of whom have different professions from various industries.

Franchise history

On July 9, 2024, the Formosa Dreamers announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).^[2]

On June 6, 2026, the Formosa Dreamers defeated the New Taipei Kings, 4–3, winning the 2025–26 season championship.^[3]

Facilities

Home arenas

Arena	Location	Duration
Changhua County Stadium^[4]	Changhua County	2017–2021 2023–2024
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium^[5]	Taichung City	2020–2021
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium^[6]^[7]	Taichung City	2021–present

Training facilities

The Dreamers previously practiced at the Jhang Bei Civil Sports Center.^[8]^[9]

Current roster

Formosa Dreamers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age	From
SG	0	Chen Jen-Jei	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	28 – (1997-09-16)16 September 1997	Grand View
SF	2	Ma Chien-Hao	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	25 – (2001-04-29)29 April 2001	Georgia State
SG	3	Chang Tsung-Hsien (C)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	37 – (1988-12-27)27 December 1988	BYU–Hawaii
PG	9	Wu Chia-Chun	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	32 – (1994-03-03)3 March 1994	NTSU
PG	11	Lin Chun-Chi	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	28 – (1998-01-29)29 January 1998	UCH
SG	20	Chien Wei-Ju	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	34 – (1992-01-20)20 January 1992	NTNU
SF	24	Randall Walko	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	27 – (1998-09-21)21 September 1998	TCNJ
C	26	Lee Te-Wei	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	34 – (1991-10-15)15 October 1991	CCUT
SF	27	Shih Cheng-Ping	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	26 – (1999-10-01)1 October 1999	ISU
SG	28	Lu Kuan-Liang	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	35 – (1991-04-09)9 April 1991	NTUA
PF	33	Trey Thompkins (I)	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	36 – (1990-05-29)29 May 1990	Georgia
C	34	Brandon Gilbeck (I)	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	29 – (1996-12-09)9 December 1996	Western Illinois
PF	35	Aric Holman (I)	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	29 – (1997-07-11)11 July 1997	Mississippi State
PG	41	Chiang Yu-An	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	35 – (1991-08-04)4 August 1991	NTUS
PF	50	Ben Bentil (I)	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	31 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995	Providence
C	88	Chou Po-Chen	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	36 – (1990-08-08)8 August 1990	NTNU

Head coach

Douglas Creighton

Assistant coach(es)

Jamie Pearlman (associate HC)
Lai Po-Lin
Daniel Kim

Athletic trainer(s)

Hou Yao-Hsin
Chen Tzu-Chieh

Team manager

Han Chun-Kai

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
Injured

Updated: July 2, 2026

Personnel

General managers

Name	Tenure
Chang Hsien-Ming^[10]	2017–2020
Han Chun-Kai	2020–present

Head coaches

Name	Tenure	Totals				Regular season				Playoffs
Name	Tenure	G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT
Hsu Hao-Cheng^[11]	2017–2018	20	1	19	.050	20	1	19	.050	–	–	–	–
Dean Murray^[12]	2018–2019	28	19	9	.679	26	19	7	.731	2	0	2	.000
Kyle Julius^[13]^[14]	2019–2023	94	47	47	.500	81	42	39	.519	13	5	8	.385
Lai Po-Lin^[15]	2023	31	15	16	.484	27	14	13	.519	4	1	3	.250
Jamie Pearlman^[16]	2024–2025	87	48	39	.552	76	45	31	.592	11	3	8	.273
Douglas Creighton^[17]	2025–present	47	29	18	.617	36	22	14	.611	11	7	4	.636
Totals		307	159	148	.518	266	143	123	.538	41	16	25	.390

Season-by-season record

Season	League	Coach	Regular season				Postseason	Asian competition
Season	League	Coach	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Postseason	League	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Result
2017–18	ABL	Hsu Hao-Cheng	1	19	.050	9th	Did not qualify	Did not participate
2018–19	ABL	Dean Murray	19	7	.731	1st	Lost quarterfinals (Vampire) 0–2	Did not participate
2019–20	ABL	Kyle Julius	8	6	.571	4th	Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic	Did not participate
2020–21	PLG	Kyle Julius	10	14	.417	3rd	Won playoffs (Pilots) 3–2 Lost finals (Braves) 1–3	Did not participate
2021–22	PLG	Kyle Julius	19	11	.633	2nd	Lost playoffs (Braves) 1–3	Did not participate
2022–23	PLG	Kyle Julius	19	21	.475	4th	Lost playoffs (Kings) 1–3	Did not participate
2022–23	PLG	Lai Po-Lin	19	21	.475	4th	Lost playoffs (Kings) 1–3	Did not participate
2023–24	PLG	Jamie Pearlman	24	16	.600	2nd	Lost playoffs (Kings) 2–4	Did not participate
2024–25	TPBL	Jamie Pearlman	21	15	.583	2nd	Lost semifinals (Aquas) 1–4	Did not participate
2025–26	TPBL	Douglas Creighton	22	14	.611	2nd	Won semifinals (Lioneers) 3–1 Won finals (Kings) 4–3	Did not participate
2026–27	TPBL		0	0	–			Did not participate
Totals			143	123	.538	–	7 Playoff appearances	–	0	0	–	–	0 Playoff appearances

Notable players

Local players

Chang Tsung-Hsien (張宗憲) – Chinese Taipei national team player, PLG MVP (2021)
Chen Hsiao-Jung (陳孝榮) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Chen Shih-Nien (陳世念) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Chiang Yu-An (蔣淯安) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL Finals MVP (2020), SBL MVP (2019, 2020), T1 League MVP (2022)
Chien Wei-Ju (簡偉儒) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Chieng Li-Huan (成力煥) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Chou Po-Chen (周柏臣) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Douglas Creighton (簡浩) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Lee Hsueh-Lin (李學林) – Chinese Taipei national team player, CBA Finals MVP (2012)
Lee Te-Wei (李德威) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Lin Chun-Chi (林俊吉) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Ma Chien-Hao (馬建豪) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Jonah Morrison (譚傑龍) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Tien Lei (田壘) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL MVP (2004–2006)
Wu Chia-Chun (吳家駿) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Wu Yung-Sheng (吳永盛) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Yang Chin-Min (楊敬敏) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL Finals MVP (2011)

Import players

Anthony Bennett – NBA player, Canada national team player
Ben Bentil – NBA player, TPBL Finals MVP (2026)
Julian Boyd – Úrvalsdeild karla Finals MVP (2019)
James Ennis – NBA player
Brandon Gilbeck – Chinese Taipei national team player
Aric Holman – Polish Basketball Cup MVP (2024)
İlkan Karaman – Turkey national team player
Ricky Ledo – NBA player
Markus Lončar – Bosnia and Herzegovina national team player
Devyn Marble – NBA player
Chris McCullough – NBA player
Malcolm Miller – NBA player
Sir'Dominic Pointer – United States national team player
Trey Thompkins – NBA player

References

↑ "關於夢想家". Formosa Dreamers. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
↑ "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.
↑ "夢想家隊史首冠！班提爾G7轟29分13籃板率隊TPBL封王". ETtoday. June 6, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
↑ "職籃隊落腳彰化 5人共組寶島夢想家". Liberty Times Net. September 21, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
↑ "夢想家多台中主場 4場例行賽改台體大". TSNA. November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
↑ "新賽季確定落腳臺中迷你蛋！台新夢想家引進NBA等級地板打造高規格場地". P. LEAGUE+. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
↑ "夢想家搬家新主場落腳台中「迷你蛋」". United Daily News. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
↑ "地方政府大力支持寶島夢想家生根彰化". TSNA. October 16, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
↑ "結合在地力量寶島夢想家正式進駐彰化". LT Sports. October 16, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
↑ "寶島夢想家砸逾3000萬公司化經營邁向職業". ETtoday. September 20, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ "籃球》許皓程轉戰教練接掌新球隊兵符". China Times Group. October 11, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
↑ "ABL／寶島夢想家易帥許皓程換前CBA佛山龍獅洋教頭". ETtoday.net. August 24, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
↑ "ABL／夢想家新教頭瓊斯盃加拿大冠軍教練朱利亞斯". ETtoday.net. August 27, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
↑ "Julius續簽3年約安排球員赴加拿大訓練". TSNA. November 18, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
↑ "台新夢想家教練團異動". P.LEAGUE+ (Press release). January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
↑ "夢想家賴柏霖回歸助理教練找來澳洲籍總教練注入強韌球風". TSNA. July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
↑ "「帥哥射手」簡浩震撼退役接任夢想家總教練". ETtoday. July 29, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.

External links

[1] "關於夢想家". Formosa Dreamers. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[2] "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.

[3] "夢想家隊史首冠！班提爾G7轟29分13籃板率隊TPBL封王". ETtoday. June 6, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.

[4] "職籃隊落腳彰化 5人共組寶島夢想家". Liberty Times Net. September 21, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

[5] "夢想家多台中主場 4場例行賽改台體大". TSNA. November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

[6] "新賽季確定落腳臺中迷你蛋！台新夢想家引進NBA等級地板打造高規格場地". P. LEAGUE+. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

[7] "夢想家搬家新主場落腳台中「迷你蛋」". United Daily News. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.

[8] "地方政府大力支持寶島夢想家生根彰化". TSNA. October 16, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[9] "結合在地力量寶島夢想家正式進駐彰化". LT Sports. October 16, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[10] "寶島夢想家砸逾3000萬公司化經營邁向職業". ETtoday. September 20, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

[11] "籃球》許皓程轉戰教練接掌新球隊兵符". China Times Group. October 11, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2022.

[12] "ABL／寶島夢想家易帥許皓程換前CBA佛山龍獅洋教頭". ETtoday.net. August 24, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2022.

[13] "ABL／夢想家新教頭瓊斯盃加拿大冠軍教練朱利亞斯". ETtoday.net. August 27, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2022.

[14] "Julius續簽3年約安排球員赴加拿大訓練". TSNA. November 18, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2022.

[15] "台新夢想家教練團異動". P.LEAGUE+ (Press release). January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[16] "夢想家賴柏霖回歸助理教練找來澳洲籍總教練注入強韌球風". TSNA. July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

[17] "「帥哥射手」簡浩震撼退役接任夢想家總教練". ETtoday. July 29, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.

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v t e Formosa Dreamers
Founded in 2017 Formerly the Formosa Taishin Dreamers (2020–2023) Played in Changhua County (2017–2021, 2023–2024) Based in Taichung City
Franchise	All-time roster Head coaches
Arenas	Changhua County Stadium (2017–2021, 2023–2024) National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium (2021) Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium (2021–present)
Personnel	President Tien Lei General manager Han Chun-Kai Head coach Douglas Creighton
Seasons	ABL 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 PLG 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 TPBL 2024–25 2025–26 2026–27
Playoffs	ABL 2019 PLG 2021 2022 2023 2024 TPBL 2025 2026
Championships	TPBL 2026
Culture and lore	Formosa Sexy Taichung Dreamers Academy

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 2026
Seasons	2024–25 2025–26 2026–27
Transactions	2024–25 2025–26 2026–27
Regular seasons	2024–25 2025–26 2026–27
Playoffs	2025 2026 2027
Finals	2025 2026 2027
Others	Arenas Culture Cheerleading Mascots Basketball Champions League Asia
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