The Taichung Suns ( zh, 臺中太陽) are a Taiwanese professional
basketball
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team based in
Taichung City
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Taiw ...
,
Taiwan
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. They compete in the
T1 League
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since the 2021–22 season, and play their home game at the
National Taiwan University of Sport
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NTUS once been merged with the National College of Physical Education ...
Gymnasium. The Suns became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season. On November 25, 2021, Taichung Suns changed the name to Taichung Wagor Suns. In October 2022, Taichung Wagor Suns changed the name to Taichung Suns.
Home arenas
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National Taiwan University of Sport
The National Taiwan University of Sport (NTUS; ) is a public university specialized in sports in Taichung, Taiwan, and a member of the National University System of Taiwan.
NTUS once been merged with the National College of Physical Education ...
Gymnasium (2021–present)
Current roster
Personnel
General managers
Head coaches
Season-by-season record
Notable players
;;Local players
* Peng Chun-Yen (彭俊諺) – Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team
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player
* Su Yi-Chin (蘇奕晉) – Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team
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player
* Sun Szu-Yao (孫思堯) – Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team
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player
;;Type-III players
* Jordan Heading – Philippines men's national basketball team
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player
;;Import players
* Tony Bishop
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Professional career
Bishop went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. On September 16, 20 ...
– Panama men's national basketball team
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With four qualifications to the ...
player
* Alonzo Gee
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– NBA
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player
* Aaron Geramipoor – Iran men's national basketball team
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History
The Iranian national team has had limited success on the in ...
player
* Sani Sakakini
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– Palestine men's national basketball team
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The team won a bronze medal in the 1964 FIBA Africa Championship for men. Als ...
player
* Diamond Stone
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High school ...
– NBA
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player
* Julian Wright
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High school ...
– NBA
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player
References
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{{Taichung Sports
T1 League teams
2021 establishments in Taiwan
Basketball teams established in 2021
Sport in Taichung