Kaohsiung Truth
Appearance
Founded | 2016 |
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League | ASEAN Basketball League (2016–present) |
Based in | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Arena | Kaohsiung Arena |
Colours | Blue, Black, Gold |
Head coach | Tryston Lawrence |
Website | http://kaohsiungtruth.org/ |
The Kaoshiung Truth is a professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, that currently plays in the ASEAN Basketball League.[1] The basketball team is primarily backed by United States-based The Truth Network, a group of Christian radio stations.[2]
History
Kaoshiung Truth was founded in 2016 as the first professional basketball team to play in Kaohsiung City. They were officially announced as a member of the ASEAN Basketball League on July 17, 2016, and will compete in the upcoming ABL season. The Truth are the league’s first Christian ministry team.[1]
Home Arena
The Truth will play their home games at the Kaohsiung Arena, which holds a capacity of 15,000 visitors, making it the largest home venue of any team in the ABL.
Current Roster
No. | Players | Pos. | Height | Weight | Hometown | Date of Birth |
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32 | Wesley Hsu (C) | PG | 6'3 | 205 lbs. | Winston-Salem, NC | January 28, 1984[3] |
21 | Carlos Andrade | F | 6'7 | 209 lbs. | Toronto, Canada | November 28, 1984[4] |
5 | Sabatino Chen | G | 6'4 | 185 lbs. | Boulder, Colorado | April 16, 1990[5] |
23 | Chris Oliver | F | 6'8 | 210 lbs. | Winston-Salem, NC | July 15, 1985[6] |
15 | James Tyler | C | 7'2 | 350 lbs. | Winston-Salem, NC | February 22, 1988[7] |
N/A | Granger Ku | C | 6'8 | 203 lbs. | Hsinchu, Taiwan | September 17, 1992[8] |
66 | Wei-Min Lee | G/F | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 29, 1981 |
33 | Derek Hall | C | 6'11 | 237 lbs. | N/A | July 5, 1990 |
13 | Chun Hao | G | 6'2 | N/A | N/A | November 8, 1993 |
0 | Mikee Reyes | G | 5'10 | N/A | N/A | 1990 |
2 | Quan Jun | G | 5'6 | N/A | N/A | January 14, 1992 |
References
- ^ a b "Taiwan's Kaohsiung Truth Joins ABL as League Expands - ASEAN Basketball League". 2016-07-17. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Kaohsiung Truth". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Wesley Hsu". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Carlos Andrade". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Sabatino Chen". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Chris Oliver". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "James Tyler". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Granger Ku". Retrieved 2016-08-17.