Kaohsiung Aquas

The Kaohsiung Aquas (Chinese: 高雄全家海神) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Kaohsiung Arena. The Aquas became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season, and one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season.

Kaohsiung Aquas
2025–26 Kaohsiung Aquas season
Leagues	Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Founded	May 26, 2021[1]
History	Kaohsiung Aquas 2021–2024 (T1) 2024–present (TPBL)
Arena	Kaohsiung Arena
Capacity	15,000
Location	Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Team colors	Deep indigo, blue, green
Main sponsor	FamilyMart
CEO	Li Wei-Cheng
President	Hou Chia-Chi
Head coach	Mathias Fischer
Ownership	Kuo Yang Construction
Championships	1 T1: 1 (2022)
Website	ktown-aquas.com

Franchise history

On May 26, 2021, the Kaohsiung Aquas announced to join the T1 League.^[2] On August 4, the Kaohsiung Aquas traded their 1st round pick to New Taipei CTBC DEA for 1.5 million NTD. In the 2021 draft, they drafted I-Shou swingman Su Wen-Ju in the second round.^[3]

The Kaohsiung Aquas have a copartnership with Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology, signed multi-players originally play in the team.^[4] Jeoutai Tech is a semi-professional basketball team competes in the Super Basketball League (SBL), another league in Taiwan.

On April 17, 2022, the Kaohsiung Aquas announced that they would play their playoff home games at Fengshan Arena.^[5] On June 4, the Kaohsiung Aquas defeated the Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0, winning the 2021–22 season championship.^[6]

On July 9, 2024, the Kaohsiung Aquas announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).^[7]

Facilities

Home arenas

Arena	Location	Duration
Fengshan Arena[5][8][9]	Kaohsiung City	2022 2024
Kaohsiung Arena[10]	Kaohsiung City	2021–present

Current roster

Further information: Kaohsiung Aquas all-time roster and List of Kaohsiung Aquas head coaches

Kaohsiung Aquas roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From PG 0 Wei Liang-Che 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 23 – (2001-11-28)28 November 2001 NKNU PF 1 Edgaras Želionis (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 36 – (1989-06-04)4 June 1989 Lithuania G/F 2 Justin James (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 28 – (1997-01-24)24 January 1997 Wyoming SG 7 Yu Huan-Ya 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 31 – (1993-11-30)30 November 1993 NTNU SG 8 Chiu Tzu-Hsuan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 25 – (1999-12-08)8 December 1999 ISU SF 9 Tang Wei-Chieh 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 25 – (1999-09-25)25 September 1999 VMI PF 10 Hu Long-Mao 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 32 – (1992-12-22)22 December 1992 Chaminade SG 11 Shih Chin-Yao 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 34 – (1990-10-28)28 October 1990 CCU C 21 Lu Wei-Ting 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 28 – (1997-04-16)16 April 1997 ISU PF/C 22 Reid Travis (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 29 – (1995-11-25)25 November 1995 Kentucky SG 24 Su Wen-Ju 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 27 – (1997-10-16)16 October 1997 ISU SG 28 Yu Chun-An (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 33 – (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 NTNU SF 57 Wu Siao-Jin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 29 – (1995-08-28)28 August 1995 NKNU PG 66 Chen Huai-An 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 28 – (1997-04-29)29 April 1997 NTUA C 85 Chin Ming-Ching 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 30 – (1994-11-14)14 November 1994 NTNU C 92 Cady Lalanne (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 33 – (1992-04-22)22 April 1992 UMass F - Liao Wei-Hao (DP) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (2003-07-07)7 July 2003 NTSU	Head coach Mathias Fischer Assistant coach(es) Zhu Yong-Hong Peng Te-Hsuan Liao Che-Yi Athletic trainer(s) Liao Hsuan-Yi Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player (DP) Unsigned draft pick Injured Roster Transactions Updated: August 11, 2025

Personnel

General managers

Name	Tenure	Ref.
Wang De-Yao	2021–2022	[2]

Head coaches

Name	Tenure	Totals				Regular season				Playoffs
		G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT
Brendan Joyce[11]	2021–2024	101	61	40	.604	88	54	34	.614	13	7	6	.538
Mathias Fischer[12][13]	2024–present	48	26	22	.542	36	19	17	.528	12	7	5	.583
Totals		149	87	62	.584	124	73	51	.589	25	14	11	.560

Season-by-season record

T1 League
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2021–22	Brendan Joyce	23	7	.767	1st	5	0	1.000	Won Semifinals vs TaiwanBeer HeroBears, 2–0 Won Finals vs Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0
2022–23	Brendan Joyce	16	14	.533	3rd	2	3	.400	Lost Semifinals to Tainan TSG GhostHawks, 2–3
2023–24	Brendan Joyce	15	13	.536	3rd	0	3	.000	Lost Semifinals to Taiwan Beer Leopards, 0–3
Totals		54	34	.614	–	7	6	.538	3 Playoff Appearances

Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2024–25	Mathias Fischer	19	17	.528	3rd	7	5	.583	Won Semifinals vs Formosa Dreamers, 4–1 Lost Finals to New Taipei Kings, 3–4
2025–26	Mathias Fischer	0	0	–
Totals		19	17	.528	–	7	5	.583	1 Playoff Appearances

Notable players

Local players

• Hu Long-Mao (胡瓏貿) – Chinese Taipei national team player, T1 League Finals MVP (2022)
• Li Han-Sheng (李漢昇) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Lin Jen-Hung (林任鴻) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Tang Wei-Chieh (唐維傑) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Wu I-Ping (吳怡斌) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Wu Siao-Jin (吳曉謹) – Chinese Taipei national team player
• Yu Huan-Ya (于煥亞) – Chinese Taipei national team player

Type-III players

• Jason Brickman – ABL Finals MVP (2016), TBL MVP (2018)

Import players

• Xavier Alexander – TBL MVP (2019)
• Terrence Bieshaar – Netherlands national team player
• John Bohannon – Jordan national team player
• Aaron Geramipoor – Iran national team player
• Justin James – NBA player
• Perry Jones – NBA player
• Arnett Moultrie – NBA player
• Craig Sword – NBA player, United States national team player
• Edgaras Želionis – Lithuania national team player