The Super Basketball League (simplified Chinese: 超级篮球联赛; traditional Chinese: 超級籃球聯賽; pinyin: Chāojí lánqiú liánsài), often abbreviated to the SBL, is the top-tier semi-professional men's basketball league in Taiwan. It was founded in 2003 and considered by many as the successor organization to the short-lived Chinese Basketball Alliance (simplified Chinese: 中华职业篮球联盟; traditional Chinese: 中華職業籃球聯盟; pinyin: Zhōnghuá zhíyè lánqiú liánméng; CBA), a men's professional basketball league that existed from 1994 to 1999 in Taiwan.
Currently there are seven teams competing in the SBL. They are as follows:
Bank of Taiwan (臺灣銀行)Dacin Tigers (達欣工程)Fubon Braves (富邦勇士)Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor (金門酒廠)Pauian Archiland (璞園建築)Taiwan Beer (台灣啤酒)Yulon Luxgen Dinos (裕隆納智捷)Champions and other postseason finishes are listed below:
The winner of the Super Basketball League Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is chosen by reporters. The recipients of the award are listed below:
Chang Chih-Feng (張智峰): 6'0", one-time champion, one-time regular season and finals MVP, two-time All-SBL Team, one-time Defensive Player of the Year, two-time steal championChen Chih-Chung (陳志忠): 6'0", four-time champion, one-time finals MVP, three-time All-SBL Team, one-time Defensive Player of the Year, one-time assist champion, one-time Sixth Man of the YearLee Hsueh-Lin (李學林): 5'9", four-time champion, one-time All-SBL TeamChen Hsin-An (陳信安): 6'5", two-time champion, one-time regular season MVP, one-time finals MVP, one-time All-SBL Team, one-time scoring championLin Chih-Chieh (林志傑): 6'3", two-time champion, two-time finals MVP, one-time regular season MVP, three-time All-SBL Team, two-time scoring championJonathan Sanders (桑德斯): 6'7", three-time All-SBL Team, three-time rebound champion, two-time assist champion, one-time Fighter of the Year (年度最佳鬥士) Tien Lei (田壘): 6'8", one-time champion, three-time regular season MVP, three-time All-SBL Team, three-time rebound champion, two-time scoring champion, one-time steal championNoel FelixMarcus FizerTaylor King, Former McDonald's All-American and Duke basketball playerTseng Wen-Ting (曾文鼎): 6'9", four-time champion, two-time finals MVP, one-time regular season MVP, four-time All-SBL Team and Defensive Player of the Year, six-time block championWu Tai-Hao (吳岱豪): 6'8", one-time champion, one-time All-SBL Team, one-time block championPatrick O'BryantSolomon AlabiGarret SilerEarl BarronThere is also a Women's Super Basketball League (WSBL) in Taiwan, which comprises the following four teams:
Cathay Life (國泰人壽)Chunghwa Telecom (中華電信)Taiwan Power (台灣電力)Tai Yuan Textile (台元紡織)