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 champion
Chen 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 Year
Lee Hsueh-Lin (李學林): 5'9", four-time champion, one-time All-SBL Team
Chen 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 champion
Lin 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 champion
Jonathan 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 champion
Noel Felix
Marcus Fizer
Taylor King, Former McDonald's All-American and Duke basketball player
Tseng 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 champion
Wu Tai-Hao (吳岱豪): 6'8", one-time champion, one-time All-SBL Team, one-time block champion
Patrick O'Bryant
Solomon Alabi
Garret Siler
Earl Barron
There 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)
