Taipei Taishin Mars
The Taipei Taishin Mars are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taipei City. They have competed in the Taiwan [Professional Basketball League] and play their home games at the Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium. The Mars joined the T1 League since the 2023–24 [T1 League season|2023–24 season], and became one of the seven teams of the 2024–25 [TPBL season|inaugural TPBL season].
Franchise history
On June 6, 2023, the Taishin Financial Holdings announced to establish the Taishin Sports Entertainment Co., Ltd. On June 26, the T1 League announced that the Taishin Sports Entertainment Co., Ltd. took over the participation rights of the TaiwanBeer HeroBears. On August 24, the team was announced as the Taipei Taishin Mars.On July 9, 2024, the Taipei Taishin Mars announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League.
Current roster
Notable players
;;Local players- Chen Kuan-Chuan – Chinese Taipei men's national [basketball team|Chinese Taipei national team] player
- Chiang Chun – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Huang Tsung-Han – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Lin Ping-Sheng – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Lin Yi-Huei – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Samuel Manu – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Su Yi-Chin – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Sun Szu-Yao – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Wang Lu-Hsiang – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Jeantal Cylla – Haiti national team player
- Micheal Eric – Nigeria national team player
- Stanton Kidd – NBA player
- Vladyslav Koreniuk – Ukraine national team player
- Zach Lofton – NBA player
- Makur Maker – South Sudan national team player
- Ray McCallum – NBA player
- Erik McCree – NBA player
- Malcolm Miller – NBA player
- Adrien Moerman – France national team player, LNB Pro B LNB [Pro B MVP|MVP], LNB Pro A LNB [Pro A MVP|MVP]
- Byron Mullens – NBA player
- Youssou Ndoye – Senegal national team player
- Thomas Robinson – NBA player
- Diamond Stone – NBA player
- Darral Willis – Cyprus national team player, Cypriot Basketball Cup MVP
- Ihor Zaytsev – Ukraine national team player