Tsai Wen-cheng

Tsai Wen-cheng
No. 14 – Taipei Fubon Braves
Position	Small forward
League	P. League+
Personal information
Born	31 May 1985; Keelung, Taiwan
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school	National Keelung Commercial & Industrial Vocational Senior High School
College	National Changhua University of Education
Playing career	2006–present
Career history
2006–2016	Taoyuan Pauian Archiland
2016–present	Taipei Fubon Braves
Career highlights
	3× P. League+ champion (2021–2023); 5× SBL champion (2012–2015, 2019); 2× SBL Championship MVP (2013–2014); SBL MVP (2013); 4× SBL First Team (2013, 2014, 2017, 2019); 2× SBL All-Star (2017, 2019);

Tsai Wen-cheng (Chinese: 蔡文誠; born 31 May 1985) is a Taiwanese professional basketball player for the Taipei Fubon Braves of the P. League+. During his time in the SBL, he is a two-time All-Star and named to the league's First Team four times and won the MVP in 2013. Additionally, he has won the SBL championship five times and P. League+ championship three times.

Early and college career

Tsai, who is a native of Keelung, attended the National Keelung Commercial & Industrial Vocational Senior High School, where he played for their basketball team, a second-tier team in the HBL. He then attended the National Changhua University of Education (NCUE), where he played for that basketball team. During his senior year summer vacation, he was invited by Yue Ying-li to Taiwan Bank for testing and training, but was rejected by the coach after only two days of training. Before the end of his senior year, Tsai led the NCUE to defeat National Taipei University of Technology in the UNC Cup. This led Hung Chih-shan, the main point guard of National Taipei University of Technology, to recommend Tsai Wen-cheng to Hsu Chin-che.^[1]^[2]

Professional career

Taoyuan Pauian Archiland

After graduating from the NCUE, Tsai signed with the Azio TV Eagles in 2006 and stepped onto the Super Basketball League stage.^[1]^[2] During his time with what would become the Taoyuan Pauian Archiland, he won the SBL title four times.^[3]

Taipei Fubon Braves

On 30 June 2016, Tsai joined the Fubon Braves.^[4] On 16 June 2020, he completed a contract swap with Braves, re-signing a 2+1 year contract with the +1 being a "team option".^[5]

References

1 2 龍柏安 (November 23, 2016). "【獨家專訪】2次SBL年度MVP 練2天球就被退貨". 蘋果新聞網. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
1 2 潘泓鈺 (May 9, 2019). "洪志善挖掘開啟籃球生涯蔡文誠如願冠軍回報恩人". ETtoday. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
↑ "璞園逆轉台啤！史無前例4連霸" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). NOWnews. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
↑ "告別璞園蔡文誠轉戰富邦勇士". TSNA. June 30, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
↑ 龍柏安 (June 17, 2020). "蔡文誠喜獲新約盼在富邦勇士退休". 中央通訊社. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

[:0-1] 1 2 龍柏安 (November 23, 2016). "【獨家專訪】2次SBL年度MVP 練2天球就被退貨". 蘋果新聞網. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[:1-2] 1 2 潘泓鈺 (May 9, 2019). "洪志善挖掘開啟籃球生涯蔡文誠如願冠軍回報恩人". ETtoday. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[3] "璞園逆轉台啤！史無前例4連霸" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). NOWnews. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2015.

[4] "告別璞園蔡文誠轉戰富邦勇士". TSNA. June 30, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2022.

[5] 龍柏安 (June 17, 2020). "蔡文誠喜獲新約盼在富邦勇士退休". 中央通訊社. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

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