Finals MVP: Garret Siler (213-C-86) of Pure Youth Player of the Year: Darian Townes (208-F/C-84) of Taiwan Mobile Guard of the Year: Wen-Cheng Tsai (190-G/F-85) of Pure Youth Forward of the Year: Quincy Davis (206-F/C-83) of Pure Youth Center of the Year: Darian Townes (208-F/C-84) of Taiwan Mobile Import Player of the Year: Darian Townes (208-F/C-84) of Taiwan Mobile Domestic Player of the Year: Quincy Davis (206-F/C-83) of Pure Youth Defensive Player of the Year: James Tyler (7'2''-C-88) of Maine RC Coach of the Year: Chia-Hua Yan of Taiwan Beer
Pure Youth celebrated the SBL title. They fired past Taiwan Beer at home court in the decisive seventh game of the title series. Pure Youth also wrote history making a tremedous comeback from 1-3 deficit in the Final to conquer the trophy. The victory marked the fourth consecutive title for the winner. Pure Youth trailed by 3 points at the halftime before their 43-28 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Pure Youth dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Taiwan Beer's 28. They outrebounded Taiwan Beer 45-33 including 19 on the offensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Garret Siler (213-86, college: GRU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points and 22 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field). The former international forward Tse-Wei Chen (200-85) contributed with 17 points for the winners. Pure Youth's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Central African-American center Patrick O'Bryant (213-86, college: Bradley) answered with 24 points and 9 rebounds and international swingman Kai-Min Lui (188-89) added 19 points in the effort for Taiwan Beer. Top scorers: Pure Youth: G.Siler 21+22reb, T.Chen 17+3reb+1ast, K.Hiroshi 13+1reb, W.Tsai 9+7reb+2ast, S.Chen 6+5reb+4ast, C.Lin 6+1ast Taiwan Beer: P.O'Bryant 24+9reb+2ast, K.Lui 19+4reb, C.Liu 9+5reb+1ast, B.Zhou 7+9reb, G.Lai 5+1reb+2ast, J.Yu-Ann 3+2reb+2ast
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Bryan Davis scores 50 in All-Star game - Jan 31, 2015
On the back of Davis Bryan (206-F/C-86, college: Texas A&M)' (Kinmen Kaoliang) record-breaking 50-point effort, Team White rallied from two down with less than a minute to play to top Team Red 119-117 in the Super Basketball League's annual All-Star Game at the Sinjhuang Sports Complex in New Taipei City last night. It was one of the most dominating performances by an individual player in the event's history, placing the former Texas A&M standout in the record books, while landing him the Most Valuable Player honor along with a hefty NT$10,000 prize. 'I wanted to win so badly, so I had to give it my best,' Davis said after the game. His strong drive to the basket with a reverse layup finish broke a 117-all tie with 3.4 seconds remaining in the game to give Team White the victory. Even though Team Red managed to get the final shot off with O'Bryant Patrick (213-C-86, college: Bradley) (Taiwan Beer) launching a long three-point attempt with the clock expiring, the ball bounced off the rim to end the game. Seven three's by O'Bryant on a 25-point effort powered Team Red to a lead that they held for much of the game as the Brew Crew's big man showed off his newly acquired shooting range. However, with the game and NT$66,000 in prize money for the winning team on the line, it was Lin Li-Jen (185-G-90) Guan-luen's (Dacin Tigers) nerve-wracking three with 34.4 seconds remaining that rallied Team White from a 115-114 deficit to a two-point lead. That did not stop Team Red from tying the game up at 117-all with a fade-away jumper by Liu Cheng (192-F-90) (Taiwan Beer) with 8.3 seconds left on the clock, setting the stage for Davis' game-winning play. In addition to being named the All-Star Game's MVP, Davis Bryan also won the annual slam dunk contest earlier yesterday with a monstrous throw-down that saw him soar over 218cm-tall Tyler James (218-C-88) (Bank of Taiwan) for a perfect 50-point dunk to edge Norvel Pelle. 'I guess the night really belonged to me,' Davis said. He pocketed NT$30,000 for the dunk competition to go with his MVP winnings to collect NT$60,000 in total. In the three-point shootout, Pure Youth Construction guard Lin Li-Jen with 15 points outshot household names such as Lu Cheng-Rue (Luxgens), Chen Hsuan-hsiang (Bank of Taiwan) and O'Bryant in a five-man final round to pull off an upset win. The NT$30,000 in prize money was a pleasant year-end bonus for the reserve guard, whose modest monthly salary of NT$50,000 is among the lowest in the league. '[The prize money] means a lot to me because it is more than a half-month's pay for me,' Lin Li-Jen said after the competition. In the technical skills challenge, rookie Yulon Luxgen guard Lu Guan-liang made the most of his late entry in the event - due to an injury to teammate Chiang Shih-fong - by winning with an 18.01 second finish. 'I really can't believe that I did it,' an excited Lu said after the event. He won NT$30,000 for his surprising effort. Courtesy of: taipeitimes.com
Taiwanese SBL All-Star Game 2015 Rosters - Jan 30, 2015
