Taoyuan Pauian Archiland


The Taoyuan Pauian Archiland, also translated as Taoyuan Pure-Youth Construction, was a semi-professional basketball team formerly in the Super Basketball League of Taiwan.
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History

The franchise derived its history from the celebrated Hung Kuo Elephants as they created the only dynasty of the defunct Chinese Basketball Alliance in Taiwan between 1996 and 1998. Under the previous ownership by Sina.com and corporate sponsorship by BenQ, the team had also competed in the Chinese Basketball Association of the People's Republic of China in the 2001–2002 and 2002–2003 seasons as the Sina Lions or BenQ-Sina Lions before becoming a founding member of the SBL in 2003.
During the CBA-Taiwan period, the Elephants were the unmatched three-time champions. Nonetheless, they did not have a chance to defend their third championship because the league was discontinued midway through the 1998–1999 season due to financial problems. In the aftermath of the league's sudden closedown, the club had hit its own financial drought, until it was rescued by Sina.com from the brink of disbandment around 2000.
As the Sina Lions, they moved to join the other professional league abbreviated as "CBA" in mainland China. Having played from a homecourt in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, the Lions made the quarter-finals in their first year with the CBA-PRC but finished 13th out of 14 teams in the league with a disappointing 7–19 record in the ensuing season, and dropped out from the top-tier Division A league. The club then withdrew from mainland China and moved back to Taiwan to join the newly founded SBL. In the SBL's inaugural 2003–2004 season, the Lions had a second-place finish and were the runners-up in the championship series against the Yulon Dinos, their long-time rival in Taiwan.
Following the retirement – forced or voluntary – of a number of aged starters, the younger Lions ended up with an embarrassing 3–27 record in the 2004–2005 season. Between 2005 and 2007, the team was turned over between various corporate owners/sponsors including YMY Telephone Marketing, Azio TV, and Pauian Archiland. With the improvement of the young players on the team, Pauian has been able to register increasing wins and made its first post-season appearance since the Lions period in 2008.
On July 11, 2022, the team has announced that they will rent their spot in SBL to Changhua County Basketball Team for the next two seasons.

Notable players

Honours

ABA Club Championship
  • Champions : 2011
  • Runners-up : 2012