PLG: Gu Mao Wei-chia Wins Most Improved Player, Yeh Wei-chieh Unanimously Named Rookie of the Year

Central News Agency, Taipei, May 27. TSG Hawks point guard Gu Mao Wei-chia not only won the assist title this season but also captured the Most Improved Player award today. Meanwhile, Yangi Engineering's Yeh Wei-chieh was unanimously named Rookie of the Year with a perfect score of 130 points. The PLG announced the Sixth Man of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Most Improved Player for the 2025-26 season today. In the highly competitive Most Improved Player category, Gu Mao Wei-chia stood out, receiving 12 out of 26 first-place votes for a total of 89 points, beating out Taipei Fubon Braves' Moubaye and teammate Chung Yi-jen. Gu Mao played a key role as the Hawks' commander, achieving career-high stats with scoring rising from 10.4 to 13.2 points per game and securing the assist title with 6.5 per game. The Rookie of the Year award went to Yangi Engineering's Yeh Wei-chieh, who played 23 games, averaging 10.7 points and 2.0 assists, receiving a perfect score of 130 points. The Sixth Man of the Year was an internal battle for the Taoyuan Pilots, with foreign player Artino defeating teammates Chen Chiang-shuang and Kuan Da-yu. Artino became the first foreign player in league history to win the award, averaging 16.4 points and 9.9 rebounds.