| Team | New Taipei Kings |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Taiwan Professional Basketball League |
| Birth date | March 28, 1949 (age 77) |
| Nationality | Australian / American |
| High school | Christian Brothers (Quincy, Illinois) |
| College | |
| Cyears 1 | 1976–1978 |
| Cteam 1 | Crystal Palace |
| Cyears 2 | 1980–1982 |
| Cteam 2 | Solent Stars |
| Cyears 3 | 1988–1989 |
| Cteam 3 | Isuzu Motors (assistant) |
| Cyears 4 | 1991–1996 |
| Cteam 4 | Newcastle Falcons |
| Cyears 5 | 1996–1997 |
| Cteam 5 | Wonju Naray Blue Bird (assistant) |
| Cyears 6 | 1997–2004 |
| Cteam 6 | Isuzu Motors / Yokohama Giga Cats (assistant) |
| Cyears 7 | 2005–2007 |
| Cteam 7 | Jomo Sunflowers (assistant) |
| Cyears 8 | 2008–2010, 2014–2017 |
| Cteam 8 | Link Tochigi Brex |
| Cyears 9 | 2018–2020 |
| Cteam 9 | Yokohama B-Corsairs |
| Cyears 10 | 2021–2022 |
| Cteam 10 | Gunma Crane Thunders |
| Cyears 11 | 2024–present |
| Cteam 11 | New Taipei Kings (assistant) |
| Cyears 12 | 2025 |
| Cteam 12 | New Taipei Kings (interim) |
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Thomas Robert Wisman[1] (born March 28, 1949) is an Australian-American professional basketball coach who is the assistant coach for the New Taipei Kings of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He was head coach of the national teams of England, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan and Qatar.[2][3]
Wisman attended Christian Brothers High School (now Quincy Notre Dame High School) in Quincy, Illinois, and graduated in 1967.[4] He played two seasons at Rockhurst College before he transferred to Quincy College in 1970 where he played until 1972.[4]
He won the 1995 NBL Coach of the Year Award while coaching Newcastle Falcons of the National Basketball League in Australia.
He won the championship of the 2009-10 Japanese Basketball League as head coach of Link Tochigi Brex.[5]
On November 11, 2025, the New Taipei Kings named Hung Chih-Shan as their interim head coach after Thomas Wisman, the assistant coach of the New Taipei Kings, coached as interim head coach for one game.[6]
Head coaching record
|- | style="text-align:left;"|Link Tochigi Brex | style="text-align:left;"|2008-09 | 25||13||12|||| style="text-align:center;"|5th|||-||-||-|| | style="text-align:center;"|- |- |- style="background:#FDE910;" | style="text-align:left;"|Link Tochigi Brex | style="text-align:left;"|2009-10 | 42||27||15|||| style="text-align:center;"|2nd|||6||5||1|| | style="text-align:center;"|JBL Champions |- | style="text-align:left;"|Link Tochigi Brex | style="text-align:left;"|2014-15 | 54||43||11|||| style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Eastern|||4||2||2|| | style="text-align:center;"|3rd |- | style="text-align:left;"|Link Tochigi Brex | style="text-align:left;"|2015-16 | 54||43||11|||| style="text-align:center;"|2nd|||5||3||2|| | style="text-align:center;"|3rd |- |- style="background:#FDE910;" | style="text-align:left;"|Link Tochigi Brex | style="text-align:left;"|2016-17 | 60||46||14|||| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Eastern|||6||5||1|| | style="text-align:center;"|Champions |- | style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama B-Corsairs | style="text-align:left;"|2018-19 | 60||14||46|||| style="text-align:center;"|6th in Central|||-||-||-|| | style="text-align:center;"|- |- | style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama B-Corsairs | style="text-align:left;"|2019-20 | 32||8||24|||| style="text-align:center;"|Fired|||-||-||-|| | style="text-align:center;"|- |-
References
- ^ "Thomas Robert Wisman () - Basketball Stats, Height, Age". FIBA Basketball. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ Chris, Aju George (25 July 2012). "World Cup qualification top priority for Wisman". Doha Stadium Plus. Aspire Printing. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
The 63-year-old [Wisman] is currently on his fifth national team job after England (1982), Hong Kong (’82 to ’85), Malaysia (’85 to ’86) and Japan (2010 to ’12).
- ^ Henson, Joaquin (6 August 2013). "Wisman wise man for Qatar". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Tom Wisman '67". Quincy Notre Dame. 21 November 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ Odeven, Ed (18 February 2012). "Search on for new coach after JBA drops Wisman". The Japan Times. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "新北國王代理主帥出爐！ 「藤真胖」洪志善暫代總教練". ETtoday. November 11, 2025. Retrieved November 11, 2025.