Tsai Wen-cheng (; born 31 May 1985) is a Taiwanese basketball coach for the Taipei Fubon Braves of the P. League+ and former professional basketball player. 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.
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. During his time with what would become the Taoyuan Pauian Archiland, he won the SBL title four times.
Taipei Fubon Braves On 30 June 2016, Tsai joined the Fubon Braves. 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".
On 14 August 2026, Tsai decided to retire from professional basketball and joined the coaching team of Taipei Fubon Braves.
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