The NTU men's basketball team is composed of students pursuing degrees in fields not directly related to physical education. Nonetheless, under the leadership of their head coach, Department of Athletics Prof. Lien-Hsi Lin, and assistant coach, senior team member Chih-Kuan Yang, the team has continued to exceed expectations and produce surprising results.

While the basketball team succeeds in fighting its way into the top 32 teams every year, over the last five years, the team has managed twice to finish in the final eight in Division 2 of the University Basketball Association and even ended the season in fifth place in 2015.

Education at NTU is based on constant discussion and identifying and solving problems. Basketball is a thinking person's sport that allows players to put education into practice. This spirit has been a part of the basketball team from the beginning.

Apart from practice sessions and competition, the greatest challenge for the team is building a team culture, as the players come from a wide variety of places and backgrounds. Among the players are students from the College of Medicine and exchange students from Africa. By confronting the difficult task of integrating the players into a cohesive unit, the team hopes to realize its goal of being able to go head to head with teams from physical education universities.