New Taipei CTBC DEA

New Taipei CTBC DEA
2023–24 New Taipei CTBC DEA season

Leagues	T1 League
Founded	July 30, 2021^[1]
History	New Taipei CTBC DEA 2021–present
Arena	Xinzhuang Gymnasium Taipei Dome
Capacity	6,540
Location	New Taipei City, Taiwan
Team colors	Dark blue, Yellow
President	Chen Kuo-En^[2]
General manager	Liu Chih-Wei
Head coach	Lee Yi-Hua
Ownership	CTBC Financial Holding
Championships	1 T1: 1 (2023)
Website	ctbcdea.com.tw

The New Taipei CTBC DEA (Chinese: 新北中信特攻) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in New Taipei City. They have competed in the T1 League since the 2021–22 season, and play their home games at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium and Taipei Dome. The DEA became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season.

On May 21, 2023, the New Taipei CTBC DEA defeated the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, 4–0, winning the 2022–23 season championship.^[3]

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Franchise history

2021: Team creation

The CTBC DEA announced their establishment on July 30, 2021, name "DEA" was inspired from the Drug Enforcement Administration, one of United States federal law enforcement agencies.^[4]

On August 4, 2021, the CTBC DEA acquired 1st round pick from Kaohsiung Aquas.^[5] Later in the 2021 draft, they drafted Shih Hsin small forward Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga and Chien Hsin Tech shooting guard Hsieh Ya-Hsuan. Al Bachir lived in Taiwan since he was 8 years old,and he was also the second naturalization player of the Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team.^[6]

Home arenas

Xinzhuang Gymnasium (2021–present) ^[7]
Taipei Dome (2024, joint home arena with Mars) ^[8]^[9]

Current roster

New Taipei CTBC DEA roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age	From
F	0	Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	25 – (1998-04-27)27 April 1998	SHU
C	1	Edgaras Želionis (I)	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	34 – (1989-06-04)4 June 1989	Lithuania
PG	2	Liu Jen-Hao	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	28 – (1995-11-10)10 November 1995	UCH
F	4	Liu Min-Yan	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	24 – (1999-12-04)4 December 1999	NKNU
PG	7	Wei Chia-Hao	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	24 – (2000-01-13)13 January 2000	FJU
C	9	Kristijan Krajina (I)	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	111 kg (245 lb)	33 – (1990-12-28)28 December 1990	Mount St. Mary's
SG	10	Hsieh Ya-Hsuan	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	25 – (1998-10-30)30 October 1998	UCH
PF	11	Zhou Cheng-Rui	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	24 – (2000-02-24)24 February 2000	CCU
PF	12	Jonah Morrison	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	23 – (2000-06-02)2 June 2000	UBC
F	13	Chen Yu-An	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	23 – (2000-05-26)26 May 2000	UT
PG	16	Lin Wei-Han (C)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	33 – (1990-07-09)9 July 1990	FJU
F	22	Huang Hung-Han	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	29 – (1994-10-15)15 October 1994	UCH
C	27	Dragan Zeković (I)	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	36 – (1987-05-27)27 May 1987	Serbia
SF	30	Liu Weir-Chern	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	35 – (1988-11-27)27 November 1988	MDU
C	76	Tseng Wen-Ting	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	39 – (1984-07-06)6 July 1984	TPEC
SG	77	Li Pei-Cheng	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	23 – (2000-10-25)25 October 2000	FJU
PG	93	Cody Demps (I)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	30 – (1993-12-02)2 December 1993	Sacramento State

Head coach

Lee Yi-Hua

Assistant coach(es)

Momir Ratkovic

Strength & conditioning coach(es)

Mu Chien-Hung

Athletic trainer(s)

Li Kuo-Yi
Fan Hsiang-Yu

Team manager

Liu Chih-Wei

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
Injured

Updated: April 14, 2024

Personnel

General managers

Name	Tenure	Ref.
Chang Shu-Jen	2021–2022	^[4]
Liu Chih-Wei	2022–present	^[10]

Head coaches

Name	Tenure	Totals				Regular season				Playoffs
Name	Tenure	G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT	G	W	L	PCT
Lee Yi-Hua^[4]	2021–present	96	67	29	.698	86	59	27	.686	10	8	2	.800
Totals		96	67	29	.698	86	59	27	.686	10	8	2	.800

Season-by-season record

T1 League
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
Season	Coach	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2021–22	Lee Yi-Hua	17	13	.567	3rd	1	2	.333	Lost Semifinals to Taichung Wagor Suns, 1–2
2022–23	Lee Yi-Hua	25	5	.833	1st	7	0	1.000	Won Semifinals vs Taichung Suns, 3–0 Won Finals vs Tainan TSG GhostHawks, 4–0
2023–24	Lee Yi-Hua	17	9	.654	–	0	0	–
Totals		59	27	.686	–	8	2	.800	3 Playoff Appearances

Notable players

Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (阿巴西) – Chinese Taipei national team player, T1 League MVP (2023)
Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (謝亞軒) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Huang Hung-Han (黃泓瀚) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Lee Hsueh-Lin (李學林) – Chinese Taipei national team player, CBA Finals MVP (2012)
Lin Ping-Sheng (林秉聖) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Lin Wei-Han (林韋翰) – Chinese Taipei national team player, T1 League Finals MVP (2023)
Jonah Morrison (譚傑龍) – Chinese Taipei national team player
Tseng Wen-Ting (曾文鼎) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL Finals MVP (2005, 2006), SBL MVP (2010)
Wei Chia-Hao (魏嘉豪) – Chinese Taipei national team player

Chanatip Jakrawan – Thailand national team player
Avery Scharer – TBL Finals MVP (2018)

Kaspars Bērziņš – Latvia national team player
Cody Demps – United States national team player
Cleanthony Early – NBA player
Viktor Gaddefors – Sweden national team player, SBL MVP (2021)
Prince Ibeh – Rwanda national team player
Edgaras Želionis – Lithuania national team player

References

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External links

v t e New Taipei CTBC DEA
Founded in 2021 Based in New Taipei City
Franchise	All-time roster Head coaches
Arenas	Xinzhuang Gymnasium (2021–present) Taipei Dome (2024, joint home arena with Mars)
Personnel	President Chen Kuo-En General manager Liu Chih-Wei Head coach Lee Yi-Hua
Seasons	2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Playoffs	2022 2023 2024
Championships	2023
Culture and lore	Passion Sisters

T1 League

Commissioner Chien Wei-Chuan

Teams

Current	Kaohsiung Aquas New Taipei CTBC DEA Tainan TSG GhostHawks Taipei Taishin Mars Taiwan Beer Leopards
Former	TaiwanBeer HeroBears Taichung Suns

Drafts

Seasons

Transactions

Regular seasons

Playoffs

Finals

2022
2023
2024

All-Star Game

2023

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