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New Taipei CTBC DEA
2024–25 New Taipei CTBC DEA season

Leagues	Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Founded	July 30, 2021
History	New Taipei CTBC DEA 2021–2024 (T1) 2024–present (TPBL)
Arena	Xinzhuang Gymnasium
Capacity	6,540
Location	New Taipei City, Taiwan
Team colors	Dark blue, Yellow
President	Chen Kuo-En
General manager	Liu Chih-Wei
Head coach	Lee Yi-Hua
Ownership	CTBC Financial Holding
Championships	1 T1: 1 (2023)
Website	ctbcdea.com.tw

Departments of CTBC Sports Entertainment


Baseball	Basketball	Esports

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 Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium. The DEA became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season since the 2021–22 season, and became one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season since the 2024–25 season.

Franchise history

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.

On August 4, 2021, the CTBC DEA acquired 1st round pick from Kaohsiung Aquas. Later in the 2021 draft, they drafted Shih Hsin small forward Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga and Chien Hsin Tech shooting guard Hsieh Ya-Hsuan. 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.

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

On July 9, 2024, the New Taipei CTBC DEA announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).

Facilities

Home arenas

Arena	Location	Duration
Taipei Dome	Taipei City	2024 (co-home arena with Mars)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium	New Taipei City	2021–present

Training facilities

The DEA's training facility is located at the CTBC administration building.

Current roster

Further information: New Taipei CTBC DEA all-time roster and List of New Taipei CTBC DEA head coaches

New Taipei CTBC DEA roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age	From
F	1	Li Ruei-Ci	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	32 – (1993-01-07)7 January 1993	TSU
PG	2	Liu Jen-Hao	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	29 – (1995-11-10)10 November 1995	UCH
F	4	Liu Min-Yan	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	25 – (1999-12-04)4 December 1999	NKNU
PG	5	Yu Wei-Hao	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	23 – (2001-10-24)24 October 2001	NTUA
PG	7	Wei Chia-Hao	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	24 – (2000-01-13)13 January 2000	FJU
F	8	Tevin Mack (I)	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	27 – (1997-05-01)1 May 1997	Clemson
C	9	Kristijan Krajina (I)	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	111 kg (245 lb)	34 – (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)	26 – (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
PG	16	Lin Wei-Han (C)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	34 – (1990-07-09)9 July 1990	FJU
F	22	Huang Hung-Han	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	30 – (1994-10-15)15 October 1994	UCH
SG	28	Shih Chin-Yao	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	34 – (1990-10-28)28 October 1990	CCU
PG	33	Conner Frankamp (I)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	29 – (1995-07-16)16 July 1995	Wichita State
G	34	Hsu Yu-Hui	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	23 – (2001-10-13)13 October 2001	NTSU
F	37	Lin Meng-Hsueh	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	32 – (1992-10-14)14 October 1992	NTSU
F	55	Nysier Brooks (I)	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	111 kg (245 lb)	28 – (1996-12-05)5 December 1996	Ole Miss
C	76	Tseng Wen-Ting	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	40 – (1984-07-06)6 July 1984	TPEC
G	77	Li Pei-Cheng	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	24 – (2000-10-25)25 October 2000	FJU

Head coach

Lee Yi-Hua

Assistant coach(es)

Momir Ratkovic

Strength & conditioning coach(es)

Mu Chien-Hung

Athletic trainer(s)

Fan Hsiang-Yu
Li Kuo-Yi

Team manager

Chiu Ting-Chun
Liu Yu-Cheng

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
Injured

Updated: January 7, 2025

Retained draft rights

Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Pos.	Current team	Note(s)	Ref.
2024	2	10	Chen Kuan-Chung	G	Jilin Northeast Tigers (China)
2024	2	11	Tseng Ming-Wei	C	None

Personnel

General managers

Name	Tenure	Ref.
Chang Shu-Jen	2021–2022
Liu Chih-Wei	2022–present

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	2021–present	118	77	41	.653	103	67	36	.650	15	10	5	.667
Totals		118	77	41	.653	103	67	36	.650	15	10	5	.667

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	19	9	.679	1st	2	3	.400	Lost Semifinals to Taipei Mars, 2–3
Totals		61	27	.693	–	10	5	.667	3 Playoff Appearances

Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
Season	Coach	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2024–25	Lee Yi-Hua	6	9	.400
Totals		6	9	.400	–	0	0	–	0 Playoff Appearances

Notable players

Local players

Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (阿巴西) – Chinese Taipei national team player, T1 League MVP (2023, 2024)
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

Type-III players

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

Import players

Kaspars Bērziņš – Latvia national team player
Nysier Brooks – LBL Finals MVP (2023)
Cody Demps – United States national team player
Cleanthony Early – NBA player
Conner Frankamp – Georgia national team player
Viktor Gaddefors – Sweden national team player, SBL MVP (2021)
Prince Ibeh – Rwanda national team player
Edgaras Želionis – Lithuania national team player

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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, co-home arena with Mars)
Personnel	President Chen Kuo-En General manager Liu Chih-Wei Head coach Lee Yi-Hua
Seasons	T1 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 TPBL 2024–25
Playoffs	T1 2022 2023 2024
Championships	T1 2023
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v t e Taiwan Professional Basketball League
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Current teams	Formosa Dreamers Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers Kaohsiung Aquas New Taipei CTBC DEA New Taipei Kings Taipei Taishin Mars Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards
Drafts	2024
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Transactions	2024–25
Regular seasons	2024–25
Playoffs	2025
Finals	2025
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Transactions	2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024 offseason
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