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| New Taipei CTBC DEA | |
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| Leagues | Taiwan Professional Basketball League |
| Founded | July 30, 2021[1] |
| History | New Taipei CTBC DEA 2021–2024 (T1) 2024–present (TPBL) |
| Arena | Xinzhuang Gymnasium |
| Capacity | 6,800 |
| Location | New Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Team colors | Dark blue, yellow |
| President | Chen Kuo-En[2] |
| General manager | Liu Chih-Wei |
| Head coach | Vacant |
| Ownership | CTBC Financial Holding |
| Championships | 1 T1: 1 (2023) |
| Website | ctbcdea |
| Departments of CTBC Sports Entertainment | ||||||
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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, and one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season.
The New Taipei 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.[3]
On August 4, 2021, the New Taipei CTBC DEA acquired 1st round pick from Kaohsiung Aquas.[4] 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.[5]
On May 21, 2023, the New Taipei CTBC DEA defeated the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, 4–0, winning the 2022–23 season championship.[6]
On July 9, 2024, the New Taipei CTBC DEA announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[7]
| Arena | Location | Duration |
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| Taipei Dome[8][9] | Taipei City | 2024 (co-home arena with Mars) |
| Xinzhuang Gymnasium[10] | New Taipei City | 2021–present |
The DEA's training facility is located at the CTBC administration building.[11]
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| Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Current team | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 10 | Chen Kuan-Chung | G | Jilin Northeast Tigers (China) | [12] | |
| 2 | 11 | Tseng Ming-Wei | C | None | [13] |
| Name | Tenure | Ref. |
| Chang Shu-Jen | 2021–2022 | [3] |
| Liu Chih-Wei | 2022–present | [14] |
| Name | Tenure | Totals | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | ||
| 2021–2025 | 139 | 87 | 52 | .626 | 124 | 77 | 47 | .621 | 15 | 10 | 5 | .667 | |
| Totals | 139 | 87 | 52 | .626 | 124 | 77 | 47 | .621 | 15 | 10 | 5 | .667 | |
| T1 League | |||||||||
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| Season | Coach | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
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| Season | Coach | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| 2024–25 | Lee Yi-Hua | 16 | 20 | .444 | 6th | Did not qualify | |||
| 2025–26 | Vacant | 0 | 0 | – | |||||
| Totals | 16 | 20 | .444 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 Playoff Appearances | |