New Taipei CTBC DEA

Professional basketball team in Taiwan

New Taipei CTBC DEA

2025–26 New Taipei CTBC DEA season
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.com.tw
Departments of CTBC Sports Entertainment

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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, and one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season.

## Franchise history

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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]

## Facilities

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### Home arenas

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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

### Training facilities

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The DEA's training facility is located at the CTBC administration building.[11]

## Current roster

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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. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Age | From

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F | 0 |  | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)  | 92 kg (203 lb)  |  27 – (1998-04-27)27 April 1998  | SHU
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)  |  25 – (2000-01-13)13 January 2000  | FJU
C | 9 |  | Kristijan Krajina (FA) | 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)  |  25 – (2000-02-24)24 February 2000  | CCU
SF | 12 |  | Lin Jen-Hung | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 88 kg (194 lb)  |  31 – (1993-12-18)18 December 1993  | NTNU
PG | 16 |  | Lin Wei-Han (C) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)  | 71 kg (157 lb)  |  35 – (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
G | 24 |  | Jian Ting-Jhao | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)  | 80 kg (176 lb)  |  27 – (1998-01-16)16 January 1998  | UCH
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 | 42 |  | Ivan Aska (FA) | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)  | 104 kg (229 lb)  |  35 – (1990-06-26)26 June 1990  | Murray State
F | 55 |  | Nysier Brooks (FA) | 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)  |  41 – (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
F | \-  |  | Tseng Hsin-Wu (DP) | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 92 kg (203 lb)  |  22 – (2003-03-22)22 March 2003  | NTNU

Head coach

* Vacant

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Momir Ratkovic

Strength & conditioning coach(es)

*   * Mu Chien-Hung

Athletic trainer(s)

*   * Fan Hsiang-Yu
*   * Li Kuo-Yi

Team manager

*   * Liu Chih-Wei

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (FA) Free agent
* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* Injured

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* Roster
* Transactions

Updated: August 11, 2025

### Retained draft rights

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Draft  | Round  | Pick  | Player  | Pos.  | Current team  | Note(s)  | Ref.

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2024 | 2  | 10  | Chen Kuan-Chung  | G  | Jilin Northeast Tigers (China)  |  | [12]
2  | 11  | Tseng Ming-Wei  | C  | None  |  | [13]

## Personnel

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### General managers

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Name | Tenure | Ref.

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Chang Shu-Jen | 2021–2022 | [3]
Liu Chih-Wei | 2022–present | [14]

### Head coaches

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Name  | Tenure  | Totals  | Regular season  | Playoffs

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G  |  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  G  |  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  G  |  W  |  L  |  PCT
Lee Yi-Hua[3] | 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

## Season-by-season record

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T1 League

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

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

## Notable players

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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 Jen-Hung (林任鴻) – Chinese Taipei national team player
* 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

* Ivan Aska – Virgin Islands national team player, FIBA CBC Championship MVP (2015)
* 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
* Marko Todorović – Montenegro national team player, Segunda FEB MVP (2012)
* Edgaras Želionis – Lithuania national team player

## References

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1. ^ "關於特攻". New Taipei CTBC DEA. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
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12. ^ "吉林男篮首批注册：代怀博和姜宇星的D类合同皆剩1年". 直播吧. August 28, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
13. ^ "沒有全跑！中信特攻宣告跟首輪秀余維豪完成簽約". China Times. August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
14. ^ "棒籃雙棲！兄弟領隊劉志威兼任中信特攻總經理". Liberty Times Net. September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

## External links

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* Official website
* New Taipei CTBC DEA on Facebook
* New Taipei CTBC DEA on Instagram
* New Taipei CTBC DEA's channel on YouTube

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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
Vacant

Seasons|

* T1
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* TPBL
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

Playoffs|

* T1
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Championships|

* T1
* 2023

Culture and lore|

* Passion Sisters

* v
* t
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Taiwan Professional Basketball League

Commissioner Chuang Jui-Hsiung

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
* 2025

Seasons|

* 2024–25
* 2025–26

Transactions|

* 2024–25
* 2025–26

Regular seasons|

* 2024–25
* 2025–26

Playoffs|

* 2025
* 2026

Finals|

* 2025
* 2026

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* Arenas
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* Cheerleading
* Mascots

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

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* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Seasons|

* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

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* 2023–24
* 2024 offseason

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* 2021–22
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* 2023–24

Playoffs|

* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Finals|

* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

All-Star Game|

* 2023

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* 2023 Basketball World Cup New Taipei City Warm-up Series

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