New Taipei CTBC DEA
Professional basketball team in Taiwan
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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.
| 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 | Chen Hui |
| Head coach | Mathias Fischer |
| Ownership | CTBC Financial Holding |
| Championships | 1 T1: 1 (2023) |
| Website | ctbcdea |
Franchise history
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
Home arenas
| Arena | Location | Duration |
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| Taipei Dome[8][9] | Taipei City | 2024 (co-home arena with Mars) |
| Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium[10] | Taipei City | 2026 |
| Xinzhuang Gymnasium[11] | New Taipei City | 2021–present |
Training facilities
The DEA's training facility is located at the CTBC administration building.[12]
Current roster
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Personnel
General managers
| Name | Tenure |
| Chang Shu-Jen[3] | 2021–2022 |
| Liu Chih-Wei[13] | 2022–2026 |
| Chen Hui[14] | 2026–present |
Head coaches
| Name | Tenure | Totals | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
 Momir Ratkovic[15] |
2025–2026 | 38 | 20 | 18 | .526 | 36 | 20 | 16 | .556 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
 Mathias Fischer[16] |
2026–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 177 | 107 | 70 | .605 | 160 | 97 | 63 | .606 | 17 | 10 | 7 | .588 | |
Season-by-season record
| Season | League | Coach | Regular season | Postseason | Asian competition | ||||||||
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| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | League | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Result | ||||
| 2021–22 | T1 | Lee Yi-Hua | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3rd | Lost semifinals (Suns) 1–2 | Did not participate | |||||
| 2022–23 | T1 | Lee Yi-Hua | 25 | 5 | .833 | 1st | Won semifinals (Suns) 3–0 Won finals (GhostHawks) 4–0 | Did not participate | |||||
| 2023–24 | T1 | Lee Yi-Hua | 19 | 9 | .679 | 1st | Lost semifinals (Mars) 2–3 | Did not participate | |||||
| 2024–25 | TPBL | Lee Yi-Hua | 16 | 20 | .444 | 6th | Did not qualify | Did not participate | |||||
| 2025–26 | TPBL | Momir Ratković | 20 | 16 | .556 | 4th | Lost play-in (Kings) 1–2 | Did not participate | |||||
| 2026–27 | TPBL | Mathias Fischer | 0 | 0 | – | Did not participate | |||||||
| Totals | 97 | 63 | .606 | – | 4 Playoff appearances | – | 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 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
Bogdan Bliznyuk – Ukraine national team player
Vladimír Brodziansky – Slovakia 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
Pavlin Ivanov – Bulgaria national team player, NBL Finals MVP (2016), Bulgarian Basketball Cup MVP (2022)
Nemanja Radović – Montenegro national team player- Marko Todorović – Montenegro national team player, Segunda FEB MVP (2012)
Edgaras Želionis – Lithuania national team player
