New Taipei CTBC DEA

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

New Taipei CTBC DEA
2022–23 New Taipei CTBC DEA season
New Taipei CTBC DEA logo
LeaguesT1 League
FoundedJuly 30, 2021[1]
HistoryNew Taipei CTBC DEA
2021–present
ArenaXinzhuang Gymnasium
LocationNew Taipei City, Taiwan
Team colorsDark blue, Yellow
   
PresidentChen Kuo-En[2]
General managerLiu Chih-Wei
Head coachLee Yi-Hua
OwnershipCTBC Financial Holding
Championships0
Websitectbcdea.com.tw

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.[3]

On August 4, 2021, the 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. Al Bachir lives in Taiwan since he 8-years-old, he was also the second naturalization player of the Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team.[5]

Home arenas

Current roster
Main articles: New Taipei CTBC DEA all-time roster and List of New Taipei CTBC DEA head coaches
New Taipei CTBC DEA roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.AgeFrom
SF 0 Taiwan 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 Lithuania Edgaras Želionis (I) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 33 – (1989-06-04)4 June 1989 Lithuania
PG 2 Taiwan Liu Jen-Hao 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 27 – (1995-11-10)10 November 1995 UCH
SG 3 Taiwan Lin Ping-Sheng 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1996-12-26)26 December 1996 PCCU
PF 4 Taiwan Liu Min-Yan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (1999-12-04)4 December 1999 NKNU
PG 6 Taiwan Lee Hsueh-Lin (C) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 39 – (1984-01-31)31 January 1984 TPEC
PG 7 Taiwan Wei Chia-Hao 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 23 – (2000-01-13)13 January 2000 FJU
SG 8 Taiwan Tung Fang Yi-Kang 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 25 – (1997-10-12)12 October 1997 NYCU
C 9 Croatia Kristijan Krajina (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 32 – (1990-12-28)28 December 1990 MSMU
SG 10 Taiwan Hsieh Ya-Hsuan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 24 – (1998-10-30)30 October 1998 UCH
PF 11 Taiwan Zhou Cheng-Rui 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (2000-02-24)24 February 2000 PCCU
PF 12 Taiwan United Kingdom Jonah Morrison 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 22 – (2000-06-02)2 June 2000 UBC
PF 13 Taiwan Chen Yu-An Injured 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 22 – (2000-05-26)26 May 2000 UT
C 14 Latvia Kaspars Bērziņš (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 37 – (1985-08-25)25 August 1985 Latvia
PG 16 Taiwan Lin Wei-Han 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 32 – (1990-07-09)9 July 1990 FJU
SF 30 Taiwan Liu Weir-Chern 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 34 – (1988-11-27)27 November 1988 MDU
F 55 United States Nick King (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 27 – (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 MTSU
C 76 Taiwan Tseng Wen-Ting 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 38 – (1984-07-06)6 July 1984 TPEC
Head coach
  • Taiwan Lee Yi-Hua
Assistant coach(es)
  • Serbia Momir Ratkovic
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Taiwan Mu Chien-Hung
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Taiwan Li Kuo-Yi
  • Taiwan Fan Hsiang-Yu
Team manager
  • Taiwan Liu Chih-Wei
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 21 February 2023

Personnel

General managers
NameTenureRef.
Chang Shu-Jen2021–2022[3]
Liu Chih-Wei2022–present[7]

Head coaches
Name Tenure Totals Regular season Playoffs
G W L PCT G W L PCT G W L PCT
Taiwan Lee Yi-Hua[3] 2021–present 68 48 20 .706 60 42 18 .700 8 6 2 .750
Totals 68 48 20 .706 60 42 18 .700 8 6 2 .750

Season-by-season record
T1 League
SeasonCoachRegular SeasonPost Season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
2021–22Lee Yi-Hua1713.5673rd12.333Lost Semifinals to Taichung Wagor Suns, 1–2
2022–23Lee Yi-Hua255.8331st501.000Won Semifinals vs Taichung Suns, 3–0
Totals4218.700–62.7502 Playoff Appearances

Notable players
Local players
Type-III players
Import players

References
  1. "關於特攻". New Taipei CTBC DEA. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  2. "從執法悍將到運動健將 陳國恩的華麗轉身". NOWnews. August 27, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  3. "新北中信「特攻」宣告成軍 打造堅強反毒部隊". China Times. July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. "中信特攻來勢洶洶 150萬交易高雄海神首輪指名權". Liberty Times. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  5. "T1聯盟首屆選秀會 中信特攻選中謝亞軒阿巴西". Central News Agency. August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  6. "錢薇娟拜會新北副市長 仿LA同城雙職籃共用主場". Liberty Times Net. September 3, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  7. "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.
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