Professional basketball team in Taiwan
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 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. And the DEA became one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season.
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 . 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]
New Taipei CTBC DEA roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Wt.
Age
From
F
1
Li Ruei-Ci
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
87 kg (192 lb)
31 – (1993-01-07 ) 7 January 1993
TSU
PG
2
Liu Jen-Hao
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
70 kg (154 lb)
28 – (1995-11-10 ) 10 November 1995
UCH
C
3
Chevez Goodwin (I)
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
100 kg (220 lb)
26 – (1998-02-27 ) 27 February 1998
USC
F
4
Liu Min-Yan
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
85 kg (187 lb)
24 – (1999-12-04 ) 4 December 1999
NKNU
G
5
Yu Wei-Hao
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
70 kg (154 lb)
22 – (2001-10-24 ) 24 October 2001
NTUA
F
6
Raynere Thornton (I)
2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
105 kg (231 lb)
29 – (1995-09-14 ) 14 September 1995
Memphis
PG
7
Wei Chia-Hao
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
78 kg (172 lb)
24 – (2000-01-13 ) 13 January 2000
FJU
C
9
Kristijan Krajina (I)
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
111 kg (245 lb)
33 – (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)
25 – (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
PF
12
Jonah Morrison
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
105 kg (231 lb)
24 – (2000-06-02 ) 2 June 2000
UBC
G
13
James Eads (I)
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
99 kg (218 lb)
27 – (1997-01-14 ) 14 January 1997
Tuskegee
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)
29 – (1994-10-15 ) 15 October 1994
UCH
C
25
Bryan Griffin (I)
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
107 kg (236 lb)
26 – (1998-04-30 ) 30 April 1998
Xavier
G
28
Shih Chin-Yao
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
86 kg (190 lb)
33 – (1990-10-28 ) 28 October 1990
CCU
SF
30
Liu Weir-Chern
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
84 kg (185 lb)
35 – (1988-11-27 ) 27 November 1988
MDU
C
76
Tseng Wen-Ting
2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
98 kg (216 lb)
40 – (1984-07-06 ) 6 July 1984
TPEC
SG
77
Li Pei-Cheng
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
79 kg (174 lb)
23 – (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)
Li Kuo-Yi
Fan Hsiang-Yu
Team manager
Chiu Ting-Chun
Legend
(C) Team captain(I) Import player Injured
Retained draft rights [ edit ]
Name
Tenure
Ref.
Chang Shu-Jen
2021–2022
[ 3]
Liu Chih-Wei
2022–present
[ 13]
Name
Tenure
Totals
Regular season
Playoffs
Lee Yi-Hua [ 3]
2021–present
103
71
32
.689
88
61
27
.693
15
10
5
.667
Totals
103
71
32
.689
88
61
27
.693
15
10
5
.667
Season-by-season record [ edit ]
Local players
Type-III players
Import players
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Chen Kuo-En
General manager
Liu Chih-Wei
Head coach
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