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. 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
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

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
Taipei Dome[8][9]	Taipei City	2024 (co-home arena with Mars)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium[10]	New Taipei City	2021–present

Training facilities

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

Current roster

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 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 Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (DP) Unsigned draft pick Injured Roster Transactions Updated: August 11, 2025

Retained draft rights

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]

Personnel

General managers

Name	Tenure	Ref.
Chang Shu-Jen	2021–2022	[3]
Liu Chih-Wei	2022–present	[14]

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
Totals		139	87	52	.626	124	77	47	.621	15	10	5	.667

Season-by-season record

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

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