# 2023–24 New Taipei CTBC DEA season

The 2023–24 New Taipei CTBC DEA season was the franchise's 3rd season, its third season in the T1 League. The DEA were coached by Lee Yi-Hua in his third year as their head coach, with Liu Chih-Wei as their general manager.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | School / Club team |
| 1 | 6 | Li Pei-Cheng | Guard | FJU |
* Reference：

## Preseason
### Game log

2023 preseason game log Total: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1) :
Preseason : 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 13
GhostHawks
W 114–108
Viktor Gaddefors (28)
Kristijan Krajina (6) Huang Hung-Han (6)
Liu Jen-Hao (8)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 753
1–0
2
October 15
@ Aquas
L 80–87
Dragan Zeković (21)
Viktor Gaddefors (15)
Viktor Gaddefors (7)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 1,932
1–1 :
Color： Win  Lose  Schedule :

## Interleague Basketball Games
### Game log

* Recap
* October 21, 2023 17:00 (UTC+8)
| Formosa Dreamers | 107–101 | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
* Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City
* Recap
* October 22, 2023 14:30 (UTC+8)
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | 99–86 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
* Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 28 | 19 | 9 | .679 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 28 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 4 | Advance to semifinals |
| 4 | Taipei Mars | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 | 8 | Advance to semifinals |
| 5 | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 28 | 7 | 21 | .250 | 12 | |
With a victory against the Kaohsiung Aquas on April 27, 2024, the DEA clinched the league's best record for the 2023–24 season.

### Game log

2023–24 regular season game log Total: 19–9 (home: 10–4; road: 9–5) :
October : 2–0 (home: 2–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 28
GhostHawks
W 106–92
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (22)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (7) Kristijan Krajina (7) Tseng Wen-Ting (7)
Kristijan Krajina (7) Viktor Gaddefors (7)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 4,182
1–0
2
October 29
Aquas
W 86–77
Viktor Gaddefors (31)
Kristijan Krajina (11) Viktor Gaddefors (11)
Wei Chia-Hao (5)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 4,032
2–0 :
November : 2–0 (home: 0–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
November 18
@ Leopards
W 87–73
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (25)
Kristijan Krajina (16) Viktor Gaddefors (16)
Viktor Gaddefors (4) Huang Hung-Han (4)
Taoyuan Arena 2,118
3–0
4
November 25
@ Mars
W 104–79
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (32)
Viktor Gaddefors (10) Dragan Zeković (10)
Viktor Gaddefors (7)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 5,700
4–0 :
December : 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
December 2
@ Aquas
L 93–94
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (28)
Viktor Gaddefors (16)
Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (7)
Kaohsiung Arena 8,012
4–1
6
December 3
@ Leopards
L 91–97
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (25)
Kristijan Krajina (11) Viktor Gaddefors (11)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (10)
Taoyuan Arena 1,826
4–2
7
December 9
GhostHawks
W 88–85
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (34)
Kristijan Krajina (20)
Kristijan Krajina (5) Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (5)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 4,141
5–2
8
December 10
Mars
W 86–85
Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (23)
Viktor Gaddefors (14)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (7)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 4,280
6–2
9
December 16
Aquas
W 102–100
Dragan Zeković (28)
Kristijan Krajina (10)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (7)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 4,301
7–2
10
December 17
Leopards
L 100–107
Viktor Gaddefors (21)
Dragan Zeković (12)
Tseng Wen-Ting (8)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 4,202
7–3
11
December 23
@ GhostHawks
W 108–91
Viktor Gaddefors (28)
Dragan Zeković (12)
Viktor Gaddefors (8)
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium 1,314
8–3 :
January : 2–2 (home: 0–0; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
12
January 7
@ Mars
W 105–91
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (28)
Viktor Gaddefors (9) Edgaras Želionis (9)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (6)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 3,374
9–3
13
January 14
@ Aquas
L 93–99
Tyran De Lattibeaudiere (24)
Tyran De Lattibeaudiere (12)
Kristijan Krajina (8)
Kaohsiung Arena 5,868
9–4
14
January 20
@ Mars
W 94–75
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (25)
Dragan Zeković (9)
Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (6)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 4,291
10–4
15
January 21
@ Leopards
L 85–105
Edgaras Želionis (24)
Kristijan Krajina (13)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (7)
Taoyuan Arena 5,515
10–5 :
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
February 24
Leopards
Rescheduled to March 3
February 25
Mars
Rescheduled to February 28
February 28
Mars
Rescheduled to April 13 :
March : 5–2 (home: 4–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
16
March 2
Mars
W 87–83
Cody Demps (21)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (8) Huang Hung-Han (8)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (5) Cody Demps (5)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 3,673
11–5
17
March 3
Leopards
W 95–90
Edgaras Želionis (30)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (12) Edgaras Želionis (12)
Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (9)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 4,562
12–5
18
March 9
GhostHawks
W 85–73
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (40)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (10) Edgaras Želionis (10) Dragan Zeković (10)
Edgaras Želionis (4) Cody Demps (4)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 3,726
13–5
19
March 16
@ GhostHawks
W 105–94
Huang Hung-Han (22)
Dragan Zeković (7)
Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (6)
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium 1,452
14–5
20
March 23
Leopards
L 97–104
Edgaras Želionis (27)
Edgaras Želionis (16)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (5) Wei Chia-Hao (5)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 4,029
14–6
21
March 24
Aquas
W 90–87
Edgaras Želionis (24)
Edgaras Želionis (11)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (5) Tseng Wen-Ting (5)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 4,091
15–6
22
March 30
@ GhostHawks
L 100–113
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (20)
Edgaras Želionis (12)
Cody Demps (5)
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium 1,778
15–7 :
April : 4–2 (home: 1–2; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
23
April 4
Leopards
L 94–104
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (27)
Edgaras Želionis (14)
Lin Wei-Han (7)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 4,190
15–8
24
April 6
@ Aquas
W 108–93
Edgaras Želionis (27)
Edgaras Želionis (13)
Tseng Wen-Ting (5) Cody Demps (5) Lin Wei-Han (5)
Kaohsiung Arena 6,618
16–8
April 13
GhostHawks
Rescheduled to March 9
25
April 13
Mars
W 88–81
Cody Demps (24)
Edgaras Želionis (9)
Tseng Wen-Ting (9)
Taipei Dome 15,600
17–8
26
April 14
Mars
L 76–114
Cody Demps (25)
Huang Hung-Han (6) Tseng Wen-Ting (6) Kristijan Krajina (6)
Lin Wei-Han (3)
Taipei Dome 15,600
17–9
27
April 20
@ GhostHawks
W 91–88
Edgaras Želionis (43)
Edgaras Želionis (13)
Cody Demps (5) Wei Chia-Hao (5)
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium 1,355
18–9
28
April 27
@ Aquas
W 121–99
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (34)
Dragan Zeković (8)
Tseng Wen-Ting (9)
Fengshan Arena 3,259
19–9 :
Color： Win  Lose  Rescheduled  Schedule :

### Regular season note

* Due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification, the T1 League declared that the games on February 24 and 25 would reschedule to March 3 and February 28.
* Due to the second home arena application of New Taipei CTBC DEA, the T1 League declared that the games on February 28 and April 13 would reschedule to April 13 and March 9.

## Playoffs
### Game log

2024 playoffs game log Total: 2–3 (home: 1–2; road: 1–1) :
Semifinals : 2–3 (home: 1–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 4
Mars
L 94–95 (OT)
Edgaras Želionis (28)
Edgaras Želionis (15)
Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (8)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 3,183
0–1
2
May 6
Mars
W 95–88
Edgaras Želionis (32)
Edgaras Želionis (11) Cody Demps (11)
Lin Wei-Han (13)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 5,057
1–1
3
May 9
@ Mars
L 72–80
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (23)
Cody Demps (11)
Kristijan Krajina (4) Lin Wei-Han (4)
National Taiwan University Sports Center 3,326
1–2
4
May 11
@ Mars
W 81–71
Edgaras Želionis (27)
Edgaras Želionis (16)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (6)
National Taiwan University Sports Center 3,775
2–2
5
May 14
Mars
L 91–97
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (25) Cody Demps (25)
Cody Demps (12)
Tseng Wen-Ting (7)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 5,650
2–3 :
Color： Win  Lose  Schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | 24 | 39:37 | 22.5 | 46.8% | 33.5% | 75.2% | 5.6 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| Edgaras Želionis | 16 | 31:07 | 20.1 | 56.6% | 29.7% | 67.3% | 9.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Liu Jen-Hao | 21 | 10:14 | 2.1 | 31.4% | 26.7% | 50.0% | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Liu Min-Yan | 4 | 2:37 | 0.8 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Wei Chia-Hao | 27 | 16:17 | 3.5 | 30.5% | 22.6% | 50.0% | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| Kristijan Krajina | 16 | 34:09 | 15.4 | 49.0% | 32.2% | 64.0% | 10.1 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Hsieh Ya-Hsuan | 28 | 34:14 | 11.1 | 40.5% | 34.0% | 72.7% | 4.0 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Zhou Cheng-Rui | 5 | 2:22 | 0.8 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Jonah Morrison | 19 | 14:00 | 3.8 | 32.5% | 27.1% | 87.5% | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Chen Yu-An | 2 | 2:15 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lin Wei-Han | 4 | 21:03 | 9.8 | 48.1% | 45.0% | 100.0% | 3.0 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Viktor Gaddefors$^‡$ | 12 | 36:36 | 17.2 | 56.2% | 21.7% | 50.0% | 9.4 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Huang Hung-Han | 26 | 26:09 | 5.7 | 36.5% | 22.6% | 69.6% | 4.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Tyran De Lattibeaudiere$^{≠‡}$ | 3 | 22:59 | 15.0 | 46.9% | 27.3% | 60.0% | 7.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Dragan Zeković | 20 | 24:25 | 13.4 | 44.0% | 30.4% | 73.3% | 6.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Liu Weir-Chern | 3 | 4:58 | 1.0 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tseng Wen-Ting | 20 | 27:13 | 5.6 | 36.4% | 30.2% | 35.3% | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Li Pei-Cheng | 10 | 3:43 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Cody Demps$^≠$ | 13 | 35:24 | 15.7 | 41.8% | 33.3% | 64.6% | 5.8 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
$^‡$ Left during the season $^≠$ Acquired during the season

### Semifinals

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | 4 | 40:04 | 21.0 | 45.6% | 34.3% | 83.3% | 7.3 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Edgaras Želionis | 5 | 39:12 | 22.2 | 47.0% | 31.3% | 69.7% | 11.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Liu Jen-Hao | 1 | 0:20 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Liu Min-Yan | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play |
| Wei Chia-Hao | 3 | 14:27 | 2.0 | 25.0% | 28.6% | 0.0% | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Kristijan Krajina | 4 | 26:56 | 10.3 | 43.6% | 6.7% | 66.7% | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Hsieh Ya-Hsuan | 5 | 37:14 | 11.4 | 37.3% | 32.3% | 50.0% | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
| Zhou Cheng-Rui | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play |
| Jonah Morrison | 1 | 3:04 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chen Yu-An | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play |
| Lin Wei-Han | 4 | 23:38 | 5.0 | 16.7% | 16.0% | 66.7% | 2.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Huang Hung-Han | 5 | 17:33 | 2.6 | 23.8% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 2.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| Dragan Zeković | 1 | 23:04 | 15.0 | 50.0% | 42.9% | 100.0% | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Liu Weir-Chern | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play |
| Tseng Wen-Ting | 5 | 32:02 | 4.4 | 27.6% | 27.3% | 0.0% | 3.4 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Li Pei-Cheng | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play |
| Cody Demps | 5 | 32:28 | 12.8 | 32.8% | 22.7% | 54.3% | 10.4 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
* Reference：

## Transactions
### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Ref. |
| June 21, 2023 | Edgaras Želionis | — | |
| July 24, 2023 | Kristijan Krajina | — | |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team |
| July 28, 2023 | Viktor Gaddefors | — | Donar Groningen |
| August 1, 2023 | Huang Hung-Han | Multi-year contract, worth unknown | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
| August 3, 2023 | Li Pei-Cheng | — | FJU |
| August 25, 2023 | Dragan Zeković | — | BC CSKA Sofia |
| January 12, 2024 | Tyran De Lattibeaudiere | — | Le Mans Sarthe Basket |
| February 19, 2024 | Cody Demps | — | Abejas de León |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New team |
| August 5, 2023 | Nick King | Contract expired | Tainan TSG GhostHawks |
| August 15, 2023 | Lin Ping-Sheng | Not execute team option | Taipei Taishin |
| August 24, 2023 | Tung Fang Yi-Kang | Contract expired | Yulon Luxgen Dinos |
| August 25, 2023 | Kaspars Bērziņš | Contract expired | Rīgas Zeļļi |
| October 7, 2023 | Lee Hsueh-Lin | Contract expired | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
| January 12, 2024 | Viktor Gaddefors | Contract terminated | San Giobbe Basket |
| February 29, 2024 | Tyran De Lattibeaudiere | Contract expired | Legia Warszawa |

## Awards
### Yearly awards

| Recipient | Award |
| Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | All-T1 League First Team |
| Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | All-Defensive First Team |
| Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | Most Valuable Player |
| Lee Yi-Hua | Coach of the Year |
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | Best Home-Court of the Year |

### MVP of the Month

| Month | Recipient | Award | Ref. |
| February & March | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | February & March MVP of the Month | |