# 2021–22 New Taipei CTBC DEA season

The 2021–22 New Taipei CTBC DEA season was the franchise's 1st season, its first season in the T1 League. The DEA were coached by Lee Yi-Hua in his first year as their head coach, with Chang Shu-Jen as their general manager.

## Draft

| Round | Player | Position(s) | School / Club team |
| 1 | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | Shooting guard | SHU |
| 1 | Hsieh Ya-Hsuan | Guard / small forward | UCH |
| 2 | Wei Chia-Hao | Guard | FJU |
| 3 | Tung Fang Yi-Kang | Guard | Salesian High School |
| 4 | Liu Min-Yan | Forward / center | NKNU |
| 5 | Zhou Cheng-Rui | Power forward | CCU |
* Reference：
On August 4, 2021, the DEA acquired 2021 first-round draft pick from Kaohsiung Aquas in exchange for cash considerations.

## Hsinchu JKO Lioneers Masters Game

* October 16, 2021 17:00 (UTC+8)
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | 89–93 | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers |
* Hsinchu County Stadium, Hsinchu County

## Preseason
### Game log

2021 preseason game log Total: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0) :
Preseason : 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 14
@ Aquas
W 101–86
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (32)
Jonah Morrison (12)
Wei Chia-Hao (7)
Kaohsiung Arena 4,617
1–0 :
Color： Win  Lose  Schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 30 | 23 | 7 | .767 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Taichung Wagor Suns | 30 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 3 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 30 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 6 | Advance to semifinals |
| 4 | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 7 | Advance to play-in |
| 5 | Taoyuan Leopards | 30 | 8 | 22 | .267 | 15 | Advance to play-in |
| 6 | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 30 | 6 | 24 | .200 | 17 | |

### Game log

2021–22 regular season game log Total: 17–13 (home: 10–5; road: 7–8) :
December : 3–3 (home: 2–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 4
HeroBears
L 94–95 (OT)
Marlon Johnson (22)
Prince Ibeh (15)
Chanatip Jakrawan (3)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 6,323
0–1
2
December 5
Aquas
L 69–87
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (23)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (11)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (3) Marlon Johnson (3)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 4,632
0–2
3
December 11
Leopards
W 85–77
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (22)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (13)
Jonah Morrison (8)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
1–2
4
December 12
GhostHawks
W 108–81
Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (21)
Marlon Johnson (17)
Jonah Morrison (5)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
2–2
5
December 18
@ Aquas
L 67–108
Lin Ping-Sheng (14)
Marlon Johnson (12)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (2) Prince Ibeh (2) Lin Ping-Sheng (2) Marlon Johnson (2) Wei Chia-Hao (2)
Kaohsiung Arena 8,268
2–3
6
December 25
@ Leopards
W 85–72
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (28)
Marlon Johnson (11)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (3) Lin Ping-Sheng (3)
Chung Yuan Christian University Gymnasium 2,086
3–3 :
January : 5–2 (home: 3–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
January 1
@ Suns
W 95–85
Marlon Johnson (23)
Marlon Johnson (12)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (5) Marlon Johnson (5)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
4–3
8
January 8
@ Aquas
L 76–93
Marlon Johnson (21)
Marlon Johnson (14)
Lin Ping-Sheng (4)
Kaohsiung Arena 2,633
4–4
9
January 15
HeroBears
W 113–95
Cleanthony Early (33)
Marlon Johnson (12)
Marlon Johnson (5) Cleanthony Early (5)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
5–4
10
January 16
GhostHawks
W 116–104
Cleanthony Early (33)
Marlon Johnson (13)
Cleanthony Early (11)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
6–4
11
January 22
Leopards
W 125–104
Cleanthony Early (36)
Cleanthony Early (15)
Wei Chia-Hao (9)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
7–4
12
January 23
Suns
L 92–99
Cleanthony Early (31)
Marlon Johnson (10) Cleanthony Early (10)
Wei Chia-Hao (4)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
7–5
13
January 29
@ GhostHawks
W 115–97
Cleanthony Early (29)
Marlon Johnson (14)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (8)
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium
8–5 :
February : 3–1 (home: 0–0; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
14
February 13
@ GhostHawks
W 102–88
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (28)
Marlon Johnson (17)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (4) Cleanthony Early (4)
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium
9–5
15
February 19
@ HeroBears
W 115–94
Cleanthony Early (31)
Prince Ibeh (14)
Marlon Johnson (7)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 2,468
10–5
16
February 25
@ HeroBears
L 116–118
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (28) Marlon Johnson (28)
Marlon Johnson (10)
Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (8)
University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium
10–6
17
February 27
@ GhostHawks
W 119–103
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (52)
Prince Ibeh (11)
Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (8)
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium
11–6 :
March : 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
March 4
HeroBears
W 135–127 (OT)
Cleanthony Early (48)
Marlon Johnson (15)
Cleanthony Early (12)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
12–6
19
March 5
Suns
L 105–113
Cleanthony Early (37)
Marlon Johnson (10)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (5) Cleanthony Early (5)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
12–7
20
March 6
Aquas
W 91–90
Marlon Johnson (31)
Aaron Epps (15)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (7)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
13–7
21
March 20
@ Aquas
L 98–100
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (29) Aaron Epps (29)
Marlon Johnson (13)
Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (7)
Kaohsiung Arena
13–8
22
March 26
@ Suns
L 97–116
Marlon Johnson (37)
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (7) Avery Scharer (7) Marlon Johnson (7)
Avery Scharer (7)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium 4,877
13–9 :
April : 3–3 (home: 2–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
April 2
@ Leopards
Postponed to May 7
23
April 4
@ HeroBears
L 91–95
Kevin Allen (23)
Marlon Johnson (15)
Avery Scharer (5)
University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium No In-Person Attendance
13–10
24
April 9
Leopards
W 139–121
Aaron Epps (41)
Marlon Johnson (21)
Lin Wei-Han (16)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
14–10
25
April 10
Aquas
L 92–123
Aaron Epps (26)
Aaron Epps (9)
Lin Wei-Han (6)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
14–11
26
April 16
@ Suns
L 99–109
Lin Ping-Sheng (28)
Aaron Epps (13)
Lin Wei-Han (12)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
14–12
27
April 24
@ Leopards
W 132–119
Marlon Johnson (30)
Marlon Johnson (16)
Avery Scharer (10)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
15–12
28
April 30
GhostHawks
W 133–101
Kevin Allen (26)
Kevin Allen (12)
Avery Scharer (11)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
16–12 :
May : 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
29
May 1
Suns
W 110–106
Aaron Epps (27)
Aaron Epps (11)
Avery Scharer (15)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
17–12
May 7
@ Leopards
Postponed to May 18
30
May 18
@ Leopards
L 124–136
Aaron Epps (29)
Marlon Johnson (10) Aaron Epps (10)
Lin Wei-Han (8)
Taoyuan Arena
17–13 :
Color： Win  Lose  Postponed  Schedule :

### Regular season note

* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, the T1 League declared that the game on April 2 would postpone to May 7.
* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, the T1 League declared that the games at the University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium would play behind closed doors since April 4 to 10.
* Due to the Taoyuan Leopards could not reach the minimum player number, the T1 League declared that the game on May 7 would postpone to May 18.

## Playoffs
### Game log

2022 playoffs game log Total: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2) :
Semifinals : 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 24
@ Suns
L 96–102
Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (20)
Kevin Allen (12)
Lin Wei-Han (6)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
0–1
2
May 26
Suns
W 118–96
Marlon Johnson (31)
Marlon Johnson (17) Aaron Epps (17)
Lin Wei-Han (7)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
1–1
3
May 28
@ Suns
L 75–80
Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (23)
Marlon Johnson (12)
Lin Wei-Han (4)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
1–2 :
Color： Win  Lose  Schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | 25 | 35:35 | 20.7 | 54.5% | 31.7% | 72.4% | 6.5 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| Prince Ibeh$^‡$ | 15 | 24:34 | 7.9 | 48.6% | 0.0% | 28.3% | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Avery Scharer$^≠$ | 9 | 28:31 | 14.7 | 58.8% | 36.4% | 76.9% | 5.7 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| Lin Ping-Sheng | 24 | 32:24 | 13.2 | 61.4% | 34.5% | 68.8% | 3.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Liu Min-Yan | 4 | 1:55 | 3.3 | 66.7% | 100.0% | 75.0% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lee Hsueh-Lin | 5 | 8:50 | 0.4 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Wei Chia-Hao | 21 | 14:39 | 2.7 | 38.1% | 30.6% | 72.7% | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| Tung Fang Yi-Kang | 5 | 5:53 | 2.6 | 62.5% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Hsieh Ya-Hsuan | 29 | 26:21 | 11.0 | 55.0% | 38.4% | 71.4% | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| Zhou Cheng-Rui | 6 | 5:02 | 1.7 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Jonah Morrison | 25 | 14:40 | 3.3 | 48.9% | 18.8% | 71.4% | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Marlon Johnson | 30 | 37:09 | 18.1 | 46.1% | 29.8% | 74.8% | 11.4 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| Kevin Allen$^≠$ | 6 | 24:32 | 15.5 | 60.3% | 14.3% | 51.9% | 8.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Lin Wei-Han$^≠$ | 8 | 31:57 | 8.6 | 50.0% | 26.4% | 60.0% | 3.4 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Aaron Epps$^≠$ | 11 | 31:21 | 20.0 | 51.8% | 38.8% | 76.0% | 9.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Cleanthony Early$^‡$ | 12 | 28:30 | 27.6 | 55.3% | 28.3% | 83.1% | 8.9 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Liu Weir-Chern | 23 | 8:27 | 2.3 | 47.1% | 29.7% | 66.7% | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Chanatip Jakrawan$^‡$ | 20 | 23:23 | 5.5 | 47.7% | 33.3% | 64.1% | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Lu Chi-Erh$^‡$ | 21 | 25:42 | 6.5 | 53.8% | 22.2% | 77.8% | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
$^‡$ Left during the season $^≠$ Acquired during the season

### Semifinals

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | 3 | 18:13 | 10.0 | 44.4% | 44.4% | 66.7% | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Avery Scharer | 3 | 25:29 | 4.7 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 57.1% | 7.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Lin Ping-Sheng | 3 | 34:43 | 14.7 | 50.0% | 31.6% | 80.0% | 3.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 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 |
| Lee Hsueh-Lin | 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 | 1 | 4:33 | 2.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Tung Fang Yi-Kang | 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 |
| Hsieh Ya-Hsuan | 3 | 31:42 | 16.7 | 57.1% | 40.0% | 100.0% | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Zhou Cheng-Rui | 1 | 4:33 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jonah Morrison | 3 | 16:48 | 5.3 | 71.4% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Marlon Johnson | 3 | 38:36 | 18.7 | 46.9% | 11.1% | 70.0% | 12.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
| Kevin Allen | 3 | 14:13 | 7.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Lin Wei-Han | 3 | 28:39 | 7.7 | 27.3% | 27.8% | 100.0% | 5.0 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Aaron Epps | 3 | 24:50 | 10.0 | 47.4% | 42.9% | 100.0% | 8.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Liu Weir-Chern | 2 | 5:31 | 1.5 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
* Reference：

## Transactions
### Trades

| August 4, 2021 | To New Taipei CTBC DEA 2021 Aquas' first-round pick | To Kaohsiung Aquas Cash considerations |
| March 19, 2022 | To New Taipei CTBC DEA Cash considerations | To Tainan TSG GhostHawks Lu Chi-Erh |

### Free agency
#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team |
| August 5, 2021 | Lu Chi-Erh | — | Yulon Luxgen Dinos |
| August 6, 2021 | Liu Weir-Chern | — | Bank of Taiwan |
| August 11, 2021 | Wei Chia-Hao | — | FJU |
| August 13, 2021 | Tung Fang Yi-Kang | — | NYCU |
| August 16, 2021 | Liu Min-Yan | — | NKNU |
| August 18, 2021 | Zhou Cheng-Rui | — | CCU |
| August 24, 2021 | Hsieh Ya-Hsuan | 2+1-year contract, worth unknown | UCH |
| August 26, 2021 | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | 3+2-year contract, worth unknown | SHU |
| August 29, 2021 | Lee Hsueh-Lin | 2-year contract, worth unknown | Formosa Dreamers |
| September 24, 2021 | Lin Ping-Sheng | 2-year contract, worth unknown | Shaanxi Wolves |
| September 30, 2021 | Marlon Johnson | — | Edmonton Stingers |
| October 6, 2021 | Chanatip Jakrawan | — | Hi-Tech Bangkok City |
| October 14, 2021 | Prince Ibeh | — | Club Atlético Aguada |
| November 2, 2021 | Jonah Morrison | — | Formosa Taishin Dreamers |
| November 9, 2021 | Cleanthony Early | — | Antibes Sharks |
| February 12, 2022 | Aaron Epps | — | Agribertocchi Orzinuovi |
| March 17, 2022 | Avery Scharer | — | Dunkin' Raptors |
| March 18, 2022 | Kevin Allen | — | CSM Târgu Jiu |
| March 18, 2022 | Lin Wei-Han | 3-year contract, worth about NT$20 million | Qingdao Eagles |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New team |
| March 2, 2022 | Prince Ibeh | Contract expired | Club Trouville |
| April 10, 2022 | Chanatip Jakrawan | Join the national team | Hitech Titans |
| April 11, 2022 | Cleanthony Early | Contract terminated | Cape Town Tigers |

## Awards
### Yearly awards

| Recipient | Award |
| Wei Chia-Hao | Most Famous Player of the Year |
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | Best Home-Court of the Year |
| Lin Ping-Sheng | Steals Leader |
| Lin Ping-Sheng | Defensive Player of the Year |
| Lin Ping-Sheng | All-Defensive First Team |
| Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | Rookie of the Year |
| Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | All-T1 League First Team |

### MVP of the Month

| Month | Recipient | Award | Ref. |
| January | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | January MVP of the Month | |
| April & May | Lin Ping-Sheng | April & May MVP of the Month | |