# New Taipei CTBC DEA

Departments of CTBC Sports Entertainment :
| Baseball | Basketball | Esports |
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 since the 2021–22 season, and became one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season since the 2024–25 season.

## Franchise history

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.
On August 4, 2021, the CTBC DEA acquired 1st round pick from Kaohsiung Aquas. 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.
On May 21, 2023, the New Taipei CTBC DEA defeated the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, 4–0, winning the 2022–23 season championship.
On July 9, 2024, the New Taipei CTBC DEA announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).

## Facilities
### Home arenas

| Arena | Location | Duration |
| Taipei Dome | Taipei City | 2024 (co-home arena with Mars) |
| Xinzhuang Gymnasium | New Taipei City | 2021–present |

### Training facilities

The DEA's training facility is located at the CTBC administration building.

## Current roster
### Retained draft rights

| Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Current team | Note(s) | Ref. |
| 2024 | 2 | 10 | Chen Kuan-Chung | G | Jilin Northeast Tigers (China) | | |
| 2024 | 2 | 11 | Tseng Ming-Wei | C | None | | |

## Personnel
### General managers

| Name | Tenure | Ref. |
| Chang Shu-Jen | 2021–2022 | |
| Liu Chih-Wei | 2022–present | |

### Head coaches

| Name | Tenure | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Name | Tenure | G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT |
| Lee Yi-Hua | 2021–present | 127 | 83 | 44 | .654 | 112 | 73 | 39 | .652 | 15 | 10 | 5 | .667 |
| Totals | Totals | 127 | 83 | 44 | .654 | 112 | 73 | 39 | .652 | 15 | 10 | 5 | .667 |

## Season-by-season record

T1 League :
| Season | Coach | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Post Season | Post Season | Post Season | Post Season |
| Season | Coach | 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 | Totals | 61 | 27 | .693 | – | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3 Playoff Appearances |
Taiwan Professional Basketball League :
| Season | Coach | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Post Season | Post Season | Post Season | Post Season |
| Season | Coach | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result |
| 2024–25 | Lee Yi-Hua | 12 | 12 | .500 | | | | | |
| Totals | Totals | 12 | 12 | .500 | – | 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 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