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New Taipei CTBC DEA

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New Taipei CTBC DEA
2024–25 New Taipei CTBC DEA season
New Taipei CTBC DEA logo
LeaguesTaiwan Professional Basketball League
FoundedJuly 30, 2021[1]
HistoryNew Taipei CTBC DEA
2021–2024 (T1)
2024–present (TPBL)
ArenaXinzhuang Gymnasium
Capacity6,540
LocationNew Taipei City, Taiwan
Team colorsDark blue, Yellow
   
PresidentChen Kuo-En[2]
General managerLiu Chih-Wei
Head coachLee Yi-Hua
OwnershipCTBC Financial Holding
Championships1
T1: 1 (2023)
Websitectbcdea.com.tw
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

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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]

Facilities

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Home arenas

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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

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

Current roster

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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 1 Taiwan Li Ruei-Ci 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 31 – (1993-01-07)7 January 1993 TSU
PG 2 Taiwan Liu Jen-Hao 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 29 – (1995-11-10)10 November 1995 UCH
F 4 Taiwan Liu Min-Yan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 25 – (1999-12-04)4 December 1999 NKNU
PG 5 Taiwan Yu Wei-Hao 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 23 – (2001-10-24)24 October 2001 NTUA
F 6 United States Raynere Thornton (I) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 29 – (1995-09-14)14 September 1995 Memphis
PG 7 Taiwan Wei Chia-Hao 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 24 – (2000-01-13)13 January 2000 FJU
F 8 United States Tevin Mack (I) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 – (1997-05-01)1 May 1997 Clemson
C 9 Croatia 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 Taiwan Hsieh Ya-Hsuan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 26 – (1998-10-30)30 October 1998 UCH
PF 11 Taiwan Zhou Cheng-Rui 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 – (2000-02-24)24 February 2000 CCU
PG 16 Taiwan Lin Wei-Han Injured (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 34 – (1990-07-09)9 July 1990 FJU
F 22 Taiwan Huang Hung-Han 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 30 – (1994-10-15)15 October 1994 UCH
PF 25 United States Bryan Griffin (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 26 – (1998-04-30)30 April 1998 Xavier
SG 28 Taiwan Shih Chin-Yao 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 34 – (1990-10-28)28 October 1990 CCU
PG 33 United States Georgia (country) Conner Frankamp (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 29 – (1995-07-16)16 July 1995 Wichita State
G 34 Taiwan Hsu Yu-Hui 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 23 – (2001-10-13)13 October 2001 NTSU
F 37 Taiwan Lin Meng-Hsueh 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 32 – (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 NTSU
F 55 United States Nysier Brooks (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 28 – (1996-12-05)5 December 1996 Ole Miss
C 76 Taiwan Tseng Wen-Ting 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 40 – (1984-07-06)6 July 1984 TPEC
G 77 Taiwan Li Pei-Cheng 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 24 – (2000-10-25)25 October 2000 FJU
Head coach
  • Taiwan Lee Yi-Hua
Assistant coach(es)
  • Serbia Momir Ratkovic
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Taiwan Mu Chien-Hung
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Taiwan Fan Hsiang-Yu
  • Taiwan Li Kuo-Yi
Team manager
  • Taiwan Chiu Ting-Chun
  • Taiwan Liu Yu-Cheng
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: December 21, 2024

Retained draft rights

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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

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General managers

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

Head coaches

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Name Tenure Totals Regular season Playoffs
G W L PCT G W L PCT G W L PCT
Taiwan Lee Yi-Hua[3] 2021–present 115 75 40 .652 100 65 35 .650 15 10 5 .667
Totals 115 75 40 .652 100 65 35 .650 15 10 5 .667

Season-by-season record

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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 4 8 .333
Totals 4 8 .333 – 0 0 – 0 Playoff Appearances

Notable players

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Local players
Type-III players
Import players

References

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  1. ^ "關於特攻". New Taipei CTBC DEA. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "從執法悍將到運動健將 陳國恩的華麗轉身". NOWnews. August 27, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "新北中信「特攻」宣告成軍 打造堅強反毒部隊". China Times. July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "中信特攻來勢洶洶 150萬交易高雄海神首輪指名權". Liberty Times Net. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "T1聯盟首屆選秀會 中信特攻選中謝亞軒阿巴西". Central News Agency. August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "第三節海嘯攻勢射鷹 特攻直落4奪首冠". United Daily News. May 21, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "新職籃確定命名TPBL 台灣職業籃球大聯盟7隊聯合聲明開打". ETtoday. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "史上第一次！T1攻佔大巨蛋 中信特攻、台新戰神「捷運大戰」". ETtoday. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  9. ^ "T1職籃進軍大巨蛋 特攻、戰神「共同主場」盼收支打平". ETtoday. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "錢薇娟拜會新北副市長 仿LA同城雙職籃共用主場". Liberty Times Net. September 3, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  11. ^ "中信特攻超神秘球場曝光 李學林首練大讚：舒適度一流". ETtoday. September 8, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "吉林男篮首批注册：代怀博和姜宇星的D类合同皆剩1年". 直播吧. August 28, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  13. ^ "沒有全跑！中信特攻宣告跟首輪秀余維豪完成簽約". China Times. August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  14. ^ "棒籃雙棲！兄弟領隊劉志威兼任中信特攻總經理". Liberty Times Net. September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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