New Taipei CTBC DEA
The New Taipei CTBC DEA are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in New Taipei City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League 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.
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.On August 4, 2021, the New Taipei 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.
Facilities
Training facilities
The DEA's training facility is located at the CTBC administration building.Current roster
Notable players
;;Local players- Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga – Chinese Taipei national team player, T1 League MVP
- Hsieh Ya-Hsuan – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Huang Hung-Han – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Lee Hsueh-Lin – Chinese Taipei national team player, CBA Finals MVP
- Lin Jen-Hung – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Lin Ping-Sheng – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Lin Wei-Han – Chinese Taipei national team player, T1 League Finals MVP
- Jonah Morrison – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Tseng Wen-Ting – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL Finals MVP, SBL MVP
- Wei Chia-Hao – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Chanatip Jakrawan – Thailand national team player
- Avery Scharer – TBL Finals MVP
- Ivan Aska – Virgin Islands national team player, FIBA CBC Championship MVP
- Kaspars Bērziņš – Latvia national team player
- Nysier Brooks – LBL Finals MVP
- 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
- Prince Ibeh – Rwanda national team player
- Pavlin Ivanov – Bulgaria national team player, NBL Finals MVP, Bulgarian Basketball Cup MVP
- Nemanja Radović – Montenegro national team player
- Marko Todorović – Montenegro national team player, Segunda FEB MVP
- Edgaras Želionis – Lithuania national team player