The 2022–23 New Taipei CTBC DEA season was the franchise's second season, its second season in the T1 League.
The DEA were coached by Lee Yi-Hua in his second year as their head coach. On September 5, 2022, the T1 League hired Chang Shu-Jen, the general manager of the New Taipei CTBC DEA, as their new secretary general. And the DEA hired Liu Chih-Wei, the general manager of the CTBC Brothers, as their new general manager.
Draft
Round Player Position(s) School / club team 2 Chen Yu-An Forward UT Reference:
On July 11, 2022, the DEA's 2022 first-round pick was traded to Kaohsiung Aquas in exchange for cash considerations.
Roster
2022 interleague play Standings
Group match
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Preseason Game log
|-style="background:#cfc" | 1 | October 14 | Aquas | W 116–115 | Edgaras Želionis (26)Lin Wei-Han (26) | Edgaras Želionis (12) | Lin Wei-Han (8) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium | 1–0 |-style="background:#cfc" | 2 | October 15 | @ Leopards | W 115–72 | Wei Chia-Hao (19) | Jonah Morrison (12) | Wei Chia-Hao (6) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium3,145 | 2–0
Regular season
Standings
With a victory against the TaiwanBeer HeroBears on April 3, 2023, the DEA clinched the league's best record for the 2022–23 season.
Game log
|-style="background:#cfc" | 1 | October 29 | Aquas | W 109–87 | Edgaras Želionis (22) | Edgaras Želionis (6)Kristijan Krajina (6) | Lin Wei-Han (9) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium5,652 | 1–0 |-style="background:#cfc" | 2 | October 30 | GhostHawks | W 101–98 | Edgaras Želionis (20) | Kristijan Krajina (7)Lin Ping-Sheng (7) | Lin Wei-Han (12) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium3,939 | 2–0
|-style="background:#fcc" | 3 | November 6 | @ Suns | L 109–112 | Edgaras Želionis (25) | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (7)Kristijan Krajina (7) | Lin Wei-Han (11) | National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium2,861 | 2–1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 4 | November 12 | @ GhostHawks | W 107–104 | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (28) | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (12) | Lin Wei-Han (6) | Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium2,200 | 3–1 |-style="background:#fcc" | 5 | November 19 | @ Leopards | L 115–120 (OT) | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (51) | Kristijan Krajina (15) | Lin Wei-Han (11) | National Taiwan Sport University Arena15,000 | 3–2 |-style="background:#fcc" | 6 | November 26 | @ Aquas | L 81–105 | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (17)Edgaras Želionis (17) | Edgaras Želionis (10) | Lin Wei-Han (6) | Kaohsiung Arena10,823 | 3–3
|-style="background:#cfc" | 7 | December 3 | @ HeroBears | W 117–103 | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (25) | Kristijan Krajina (11) | Lin Wei-Han (11) | University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium3,168 | 4–3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 8 | December 17 | Leopards | W 103–94 | Edgaras Želionis (31) | Lin Wei-Han (11) | Lin Wei-Han (12) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium6,540 | 5–3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 9 | December 18 | GhostHawks | W 101–93 | Kristijan Krajina (21) | Demitrius Conger (12) | Lin Wei-Han (10) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium3,108 | 6–3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 10 | December 24 | Aquas | W 93–85 | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (27) | Edgaras Želionis (18) | Wei Chia-Hao (6) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium3,495 | 7–3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 11 | December 25 | HeroBears | W 88–81 | Edgaras Želionis (25) | Edgaras Želionis (16) | Lin Ping-Sheng (6) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium3,401 | 8–3
|-style="background:#cfc" | 12 | January 2 | @ HeroBears | W 112–75 | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (22)Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (22) | Kristijan Krajina (11) | Lin Ping-Sheng (11) | University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium2,323 | 9–3 |-style="background:#fcc" | 13 | January 8 | @ Aquas | L 87–105 | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (19)Demitrius Conger (19) | Kristijan Krajina (10)Demitrius Conger (10) | Kristijan Krajina (6) | Kaohsiung Arena5,495 | 9–4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 14 | January 14 | @ GhostHawks | W 116–111 | Edgaras Želionis (29) | Edgaras Želionis (15) | Lin Ping-Sheng (7) | Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium1,100 | 10–4
|-style="background:#cfc" | 15 | February 4 | @ Suns | W 110–100 | Nick King (41) | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (11) | Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (9)Lin Ping-Sheng (9) | National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium1,829 | 11–4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 16 | February 11 | @ Aquas | W 88–77 | Nick King (22) | Edgaras Želionis (13) | Lin Ping-Sheng (6) | Kaohsiung Arena4,266 | 12–4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 17 | February 25 | Aquas | W 93–86 | Nick King (33) | Kaspars Bērziņš (11) | Lin Wei-Han (9) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium4,271 | 13–4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 18 | February 26 | Leopards | W 102–95 | Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (34) | Edgaras Želionis (17) | Lin Wei-Han (15) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium5,952 | 14–4
|-style="background:#cfc" | 19 | March 4 | Suns | W 96–88 | Nick King (27) | Edgaras Želionis (20) | Lin Ping-Sheng (8) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium3,308 | 15–4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 20 | March 5 | Leopards | W 101–95 | Nick King (27)Edgaras Želionis (27) | Nick King (10) | Lin Wei-Han (13) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium5,067 | 16–4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 21 | March 11 | @ Leopards | W 89–79 | Nick King (25) | Edgaras Želionis (16) | Lin Wei-Han (5) | National Taiwan Sport University Arena11,036 | 17–4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 22 | March 19 | @ Suns | W 97–82 | Nick King (28) | Kaspars Bērziņš (16) | Lin Wei-Han (10) | National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium1,854 | 18–4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 23 | March 25 | HeroBears | W 101–86 | Nick King (22) | Kristijan Krajina (11)Nick King (11) | Nick King (10) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium4,183 | 19–4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 24 | March 26 | Suns | W 112–93 | Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (22) | Kristijan Krajina (10) | Lin Wei-Han (12) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium3,271 | 20–4
|-style="background:#cfc" | 25 | April 3 | HeroBears | W 103–88 | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (19) | Kristijan Krajina (16) | Lin Wei-Han (12) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium3,772 | 21–4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 26 | April 4 | @ Leopards | W 108–92 | Nick King (42) | Kristijan Krajina (10)Nick King (10) | Wei Chia-Hao (5)Lin Ping-Sheng (5) | National Taiwan Sport University Arena7,108 | 22–4 |-style="background:#fcc" | 27 | April 8 | @ HeroBears | L 96–112 | Nick King (20) | Kristijan Krajina (11) | Nick King (6) | Fu Jen Catholic University Chung Mei Auditorium1,373 | 22–5 |-style="background:#cfc" | 28 | April 16 | @ GhostHawks | W 114–105 | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (30) | Nick King (9) | Lin Ping-Sheng (8) | Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium1,703 | 23–5 |-style="background:#cfc" | 29 | April 22 | GhostHawks | W 114–102 | Nick King (25) | Kristijan Krajina (7)Kaspars Bērziņš (7) | Lin Wei-Han (13) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium3,911 | 24–5 |-style="background:#cfc" | 30 | April 23 | Suns | W 95–79 | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (13)Kristijan Krajina (13) | Kristijan Krajina (12) | Lin Ping-Sheng (5)Lee Hsueh-Lin (5)Wei Chia-Hao (5)Nick King (5) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium3,186 | 25–5
Playoffs
Game log
|-style="background:#cfc" | 1 | May 1 | Suns | W 126–78 | Nick King (27) | Edgaras Želionis (14) | Lin Wei-Han (13) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium3,253 | 1–0 |-style="background:#cfc" | 2 | May 4 | @ Suns | W 110–83 | Nick King (18) | Kristijan Krajina (8) | Hsieh Ya-Hsuan (6)Lin Ping-Sheng (6) | National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium1,333 | 2–0 |-style="background:#cfc" | 3 | May 7 | Suns | W 130–86 | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (27) | Kristijan Krajina (12)Nick King (12) | Lin Wei-Han (5) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium3,345 | 3–0
|-style="background:#cfc" | 1 | May 13 | GhostHawks | W 117–110 | Kristijan Krajina (25) | Kristijan Krajina (14) | Lin Wei-Han (12) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium4,059 | 1–0 |-style="background:#cfc" | 2 | May 15 | GhostHawks | W 108–98 | Kristijan Krajina (24) | Nick King (12) | Lin Wei-Han (11) | Xinzhuang Gymnasium3,622 | 2–0 |-style="background:#cfc" | 3 | May 19 | @ GhostHawks | W 112–96 | Nick King (26) | Edgaras Želionis (13) | Lin Wei-Han (7) | Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium2,065 | 3–0 |-style="background:#cfc" | 4 | May 21 | @ GhostHawks | W 120–93 | Edgaras Želionis (35) | Edgaras Želionis (9) | Lin Wei-Han (12) | Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium2,065 | 4–0
Player statistics Legend GP Games played MPG Minutes per game FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Led the league Finals MVP<noinclude>
Regular season Player GP MPG PPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga 30 36:12 18.9 41.6% 32.1% 67.1% 5.7 2.4 1.4 0.7 Edgaras Želionis 21 29:32 17.6 59.1% 37.0% 77.1% 10.2 2.4 1.2 0.8 Liu Jen-Hao 3 7:49 1.7 40.0% 25.0% 0.0% 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 Lin Ping-Sheng 30 25:41 7.8 33.7% 25.8% 75.9% 3.6 3.6 2.1 0.0 Liu Min-Yan 1 4:50 2.0 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Demitrius Conger≠‡ 7 21:22 13.6 45.8% 12.5% 77.3% 7.1 1.6 0.7 0.0 Lee Hsueh-Lin 4 9:33 0.5 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5 1.3 0.5 0.0 Wei Chia-Hao 27 14:28 2.7 36.8% 32.7% 50.0% 1.4 2.6 1.4 0.0 Tung Fang Yi-Kang 3 9:53 5.0 30.0% 18.8% 0.0% 3.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 Kristijan Krajina 26 32:47 15.5 57.0% 47.2% 66.7% 9.4 1.6 0.6 0.5 Hsieh Ya-Hsuan 27 28:46 13.2 46.7% 44.6% 86.4% 3.5 2.8 1.5 0.1 Zhou Cheng-Rui 4 4:29 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 Jonah Morrison 21 8:06 1.6 26.7% 28.1% 50.0% 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 Chen Yu-An Did not play Kaspars Bērziņš≠ 13 22:37 8.7 38.5% 35.8% 50.0% 6.9 1.4 0.6 0.9 Lin Wei-Han 18 39:46 12.9 36.2% 36.4% 64.7% 6.2 10.0 2.9 0.0 Liu Weir-Chern 9 4:59 0.7 14.3% 0.0% 66.7% 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 Jure Gunjina‡ 7 17:09 4.3 30.0% 26.3% 50.0% 2.3 1.9 0.6 0.1 Nick King≠ 16 33:07 25.8 49.7% 29.7% 69.7% 7.6 4.4 1.7 0.1 Tseng Wen-Ting 27 21:46 4.0 40.8% 33.3% 46.2% 2.9 2.3 0.4 0.7 ‡ Left during the season ≠ Acquired during the season
Semifinals Player GP MPG PPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga 3 29:13 18.0 45.8% 25.0% 66.7% 4.7 2.3 3.0 0.0 Edgaras Želionis 2 22:23 17.5 76.5% 40.0% 70.0% 10.0 2.5 1.5 0.0 Liu Jen-Hao 2 4:07 1.5 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 Lin Ping-Sheng 3 23:06 12.7 53.6% 44.4% 0.0% 4.7 4.3 1.7 0.0 Liu Min-Yan Did not play Lee Hsueh-Lin Did not play Wei Chia-Hao 3 16:24 4.0 50.0% 40.0% 0.0% 1.3 3.0 1.0 0.0 Tung Fang Yi-Kang Did not play Kristijan Krajina 3 29:24 14.3 55.9% 25.0% 100.0% 10.7 1.7 1.0 0.3 Hsieh Ya-Hsuan 3 27:39 12.7 44.0% 47.1% 100.0% 4.0 4.0 1.7 0.3 Zhou Cheng-Rui 1 4:24 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Jonah Morrison 3 13:04 6.0 66.7% 75.0% 0.0% 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 Chen Yu-An Did not play Kaspars Bērziņš 1 28:19 20.0 77.8% 83.3% 25.0% 8.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 Lin Wei-Han 3 21:11 8.3 40.9% 35.7% 100.0% 5.0 7.3 1.7 0.0 Liu Weir-Chern 3 7:07 2.7 28.6% 50.0% 100.0% 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 Nick King 3 29:05 21.7 58.1% 60.0% 64.3% 8.3 4.3 1.0 0.0 Tseng Wen-Ting 3 15:08 2.3 30.0% 0.0% 50.0% 2.3 1.3 0.3 0.3
Finals Player GP MPG PPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga 4 38:12 18.8 50.8% 38.5% 75.0% 7.0 2.5 1.5 0.3 Edgaras Želionis 4 30:43 24.0 60.7% 57.1% 80.0% 9.8 1.0 1.3 0.5 Liu Jen-Hao Did not play Lin Ping-Sheng 4 20:02 9.0 52.0% 50.0% 50.0% 1.5 3.0 1.5 0.0 Liu Min-Yan Did not play Lee Hsueh-Lin Did not play Wei Chia-Hao 3 12:06 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 Tung Fang Yi-Kang Did not play Kristijan Krajina 4 33:09 18.5 63.5% 45.5% 60.0% 7.8 3.0 0.8 0.3 Hsieh Ya-Hsuan 4 21:39 6.0 47.4% 27.3% 60.0% 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 Zhou Cheng-Rui Did not play Jonah Morrison 2 1:33 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Chen Yu-An Did not play Kaspars Bērziņš Did not play Lin Wei-Han 4 31:12 14.0 48.6% 50.0% 87.5% 4.0 10.5 2.3 0.0 Liu Weir-Chern 1 4:24 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Nick King 4 29:23 17.0 41.4% 20.0% 36.8% 8.0 4.8 1.8 0.3 Tseng Wen-Ting 4 24:39 7.0 52.6% 46.2% 100.0% 2.0 4.8 0.5 1.3 Reference:
Transactions
Overview Players added Via draft Chen Yu-An Via free agency Kaspars Bērziņš Demitrius Conger Jure Gunjina Nick King