2019 VBA season
Vietnam Basketball Association | |
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Season | 2019 |
Duration | 1 June 2019 – 18 August 2019 (Regular season) 24 August 2019 – 31 August 2019 (Playoffs) 7 September 2019 - 17 September 2019 (Finals) |
Number of games | 55 |
Number of teams | 6 |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Cantho Catfish |
Season MVP | ![]() (Cantho Catfish) |
Finals | |
Champions | Saigon Heat |
Runners-up | Cantho Catfish |
Semifinalists | Hochiminh City Wings Thang Long Warriors |
Finals MVP | ![]() (Saigon Heat) |
Awards | |
Domestic MVP | ![]() (Saigon Heat) |
Heritage MVP | ![]() (Hochiminh City Wings) |
← 2018 2020 → |
The 2019 VBA season was the fourth season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The regular season began on 1 June 2019 and ended on 18 August 2019. The playoffs began on 24 August 2019 and ended on 31 August 2019. The finals began on 7 September 2019 and ended on 17 September 2019 with the Saigon Heat beating the Cantho Catfish in 5 games.
Teams
Venues and locations
![2019 VBA season is located in Vietnam](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Vietnam_location_map.svg/200px-Vietnam_location_map.svg.png)
![Buffaloes Warriors](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Buffaloes
Warriors
Warriors
![Dragons](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Dragons
![Heat Wings](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Heat
Wings
Wings
![Catfish](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Catfish
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Locations of teams in 2019 VBATeam | Home city | Arena |
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Cantho Catfish | Cần Thơ | Da Nang Sports Arena |
Danang Dragons | Đà Nẵng | Quan Khu 5 Sports Arena |
Hanoi Buffaloes | Hà Nội | Bach Khoa Sports Arena |
Hochiminh City Wings | Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Xuan Huong Sports Arena |
Saigon Heat | Ho Chi Minh City | CIS Sports Arena |
Thang Long Warriors | Hà Nội | Su Pham Sports Arena |
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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Cantho Catfish | ![]() | Lê Hiếu Thành | Hemero |
Danang Dragons | ![]() | Horace Nguyen | |
Hanoi Buffaloes | ![]() | Henry Nguyen | |
Hochiminh City Wings | ![]() | Phạm Thanh Tùng | Hemero |
Saigon Heat | ![]() | Tavarion Nix | |
Thang Long Warriors | ![]() | Justin Young |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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Thang Long Warriors | ![]() | Resigned | 11 November 2018 | Pre-season | ![]() | 22 March 2019 |
Hochiminh City Wings | vacant | ![]() | 24 November 2018 | |||
Cantho Catfish | ![]() | Resigned | 7 January 2019 | ![]() | 18 February 2019 | |
Danang Dragons | ![]() | Fired | 7 January 2019 | ![]() | 23 March 2019 | |
Hanoi Buffaloes | ![]() | Resigned | 7 July 2019 | 5 | ![]() | 10 July 2019 |
Drafts
Rnd. | Pick | Player | Nationality[n 1] | Team | School / club team |
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1 | 1 | Michael Soy | ![]() | Hochiminh City Wings | |
1 | 2 | Nguyễn Văn Hùng | ![]() | Danang Dragons | Hanoi Buffaloes |
1 | 3 | Richard Nguyen | ![]() | Saigon Heat | |
1 | 4 | Đỗ Xuân Nam | ![]() | Hanoi Buffaloes | Thang Long Warriors |
1 | 5 | Nguyễn Thành Đạt | ![]() | Thang Long Warriors | Hanoi Buffaloes |
1 | 6 | Võ Huy Hoàn | ![]() | Hochiminh City Wings | Saigon Heat |
2 | 1 | Lai Xương Thành | ![]() | Hanoi Buffaloes | Hochiminh City Wings |
2 | 2 | Austin Ly | ![]() | Danang Dragons | |
2 | 3 | Phạm Đức Kiên | ![]() | Saigon Heat | Hanoi Buffaloes |
2 | 4 | Tô Quang Trung | ![]() | Hanoi Buffaloes | Thang Long Warriors |
2 | 5 | Nguyễn Tiến Dương | ![]() | Thang Long Warriors | Hanoi Buffaloes |
2 | 6 | Tăng Minh Trí | ![]() | Cantho Catfish | Cantho Catfish |
3 | 1 | Bùi Quốc Tân | ![]() | Cantho Catfish | Saigon Heat |
3 | 2 | Đàm Huy Đại | ![]() | Danang Dragons | Danang Dragons |
3 | 3 | Huỳnh Vĩnh Quang | ![]() | Saigon Heat | Saigon Heat |
3 | 4 | Bùi Thái Hà | ![]() | Hanoi Buffaloes | Thang Long Warriors |
3 | 5 | Bạch Công Trung | ![]() | Thang Long Warriors | Hanoi Buffaloes |
3 | 6 | Nguyễn Vũ Bình Nguyên | ![]() | Cantho Catfish | Cantho Catfish |
Regular season
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB | Qualification | CTC | SGH | HCM | TLW | HNB | DND | |
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1 | Cantho Catfish | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1269 | 1217 | +52 | .600 | — | Advance to Playoffs | — | 84–83 92-75 | 67–89 80-74 | 71–86 | 70–64 | 107–92 | |
2 | Saigon Heat | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1136 | 1062 | +74 | .600 | — | 77–90 | — | 71–67 65-79 | 88–54 69-52 | 87–81 | 78–52 88-74 | ||
3 | Hochiminh City Wings | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1088 | 1114 | −26 | .533 | 1 | 80–75 | 84–76 | — | 79–77 (OT) 60-74 | 67–98 69-85 | 69–75 | ||
4 | Thang Long Warriors | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1060 | 1058 | +2 | .467 | 2 | 83–81 76-85 | 56–64 | 62–66 | — | 64–61 72-78 | 80–51 | ||
5 | Hanoi Buffaloes | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1134 | 1126 | +8 | .467 | 2 | 73–76 99-131 | 70–84 65-61 | 78–63 | 64–71 | — | 71–82 76-57 | ||
6 | Danang Dragons | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1055 | 1169 | −114 | .333 | 4 | 87–86 79-74 | 62–70 | 60–67 71-75 | 75–70 66-83 | 72–75 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2019. Source: vba.vn
Playoffs
Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||
1 Cantho Catfish | 73 | 87 | 81 | |||||||||||
4 Thang Long Warriors | 81 | 82 | 79 | |||||||||||
1 Cantho Catfish | 78 | 74 | 74 | 49 | 68 | |||||||||
2 Saigon Heat | 75 | 84 | 68 | 66 | 69 | |||||||||
2 Saigon Heat | 66 | 74 | ||||||||||||
3 Hochiminh City Wings | 45 | 71 | ||||||||||||
Awards
Yearly awards
- Fans of the year: Cantho Catfish
- Assist of the year: DeAngelo Hamilton (Cantho Catfish)
- Buzzer beater of the year: Lê Hiếu Thành (Cantho Catfish)
- Handle of the year: Nguyễn Phú Hoàng (Cantho Catfish)
- Block of the year: DeAngelo Hamilton (Cantho Catfish)
- Dunk of the year: Tam Dinh (Cantho Catfish)
- Favorite player of the year: Tam Dinh (Cantho Catfish)
- Rookie of the year: Trương Thái Nam (Hochiminh City Wings)
- Most improved player of the year: Sơn Minh Tâm (Danang Dragons)
- Sportsmanship of the year: Nguyễn Văn Hùng (Danang Dragons)
- Sixth man of the year: Hồng Gia Lân (Thang Long Warriors)
- Defensive player of the year: Mike Bell (Hanoi Buffaloes)
- Local referee of the year: Triệu Chí Thành
- Coach of the year: Predrag Lukic (Hochiminh City Wings)
- Local player of the year: Dư Minh An (Saigon Heat)
- Heritage of the year: Vincent Nguyen (Hochiminh City Wings)
- Most valuable player of the year: Tam Dinh (Cantho Catfish)
MVP of the Week
For week ending | Player | Team | Ref. |
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9 June 2019 | Vincent Nguyen (1/1) | Hochiminh City Wings | 1 |
16 June 2019 | Wayne Martin (1/1) | Hochiminh City Wings | 2 |
23 June 2019 | Mike Bell (1/2) | Hanoi Buffaloes | 3 |
30 June 2019 | Anthony January (1/1) | Danang Dragons | 4 |
7 July 2019 | Michael Soy (1/1) | Hochiminh City Wings | 5 |
14 July 2019 | Tam Dinh (1/2) | Cantho Catfish | 6 |
21 July 2019 | Tam Dinh (2/2) | Cantho Catfish | 7 |
28 July 2019 | Mike Bell (2/2) | Hanoi Buffaloes | 8 |
4 August 2019 | Jaywuan Hill (1/1) | Thang Long Warriors | 9 |
11 August 2019 | Tavarion Nix (1/2) | Saigon Heat | 10 |
18 August 2019 | Tavarion Nix (2/2) | Saigon Heat | 11 |
References
Footnotes
External links
- Official website
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Vietnam Basketball Association