2017 VBA season

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Vietnam Basketball Association
Season2017
Teams6
Games played54
DatesSeptember 5, 2017 – November 5, 2017 (Regular season)
November 8, 2017 – November 12, 2017 (Playoffs)
November 19, 2017 – December 3, 2017 (Finals)
Final positions
ChampionsThang Long Warriors
Runners-upCantho Catfish
SemifinalistsHanoi Buffaloes
Saigon Heat
Awards
Domestic MVPVietnam Tô Quang Trung (Thang Long)
International MVPUnited States Jaywuan Hill (Thang Long)
Heritage MVPUnited States Tam Dinh (Cantho)
2016
2018

The 2017 VBA season was the second season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The regular season began on September 5, 2017 and end on November 5, 2017. The playoffs began on November 8, 2017 and ended on December 3, 2017, with the Thang Long Warriors beating the Cantho Catfish in 5 games to clinch their first VBA title.[1]

Teams[]

Venues and locations[]

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Locations of teams in 2017 VBA
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Cantho Catfish Cần Thơ
Danang Dragons Đà Nẵng
Hanoi Buffaloes Hà Nội
Hochiminh City Wings Ho Chi Minh City
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
Cantho Catfish United States Kevin Yurkus Vietnam Lê Hiếu Thành
Danang Dragons United States Donte' Hill United States Horace Nguyen
Hanoi Buffaloes United States Vietnam Nguyễn Thành Đạt Alien Sports
Hochiminh Ciy Wings Philippines Vietnam Triệu Hán Minh
Saigon Heat United States United States David Arnold
Thang Long Warriors United States Canada Ryan Le

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Position in table Replaced with
Hochiminh City Wings Finland Pre-season Philippines
Thang Long Warriors Expansion United States
Saigon Heat United Kingdom Anthony Garbelotto United States
Cantho Catfish United States United States Kevin Yurkus

Draft[]

The Thang Long Warriors selected Justin Young first in the inaugural VBA Heritage Player Draft.[2]

Rnd. Pick Player Nationality[n 1] Team School / club team
1 1 Justin Young  United States Thang Long Warriors Hochiminh City Wings / Hanoi Buffaloes
1 2 Vincent Nguyen  Netherlands Hanoi Buffaloes Den Bosch
1 3 Henry Nguyen  United States Hochiminh City Wings
2 4  United States Hochiminh City Wings
2 5 Stefan Nguyen  Sweden Danang Dragons Danang Dragons / Saigon Heat
2 6  United States Cantho Catfish Cantho Catfish
2 7  Canada Thang Long Warriors Saigon Heat
2 8  United States Hanoi Buffaloes Hanoi Buffaloes
2 9  Australia Saigon Heat Danang Dragons

Import players[]

Each team is allowed 2 heritage players and 1 foreign player.

Team Heritage 1 Heritage 2 Foreign
Cantho Catfish United States Tam Dinh United States United States
Danang Dragons United States United States Khoa Tran Canada Rudolphe Joly
Hanoi Buffaloes Netherlands Vincent Nguyen United States
Hochiminh City Wings United States Henry Nguyen United States
Saigon Heat United States David Arnold United States United States Darius Lewis
Thang Long Warriors United States Justin Young Canada United States

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB Qualification TLW SGH CTC HNB HCM DND
1 Thang Long Warriors 15 12 3 1160 1058 +102 .800 Advance to Playoffs 69–66 79–67
87-90
71–61
80-69
56–67 96–65
2 Saigon Heat 15 9 6 1147 1084 +63 .600 3 86–78
69-75
72–59
62-78
84–77
64-72
74–79 93–78
3 Cantho Catfish 15 9 6 1210 1151 +59 .600 3 72–74 80–85 (OT) 83–86 (OT) 85–71
99-63
76–68
105-99
4 Hanoi Buffaloes 15 8 7 1067 1049 +18 .533 4 66–71 71–72 71–79
75-77
57–55
65-60
66–60
83-61
5 Hochiminh City Wings 15 5 10 1041 1116 −75 .333 7 71–79
73-84
59–67
63-102
85–67 74–81 84–63
6 Danang Dragons 15 2 13 1045 1212 −167 .133 10 64–79
72-82
82–72
64-79
74–93 58–67 74–77
63-60
Source: vba.vn

Playoffs[]

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
              
 
 
 
 
1 Thang Long Warriors8269
 
 
 
4 Hanoi Buffaloes5758
 
1 Thang Long Warriors7873747995
 
 
 
3 Cantho Catfish8368776480
 
2 Saigon Heat8068
 
 
3 Cantho Catfish8576
 

Statistics[]

Team statistic leaders[]

Category Team Statistic
Points per game Cantho Catfish 79.2
Rebounds per game Cantho Catfish 41.0
Steals per game Cantho Catfish 11.3
Blocks per game Cantho Catfish 4.7
FG% Cantho Catfish 0.480
FT% Hanoi Buffaloes 0.650
3FG% Saigon Heat 0.310

Awards[]

Yearly awards[]

MVP of the Week[]

For week ending Player Team Ref.
10 September 2017 Tam Dinh (1/1) Cantho Catfish 1
17 September 2017 DeAngelo Hamilton (1/2) Cantho Catfish
24 September 2017 Lê Ngọc Tú (1/1) Saigon Heat 3
1 October 2017 David Arnold (1/2) Saigon Heat 4
8 October 2017 Vincent Nguyen (1/1) Hanoi Buffaloes 5
15 October 2017 DeAngelo Hamilton (2/2) Cantho Catfish 6
22 October 2017 David Arnold (2/2) Saigon Heat 7
29 October 2017 Jaywuan Hill (1/2) Thang Long Warriors 8
5 November 2017 Jaywuan Hill (2/2) Thang Long Warriors 9

Notable occurrences[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.

References[]

  1. ^ "Thang Long Warriors take VBA second season trophy". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Shock picks made on Vietnam Basketball Association's Draft Day". vnexpress.net. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA) to organize tryout for Vietnamese heritage player in the USA this May". vba.vn. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. ^ "The sixth VBA team Thang Long Warriors just revealed their logo". aseansports.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Coach Anthony Garbelotto and Saigon Heat decided not to renew the contract". aseansports.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Saigonheat.com". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07.

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