2018 VBA season

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Vietnam Basketball Association
Season2018
Teams6
Games played52
DatesJune 16, 2018 – August 16, 2018 (Regular season)
August 21, 2018 – August 26, 2018 (Playoffs)
September 4, 2018 – September 9, 2018 (Finals)
Final positions
Top seedCantho Catfish
ChampionsCantho Catfish
Runners-upHanoi Buffaloes
SemifinalistsSaigon Heat
Thang Long Warriors
Awards
MVPUnited States
Cantho Catfish
Finals MVPUnited States
Cantho Catfish
Playoffs MVPUnited States
Hanoi Buffaloes
Domestic MVPVietnam Nguyễn Phú Hoàng
Cantho Catfish
Heritage MVPUnited States Chris Dierker
Danang Dragons
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2019 →

The 2018 VBA season was the third season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The regular season began on June 16, 2018 and ended on August 16, 2018. The playoffs began on August 21, 2018 and ended on August 26, 2018. The finals began on September 4, 2018 and ended on September 9, 2018 with Cantho Catfish beating Hanoi Buffaloes in 3 games.

Teams[]

Venues and locations[]

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Locations of teams in 2018 VBA
Team Home city Arena
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 Thang Be Sport
Danang Dragons United States Donte' Hill Thang Be Sport
Hanoi Buffaloes United States Vincent Nguyen Alien Sports
Hochiminh City Wings Vietnam Thang Be Sport
Saigon Heat United States Triệu Hán Minh Hemero
Thang Long Warriors Serbia Justin Young Thang Be Sport

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment
Hochiminh City Wings Philippines Contract ended 4 December 2017 Pre-season United States Brian Rowsom 27 March 2018
Thang Long Warriors United States Resigned 2 February 2018 United States 27 March 2018
Thang Long Warriors United States Sacked 17 June 2018 5th Serbia 18 June 2018
Hochiminh City Wings United States Brian Rowsom Changed to team counselor 20 July 2018 6th Vietnam 20 July 2018


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 Chris Dierker United States United States
Hanoi Buffaloes Sweden Stefan Nguyen Netherlands Vincent Nguyen United States
Hochiminh City Wings United States United States Henry Nguyen United States
Saigon Heat United States Khoa Tran United States
Thang Long Warriors United States Justin Young Canada United States

Draft[]

Rnd. Pick Player Nationality[n 1] Team School / club team
1 1 Chris Dierker  United States Danang Dragons Madonna University
1 2  United States Hochiminh City Wings UC Santa Cruz
1 3 Stefan Nguyen  Sweden Hanoi Buffaloes Danang Dragons
1 4  Vietnam Hanoi Buffaloes
1 5 Trần Đăng Khoa  United States Saigon Heat Danang Dragons
1 6 Nguyễn Văn Hùng  Vietnam Thang Long Warriors
2 1  Vietnam Danang Dragons Cantho Catfish
2 2  Vietnam Hochiminh City Wings Cantho Catfish
2 3  Vietnam Hanoi Buffaloes Saigon Heat
2 4  Vietnam Cantho Catfish
2 5 Lê Ngọc Tú  Vietnam Saigon Heat
2 6  Vietnam Thang Long Warriors Hanoi Buffaloes
3 1  Vietnam Danang Dragons
3 2  Vietnam Hochiminh City Wings Hanoi Buffaloes
3 3  Vietnam Hanoi Buffaloes Cantho Catfish
3 4  Vietnam Cantho Catfish
3 5  Vietnam Saigon Heat
3 6 Ngô Tuấn Trung  Vietnam Thang Long Warriors Hochiminh City Wings

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB Qualification CTC TLW HNB SGH DND HCM
1 Cantho Catfish 15 13 2 1286 1155 +131 .867 — Advance to Playoffs — 69–67
69-80 		82–74 86–78 88–78
90-77 		79–71
88-84
2 Thang Long Warriors 15 10 5 1154 1058 +96 .667 3 74–77 — 69–75 69–57
83-84 		70–76
93-79 		82–71
92-69
3 Hanoi Buffaloes 15 9 6 1172 1126 +46 .600 4 77–92
69-86 		62–63
67-71 (OT) 		— 82–96 86–76 85–67
4 Saigon Heat 15 9 6 1250 1189 +61 .600 4 89–74
80-91 		62–73 65–72
71-77 		— 102–90 86–77
5 Danang Dragons 15 3 12 1184 1319 −135 .200 10 80–111 69–78 71–82
84-91 		69–83
78-91 		— 79–72
6 Hochiminh City Wings 15 1 14 1147 1342 −195 .067 12 77–104 72–90 62–88
75-85 		89–106
79-100 		75–77
107-101 		—
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2018. Source: vba.vn

Playoffs[]

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
              
 
 
 
 
1 Cantho Catfish 9094
 
 
 
4 Saigon Heat 7087
 
1 Cantho Catfish 809076
 
 
 
3 Hanoi Buffaloes 766871
 
2 Thang Long Warriors 6374
 
 
 3 Hanoi Buffaloes 6775
 

Statistics[]

Team statistics[]

Awards[]

Yearly awards[]

MVP of the Week[]

For week ending Player Team Ref.
24 June 2018 Chris Dierker (1/1) Danang Dragons 1
1 July 2018 (1/1) Thang Long Warriors 2
8 July 2018 Lê Ngọc Tú (1/1) Hanoi Buffaloes 3
15 July 2018 (1/2) Cantho Catfish 4
22 July 2018 Mike Bell (1/1) Hanoi Buffaloes 5
29 July 2018 Khoa Tran (1/2) Saigon Heat 6
5 August 2018 Justin Young (1/1) Thang Long Warriors 7
12 August 2018 (2/2) Cantho Catfish 8
19 August 2018 Khoa Tran (2/2) Saigon Heat 9

References[]

Footnotes[]

  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.

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