2019 VBA season

Vietnam Basketball Association
Vietnam Basketball Association
Season	2019
Teams	6
Games played	55
Dates	1 June 2019 – 18 August 2019 (Regular season) ; 24 August 2019 – 31 August 2019 (Playoffs) ; 7 September 2019 - 17 September 2019 (Finals)
Final positions
Top seed	Cantho Catfish
Champions	Saigon Heat
Runners-up	Cantho Catfish
Semifinalists	Hochiminh City Wings ; Thang Long Warriors
Awards
MVP	Tam Dinh ; (Cantho Catfish)
Finals MVP	; (Saigon Heat)
Domestic MVP	; (Saigon Heat)
Heritage MVP	Vincent Nguyen ; (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[]

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Locations of teams in 2019 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	Captain	Kit manufacturer
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	Date of appointment
Thang Long Warriors		Resigned	11 November 2018	Pre-season	22 March 2019
Hochiminh City Wings	vacant				24 November 2018
Cantho Catfish	Kevin Yurkus	Resigned	7 January 2019		18 February 2019
Danang Dragons	Donte Hill	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
1	1		Canada	Hochiminh City Wings
1	2	Nguyễn Văn Hùng	Vietnam	Danang Dragons	Hanoi Buffaloes
1	3		United States	Saigon Heat
1	4		Vietnam	Hanoi Buffaloes	Thang Long Warriors
1	5		Vietnam	Thang Long Warriors	Hanoi Buffaloes
1	6		Vietnam	Hochiminh City Wings	Saigon Heat
2	1		Vietnam	Hanoi Buffaloes	Hochiminh City Wings
2	2		Canada	Danang Dragons
2	3		Vietnam	Saigon Heat	Hanoi Buffaloes
2	4	Tô Quang Trung	Vietnam	Hanoi Buffaloes	Thang Long Warriors
2	5		Vietnam	Thang Long Warriors	Hanoi Buffaloes
2	6		Vietnam	Cantho Catfish	Cantho Catfish
3	1		Vietnam	Cantho Catfish	Saigon Heat
3	2		Vietnam	Danang Dragons	Danang Dragons
3	3		Vietnam	Saigon Heat	Saigon Heat
3	4		Vietnam	Hanoi Buffaloes	Thang Long Warriors
3	5		Vietnam	Thang Long Warriors	Hanoi Buffaloes
3	6		Vietnam	Cantho Catfish	Cantho Catfish

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	GB	Qualification	CTC	SGH	HCM	TLW	HNB	DND
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: (Cantho Catfish)
Buzzer beater of the year: (Cantho Catfish)
Handle of the year: (Cantho Catfish)
Block of the year: (Cantho Catfish)
Dunk of the year: Tam Dinh (Cantho Catfish)
Favorite player of the year: Tam Dinh (Cantho Catfish)
Rookie of the year: (Hochiminh City Wings)
Most improved player of the year: (Danang Dragons)
Sportsmanship of the year: (Danang Dragons)
Sixth man of the year: (Thang Long Warriors)
Defensive player of the year: Mike Bell (Hanoi Buffaloes)
Local referee of the year:
Coach of the year: (Hochiminh City Wings)
Local player of the year: (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.
9 June 2019	Vincent Nguyen (1/1)	Hochiminh City Wings	1
16 June 2019	(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	(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	(1/1)	Thang Long Warriors	9
11 August 2019	(1/2)	Saigon Heat	10
18 August 2019	(2/2)	Saigon Heat	11

References[]

Footnotes[]

^ 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.

External links[]

Official website

[nationality-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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