Vietnam Basketball Association | ||||||||||
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Season | 2016 | |||||||||
Duration | August 6, 2016 – October 23, 2016 (Regular season) October 26, 2016 – November 6, 2016 (Playoffs) November 11, 2016 – November 16, 2016 (Finals) | |||||||||
Number of games | 16 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 5 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | Saigon Heat | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Danang Dragons (1st title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | Hochiminh City Wings | |||||||||
Semifinalists |
Hanoi Buffaloes Saigon Heat | |||||||||
Awards | ||||||||||
Domestic MVP |
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International MVP |
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Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← Inaugural season
2017 → |
The 2016 VBA season is the inaugural season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. [1] The regular season began on August 6, 2016, and ended on October 23, 2016. The playoffs began on October 26, 2016, and ended with the 2016 VBA Finals on November 16, 2016, with the Danang Dragons winning the inaugural VBA title after sweeping the Hochiminh City Wings in 2 games. [2]
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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Cantho Catfish |
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Hemero |
Danang Dragons |
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Hanoi Buffaloes |
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Hochiminh City Wings |
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Saigon Heat |
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Each team is allowed 2 heritage players and 1 foreign player.
Team | Heritage 1 | Heritage 2 | Foreign |
Cantho Catfish |
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Danang Dragons |
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Hanoi Buffaloes |
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Hochiminh City Wings |
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Saigon Heat |
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The regular season began on August 6 with the Hanoi Buffaloes hosting the Saigon Heat, and ended on October 23 with the Heat hosting the Buffaloes. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB |
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1 | Saigon Heat | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .688 | — |
2 | Hochiminh City Wings | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .688 | — |
3 | Hanoi Buffaloes | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .563 | 2 |
4 | Cantho Catfish | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | 6 |
5 | Danang Dragons | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 7 |
The Heat clinched #1 seed over the Wings based on head-to-head record (3–1).
The 2016 VBA playoffs began on October 26, 2016, and ended on November 12, 2016.
Wildcard | ||
4 Cantho Catfish | 66 | |
5 Danang Dragons | 72 | |
Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
1 Saigon Heat | 73 | 80 | ||||||||
5 Danang Dragons | 76 | 86 | ||||||||
5 Danang Dragons | 69 | 85 | ||||||||
2 Hochiminh City Wings | 55 | 78 | ||||||||
2 Hochiminh City Wings | 64 | 77 | 74 | |||||||
3 Hanoi Buffaloes | 84 | 66 | 71 | |||||||
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Rudolphe Joly | Danang Dragons | 24.2 |
Rebounds per game | Tavarion Nix | Cantho Catfish | 15.8 |
Assists per game | David Arnold | Saigon Heat | 5.9 |
Steals per game | Phạm Duy Hậu | Saigon Heat | 2.0 |
Blocks per game | Darrell Miller | Saigon Heat | 2.0 |
Turnovers per game | Rudolphe Joly | Danang Dragons | 4.9 |
Fouls per game | Dmytri Guchko | Saigon Heat | 4.0 |
Minutes per game | Trevor Berkeley | Hanoi Buffaloes | 38.2 |
FG% | Ken Le | Danang Dragons | 0.670 |
FT% | Lại Xương Thanh | Hochiminh City Wings | 1.000 |
3P% | Hồng Gia Lân | Hochiminh City Wings | 0.670 |
Category | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Hochiminh City Wings | 75.7 |
Rebounds per game | Hochiminh City Wings | 36.4 |
Steals per game | Hanoi Buffaloes | 9.7 |
Blocks per game | Hochiminh City Wings | 3.4 |
FG% |
Danang Dragons Saigon Heat |
0.440 |
FT% |
Hochiminh City Wings Cantho Catfish |
0.570 |
3FG% |
Hochiminh City Wings Danang Dragons |
0.300 |
Vietnam Basketball Association | ||||||||||
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Season | 2016 | |||||||||
Duration | August 6, 2016 – October 23, 2016 (Regular season) October 26, 2016 – November 6, 2016 (Playoffs) November 11, 2016 – November 16, 2016 (Finals) | |||||||||
Number of games | 16 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 5 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | Saigon Heat | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Danang Dragons (1st title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | Hochiminh City Wings | |||||||||
Semifinalists |
Hanoi Buffaloes Saigon Heat | |||||||||
Awards | ||||||||||
Domestic MVP |
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International MVP |
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Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← Inaugural season
2017 → |
The 2016 VBA season is the inaugural season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. [1] The regular season began on August 6, 2016, and ended on October 23, 2016. The playoffs began on October 26, 2016, and ended with the 2016 VBA Finals on November 16, 2016, with the Danang Dragons winning the inaugural VBA title after sweeping the Hochiminh City Wings in 2 games. [2]
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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Cantho Catfish |
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Hemero |
Danang Dragons |
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Hanoi Buffaloes |
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Hochiminh City Wings |
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Saigon Heat |
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Each team is allowed 2 heritage players and 1 foreign player.
Team | Heritage 1 | Heritage 2 | Foreign |
Cantho Catfish |
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Danang Dragons |
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Hanoi Buffaloes |
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Hochiminh City Wings |
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Saigon Heat |
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The regular season began on August 6 with the Hanoi Buffaloes hosting the Saigon Heat, and ended on October 23 with the Heat hosting the Buffaloes. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB |
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1 | Saigon Heat | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .688 | — |
2 | Hochiminh City Wings | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .688 | — |
3 | Hanoi Buffaloes | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .563 | 2 |
4 | Cantho Catfish | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | 6 |
5 | Danang Dragons | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 7 |
The Heat clinched #1 seed over the Wings based on head-to-head record (3–1).
The 2016 VBA playoffs began on October 26, 2016, and ended on November 12, 2016.
Wildcard | ||
4 Cantho Catfish | 66 | |
5 Danang Dragons | 72 | |
Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
1 Saigon Heat | 73 | 80 | ||||||||
5 Danang Dragons | 76 | 86 | ||||||||
5 Danang Dragons | 69 | 85 | ||||||||
2 Hochiminh City Wings | 55 | 78 | ||||||||
2 Hochiminh City Wings | 64 | 77 | 74 | |||||||
3 Hanoi Buffaloes | 84 | 66 | 71 | |||||||
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Rudolphe Joly | Danang Dragons | 24.2 |
Rebounds per game | Tavarion Nix | Cantho Catfish | 15.8 |
Assists per game | David Arnold | Saigon Heat | 5.9 |
Steals per game | Phạm Duy Hậu | Saigon Heat | 2.0 |
Blocks per game | Darrell Miller | Saigon Heat | 2.0 |
Turnovers per game | Rudolphe Joly | Danang Dragons | 4.9 |
Fouls per game | Dmytri Guchko | Saigon Heat | 4.0 |
Minutes per game | Trevor Berkeley | Hanoi Buffaloes | 38.2 |
FG% | Ken Le | Danang Dragons | 0.670 |
FT% | Lại Xương Thanh | Hochiminh City Wings | 1.000 |
3P% | Hồng Gia Lân | Hochiminh City Wings | 0.670 |
Category | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Hochiminh City Wings | 75.7 |
Rebounds per game | Hochiminh City Wings | 36.4 |
Steals per game | Hanoi Buffaloes | 9.7 |
Blocks per game | Hochiminh City Wings | 3.4 |
FG% |
Danang Dragons Saigon Heat |
0.440 |
FT% |
Hochiminh City Wings Cantho Catfish |
0.570 |
3FG% |
Hochiminh City Wings Danang Dragons |
0.300 |