The 2016 VBA season is the inaugural season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. 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 The Danang Dragons are a Vietnamese professional basketball team based in Danang, Vietnam. They play in the Vietnam Basketball Association The Vietnam Basketball Association ( vi, Giải bóng rổ chuyên nghiệp Việt Nam), often abbreviate ...

winning the inaugural VBA title after sweeping the

Hochiminh City Wings The Ho Chi Minh City Wings are a Vietnamese professional basketball team based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. They play in the Vietnam Basketball Association The Vietnam Basketball Association ( vi, Giải bóng rổ chuyên nghiệp Việt Nam), ...

in 2 games.

Teams

Venues and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Import players

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

Regular season

The regular season began on August 6 with the Hanoi Buffaloes hosting the

Saigon Heat The Saigon Heat is a Vietnamese professional basketball team based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Since the 2014 season, the Heat's home games are played at the CIS Arena on the campus of the Canadian International School in District 7. Saig ...

, and ended on October 23 with the Heat hosting the Buffaloes.

Standings

Tiebreakers

The Heat clinched #1 seed over the Wings based on head-to-head record (3–1).

Playoffs

The 2016 VBA playoffs began on October 26, 2016 and ended on November 12, 2016.

Bracket

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Team statistic leaders

Awards

*Season MVP: Rudolphe Joly (

) *Season Local MVP: Lê Ngọc Tú (

) *Defensive Player of the Year: Justin Young (

) *Rising Star: Khoa Tran (

) *Sixth Man of the Year: Nguyễn Phú Hoàng (

Hanoi Buffaloes The Hanoi Buffaloes are a Vietnamese professional basketball team based in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hanoi Buffaloes represents Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, play in the Vietnam Basketball Association The Vietnam Basketball Association ( vi, Giải ...

) *Coach of the Year: Todd Purves (

) * All-VBA First Team ** F Darrell Miller (

) ** F Jaywuan Hill (

) ** G Tam Dinh (

Cantho Catfish The Cantho Catfish are a Vietnamese professional basketball team based in Cần Thơ, Vietnam. They play in the Vietnam Basketball Association The Vietnam Basketball Association ( vi, Giải bóng rổ chuyên nghiệp Việt Nam), often abbrevi ...

) ** G David Arnold (

) ** G Lê Ngọc Tú (

)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:VBA Vietnam Basketball Association seasons 2016–17 in Vietnamese basketball 2016–17 in Asian basketball leagues