The 2018 VBA season was the third season of the
Vietnam Basketball Association
The Vietnam Basketball Association ( vi, Giải bóng rổ chuyên nghiệp Việt Nam), often abbreviated as VBA, is a Vietnamese national professional basketball league founded in 2016.
History
The formation of the VBA was announced by charter ...
. 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
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 ...
beating
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 ...
in 3 games.
Teams
Venues and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
Import players
Each team is allowed 2 heritage players and 1 foreign player.
Draft
Regular season
Standings
Playoffs
Statistics
Team statistics
*Points per game:
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 ...
(85.80)
*Field goal %:
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
(44%)
*3-point field goal %:
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), ...
(35%)
*Rebounds per game:
Thang Long Warriors (40.35)
*Assists per game:
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 ...
(17.65)
*Steals per game:
Thang Long Warriors (12.41)
*Blocks per game:
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 ...
(3.85)
*Turnovers per game:
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 ...
(18.25)
Awards
Yearly awards
*Fans of the year:
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 ...
*Local referee of the year:
Triệu Chí Thành
Triệu is a Vietnamese surname, it is the equivalent of the Mandarin Chinese surname Zhao (趙). Trieu is the anglicized variation of the surname Triệu.
Notable people with the surname Triệu
* Triệu Thị Trinh or Lady Triệu: a female Vi ...
*Young player of the year:
Võ Kim Bản (
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 ...
)
*Sixth man of the year:
Đặng Thái Hưng (
Thang Long Warriors)
*Sportsmanship award: Henry Nguyen (
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), ...
)
*Defensive player of the year:
Mike Bell (
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 ...
)
*Most favorite player of the year:
Vincent Nguyen
Vincent Nguyen (born Nguyễn Mạnh Hiếu on May 8, 1966) is an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto. On November 6, 2009 Nguyen was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as one of two new Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of Toronto al ...
(
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 ...
)
*Local player of the year: Nguyễn Phú Hoàng (
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 ...
)
*Heritage player of the year:
Chris Dierker
Christopher William Dierker (Vietnamese: Đặng Quý Kiệt; born August 11, 1994) is a retired Vietnamese American professional basketball player for the Danang Dragons of the Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA).
Career
Dierker's mother Lien D ...
(
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 ...
)
*Most valuable player of the year:
DeAngelo Hamilton DeAngelo may refer to:
Given name
*DeAngelo Collins (born 1982), American basketball player
* DeAngelo Hall (born 1983), American football player
*De'Angelo Henderson (born 1992), American football player
*DeAngelo Malone (born 1999), American foo ...
(
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 ...
)
*Coach of the year:
Kevin Yurkus
Kevin Yurkus is an American professional basketball coach who was most recently head coach of Saigon Heat and the Vietnam national basketball team.
Coaching career Club coaching career
From 2016–2017, he coached the Nakhon Pathom Mad Goats i ...
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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 ...
)
MVP of the Week
References
Footnotes
External links
Official website
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Vietnam Basketball Association seasons
2018–19 in Vietnamese basketball
2018–19 in Asian basketball leagues