Tam Dinh (; born April 10, 1990) is a Vietnamese-American professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player for the Hanoi Buffaloes of the VBA.

Pro career

Cantho Catfish (2016–2019)

In 2016, Dinh joined the

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, abbreviated as VBA, is a Vietnamese national professional basketb ...

of the VBA prior to the league's inaugural season. At the conclusion of the season, he was named to the All-VBA First Team, finishing with averages of 19.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game.

Saigon Heat (2019–present)

In 2019, Dinh signed a contract for the

Saigon Heat The Saigon Heat is a Vietnamese professional basketball team based in Ho Chi Minh City. 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. This is the fi ...

of the ASEAN Basketball League.

International career

In 2017, Dinh received a Vietnamese passport. He made his debut for the Vietnam national team at the

2017 SEA Games The 2017 Southeast Asian Games (), officially known as the 29th Southeast Asian Games, or the 29th SEA Games, and commonly known as Kuala Lumpur 2017, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event that took place from 19 to 30 August 2017 in Kuala ...

Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...

Career statistics

VBA

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;",

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, style="text-align:left;", Cantho , 16 , , 14 , , 37.2 , , .498 , , .338 , , .671 , , 6.1 , , 2.8 , , 1.8 , , .3 , , 19.6 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;",

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

, style="text-align:left;", Cantho , 13 , , 13 , , 35.9 , , .462 , , .313 , , .643 , , 6.3 , , 2.8 , , 1.6 , , .3 , , 19.8 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;",

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

, style="text-align:left;", Cantho , 15 , , 15 , , 33.9 , , .449 , , .362 , , .737 , , 8.4 , , 2.9 , , 2.3 , , .1 , , 16.1 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;",

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

, style="text-align:left;", Cantho , 15 , , 14 , , 38.9 , , .548 , , .366 , , .795 , , 7.8 , , 2.7 , , 1.8 , , .3 , , 24.5 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;",

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

, style="text-align:left;", Cantho , 12 , , 12 , , 38.9 , , .454 , , .360 , , .771 , , 6.5 , , 3.4 , , 1.8 , , .1 , , 24.7 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;",

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

, style="text-align:left;",

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

, 3 , , 3 , , 31.7 , , .412 , , .294 , , 1.000 , , 6.3 , , 2.0 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 12.7 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;",

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

, style="text-align:left;",

Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...

, 12 , , 12 , , 37.3 , , .401 , , .289 , , .759 , , 6.6 , , 3.1 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 16.0 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;",

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

, style="text-align:left;",

, 18 , , 18 , , 34.1 , , .451 , , .333 , , .776 , , 5.6 , , 2.5 , , 2.8 , , .1 , , 10.6 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;",

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

, style="text-align:left;", Cantho , 19 , , 19 , , 35.1 , , .399 , , .328 , , .848 , , 6.4 , , 1.5 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , 11.8 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 123 , , 120 , , 36.2 , , .463 , , .336 , , .745 , , 6.7 , , 2.6 , , 1.8 , , .2 , , 17.3

Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", Cantho , 1 , , 1 , , 40.0 , , .545 , , .500 , , .667 , , 7.0 , , 5.0 , , 2.0 , , 2.0 , , 17.0 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", Cantho , 7 , , 7 , , 40.5 , , .342 , , .246 , , .600 , , 6.9 , , 2.4 , , 2.0 , , .4 , , 15.4 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", Cantho , 5 , , 5 , , 39.4 , , .500 , , .333 , , .941 , , 6.2 , , 2.8 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 22.6 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", Cantho , 8 , , 8 , , 34.9 , , .379 , , .434 , , .750 , , 4.5 , , 2.5 , , 1.8 , , .0 , , 12.6 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", Cantho , 2 , , 2 , , 40.0 , , .378 , , .200 , , 1.000 , , 8.0 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .0 , , 25.5 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;",

, 5 , , 5 , , 39.1 , , .424 , , .333 , , .615 , , 4.0 , , 2.4 , , 1.4 , , .0 , , 14.4 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;",

, 2 , , 2 , , 35.3 , , .333 , , .444 , , .000 , , 4.5 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 9.0 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", Cantho , 5 , , 5 , , 39.5 , , .368 , , .333 , , .900 , , 5.2 , , 2.6 , , 3.0 , , .2 , , 13.0 , - class"sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 35 , , 35 , , 38.4 , , .398 , , .330 , , .779 , , 5.5 , , 2.5 , , 1.7 , , .2 , , 15.6

Awards and honors

VBA

* VBA champion:

*All-VBA First Team:

*VBA Heritage MVP:

* Most Favorite Player of The Year:

*VBA Season MVP:

References

1990 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Vietnam American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Vietnamese descent Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Saigon Heat players Shooting guards Small forwards SEA Games bronze medalists for Vietnam SEA Games medalists in basketball Vietnamese men's basketball players Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games SEA Games medalists in 3x3 basketball SEA Games silver medalists for Vietnam Cantho Catfish players Hanoi Buffaloes players 21st-century American sportsmen {{Vietnam-sport-bio-stub