2016 VBA season

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]

Vietnam Basketball Association
Competition details
Season 2016
Teams 5
Games played 16
Dates August 6, 2016 – October 23, 2016 (Regular season)
October 26, 2016 – November 6, 2016 (Playoffs)
November 11, 2016 – November 16, 2016 (Finals)
Final positions
Champions Danang Dragons (1st title)
Runners-up Hochiminh City Wings
Semifinalists Hanoi Buffaloes
Saigon Heat
Awards
Domestic MVP Lê Ngọc Tú
International MVP Rudolphe Joly
Statistical leaders
Points Rudolphe Joly
24.2
Rebounds Tavarion Nix
15.8
Assists David Arnold
5.9
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Teams

Venues and locations
Locations of teams in 2017 VBA
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Cantho Catfish Cần Thơ Da Nang Sports Arena
Danang Dragons Đà Nẵng Quan Khu 5 Sports Arena
Hanoi Buffaloes Hà Nội Bach Khoa Sports Arena
Hochiminh City Wings Ho Chi Minh City Ho Xuan Huong Sports Arena
Saigon Heat Ho Chi Minh City CIS Sports Arena

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer
Cantho Catfish David Singleton Tam DinhHemero
Danang Dragons Donte' Hill Stefan Nguyen
Hanoi Buffaloes Todd Purves Nguyễn Thành Đạt
Hochiminh City Wings Mika Turunen Triệu Hán Minh
Saigon Heat Tony Garbelotto David Arnold

Import players

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

Team Heritage 1 Heritage 2 Foreign
Cantho Catfish Tam Dinh Sang Dinh Tavarion Nix
Danang Dragons Horace Nguyen Jimmy Kien Rudolphe Joly
Hanoi Buffaloes Anthony Phan Ryan Arnold Trevor Berkeley
Hochiminh City Wings Justin Young- Jaywuan Hill
Saigon Heat David Arnold Khoa Tran Darrell Miller

Regular season

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]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
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
Source: vba.vn

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
 
Wildcard
 
  
 
 
 
 
4 Cantho Catfish66
 
 
 5 Danang Dragons72
 


 
SemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
1 Saigon Heat7380
 
 
 
5 Danang Dragons7686
 
5 Danang Dragons6985
 
 
 
 2 Hochiminh City Wings5578
 
2 Hochiminh City Wings647774
 
 
 3 Hanoi Buffaloes846671
 

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Points per gameRudolphe JolyDanang Dragons24.2
Rebounds per gameTavarion NixCantho Catfish15.8
Assists per gameDavid ArnoldSaigon Heat5.9
Steals per gamePhạm Duy HậuSaigon Heat2.0
Blocks per gameDarrell MillerSaigon Heat2.0
Turnovers per gameRudolphe JolyDanang Dragons4.9
Fouls per gameDmytri GuchkoSaigon Heat4.0
Minutes per gameTrevor BerkeleyHanoi Buffaloes38.2
FG%Ken LeDanang Dragons0.670
FT%Lại Xương ThanhHochiminh City Wings1.000
3P%Hồng Gia LânHochiminh City Wings0.670

Team statistic leaders
CategoryTeamStatistic
Points per gameHochiminh City Wings75.7
Rebounds per gameHochiminh City Wings36.4
Steals per gameHanoi Buffaloes9.7
Blocks per gameHochiminh City Wings3.4
FG%Danang Dragons
Saigon Heat		0.440
FT%Hochiminh City Wings
Cantho Catfish		0.570
3FG%Hochiminh City Wings
Danang Dragons		0.300

Awards
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References
  1. Hodge, Harry. "Vietnam is getting a pro basketball league". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. "Danang Dragons win VBA League". vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. "Wings, Buffaloes win first matches at VBA event". vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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