2017 VBA season
The 2017 VBA season was the second season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The regular season began on September 5, 2017 and end on November 5, 2017. The playoffs began on November 8, 2017 and ended on December 3, 2017, with the Thang Long Warriors beating the Cantho Catfish in 5 games to clinch their first VBA title.[1]
| Competition details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2017 | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Games played | 45 | ||
| Dates |
September 5, 2017 – November 5, 2017 (Regular season) November 8, 2017 – November 12, 2017 (Playoffs) November 19, 2017 – December 3, 2017 (Finals) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | Thang Long Warriors | ||
| Runners-up | Cantho Catfish | ||
| Semifinalists |
Hanoi Buffaloes Saigon Heat | ||
| Awards | |||
| Domestic MVP |
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| International MVP |
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| Heritage MVP |
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← 2016 2018 → | |||
Teams
Venues and locations
| 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 | |
| Thang Long Warriors | Hà Nội | Su Pham Sports Arena |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantho Catfish | | | |
| Danang Dragons | | | |
| Hanoi Buffaloes | | | Alien Sports |
| Hochiminh Ciy Wings |  | | |
| Saigon Heat | | | |
| Thang Long Warriors | | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Position in table | Replaced with |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hochiminh City Wings |  | Pre-season | |
| Thang Long Warriors | Expansion | | |
| Saigon Heat |  | | |
| Cantho Catfish | | |
Draft
The Thang Long Warriors selected Justin Young first in the inaugural VBA Heritage Player Draft.[2]
| Rnd. | Pick | Player | Nationality[n 1] | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Justin Young | |
Thang Long Warriors | Hochiminh City Wings / Hanoi Buffaloes |
| 1 | 2 | Vincent Nguyen |  |
Hanoi Buffaloes | Den Bosch |
| 1 | 3 | Henry Nguyen | |
Hochiminh City Wings | |
| 2 | 4 | Anthony Vo | |
Hochiminh City Wings | |
| 2 | 5 | Stefan Nguyen |  |
Danang Dragons | Danang Dragons / Saigon Heat |
| 2 | 6 | Sang Dinh | |
Cantho Catfish | Cantho Catfish |
| 2 | 7 | Ryan Le | |
Thang Long Warriors | Saigon Heat |
| 2 | 8 | Ryan Arnold | |
Hanoi Buffaloes | Hanoi Buffaloes |
| 2 | 9 | Jimmy Kien | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Saigon Heat | Danang Dragons |
Import players
Each team is allowed 2 heritage players and 1 foreign player.
| Team | Heritage 1 | Heritage 2 | Foreign |
| Cantho Catfish | | | |
| Danang Dragons | | | |
| Hanoi Buffaloes | | | |
| Hochiminh City Wings | | | |
| Saigon Heat | | | |
| Thang Long Warriors | | | |
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB | Qualification | TLW | SGH | CTC | HNB | HCM | DND | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thang Long Warriors | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1160 | 1058 | +102 | .800 | — | Advance to Playoffs | — | 69–66 | 79–67 87-90 |
71–61 80-69 |
56–67 | 96–65 | |
| 2 | Saigon Heat | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1147 | 1084 | +63 | .600 | 3 | 86–78 69-75 |
— | 72–59 62-78 |
84–77 64-72 |
74–79 | 93–78 | ||
| 3 | Cantho Catfish | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1210 | 1151 | +59 | .600 | 3 | 72–74 | 80–85 | — | 83–86 | 85–71 99-63 |
76–68 105-99 | ||
| 4 | Hanoi Buffaloes | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1067 | 1049 | +18 | .533 | 4 | 66–71 | 71–72 | 71–79 75-77 |
— | 57–55 65-60 |
66–60 83-61 | ||
| 5 | Hochiminh City Wings | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1041 | 1116 | −75 | .333 | 7 | 71–79 73-84 |
59–67 63-102 |
85–67 | 74–81 | — | 84–63 | ||
| 6 | Danang Dragons | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1045 | 1212 | −167 | .133 | 10 | 64–79 72-82 |
82–72 64-79 |
74–93 | 58–67 | 74–77 63-60 |
— |
Source: vba.vn
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||
| 1 Thang Long Warriors | 82 | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 4 Hanoi Buffaloes | 57 | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 1 Thang Long Warriors | 78 | 73 | 74 | 79 | 95 | |||||||||
| 3 Cantho Catfish | 83 | 68 | 77 | 64 | 80 | |||||||||
| 2 Saigon Heat | 80 | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 3 Cantho Catfish | 85 | 76 | ||||||||||||
Statistics
Team statistic leaders
| Category | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Cantho Catfish | 79.2 |
| Rebounds per game | Cantho Catfish | 41.0 |
| Steals per game | Cantho Catfish | 11.3 |
| Blocks per game | Cantho Catfish | 4.7 |
| FG% | Cantho Catfish | 0.480 |
| FT% | Hanoi Buffaloes | 0.650 |
| 3FG% | Saigon Heat | 0.310 |
Awards
Yearly awards
- Season MVP: Jaywuan Hill (Thang Long Warriors)
- Season Local MVP: Tô Quang Trung (Thang Long Warriors)
- Season Heritage MVP: Tam Dinh (Cantho Catfish)
- Defensive Player of the Year: DeAngelo Hamilton (Cantho Catfish)
- Youth Man of the Year: Nguyễn Hoàng Tuấn (Danang Dragons)
- Sixth Man of the Year: Nguyễn Huỳnh Hải (Saigon Heat)
- Coach of the Year: Kevin Yurkus (Cantho Catfish)
MVP of the Week
| For week ending | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2017 | Tam Dinh (1/1) | Cantho Catfish | 1 |
| 17 September 2017 | DeAngelo Hamilton (1/2) | Cantho Catfish | |
| 24 September 2017 | Lê Ngọc Tú (1/1) | Saigon Heat | 3 |
| 1 October 2017 | David Arnold (1/2) | Saigon Heat | 4 |
| 8 October 2017 | Vincent Nguyen (1/1) | Hanoi Buffaloes | 5 |
| 15 October 2017 | DeAngelo Hamilton (2/2) | Cantho Catfish | 6 |
| 22 October 2017 | David Arnold (2/2) | Saigon Heat | 7 |
| 29 October 2017 | Jaywuan Hill (1/2) | Thang Long Warriors | 8 |
| 5 November 2017 | Jaywuan Hill (2/2) | Thang Long Warriors | 9 |
Notable occurrences
- The VBA held their annual tryouts for players of Vietnamese heritage at Hope International University in Fullerton, CA on May 6–7, 2017.[3]
- The Thang Long Warriors became the league's 6th franchise.[4]
- On May 19, the Saigon Heat and head coach Anthony Garbelotto mutually agreed to terminate his contract after a disappointing season with the ASEAN Basketball League team.[5]
- On June 14, the inaugural VBA Draft was held in HCMC for unsigned heritage players from the 2016 season and selects from the US tryouts.[2]
- The first ever trade in league history happened on June 28 with the Hochiminh City Wings trading the draft rights for Jimmy Kien to the Saigon Heat for the draft rights for Anthony Vo.[6]
Notes
- Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
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References
- "Thang Long Warriors take VBA second season trophy". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- "Shock picks made on Vietnam Basketball Association's Draft Day". vnexpress.net. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- "Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA) to organize tryout for Vietnamese heritage player in the USA this May". vba.vn. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- "The sixth VBA team Thang Long Warriors just revealed their logo". aseansports.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- "Coach Anthony Garbelotto and Saigon Heat decided not to renew the contract". aseansports.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- "Saigonheat.com". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07.
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