2018 VBA season

The 2018 VBA season was the third season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. 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 beating Hanoi Buffaloes in 3 games.

Vietnam Basketball Association
Competition details
Season 2018
Teams 6
Games played 52
Dates June 16, 2018 – August 16, 2018 (Regular season)
August 21, 2018 – August 26, 2018 (Playoffs)
September 4, 2018 – September 9, 2018 (Finals)
Final positions
Champions Cantho Catfish
Runners-up Hanoi Buffaloes
Semifinalists Saigon Heat
Thang Long Warriors
Awards
MVP DeAngelo Hamilton
Cantho Catfish
Finals MVP DeAngelo Hamilton
Cantho Catfish
Playoffs MVP Mike Bell
Hanoi Buffaloes
Domestic MVP Nguyễn Phú Hoàng
Cantho Catfish
Heritage MVP Chris Dierker
Danang Dragons
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2019 →

Teams

Venues and locations
Locations of teams in 2018 VBA
Team Home city Arena
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 Kevin YurkusLê Hiếu ThànhThang Be Sport
Danang Dragons Donte' HillHorace NguyenThang Be Sport
Hanoi Buffaloes Todd PurvesVincent NguyenAlien Sports
Hochiminh City Wings Hứa Phong HảoNguyễn Huỳnh HảiThang Be Sport
Saigon Heat David SingletonTriệu Hán MinhHemero
Thang Long Warriors Predrag LukicJustin YoungThang Be Sport

Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
Hochiminh City Wings Ricky MagallanesContract ended4 December 2017Pre-season Brian Rowsom27 March 2018
Thang Long Warriors Lee Tao DanaResigned2 February 2018 Matt Skillman27 March 2018
Thang Long Warriors Matt SkillmanSacked17 June 20185th Predrag Lukic18 June 2018
Hochiminh City Wings Brian RowsomChanged to team counselor20 July 20186th Hứa Phong Hảo20 July 2018


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 DeAngelo Hamilton
Danang Dragons Chris Dierker Horace Nguyen Zach Allmon
Hanoi Buffaloes Stefan Nguyen Vincent Nguyen Mike Bell
Hochiminh City Wings Corey Cilia Henry Nguyen Quinton Doggett
Saigon Heat Khoa Tran Tavarion Nix
Thang Long Warriors Justin Young Ryan Le Jaywuan Hill

Draft
Rnd. Pick Player Nationality[n 1] Team School / club team
1 1 Chris Dierker  United States Danang Dragons Madonna University
1 2 Corey Cilia  United States Hochiminh City Wings UC Santa Cruz
1 3 Stefan Nguyen  Sweden Hanoi Buffaloes Danang Dragons
1 4 Nguyễn Tiến Dương  Vietnam Hanoi Buffaloes
1 5 Trần Đăng Khoa  United States Saigon Heat Danang Dragons
1 6 Nguyễn Văn Hùng  Vietnam Thang Long Warriors
2 1 Lê Văn Đầy  Vietnam Danang Dragons Cantho Catfish
2 2 Dư Minh An  Vietnam Hochiminh City Wings Cantho Catfish
2 3 Huỳnh Khang  Vietnam Hanoi Buffaloes Saigon Heat
2 4 Nguyễn Lê Quốc Cường  Vietnam Cantho Catfish
2 5 Lê Ngọc Tú  Vietnam Saigon Heat
2 6 Đặng Thái Hưng  Vietnam Thang Long Warriors Hanoi Buffaloes
3 1 Đàm Huy Đại  Vietnam Danang Dragons
3 2 Phạm Thanh Tùng  Vietnam Hochiminh City Wings Hanoi Buffaloes
3 3 Huỳnh Thanh Tâm  Vietnam Hanoi Buffaloes Cantho Catfish
3 4 Tăng Minh Trí  Vietnam Cantho Catfish
3 5 Nguyễn Huỳnh Hải  Vietnam Saigon Heat
3 6 Ngô Tuấn Trung  Vietnam Thang Long Warriors Hochiminh City Wings

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB Qualification CTC TLW HNB SGH DND HCM
1 Cantho Catfish 15 13 2 1286 1155 +131 .867 — Advance to Playoffs — 69–67
69-80		 82–74 86–78 88–78
90-77		 79–71
88-84
2 Thang Long Warriors 15 10 5 1154 1058 +96 .667 3 74–77 — 69–75 69–57
83-84		 70–76
93-79		 82–71
92-69
3 Hanoi Buffaloes 15 9 6 1172 1126 +46 .600 4 77–92
69-86		 62–63
67-71		 — 82–96 86–76 85–67
4 Saigon Heat 15 9 6 1250 1189 +61 .600 4 89–74
80-91		 62–73 65–72
71-77		 — 102–90 86–77
5 Danang Dragons 15 3 12 1184 1319 −135 .200 10 80–111 69–78 71–82
84-91		 69–83
78-91		 — 79–72
6 Hochiminh City Wings 15 1 14 1147 1342 −195 .067 12 77–104 72–90 62–88
75-85		 89–106
79-100		 75–77
107-101		 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2018. Source: vba.vn

Playoffs
 
SemifinalsFinals
 
              
 
 
 
 
1 Cantho Catfish 9094
 
 
 
4 Saigon Heat 7087
 
1 Cantho Catfish 809076
 
 
 
3 Hanoi Buffaloes 766871
 
2 Thang Long Warriors 6374
 
 
 3 Hanoi Buffaloes 6775
 

Statistics

Team statistics

Awards

Yearly awards

MVP of the Week
For week ending Player Team Ref.
24 June 2018Chris Dierker (1/1)Danang Dragons1
1 July 2018Jaywuan Hill (1/1)Thang Long Warriors2
8 July 2018Lê Ngọc Tú (1/1)Hanoi Buffaloes3
15 July 2018DeAngelo Hamilton (1/2)Cantho Catfish4
22 July 2018Mike Bell (1/1)Hanoi Buffaloes5
29 July 2018Khoa Tran (1/2)Saigon Heat6
5 August 2018Justin Young (1/1)Thang Long Warriors7
12 August 2018DeAngelo Hamilton (2/2)Cantho Catfish8
19 August 2018Khoa Tran (2/2)Saigon Heat9
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References

    Footnotes
    1. 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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