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.[1]

Ho Chi Minh City Wings
LeaguesVBA
Founded2016
ArenaHo Xuan Huong Sports Arena
Capacity6,000
LocationHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Team coloursRoyal blue, Yellow
         
PresidentTrần Anh Tú
Head coach Gedeminas Meiliunas
Websitewww.vba.vn/wings

History

During the offseason after their inaugural seam, the Wings announced that Finnish head coach Mika Turunen would not return for their sophomore season and named former Vietnam national basketball team head coach Rick Magallanes as his replacement.[2]

Season-by-season record
SeasonCoachRegular SeasonPost Season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
2016Mika Turunen115.6882nd23.400Finals
2017Ricky Magallanes510.3335thDid not qualify
2018Hứa Phong Hảo114.0676thDid not qualify
2019Predrag Lukic87.5333rd02.000Semi-finals
Totals2536.41025.286

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Ho Chi Minh City Wings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
PG 4 Vincent Nguyen (HP) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 24 – (1995-09-29)29 September 1995
CG 7 Nguyễn Huỳnh Hải 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 33 – (1987-06-20)20 June 1987
PG 11 Ngô Tuấn Trung 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 34 – (1985-10-02)2 October 1985
SF 12 Lê Ngọc Tú 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 29 – (1990-10-09)9 October 1990
SF Võ Huy Hoàn 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 22 – (1998-04-28)28 April 1998
F 29 Vũ Đoàn Minh Phương 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 21 – (1998-11-17)17 November 1998
SF 14 Nguyễn Kỳ Quan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 23 – (1997-04-21)21 April 1997
PG 15 Lê Trần Đăng Huỳnh 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 23 – (1997-03-06)6 March 1997
F 12 Trương Thái Nam 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 22 – (1998-04-12)12 April 1998
F 16 Cao Đắc Luận 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – (1998-09-10)10 September 1998
F Nguyễn Thành Phát 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 22 – (1998-01-10)10 January 1998
G Võ Duy Trọng 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 76 kg (168 lb)
Head coach
  • Gediminas Meiliunas
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (HP) Heritage player
    • Injured
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    References
    1. Hodge, Harry. "Vietnam is getting a pro basketball league". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
    2. "Magallanes to coach HCM City Wings in new season". vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
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