Saigon Heat (VBA)

The Saigon Heat are a Vietnamese professional basketball team based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam founded in 2016. It is the developmental team of the Saigon Heat. The team currently competes in the Vietnam Basketball Association, Vietnam's first professional basketball league.[1]

Saigon Heat
LeaguesVietnam Basketball Association
Founded2016
ArenaCIS Arena
Capacity2,500
LocationHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Team coloursRed, Yellow, Black
              
President Connor Nguyen
Head coach Kevin Yurkus
Championships1 (2019)
Websitevba.vn/heat

History

Following the completion of the 2015–16 season, the Heat announced the formation of Vietnam's first professional basketball league, the Vietnam Basketball Association,[1] where they would field a developmental team. The Heat VBA team consists of local players, with several of the ABL side's players being distributed among the other VBA teams for league parity.

Season-by-season record
SeasonCoachRegular SeasonPost Season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
2016Tony Garbelotto115.6881st02.000Semi-finals
2017David Singleton96.6002nd02.000Semi-finals
2018David Singleton96.6004th02.000Semi-finals
2019David Singleton96.6002nd52.714League Champions
Totals3823.62358.3851 League Championship

Current roster

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

Saigon Heat roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
PG 22 Christian Juzang (HP) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 23 – (1997-06-04)4 June 1997
PG 2 Hoàng Tú 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 19 – (2001-01-19)19 January 2001
PF Kim Jisoo 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 19 – (2001-Missing required parameter 1=month!-00)Missing required parameter 1=month! 2001
PF 34 Tim Waale 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 21 – (1998-09-22)22 September 1998
C 12 Nguyễn Huỳnh Phú Vinh 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (1998-Missing required parameter 1=month!-00)Missing required parameter 1=month! 1998
SG 11 Võ Kim Bản 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 20 – (2000-03-24)24 March 2000
PG 7 Dư Minh An 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 27 – (1993-Missing required parameter 1=month!-00)Missing required parameter 1=month! 1993
CG Lê Quang 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 25 – (1995-Missing required parameter 1=month!-00)Missing required parameter 1=month! 1995
Head coach
  • Kevin Yurkus
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (HP) Heritage player
  • Injured
Updated: 15 May 2018
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References
  1. Hodge, Harry. "Vietnam is getting a pro basketball league". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.


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