2016 VBA season

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Vietnam Basketball Association
Season2016
DurationAugust 6, 2016 – October 23, 2016 (Regular season)
October 26, 2016 – November 6, 2016 (Playoffs)
November 11, 2016 – November 16, 2016 (Finals)
Number of games16
Number of teams5
Regular season
Top seed Saigon Heat
Finals
Champions Danang Dragons (1st title)
  Runners-up Hochiminh City Wings
Semifinalists Hanoi Buffaloes
Saigon Heat
Awards
Domestic MVP Flag of Vietnam.svg Lê Ngọc Tú
International MVP Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rudolphe Joly
Statistical leaders
Points Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rudolphe Joly 24.2
Rebounds Flag of the United States.svg Tavarion Nix 15.8
Assists Flag of the United States.svg David Arnold 5.9
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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]

Contents

Teams

Venues and locations

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Locations of teams in 2017 VBA
TeamHome cityArenaCapacity
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

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturer
Cantho Catfish Flag of the United States.svg David Singleton Flag of the United States.svg Tam Dinh Hemero
Danang Dragons Flag of the United States.svg Donte' Hill Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Nguyen
Hanoi Buffaloes Flag of the United States.svg Todd Purves Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Thành Đạt
Hochiminh City Wings Flag of Finland.svg Mika Turunen Flag of Vietnam.svg Triệu Hán Minh
Saigon Heat Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Garbelotto Flag of the United States.svg David Arnold

Import players

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

TeamHeritage 1Heritage 2Foreign
Cantho Catfish Flag of the United States.svg Tam Dinh Flag of the United States.svg Sang Dinh Flag of the United States.svg Tavarion Nix
Danang Dragons Flag of the United States.svg Horace Nguyen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jimmy Kien Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rudolphe Joly
Hanoi Buffaloes Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Phan Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Arnold Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Berkeley
Hochiminh City Wings Flag of the United States.svg Justin Young - Flag of the United States.svg Jaywuan Hill
Saigon Heat Flag of the United States.svg David Arnold Flag of the United States.svg Khoa Tran Flag of the United States.svg 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

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTGB
1 Saigon Heat 16115000.688—
2 Hochiminh City Wings 16115000.688—
3 Hanoi Buffaloes 1697000.5632
4 Cantho Catfish 16511000.3136
5 Danang Dragons 16412000.2507
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 Catfish 66
 
 
5 Danang Dragons 72
 


 
SemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
1 Saigon Heat 7380
 
 
 
5 Danang Dragons 7686
 
5 Danang Dragons 6985
 
 
 
2 Hochiminh City Wings 5578
 
2 Hochiminh City Wings 647774
 
 
3 Hanoi Buffaloes 846671
 

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Points per gameRudolphe Joly Danang Dragons 24.2
Rebounds per gameTavarion Nix Cantho Catfish 15.8
Assists per game David Arnold Saigon Heat 5.9
Steals per gamePhạm Duy Hậu Saigon Heat 2.0
Blocks per gameDarrell Miller Saigon Heat 2.0
Turnovers per gameRudolphe Joly Danang Dragons 4.9
Fouls per gameDmytri Guchko Saigon Heat 4.0
Minutes per gameTrevor Berkeley Hanoi Buffaloes 38.2
FG%Ken Le Danang Dragons 0.670
FT%Lại Xương Thanh Hochiminh City Wings 1.000
3P%Hồng Gia Lân Hochiminh City Wings 0.670

Team statistic leaders

CategoryTeamStatistic
Points per game Hochiminh City Wings 75.7
Rebounds per game Hochiminh City Wings 36.4
Steals per game Hanoi Buffaloes 9.7
Blocks per game Hochiminh City Wings 3.4
FG% Danang Dragons
Saigon Heat 		0.440
FT% Hochiminh City Wings
Cantho Catfish 		0.570
3FG% Hochiminh City Wings
Danang Dragons 		0.300

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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. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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