Vietnam Basketball Association | ||||||||||
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Season | 2021 | |||||||||
Teams | 8 | |||||||||
Games played | 38 | |||||||||
Dates | 10 July 2021 – 27 August 2021 (Regular season) | |||||||||
TV | Vietnam:Online: | |||||||||
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The 2021 VBA season was the sixth season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The regular season began on 10 July but was canceled on 27 August due to a new surge of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam. [1] [2]
The season was scheduled to start on 4 June, with the regular season and postseason set to be played in bubbles in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. [3] However, the start was postponed due to a surge of the Delta variant of COVID-19. [4] [5]
All seven teams from the 2020 season returned. The Vietnam national team was added as the eighth team to help prepare for the 2021 SEA Games. [6]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all games were played in a bubble in Nha Trang on the campus of Nha Trang University.
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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Cantho Catfish | Martin Knezevic | Actee | |
Danang Dragons | Phan Thanh Cảnh | Actee | |
Hanoi Buffaloes | Eric Weissling | Actee | |
Hochiminh City Wings | Erik Olson | Actee | |
Nha Trang Dolphins | Robert Newson | Actee | |
Saigon Heat | Matt Van Pelt | Hemero | |
Thang Long Warriors | Predrag Lukic | Actee | |
Vietnam NT | Kevin Yurkus | Hemero |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB | Qualification | SGH | TLW | DND | HCM | VIE | HNB | CTC | NTD | |
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1 | Saigon Heat | 9 | 8 | 1 | 847 | 749 | +98 | .889 | — | Advance to Semifinals | — | 81-94 | 81-66 | 93-90 | 99-63 104-82 | ||||
2 | Thang Long Warriors | 10 | 8 | 2 | 873 | 789 | +84 | .800 | 0.5 | — | 88-96 | 84-73 | 74-67 | 88-77 94-67 | |||||
3 | Danang Dragons | 9 | 6 | 3 | 781 | 745 | +36 | .667 | 2 | Advance to Playoffs | 93-103 | 88-89 | — | 74-83 73-72 | 90-87 | ||||
4 | Hochiminh City Wings | 10 | 6 | 4 | 818 | 794 | +24 | .600 | 2.5 | 85-91 | 68-80 | — | 91-69 67-71 94-89 | 88-87 | |||||
5 | Vietnam NT | 9 | 4 | 5 | 665 | 703 | −38 | .444 | 4 | 71-97 | 82-51 | — | 92-80 | ||||||
6 | Hanoi Buffaloes | 10 | 4 | 6 | 853 | 801 | +52 | .400 | 4.5 | 91-97 | 72-76 | 96-54 | — | 110-71 | |||||
7 | Cantho Catfish | 9 | 2 | 7 | 730 | 805 | −75 | .222 | 6 | 95-90 (OT) 74-92 | 67-72 | 84-98 | — | ||||||
8 | Nha Trang Dolphins | 10 | 0 | 10 | 760 | 941 | −181 | .000 | 8.5 | 80-90 96-105 | 71-80 | 81-89 | 65-102 | 72-91 | — |
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | DaQuan Bracey | Saigon Heat | 36.3 |
Rebounds per game | Mike Bell | Hanoi Buffaloes | 20.0 |
Assists per game | DaQuan Bracey | Saigon Heat | 8.2 |
Steals per game | Akeem Scott | Danang Dragons | 3.6 |
Blocks per game | Mike Bell | Hanoi Buffaloes | 3.0 |
Category | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Saigon Heat | 95.1 |
Rebounds per game | Saigon Heat | 64.6 |
Assists per game | Hanoi Buffaloes | 19.5 |
Steals per game | Hanoi Buffaloes | 10.0 |
Blocks per game | Hanoi Buffaloes | 3.9 |
FG% | Hanoi Buffaloes | 45.2% |
FT% | Hochiminh City Wings | 72.2% |
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