| Ho Chi Minh City Wings | |||
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| Leagues | VBA | ||
| Founded | 2016 | ||
| Arena | Ho Xuan Huong Sports Arena | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Location | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | ||
| Team colours | Royal blue, Yellow | ||
| President | Trần Anh Tú | ||
| Head coach | |||
| Website | www.vba.vn/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]
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]
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| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| 2016 | Mika Turunen | 11 | 5 | .688 | 2nd | 2 | 3 | .400 | Finals |
| 2017 | Ricky Magallanes | 5 | 10 | .333 | 5th | Did not qualify | |||
| 2018 | Hứa Phong Hảo | 1 | 14 | .067 | 6th | Did not qualify | |||
| 2019 | Predrag Lukic | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3rd | 0 | 2 | .000 | Semi-finals |
| 2020 | Gediminas Meiliunas | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7th | Did not qualify | |||
| 2021 | Erik Olsen | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4th | 1 | 1 | .500 | Quarterfinals; Season cut short due to COVID-19 |
| 2022 | Erik Olsen | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4th | 0 | 2 | .000 | Semi-finals |
| 2023 | Erik Olsen | 6 | 12 | .333 | 6th | Did not qualify | |||
| 2024 | Lee Tao Dana | 3 | 17 | .150 | 6th | Did not qualify | |||
| Totals | 47 | 83 | .362 | 3 | 8 | .273 | |||
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