Saigon Heat (VBA)

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Saigon Heat
Saigon Heat VBA.png
Leagues Vietnam Basketball Association
Founded2016
ArenaCIS Arena
Capacity2,500
Location Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Team coloursRed, Yellow, Black
   
PresidentConnor Nguyen
Head coachMatthew Van Pelt
Championships4 (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)
Website vba.vn/heat

The Saigon Heat is 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]

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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.[ citation needed ] 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. In 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023 they became the first team to win 4 consecutive Vietnam Basketball Association championship series.

Season-by-season record

SeasonCoachRegular SeasonPost Season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
2016 Tony Garbelotto 115.6881st02.000Semi-finals
2017 David Singleton96.6002nd02.000Semi-finals
2018 David Singleton96.6004th02.000Semi-finals
2019 David Singleton96.6002nd52.714League Champions
2020 Kevin Yurkus102.8331st51.833League Champions
2021 Matthew Van Pelt81.8881st101.000Quarterfinals; Season cut short due to COVID-19
2022 Matthew Van Pelt93.7501st501.000League Champions
2023 Matthew Van Pelt144.7781st51.833League Champions
Totals7933.7052110.6774 League Championships

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)
F 24 Flag of the United States.svg Kentrell Barkley  (IP)1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)93 kg (205 lb)28 – (1996-01-09)9 January 1996
G 0 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Vietnam.svg Hassan Thomas  (HP)2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)100 kg (220 lb)27 – (1996-06-11)11 June 1996
G 1 Flag of Vietnam.svg Lê Quang 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)72 kg (159 lb)28 – (1995-06-18)18 June 1995
G 3 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Tú 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)65 kg (143 lb)23 – (2001-01-19)19 January 2001
G 5 Flag of Vietnam.svg Đinh Quang Dương 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb)18 – (2005-05-11)11 May 2005
G 7 Flag of Vietnam.svg Dư Minh An 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)80 kg (176 lb)30 – (1993-08-11)11 August 1993
G 10 Flag of Vietnam.svg Antony Sundberg 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)82 kg (181 lb)21 – (2002-08-11)11 August 2002
G/F 11 Flag of Vietnam.svg Võ Kim Bản 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)88 kg (194 lb)23 – (2000-03-24)24 March 2000
C 12 Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Huỳnh Phú Vinh 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)90 kg (198 lb)25 – (1998-05-07)7 May 1998
F 18 Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Phan Hồng Phúc 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)74 kg (163 lb)18 – (2006-01-18)18 January 2006
F 21 Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Hoàng Minh Tuấn 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)80 kg (176 lb)17 – (2007-01-08)8 January 2007
F 30 Flag of Vietnam.svg Tim Waale  (C)1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb)25 – (1998-09-22)22 September 1998
G 34 Flag of Vietnam.svg Võ Duy Linh 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)68 kg (150 lb)24 – (1999-06-07)7 June 1999
G 47 Flag of Vietnam.svg Huỳnh Trực Nhân 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (176 lb)21 – (2002-08-24)24 August 2002
Head coach
  • Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Van Pelt
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Grice
  • Flag of Japan.svg Toshi Benson
  • Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Tùng Sơn
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (HP) Heritage player
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 7 June 2023

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References

  1. 1 2 Hodge, Harry. "Vietnam is getting a pro basketball league". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.


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