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2016 VBA season

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)
Games played16
Teams5
Regular season
Top seedSaigon Heat
Finals
ChampionsDanang Dragons (1st title)
  Runners-upHochiminh City Wings
SemifinalistsHanoi Buffaloes
Saigon Heat
Awards
Domestic MVPVietnam Lê Ngọc Tú
International MVPCanada Rudolphe Joly
Statistical leaders
Points Canada Rudolphe Joly 24.2
Rebounds United States Tavarion Nix 15.8
Assists United States 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]

Teams

Venues and locations

Team Home city Arena Capacity
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

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer
Cantho Catfish United States David Singleton United States Tam Dinh Hemero
Danang Dragons United States Donte' Hill Sweden Stefan Nguyen
Hanoi Buffaloes United States Todd Purves Vietnam Nguyễn Thành Đạt
Hochiminh City Wings Finland Mika Turunen Vietnam Triệu Hán Minh
Saigon Heat United Kingdom Tony Garbelotto United States David Arnold

Import players

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

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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1 Saigon Heat 16 11 5 0 0 0 .688
2 Hochiminh City Wings 16 11 5 0 0 0 .688
3 Hanoi Buffaloes 16 9 7 0 0 0 .563 2
4 Cantho Catfish 16 5 11 0 0 0 .313 6
5 Danang Dragons 16 4 12 0 0 0 .250 7
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 Catfish66
 
 
5 Danang Dragons72
 


 
SemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
1 Saigon Heat7380
 
 
 
5 Danang Dragons7686
 
5 Danang Dragons6985
 
 
 
2 Hochiminh City Wings5578
 
2 Hochiminh City Wings647774
 
 
3 Hanoi Buffaloes846671
 

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Rudolphe Joly Danang Dragons 24.2
Rebounds per game Tavarion Nix Cantho Catfish 15.8
Assists per game David Arnold Saigon Heat 5.9
Steals per game Phạm Duy Hậu Saigon Heat 2.0
Blocks per game Darrell Miller Saigon Heat 2.0
Turnovers per game Rudolphe Joly Danang Dragons 4.9
Fouls per game Dmytri Guchko Saigon Heat 4.0
Minutes per game Trevor 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

Category Team Statistic
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

Awards

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.