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2024 VBA season

Vietnam Basketball Association
Season2024
Duration19 June – 11 September
(Regular season)
15 – 28 September
(Playoffs)
Games played20
Teams6
TV partner(s)Vietnam:Online:
Regular season
Top seedSaigon Heat
Finals
ChampionsSaigon Heat
  Runners-upCantho Catfish
Finals MVPElijah Weaver (Saigon)
Statistical leaders
Points Chrishon Briggs (HCM City) 26.2
Rebounds Ruot Monyyong (Hanoi) 14.3
Assists Devin Peterson (Hanoi) 8.3
2023
2025

The 2024 VBA season (Vietnamese: VBA mùa giải 2024) was the eighth season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The regular season began on 19 June and ended on 11 September.[1] The playoffs then began on 15 September, and ended on 28 September with the Saigon Heat clinching their 5th straight title after sweeping the Cantho Catfish in the Finals.[2]

The league lost a team after the Thang Long Warriors announced that they would sit out the season due to financial issues. In a move to help other teams dealing with financial woes, the league moved the operations for the Cantho Catfish, Danang Dragons and Nha Trang Dolphins to Ho Xuan Huong Arena in Ho Chi Minh City.

Teams

The league consists of 6 teams, after the Thang Long Warriors announced that they would sit out the season due to financial issues.

Locations, venues and personnel

Team Home city Arena Head coach
Hanoi Buffaloes Hanoi Tay Ho Sports Complex United States Erik Rashad
Cantho Catfish Ho Chi Minh City Ho Xuan Huong Arena Vietnam Le Tran Minh Nghia
Danang Dragons United States Todd Purves
Hochiminh City Wings United States Lee Tao Dana
Nha Trang Dolphins United States Chris Daleo
Saigon Heat CIS Arena England David Grice

Coaching Transactions

Coaching changes
Team 2023 season 2024 season
Off-season
Saigon Heat United States Matt Van Pelt England David Grice
Nha Trang Dolphins Serbia Predrag Lukic United States Chris Daleo
Hochiminh City Wings United States Erik Olson United States Lee Tao Dana
Cantho Catfish United States Jordan Collins Vietnam Le Tran Minh Nghia

Foreign players

Teams are allowed to register two foreign players and one heritage player. Heritage players are designated players who have Vietnamese heritage or have been naturalized. They do not count against the teams allotted foreign player slots.

Team Foreign Player(s) Heritage Player Replaced
Cantho Catfish Ukraine Yevgen Sakhniuk
United States Dakota Zinser
United States Tam Dinh United States Joshua Keyes
Danang Dragons United States Max Allen
United States Marquis Davison
United States Bryan Nguyen
Hanoi Buffaloes United States Ruot Monyyong
United States Devin Peterson
United States Hassan Thomas United States Eric Frederick
Hochiminh City Wings United States Chrishon Briggs
United States Maurice Gordon
United States Khoa Tran
Nha Trang Dolphins United States Mykal Jenkins
England Joe Mvuezolo
United States Dominique Tham
Saigon Heat Canada Jevonnie Scott
United States Elijah Weaver

Regular season

The regular season began on 11 June 2024. The regular season came to an end on 11 September 2024 with the Saigon Heat finishing top of the league, claiming their 4th straight Supporters' Cup.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 Saigon Heat 20 15 5 1680 1536 +144 Qualification to playoffs
2 Hanoi Buffaloes 20 13 7 1678 1679 −1
3 Cantho Catfish 20 11 9 1555 1563 −8
4 Nha Trang Dolphins 20 11 9 1687 1599 +88
5 Danang Dragons 20 7 13 1636 1692 −56
6 Ho Chi Minh City Wings 20 3 17 1672 1839 −167
Source: VBA

Results

Playoffs

The playoffs began on 15 September.

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
 
 
 
1 Saigon Heat 2
 
 
 
4 Nha Trang Dolphins 0
 
1 Saigon Heat 3
 
 
 
3 Cantho Catfish 0
 
2 Hanoi Buffaloes 0
 
 
3 Cantho Catfish 2
 

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(1) Saigon Heat 2–0 (4) Nha Trang Dolphins 84–82 86–81
(2) Hanoi Buffaloes 0–2 (3) Cantho Catfish 59–75 74–81

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(1) Saigon Heat 3–0 (3) Cantho Catfish 98–89 97–86 95–83

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Chrishon Briggs Hochiminh City Wings 26.2
Assists per game Devin Peterson Hanoi Buffaloes 8.3
Rebounds per game Ruot Monyyong Hanoi Buffaloes 14.3
Steals per game Bryan Nguyen Danang Dragons 3.1
Blocks per game Ruot Monyyong Hanoi Buffaloes 2.3
Field goal percentage Mykal Jenkins Nha Trang Dolphins 61.4%
Three point FG percentage Max Allen Danang Dragons 35.2%

Notable occurrences

  • On 20 August 2024, Tam Dinh became the first player to register 2,500 career points in league history.

References