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The 2019 VBA season was the fourth season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The regular season began on 1 June 2019 and ended on 18 August 2019. The playoffs began on 24 August 2019 and ended on 31 August 2019. The finals began on 7 September 2019 and ended on 17 September 2019 with the Saigon Heat beating the Cantho Catfish in 5 games.
Vietnam Basketball Association | |
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Season | 2019 |
Duration | 1 June 2019 – 18 August 2019 (Regular season) 24 August 2019 – 31 August 2019 (Playoffs) 7 September 2019 - 17 September 2019 (Finals) |
Number of games | 55 |
Number of teams | 6 |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Cantho Catfish |
Season MVP | ![]() (Cantho Catfish) |
Finals | |
Champions | Saigon Heat |
Runners-up | Cantho Catfish |
Semifinalists | Hochiminh City Wings Thang Long Warriors |
Finals MVP | ![]() (Saigon Heat) |
Awards | |
Domestic MVP | ![]() (Saigon Heat) |
Heritage MVP | ![]() (Hochiminh City Wings) |
← 2018 2020 → |
Teams
editVenues and locations
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Personnel and sponsorship
editTeam | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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Cantho Catfish | Jordan Collins | Lê Hiếu Thành | Hemero |
Danang Dragons | Phan Thanh Cảnh | Horace Nguyen | |
Hanoi Buffaloes | Lee Tao Dana | Henry Nguyen | |
Hochiminh City Wings | Predrag Lukic | Phạm Thanh Tùng | Hemero |
Saigon Heat | David Singleton | Tavarion Nix | |
Thang Long Warriors | Matt Juranek | Justin Young |
Managerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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Thang Long Warriors | Predrag Lukic | Resigned | 11 November 2018 | Pre-season | Matt Juranek | 22 March 2019 |
Hochiminh City Wings | vacant | Predrag Lukic | 24 November 2018 | |||
Cantho Catfish | Kevin Yurkus | Resigned | 7 January 2019 | Jordan Collins | 18 February 2019 | |
Danang Dragons | Donte Hill | Fired | 7 January 2019 | Phan Thanh Cảnh | 23 March 2019 | |
Hanoi Buffaloes | Todd Purves | Resigned | 7 July 2019 | 5 | Lee Tao Dana | 10 July 2019 |
Drafts
editRegular season
editStandings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB | Qualification | CTC | SGH | HCM | TLW | HNB | DND | |
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1 | Cantho Catfish | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1269 | 1217 | +52 | .600 | — | Advance to Playoffs | — | 84–83 92-75 |
67–89 80-74 |
71–86 | 70–64 | 107–92 | |
2 | Saigon Heat | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1136 | 1062 | +74 | .600 | — | 77–90 | — | 71–67 65-79 |
88–54 69-52 |
87–81 | 78–52 88-74 | ||
3 | Hochiminh City Wings | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1088 | 1114 | −26 | .533 | 1 | 80–75 | 84–76 | — | 79–77 (OT) 60-74 |
67–98 69-85 |
69–75 | ||
4 | Thang Long Warriors | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1060 | 1058 | +2 | .467 | 2 | 83–81 76-85 |
56–64 | 62–66 | — | 64–61 72-78 |
80–51 | ||
5 | Hanoi Buffaloes | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1134 | 1126 | +8 | .467 | 2 | 73–76 99-131 |
70–84 65-61 |
78–63 | 64–71 | — | 71–82 76-57 | ||
6 | Danang Dragons | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1055 | 1169 | −114 | .333 | 4 | 87–86 79-74 |
62–70 | 60–67 71-75 |
75–70 66-83 |
72–75 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2019. Source: vba.vn
Playoffs
editSemifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||
1 Cantho Catfish | 73 | 87 | 81 | |||||||||||
4 Thang Long Warriors | 81 | 82 | 79 | |||||||||||
1 Cantho Catfish | 78 | 74 | 74 | 49 | 68 | |||||||||
2 Saigon Heat | 75 | 84 | 68 | 66 | 69 | |||||||||
2 Saigon Heat | 66 | 74 | ||||||||||||
3 Hochiminh City Wings | 45 | 71 | ||||||||||||
Awards
editYearly awards
edit- Fans of the year: Cantho Catfish
- Assist of the year: DeAngelo Hamilton (Cantho Catfish)
- Buzzer beater of the year: Lê Hiếu Thành (Cantho Catfish)
- Handle of the year: Nguyễn Phú Hoàng (Cantho Catfish)
- Block of the year: DeAngelo Hamilton (Cantho Catfish)
- Dunk of the year: Tam Dinh (Cantho Catfish)
- Favorite player of the year: Tam Dinh (Cantho Catfish)
- Rookie of the year: Trương Thái Nam (Hochiminh City Wings)
- Most improved player of the year: Sơn Minh Tâm (Danang Dragons)
- Sportsmanship of the year: Nguyễn Văn Hùng (Danang Dragons)
- Sixth man of the year: Hồng Gia Lân (Thang Long Warriors)
- Defensive player of the year: Mike Bell (Hanoi Buffaloes)
- Local referee of the year: Triệu Chí Thành
- Coach of the year: Predrag Lukic (Hochiminh City Wings)
- Local player of the year: Dư Minh An (Saigon Heat)
- Heritage of the year: Vincent Nguyen (Hochiminh City Wings)
- Most valuable player of the year: Tam Dinh (Cantho Catfish)
MVP of the Week
editFor week ending | Player | Team | Ref. |
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9 June 2019 | Vincent Nguyen (1/1) | Hochiminh City Wings | 1 |
16 June 2019 | Wayne Martin (1/1) | Hochiminh City Wings | 2 |
23 June 2019 | Mike Bell (1/2) | Hanoi Buffaloes | 3 |
30 June 2019 | Anthony January (1/1) | Danang Dragons | 4 |
7 July 2019 | Michael Soy (1/1) | Hochiminh City Wings | 5 |
14 July 2019 | Tam Dinh (1/2) | Cantho Catfish | 6 |
21 July 2019 | Tam Dinh (2/2) | Cantho Catfish | 7 |
28 July 2019 | Mike Bell (2/2) | Hanoi Buffaloes | 8 |
4 August 2019 | Jaywuan Hill (1/1) | Thang Long Warriors | 9 |
11 August 2019 | Tavarion Nix (1/2) | Saigon Heat | 10 |
18 August 2019 | Tavarion Nix (2/2) | Saigon Heat | 11 |