Khoa Tran (Vietnamese: Trần Đăng Khoa; January 21, 1997) is a Vietnamese-American professional basketball player for the Saigon Heat of the VBA and the Saigon Heat of the Asean Basketball League. He is also known as "Mr. Wiggle" in Vietnam.[1][2]

Trần Đăng Khoa
No. 8 – Saigon Heat
PositionPoint guard
LeagueVBA
Personal information
Born (1997-01-21) January 21, 1997 (age 27)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
NationalityVietnamese / American
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight159 lb (72 kg)
Career information
High schoolKentlake
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2019Saigon Heat
2017Danang Dragons
2019–2020Saigon Heat (ABL)
2020Nha Trang Dolphins
2022Saigon Heat
Career highlights and awards
  • VBA Rising Star (2016)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Vietnam
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Team
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing  Vietnam
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Team

Pro career

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Saigon Heat (2016–present)

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With the formation for the Vietnam Basketball Association, Khoa joined the Saigon Heat side for the league's inaugural season. At the conclusion of the season, he averaged 11.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game.[3][4]

Danang Dragons (2017)

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Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016 Saigon 14 11 29 .450 .330 .570 3.6 4.9 1.2 .1 11.1
2017 Danang Dragons 9 7 27 .420 .110 .800 6.7 2.6 2.1 .0 14.9
2018 Saigon 16 15 33 .400 .350 .680 7.5 4.6 3.3 .1 16.7
Career 39 33 30 .420 .260 .680 5.9 4 2.2 .1 14.2

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Trần Đăng Khoa - Giải bóng rổ chuyên nghiệp Việt Nam". Vba.vn. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Players Circle: Khoa Tran - ASEANSports". Aseansports.com. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Saigon Heat aim to develop young players". Vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Khoa Tran Back with Saigon Heat for ABL 9 - ASEANSports". Aseansports.com. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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  • Career statistics and player information from vba.vn