Vietnam Basketball Association
Season2019
Duration1 June 2019 – 18 August 2019 (Regular season)
24 August 2019 – 31 August 2019 (Playoffs)
7 September 2019 - 17 September 2019 (Finals)
Number of games55
Number of teams6
Regular season
Top seedCantho Catfish
Season MVPUnited States Tam Dinh
(Cantho Catfish)
Finals
ChampionsSaigon Heat
  Runners-upCantho Catfish
SemifinalistsHochiminh City Wings
Thang Long Warriors
Finals MVPUnited States Tavarion Nix
(Saigon Heat)
Awards
Domestic MVPVietnam Dư Minh An
(Saigon Heat)
Heritage MVPNetherlands Vincent Nguyen
(Hochiminh City Wings)
← 2018
2020 →

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.

Teams

Venues and locations

Locations of teams in 2019 VBA
Team Home city Arena
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
Thang Long Warriors Hà Nội Su Pham Sports Arena

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer
Cantho CatfishUnited States Jordan CollinsLê Hiếu Thành Hemero
Danang DragonsVietnam Phan Thanh CảnhHorace Nguyen
Hanoi BuffaloesUnited States Lee Tao DanaHenry Nguyen
Hochiminh City WingsSerbia Predrag LukicPhạm Thanh Tùng Hemero
Saigon HeatUnited States David SingletonTavarion Nix
Thang Long WarriorsUnited States Matt JuranekJustin Young

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
Thang Long WarriorsSerbia Predrag LukicResigned11 November 2018Pre-seasonUnited States Matt Juranek22 March 2019
Hochiminh City WingsvacantSerbia Predrag Lukic24 November 2018
Cantho CatfishUnited States Kevin YurkusResigned7 January 2019United States Jordan Collins18 February 2019
Danang DragonsUnited States Donte HillFired7 January 2019Vietnam Phan Thanh Cảnh23 March 2019
Hanoi BuffaloesUnited States Todd PurvesResigned7 July 20195United States Lee Tao Dana10 July 2019

Drafts

Rnd. Pick Player Nationality[n 1] Team School / club team
1 1 Michael Soy  Canada Hochiminh City Wings
1 2 Nguyễn Văn Hùng  Vietnam Danang Dragons Hanoi Buffaloes
1 3 Richard Nguyen  United States Saigon Heat
1 4 Đỗ Xuân Nam  Vietnam Hanoi Buffaloes Thang Long Warriors
1 5 Nguyễn Thành Đạt  Vietnam Thang Long Warriors Hanoi Buffaloes
1 6 Võ Huy Hoàn  Vietnam Hochiminh City Wings Saigon Heat
2 1 Lai Xương Thành  Vietnam Hanoi Buffaloes Hochiminh City Wings
2 2 Austin Ly  Canada Danang Dragons
2 3 Phạm Đức Kiên  Vietnam Saigon Heat Hanoi Buffaloes
2 4 Tô Quang Trung  Vietnam Hanoi Buffaloes Thang Long Warriors
2 5 Nguyễn Tiến Dương  Vietnam Thang Long Warriors Hanoi Buffaloes
2 6 Tăng Minh Trí  Vietnam Cantho Catfish Cantho Catfish
3 1 Bùi Quốc Tân  Vietnam Cantho Catfish Saigon Heat
3 2 Đàm Huy Đại  Vietnam Danang Dragons Danang Dragons
3 3 Huỳnh Vĩnh Quang  Vietnam Saigon Heat Saigon Heat
3 4 Bùi Thái Hà  Vietnam Hanoi Buffaloes Thang Long Warriors
3 5 Bạch Công Trung  Vietnam Thang Long Warriors Hanoi Buffaloes
3 6 Nguyễn Vũ Bình Nguyên  Vietnam Cantho Catfish Cantho Catfish

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB Qualification CTC SGH HCM TLW HNB DND
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

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
              
 
 
 
 
1 Cantho Catfish 738781
 
 
 
4 Thang Long Warriors 818279
 
1 Cantho Catfish 7874744968
 
 
 
2 Saigon Heat 7584686669
 
2 Saigon Heat 6674
 
 
 3 Hochiminh City Wings 4571
 

Awards

Yearly awards

MVP of the Week

For week ending Player Team Ref.
9 June 2019Vincent Nguyen (1/1)Hochiminh City Wings1
16 June 2019Wayne Martin (1/1)Hochiminh City Wings2
23 June 2019Mike Bell (1/2)Hanoi Buffaloes3
30 June 2019Anthony January (1/1)Danang Dragons4
7 July 2019Michael Soy (1/1)Hochiminh City Wings5
14 July 2019Tam Dinh (1/2)Cantho Catfish6
21 July 2019Tam Dinh (2/2)Cantho Catfish7
28 July 2019Mike Bell (2/2)Hanoi Buffaloes8
4 August 2019Jaywuan Hill (1/1)Thang Long Warriors9
11 August 2019Tavarion Nix (1/2)Saigon Heat10
18 August 2019Tavarion Nix (2/2)Saigon Heat11

References

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
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