The 2018 VBA season was the third season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The regular season began on June 16, 2018, and ended on August 16, 2018. The playoffs began on August 21, 2018, and ended on August 26, 2018. The finals began on September 4, 2018, and ended on September 9, 2018, with Cantho Catfish beating Hanoi Buffaloes in 3 games.
Teams Venues and locations TeamHome cityArena 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 manufacturerCantho Catfish Kevin Yurkus Lê Hiếu Thành Thang Be SportDanang Dragons Donte' Hill Horace Nguyen Thang Be SportHanoi Buffaloes Todd Purves Vincent Nguyen Alien Sports Hochiminh City Wings Hứa Phong Hảo Nguyễn Huỳnh Hải Thang Be SportSaigon Heat David Singleton Triệu Hán Minh HemeroThang Long Warriors Predrag Lukic Justin Young Thang Be Sport
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Hochiminh City Wings Ricky Magallanes Contract ended 4 December 2017Pre-season Brian Rowsom 27 March 2018 Thang Long Warriors Lee Tao Dana Resigned 2 February 2018 Matt Skillman 27 March 2018 Thang Long Warriors Matt Skillman Sacked 17 June 2018 5th Predrag Lukic 18 June 2018 Hochiminh City Wings Brian Rowsom Changed to team counselor 20 July 2018 6th Hứa Phong Hảo 20 July 2018
Import players Each team is allowed 2 heritage players and 1 foreign player. Team Heritage 1 Heritage 2 Foreign Cantho Catfish Tam Dinh Sang Dinh DeAngelo Hamilton Danang Dragons Chris Dierker Horace Nguyen Zach Allmon Hanoi Buffaloes Stefan Nguyen Vincent Nguyen Mike Bell Hochiminh City Wings Corey Cilia Henry Nguyen Quinton Doggett Saigon Heat Khoa Tran Tavarion Nix Thang Long Warriors Justin Young Ryan Le Jaywuan Hill
Draft Player Team 11Chris DierkerDanang DragonsMadonna University12Corey CiliaHochiminh City WingsUC Santa Cruz13Stefan NguyenHanoi BuffaloesDanang Dragons14Nguyễn Tiến DươngHanoi Buffaloes15Trần Đăng KhoaSaigon HeatDanang Dragons16Nguyễn Văn
HùngThang Long Warriors21Lê Văn ĐầyDanang DragonsCantho Catfish22Dư Minh AnHochiminh City WingsCantho Catfish23Huỳnh KhangHanoi BuffaloesSaigon Heat24Nguyễn Lê Quốc CườngCantho Catfish25Lê Ngọc TúSaigon Heat26Đặng Thái HưngThang Long WarriorsHanoi Buffaloes31Đàm Huy ĐạiDanang Dragons32Phạm Thanh TùngHochiminh City WingsHanoi Buffaloes33Huỳnh Thanh TâmHanoi BuffaloesCantho Catfish34Tăng Minh TríCantho Catfish35Nguyễn Huỳnh HảiSaigon Heat36Ngô Tuấn TrungThang Long WarriorsHochiminh City Wings
Regular season Standings
Playoffs
Statistics Team statistics Points per game: Cantho Catfish (85.80) Field goal %: Cantho Catfish, Hanoi Buffaloes, Saigon Heat (44%) 3-point field goal %: Hochiminh City Wings (35%) Rebounds per game: Thang Long Warriors (40.35) Assists per game: Cantho Catfish (17.65) Steals per game: Thang Long Warriors (12.41) Blocks per game: Cantho Catfish (3.85) Turnovers per game: Hanoi Buffaloes (18.25)
Awards Yearly awards Fans of the year: Cantho Catfish Local referee of the year: Triệu Chí Thành Young player of the year: Võ Kim Bản (Saigon Heat) Sixth man of the year: Đặng Thái Hưng (Thang Long Warriors) Sportsmanship award: Henry Nguyen (Hochiminh City Wings) Defensive player of the year: Mike Bell (Hanoi Buffaloes) Most favorite player of the year: Vincent Nguyen (Hanoi Buffaloes) Local player of the year: Nguyễn Phú Hoàng (Cantho Catfish) Heritage player of the year: Chris Dierker (Danang Dragons) Most valuable player of the year: DeAngelo Hamilton (Cantho Catfish) Coach of the year: Kevin Yurkus (Cantho Catfish)
MVP of the Week For week endingPlayerTeamRef. 24 June 2018 Chris Dierker (1/1) Danang Dragons 1 1 July 2018 Jaywuan Hill (1/1) Thang Long Warriors 2 8 July 2018 Lê Ngọc Tú (1/1) Hanoi Buffaloes 3 15 July 2018 DeAngelo Hamilton (1/2) Cantho Catfish 4 22 July 2018 Mike Bell (1/1) Hanoi Buffaloes 5 29 July 2018 Khoa Tran (1/2) Saigon Heat 6 5 August 2018 Justin Young (1/1) Thang Long Warriors 7 12 August 2018 DeAngelo Hamilton (2/2) Cantho Catfish 8 19 August 2018 Khoa Tran (2/2) Saigon Heat 9
References
Footnotes
External links Official website