The 2020 VBA season was the fifth season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The season was scheduled to start in May but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The regular season began on 15 October 2020 and ended on 20 November. The playoffs semi-finals began on 24 November 2020 and ended on 28 November 2020. The Finals began on 2 December 2020 and ended on 8 December 2020 with the Saigon Heat defeating the Thang Long Warriors after 4 games.
Teams Venues and locations Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all games will be played in a bubble in Ho Chi Minh City. A stadium, nicknamed the VBA Arena, was constructed in Studio S4 on the campus of ZoOm Media.
Personnel and sponsorship + Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturerCantho Catfish Jordan Collins ActeeDanang Dragons Phan Thanh Cảnh ActeeHanoi Buffaloes Eric Weissling ActeeHochiminh City Wings Gediminas Meiliunas ActeeNha Trang Dolphins Ryan Marchand ActeeSaigon Heat Kevin Yurkus HemeroThang Long Warriors Predrag Lukic Actee
Heritage players The following is the list of Vietnamese heritage players, which had played for their respective teams at least once. Each team can register 1 heritage player. Flags indicate the citizenship/s the player holds. Club Heritage Former Heritage Cantho Catfish Tam Dinh Danang Dragons Richard Nguyen Chris Dierker Hanoi Buffaloes Sang Dinh Hochiminh City Wings Vincent Nguyen Nha Trang Dolphins Khoa Tran Saigon Heat Christian Juzang Thang Long Warriors Justin Young
Imports The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once. Each team can register 1 import. Flags indicate the citizenship/s the player holds. Club Import Former Imports Cantho Catfish Leon Hampton Danang Dragon Tyrell Williams Darrell Miller Hanoi Buffaloes Mike Bell Hochiminh City Wings Raheem Watts Nha Trang Dolphins Lamontray Harris Saigon Heat Joshua Keyes Thang Long Warriors Robert Crawford
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Hochiminh City Wings Predrag Lukic Contract expired 18 September 2019 Pre-season Gediminas Meiliunas 20 January 2020 Saigon Heat David Singleton Contract expired 18 September 2019 Kevin Yurkus 11 June 2020 Thang Long Warriors Matt Juranek Contract expired 18 September 2019 Predrag Lukic 7 January 2020
Drafts Regular season Standings
Playoffs Bracket
Semifinals Note: All times are ICT (UTC+7) as listed by the VBA. All games were played at the VBA Arena in Ho Chi Minh City.
(1) Saigon Heat vs. (4) Cantho Catfish
(2) Thang Long Warriors vs. (3) Hanoi Buffaloes
Finals Note: All times are ICT (UTC+7) as listed by the VBA. All games were played at the VBA Arena in Ho Chi Minh City.
(1) Saigon Heat vs. (2) Thang Long Warriors
Statistics
Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Robert Crawford Thang Long Warriors 26.6 Rebounds per game Leon Hampton Cantho Catfish 22.2 Assists per game Christian Juzang Saigon Heat 5.8 Steals per game Khoa Tran Nha Trang Dolphins 3.0 Blocks per game Leon Hampton Cantho Catfish 3.9 Turnovers per game Le Hieu Thanh Cantho Catfish 5.8 Fouls per game Nguyen Van Hung Danang Dragons 4.0 Minutes per game Tam Dinh Cantho Catfish 38.9 FG% Nguyen Huynh Phu Vinh Saigon Heat 56.3 3FG% Le Quang Saigon Heat 52.9
Team statistic leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game Hanoi Buffaloes 77.0 Rebounds per game Saigon Heat 42.7 Assists per game Hanoi Buffaloes 17.0 Steals per game Two teams 9.5 Blocks per game Cantho Catfish 4.5 Turnovers per game Hanoi Buffaloes 18.5 FG% Thang Long Warriors 38.6% FT% Saigon Heat 74.4% 3FG% Hanoi Buffaloes 30.0%
Awards Yearly awards Moment of the Year: Phạm Quang Minh Handle of the Year: Christian Juzang (Saigon Heat) Assist of the Year: Sang Dinh (Hanoi Buffaloes) Buzzer Beater of the Year: Võ Huy Hoàn (Hochiminh City Wings) Block of the Year: Joshua Keyes (Saigon Heat) Dunk of the Year: Raheem Watts (Hochiminh City Wings) Favorite Player of the Year: Christian Juzang (Saigon Heat) Rookie of the Year: Lê Quang (Saigon Heat) Most Improved Player of the Year: Nguyễn Hoàng Tuấn (Danang Dragons) Sportsmanship of the Year: Mike Bell (Hanoi Buffaloes) Sixth Man of the Year: Nguyễn Tiến Dương (Hanoi Buffaloes) Defensive Player of the Year: Leon Hampton (Cantho Catfish) Local Player of the Year: Lê Ngọc Tú (Hochiminh City Wings) Heritage Player of the Year: Christian Juzang (Saigon Heat) Coach of the Year: Kevin Yurkus (Saigon Heat) Most Valuable Player of the Year: Robert Crawford (Thang Long Warriors) MVP of the Week For week endingPlayerTeamRef. 28 October 2020 Leon Hampton (1/1) Cantho Catfish 1 11 November 2020 Joshua Keyes (1/1) Saigon Heat 2 18 November 2020 Christian Juzang (1/1) Saigon Heat 3
References
External links Official website