2019 VBA season

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
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)
Games played	55
Teams	6
Regular season
Top seed	Cantho Catfish
Season MVP	Tam Dinh (Cantho Catfish)
Finals
Champions	Saigon Heat
Runners-up	Cantho Catfish
Semifinalists	Hochiminh City Wings Thang Long Warriors
Finals MVP	Tavarion Nix (Saigon Heat)
Awards
Domestic MVP	Dư Minh An (Saigon Heat)
Heritage MVP	Vincent Nguyen (Hochiminh City Wings)
← 2018 2020 →

Teams

Venues and locations

Buffaloes
Warriors

Dragons

Heat
Wings

Catfish

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 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

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced with	Date of appointment
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

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

	Semifinals								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

Yearly awards

• 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

For week ending	Player	Team	Ref.
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