2016 VBA season
| 2016 VBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Vietnam Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration |
August 6, 2016 – October 23, 2016 (Regular season) October 26, 2016 – November 6, 2016 (Playoffs) November 11, 2016 – November 16, 2016 (Finals) |
| Number of games | 16 |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Saigon Heat |
| Season MVP | Rudolphe Joly (Danang) |
| VBA Finals | |
| Champions | Danang Dragons |
| Runners-up | Hochiminh City Wings |
The 2016 VBA season is the inaugural season of the Vietnam Basketball Association.[1] The regular season began on August 6, 2016 and ended on October 23, 2016. The playoffs began on October 26, 2016 and ended with the 2016 VBA Finals on November 16, 2016, with the Danang Dragons winning the inaugural VBA title after sweeping the Hochiminh City Wings in 2 games.[2]
Off-season
The preseason began on July 22 and ended on July 31 with each team hosting 1 home game.
Regular Season
The regular season began on August 6 with the Hanoi Buffaloes hosting the Saigon Heat, and ended on October 23 with the Heat hosting the Buffaloes.[3]
Standings
| 2016 VBA Standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | Saigon Heat | 11 | 5 | .688 | – | 16 |
| 2 | Hochiminh City Wings | 11 | 5 | .688 | – | 16 |
| 3 | Hanoi Buffaloes | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2.0 | 16 |
| 4 | Cantho Catfish | 5 | 11 | .313 | 6.0 | 16 |
| 5 | Danang Dragons | 4 | 12 | .250 | 7.0 | 16 |
Tiebreakers
The Heat clinched #1 seed over the Wings based on head-to-head record (3–1).
Playoffs
The 2016 VBA playoffs began on October 26, 2016 and ended on November 12, 2016.
Bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Saigon | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | Danang | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | Danang | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Hochiminh City | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Hochiminh City | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Hanoi | 1 | |||||||
Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage
Statistics
Individual statistic leaders
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Rudolphe Joly | Danang Dragons | 24.2 |
| Rebounds per game | Tavarion Nix | Cantho Catfish | 15.8 |
| Assists per game | David Arnold | Saigon Heat | 5.9 |
| Steals per game | Phạm Duy Hậu | Saigon Heat | 2.0 |
| Blocks per game | Darrell Miller | Saigon Heat | 2.0 |
| Turnovers per game | Rudolphe Joly | Danang Dragons | 4.9 |
| Fouls per game | Dmytri Guchko | Saigon Heat | 4.0 |
| Minutes per game | Trevor Berkeley | Hanoi Buffaloes | 38.2 |
| FG% | Ken Le | Danang Dragons | 0.670 |
| FT% | Lại Xương Thanh | Hochiminh City Wings | 1.000 |
| 3P% | Hồng Gia Lân | Hochiminh City Wings | 0.670 |
Team statistic leaders
| Category | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Hochiminh City Wings | 75.7 |
| Rebounds per game | Hochiminh City Wings | 36.4 |
| Steals per game | Hanoi Buffaloes | 9.7 |
| Blocks per game | Hochiminh City Wings | 3.4 |
| FG% | Danang Dragons Saigon Heat | 0.440 |
| FT% | Hochiminh City Wings Cantho Catfish | 0.570 |
| 3FG% | Hochiminh City Wings Danang Dragons | 0.300 |
Awards
- Season MVP: Rudolphe Joly (Danang Dragons)
- Season Local MVP: Lê Ngọc Tú (Hochiminh City Wings)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Andrew Young (Hochiminh City Wings)
- Rising Star: Khoa Tran (Saigon Heat)
- Sixth Man of the Year: Nguyễn Phú Hoàng (Hanoi Buffaloes)
- Coach of the Year: Todd Purves (Hanoi Buffaloes)
- All-VBA First Team
- F Darrell Miller (Saigon Heat)
- F Jaywuan Hill (Hochiminh City Wings)
- G Tam Dinh (Cantho Catfish)
- G David Arnold (Saigon Heat)
- G Lê Ngọc Tú (Hochiminh City Wings)
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 | Tavarion Nix |
| Danang Dragons |  Stefan Nguyen | Horace Nguyen |  Rudolphe Joly |
| Hanoi Buffaloes | Anthony Phan | Ryan Arnold | Trevor Berkeley |
| Hochiminh City Wings | Justin Young | - | Jaywuan Hill |
| Saigon Heat | David Arnold | Khoa Tran | Darrell Miller |
References
- ↑ Hodge, Harry. "Vietnam is getting a pro basketball league". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "Danang Dragons win VBA League". vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ↑ "Wings, Buffaloes win first matches at VBA event". vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved 10 August 2016.