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 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 Jordan CollinsLê Hiếu ThànhHemeroDanang Dragons Phan Thanh CảnhHorace Nguyen Hanoi Buffaloes Lee Tao DanaHenry Nguyen Hochiminh City Wings Predrag LukicPhạm Thanh TùngHemeroSaigon Heat David SingletonTavarion Nix Thang Long Warriors Matt JuranekJustin 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 Player Team 11Michael SoyHochiminh City Wings12Nguyễn Văn HùngDanang DragonsHanoi Buffaloes13Richard NguyenSaigon Heat14Đỗ Xuân NamHanoi BuffaloesThang Long Warriors15Nguyễn Thành ĐạtThang Long WarriorsHanoi Buffaloes16Võ Huy HoànHochiminh City WingsSaigon Heat21Lai Xương ThànhHanoi BuffaloesHochiminh City Wings22Austin LyDanang Dragons23Phạm Đức KiênSaigon HeatHanoi Buffaloes24Tô Quang TrungHanoi BuffaloesThang Long Warriors25Nguyễn Tiến DươngThang Long WarriorsHanoi Buffaloes26Tăng Minh TríCantho CatfishCantho Catfish31Bùi Quốc TânCantho CatfishSaigon Heat32Đàm Huy ĐạiDanang DragonsDanang Dragons33Huỳnh Vĩnh QuangSaigon HeatSaigon Heat34Bùi Thái HàHanoi BuffaloesThang Long Warriors35Bạch Công TrungThang Long WarriorsHanoi Buffaloes36Nguyễn Vũ Bình NguyênCantho CatfishCantho Catfish
Regular season Standings
Playoffs
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 endingPlayerTeamRef. 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
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External links Official website