2016 VBA season


The 2016 VBA season is the inaugural season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. 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.

Teams

Venues and locations



TeamHome cityArenaCapacity
Cantho CatfishCần ThơDa Nang Sports Arena
Danang DragonsĐà NẵngQuan Khu 5 Sports Arena
Hanoi BuffaloesHà NộiBach Khoa Sports Arena
Hochiminh City WingsHo Chi Minh CityHo Xuan Huong Sports Arena
Saigon HeatHo Chi Minh CityCIS Sports Arena

Personnel and sponsorship

Import players

Each team is allowed 2 heritage players and 1 foreign player.
TeamHeritage 1Heritage 2Foreign
Cantho Catfish Tam Dinh Sang Dinh Tavarion Nix
Danang Dragons Horace Nguyen Jimmy Kien 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

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.

Standings

Tiebreakers

The Heat clinched #1 seed over the Wings based on head-to-head record.

Playoffs

The 2016 VBA playoffs began on October 26, 2016 and ended on November 12, 2016.

Bracket

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Team statistic leaders

Awards