2018 VBA season
The 2018 VBA season was the third season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The regular season began on June 16, 2018 and ended on August 16, 2018. The playoffs began on August 21, 2018 and ended on August 26, 2018. The finals began on September 4, 2018 and ended on September 9, 2018 with Cantho Catfish beating Hanoi Buffaloes in 3 games.
Teams
Venues and locations
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
Managerial changes
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 | DeAngelo Hamilton |
Danang Dragons | Chris Dierker | Horace Nguyen | Zach Allmon |
Hanoi Buffaloes | Stefan Nguyen | Vincent Nguyen | Mike Bell |
Hochiminh City Wings | Corey Cilia | Henry Nguyen | Quinton Doggett |
Saigon Heat | Khoa Tran | Tavarion Nix | |
Thang Long Warriors | Justin Young | Ryan Le | Jaywuan Hill |
Draft
Regular season
Standings
Playoffs
Statistics
Team statistics
- Points per game: Cantho Catfish
- Field goal %: Cantho Catfish, Hanoi Buffaloes, Saigon Heat
- 3-point field goal %: Hochiminh City Wings
- Rebounds per game: Thang Long Warriors
- Assists per game: Cantho Catfish
- Steals per game: Thang Long Warriors
- Blocks per game: Cantho Catfish
- Turnovers per game: Hanoi Buffaloes
Awards
Yearly awards
- Fans of the year: Cantho Catfish
- Local referee of the year: Triệu Chí Thành
- Young player of the year: Võ Kim Bản
- Sixth man of the year: Đặng Thái Hưng
- Sportsmanship award: Henry Nguyen
- Defensive player of the year: Mike Bell
- Most favorite player of the year: Vincent Nguyen
- Local player of the year: Nguyễn Phú Hoàng
- Heritage player of the year: Chris Dierker
- Most valuable player of the year: DeAngelo Hamilton
- Coach of the year: Kevin Yurkus
MVP of the Week