Английская Википедия:2017 VBA season
Шаблон:Infobox basketball league season The 2017 VBA season was the second season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The regular season began on September 5, 2017 and end on November 5, 2017. The playoffs began on November 8, 2017 and ended on December 3, 2017, with the Thang Long Warriors beating the Cantho Catfish in 5 games to clinch their first VBA title.[1]
Teams
Venues and locations
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Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantho Catfish | Шаблон:Flagicon Kevin Yurkus | Шаблон:Flagicon Lê Hiếu Thành | |
| Danang Dragons | Шаблон:Flagicon Donte' Hill | Шаблон:Flagicon Horace Nguyen | |
| Hanoi Buffaloes | Шаблон:Flagicon Todd Purves | Шаблон:Flagicon Nguyễn Thành Đạt | Alien Sports |
| Hochiminh Ciy Wings | Шаблон:Flagicon Ricky Magallanes | Шаблон:Flagicon Triệu Hán Minh | |
| Saigon Heat | Шаблон:Flagicon David Singleton | Шаблон:Flagicon David Arnold | |
| Thang Long Warriors | Шаблон:Flagicon Lee Tao Dana | Шаблон:Flagicon Ryan Le |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Position in table | Replaced with |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hochiminh City Wings | Шаблон:Flagicon Mika Turunen | Pre-season | Шаблон:Flagicon Ricky Magallanes |
| Thang Long Warriors | Expansion | Шаблон:Flagicon Lee Tao Dana | |
| Saigon Heat | Шаблон:Flagicon Anthony Garbelotto | Шаблон:Flagicon David Singleton | |
| Cantho Catfish | Шаблон:Flagicon David Singleton | Шаблон:Flagicon Kevin Yurkus |
Draft
The Thang Long Warriors selected Justin Young first in the inaugural VBA Heritage Player Draft.[2]
Import players
Each team is allowed 2 heritage players and 1 foreign player.
Regular season
Standings
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|name_CTC=Cantho Catfish |name_DND=Danang Dragons |name_HNB=Hanoi Buffaloes |name_HCM=Hochiminh City Wings |name_SGH=Saigon Heat |name_TLW=Thang Long Warriors
| match_TLW_DND=96-65
| match_CTC_HNB=83-86 (OT)
| match_DND_HCM=74-77
63-60
| match_SGH_TLW=86-78
69-75
| match_HNB_CTC=71-79
75-77
| match_HCM_TLW=71-79
73-84
| match_CTC_DND=76-68
105-99
| match_HNB_HCM=57-55
65-60
| match_SGH_CTC=72-59
62-78
| match_DND_TLW=64-79
72-82
| match_HCM_SGH=59-67
63-102
| match_HNB_TLW=66-71
| match_DND_CTC=74-93
| match_TLW_HCM=56-67
| match_SGH_HNB=84-77
64-72
| match_CTC_HCM=85-71
99-63
| match_HNB_SGH=71-72
| match_DND_HNB=58-67
| match_SGH_HCM=74-79
| match_TLW_CTC=79-67
87-90
| match_HCM_HNB=74-81
| match_CTC_TLW=72-74
| match_TLW_HNB=71-61
80-69
| match_HNB_DND=66-60
83-61
| match_HCM_DND=84-63
| match_DND_SGH=82-72
64-79
| match_SGH_DND=93-78
| match_HCM_CTC=85-67
| match_CTC_SGH=80-85 (OT)
| match_TLW_SGH=69-66
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|result1=PO |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO
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Playoffs
{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=2|bold_winner=high||score-boxes=5|3rdplace=no|nowrap=yes |RD1=Semifinals |RD2=Finals | score-width=25 |Шаблон:Small Thang Long Warriors|82|69||||Шаблон:Small Hanoi Buffaloes|57|58| ||||Шаблон:Small Saigon Heat|80|68|||| Шаблон:Small Cantho Catfish|85|76|||| |Шаблон:Small Thang Long Warriors|78|73|74|79|95|Шаблон:Small Cantho Catfish|83|68|77|64|80 }}
Statistics
Team statistic leaders
| Category | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Cantho Catfish | 79.2 |
| Rebounds per game | Cantho Catfish | 41.0 |
| Steals per game | Cantho Catfish | 11.3 |
| Blocks per game | Cantho Catfish | 4.7 |
| FG% | Cantho Catfish | 0.480 |
| FT% | Hanoi Buffaloes | 0.650 |
| 3FG% | Saigon Heat | 0.310 |
Awards
Yearly awards
- Season MVP: Jaywuan Hill (Thang Long Warriors)
- Season Local MVP: Tô Quang Trung (Thang Long Warriors)
- Season Heritage MVP: Tam Dinh (Cantho Catfish)
- Defensive Player of the Year: DeAngelo Hamilton (Cantho Catfish)
- Youth Man of the Year: Nguyễn Hoàng Tuấn (Danang Dragons)
- Sixth Man of the Year: Nguyễn Huỳnh Hải (Saigon Heat)
- Coach of the Year: Kevin Yurkus (Cantho Catfish)
MVP of the Week
| For week ending | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2017 | Tam Dinh (1/1) | Cantho Catfish | 1 |
| 17 September 2017 | DeAngelo Hamilton (1/2) | Cantho Catfish | |
| 24 September 2017 | Lê Ngọc Tú (1/1) | Saigon Heat | 3 |
| 1 October 2017 | David Arnold (1/2) | Saigon Heat | 4 |
| 8 October 2017 | Vincent Nguyen (1/1) | Hanoi Buffaloes | 5 |
| 15 October 2017 | DeAngelo Hamilton (2/2) | Cantho Catfish | 6 |
| 22 October 2017 | David Arnold (2/2) | Saigon Heat | 7 |
| 29 October 2017 | Jaywuan Hill (1/2) | Thang Long Warriors | 8 |
| 5 November 2017 | Jaywuan Hill (2/2) | Thang Long Warriors | 9 |
Notable occurrences
- The VBA held their annual tryouts for players of Vietnamese heritage at Hope International University in Fullerton, CA on May 6–7, 2017.[3]
- The Thang Long Warriors became the league's 6th franchise.[4]
- On May 19, the Saigon Heat and head coach Anthony Garbelotto mutually agreed to terminate his contract after a disappointing season with the ASEAN Basketball League team.[5]
- On June 14, the inaugural VBA Draft was held in HCMC for unsigned heritage players from the 2016 season and selects from the US tryouts.[2]
- The first ever trade in league history happened on June 28 with the Hochiminh City Wings trading the draft rights for Jimmy Kien to the Saigon Heat for the draft rights for Anthony Vo.[6]
Notes
References
External links
Шаблон:Vietnam Basketball Association
