The Saigon Heat is a Vietnamese professional basketball team based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam founded in 2016. It is the developmental team of the Saigon Heat. The team currently competes in the Vietnam Basketball Association, Vietnam's first professional basketball league.[1]
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| Leagues | Vietnam Basketball Association | ||
| Founded | 2016 | ||
| Arena | CIS Arena | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| Location | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | ||
| Team colours | Red, Yellow, Black | ||
| President | Connor Nguyen | ||
| Head coach | Matthew Van Pelt | ||
| Championships | 5 (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024) | ||
| Website | vba.vn/heat | ||
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History
editFollowing the completion of the 2015–16 season, the Heat announced the formation of Vietnam's first professional basketball league, the Vietnam Basketball Association,[1] where they would field a developmental team.[citation needed] The Heat VBA team consists of local players, with several of the ABL side's players being distributed among the other VBA teams for league parity. In 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023 they became the first team to win 4 consecutive Vietnam Basketball Association championship series.
Season-by-season record
edit| Season | Coach | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
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| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| 2016 | Tony Garbelotto | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1st | 0 | 2 | .000 | Semi-finals |
| 2017 | David Singleton | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2nd | 0 | 2 | .000 | Semi-finals |
| 2018 | David Singleton | 9 | 6 | .600 | 4th | 0 | 2 | .000 | Semi-finals |
| 2019 | David Singleton | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2nd | 5 | 2 | .714 | League Champions |
| 2020 | Kevin Yurkus | 10 | 2 | .833 | 1st | 5 | 1 | .833 | League Champions |
| 2021 | Matthew Van Pelt | 8 | 1 | .888 | 1st | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Quarterfinals; Season cut short due to COVID-19 |
| 2022 | Matthew Van Pelt | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | League Champions |
| 2023 | Matthew Van Pelt | 14 | 4 | .778 | 1st | 5 | 1 | .833 | League Champions |
| 2024 | David Grice | 15 | 5 | .750 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | League Champions |
| Totals | 94 | 38 | .712 | 26 | 10 | .722 | 5 League Championships | ||
Current roster
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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References
edit- ^ a b Hodge, Harry. "Vietnam is getting a pro basketball league". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
External links
edit- Official website (in Vietnamese and English)
- Saigon Heat on Facebook (in Vietnamese and English)
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