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Seventh season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. Basketball league season
Vietnam Basketball Association
Season2023
Duration10 June – 28 September
Games played18
Teams7
TV partner(s)Vietnam: Online:
Regular season
Top seedSaigon Heat
Finals
ChampionsSaigon Heat
  Runners-upNha Trang Dolphins
Finals MVPKentrell Barkley (Saigon)
Statistical leaders
Points Kentrell Barkley (Saigon) 30.2
Rebounds John Fields (Thang Long) 17.7
Assists Madarious Gibbs (Nha Trang) 8.5
← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 VBA season (Vietnamese: VBA mùa giải 2023) was the seventh season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The regular season began on 10 June and ended on 3 September. The playoffs then began on 7 September, and ended on 28 September with the Saigon Heat clinching their 4th straight title after defeating the Nha Trang Dolphins in 4 games in the Finals.

The regular season started with all seven teams playing a round-robin tournament at a centralized venue in Hanoi. The remainder of the regular season was played in the traditional home and away format.

Teams

All seven teams from the 2022 season continued on in 2023. The season started with the first quarter of the schedule played at a central hub in Hanoi. The remainder of the schedule was played in the traditional home-and-away format.

Venues and locations

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WarriorsDragonsDragonsDolphinsDolphinsHeat WingsHeat
WingsCatfishCatfishclass=notpageimage| Locations of the VBA teams
Team Home city Arena
Cantho Catfish Can Tho Da Nang Can Tho Arena
Danang Dragons Da Nang Son Tra Arena
Hanoi Buffaloes Hanoi Hoang Mai Arena
Hochiminh City Wings Ho Chi Minh City Ho Xuan Huong Arena
Nha Trang Dolphins Nha Trang Nha Trang University Arena
Saigon Heat Ho Chi Minh City CIS Arena
Thang Long Warriors Hanoi Tay Ho Arena

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head Coach Kit maker
Cantho Catfish United States Jordan Collins Anta
Danang Dragons United States Todd Purves
Hanoi Buffaloes United States Erik Rashad
Hochiminh City Wings United States Erik Olson
Nha Trang Dolphins Serbia Predrag Lukic
Saigon Heat United States Matt Van Pelt
Thang Long Warriors United States Chris Daleo

Coaching Transactions

Coaching changes
Team 2022 season 2023 season
Off-season
Cantho Catfish Leonardo Pérez Jordan Collins
Hanoi Buffaloes Eric Weissling Erik Rashad
Thang Long Warriors Predrag Lukic Chris Daleo
Nha Trang Dolphins Todd Purves Predrag Lukic
Danang Dragons Phan Thanh Canh Alberto Antuña Leal
Danang Dragons Alberto Antuña Leal Todd Purves

Foreign players

Teams are allowed to register two foreign players and one heritage player. Heritage players are designated players who have Vietnamese heritage or have been naturalized. They do not count against the teams allotted foreign player slots.

Team Player 1 Player 2 Heritage Player Replaced
Cantho Catfish United States Brachon Griffin United States Joshua Keyes Canada Michael Soy United States Ja Morgan
United States DeAngelo Hamilton
Danang Dragons United States Jermaine Marrow United States Jairus Holder Canada William Tran Ukraine Yevgen Sakhniuk
Hanoi Buffaloes United States Udun Osakue United States Lenny Daniel United States Tam Dinh United States Russell Smith
United States Anthony January
Hochiminh City Wings United States Jeremy Smith Ukraine Yevgen Sakhniuk Netherlands Vincent Nguyen United States Amir Williams
Nha Trang Dolphins United States Madarious Gibbs United States Robert Sampson United States Dominique Tham
Saigon Heat United States Kentrell Barkley United States Hassan Thomas
Thang Long Warriors United States John Fields United States Sameen Swint United States Justin Young

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 Saigon Heat 18 14 4 1578 1462 +116 Qualification to playoffs
2 Hanoi Buffaloes 18 13 5 1545 1448 +97
3 Nha Trang Dolphins 18 12 6 1571 1473 +98
4 Thang Long Warriors 18 11 7 1567 1534 +33
5 Cantho Catfish 18 6 12 1484 1548 −64
6 Ho Chi Minh City Wings 18 6 12 1483 1555 −72
7 Danang Dragons 18 1 17 1489 1697 −208
Source: VBA

Results

Home \ Away CTC DND HNB HCM NTD SGH TLW CTC DND HNB HCM NTD SGH TLW
Cantho Catfish 89–87 70–59 81–86 87–96 83–89 98–103 97–88 78–80 72–79
Danang Dragons 80–99 74–92 78–91 76–86 76–86 94–106 83–115 104–83 73–94
Hanoi Buffaloes 86–72 88–69 98–93 60–97 71–85 90–95 95–81 88–74 81–79
Hochiminh City Wings 66–78 101–70 81–89 90–87 78–80 77–80 89–95 63–94 95–89
Nha Trang Dolphins 77–70 88–77 80–72 72–77 79–85 100–73 108–105 93–83 99–95
Saigon Heat 111–70 97–91 83–92 82–67 94–90 91–88 86–82 98–91 90–70
Thang Long Warriors 83–78 91–82 91–93 87–72 77–82 82–68 94–86 78–82 86–83
Source: Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

The playoffs began on 7 September.

Bracket

 SemifinalsFinals
       
  
 
 1 Saigon Heat 2
  
 4 Thang Long Warriors 0
 1 Saigon Heat 3
  
 3 Nha Trang Dolphins 1
 2 Hanoi Buffaloes 0
 
  3 Nha Trang Dolphins 2
 

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(1) Saigon Heat 2–0 (4) Thang Long Warriors 89–79 97–76 –
(2) Hanoi Buffaloes 0–2 (3) Nha Trang Dolphins 61–85 67–82 –

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(1) Saigon Heat 3–1 (3) Nha Trang Dolphins 98–95 (OT) 77–72 74–95 81–76 (OT) –

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Kentrell Barkley Saigon Heat 30.2
Assists per game Madarious Gibbs Nha Trang Dolphins 8.5
Rebounds per game John Fields Thang Long Warriors 17.7
Steals per game Tam Dinh Hanoi Buffaloes 2.8
Blocks per game DeAngelo Hamilton Cantho Catfish 2.8
Field goal percentage John Fields Thang Long Warriors 70.5%
Three point FG percentage Vo Kim Ban Saigon Heat 42.2%

Team statistic leaders

Category Team Statistic
Points per game Saigon Heat 87.7
Rebounds per game Saigon Heat 39.2
Assists per game Saigon Heat 20.6
Steals per game Hanoi Buffaloes 13.3
Blocks per game Nha Trang Dolphins 4.0
Turnovers per game Ho Chi Minh City Wings 17.8
Fouls per game Thang Long Warriors 22.0
FG% Ho Chi Minh City Wings 45.7%
3P% Saigon Heat 34.5%
FT% Hanoi Buffaloes 69.5%

Awards

Yearly awards

2023 VBA Awards
Award Recipient Team Ref
Most Valuable Player Kentrell Barkley Saigon Heat
Most Valuable Local Player Nguyen Huynh Phu Vinh Saigon Heat
Most Valuable Heritage Player Dominique Tham Nha Trang Dolphins
Most Popular Player of the Year Vo Kim Ban Saigon Heat
Defensive Player of the Year John Fields Thang Long Warriors
Rookie of the Year Nguyen Hoang Phuc Nha Trang Dolphins
Sixth Man of the Year Son Minh Tam Nha Trang Dolphins
Most Improved Player Tran Van Trung Ho Chi Minh City Wings
Coach of the Year Matt Van Pelt Saigon Heat

References

  1. ^ "VBA returns under new format, players have more games to play". vietnamnews.vn. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  2. "Saigon win fourth consecutive basketball title in overtime". vnexpress.vn. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  3. "Saigon Heat to play Thanglong Warriors in Playoffs". vietnamnews.vn. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. "Lễ Trao Giải VBA Awards 2023". vba.vn. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

External links

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