Vietnam Basketball Association | |
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Season | 2018 |
Duration | June 16, 2018 – August 16, 2018 (Regular season) August 21, 2018 – August 26, 2018 (Playoffs) September 4, 2018 – September 9, 2018 (Finals) |
Number of games | 52 |
Number of teams | 6 |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Cantho Catfish |
Season MVP | ![]() Cantho Catfish |
Finals | |
Champions | Cantho Catfish |
Runners-up | Hanoi Buffaloes |
Semifinalists | Saigon Heat Thang Long Warriors |
Finals MVP | ![]() Cantho Catfish |
Playoffs MVP | ![]() Hanoi Buffaloes |
Awards | |
Domestic MVP | ![]() Cantho Catfish |
Heritage MVP | ![]() Danang Dragons |
← 2017 2019 → |
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.
Team | Home city | Arena |
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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 |
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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Cantho Catfish | ![]() |
Lê Hiếu Thành | Thang Be Sport |
Danang Dragons | ![]() |
Horace Nguyen | Thang Be Sport |
Hanoi Buffaloes | ![]() |
Vincent Nguyen | Alien Sports |
Hochiminh City Wings | ![]() |
Nguyễn Huỳnh Hải | Thang Be Sport |
Saigon Heat | ![]() |
Triệu Hán Minh | Hemero |
Thang Long Warriors | ![]() |
Justin Young | Thang Be Sport |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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Hochiminh City Wings | ![]() |
Contract ended | 4 December 2017 | Pre-season | ![]() |
27 March 2018 |
Thang Long Warriors | ![]() |
Resigned | 2 February 2018 | ![]() |
27 March 2018 | |
Thang Long Warriors | ![]() |
Sacked | 17 June 2018 | 5th | ![]() |
18 June 2018 |
Hochiminh City Wings | ![]() |
Changed to team counselor | 20 July 2018 | 6th | ![]() |
20 July 2018 |
Each team is allowed 2 heritage players and 1 foreign player.
Team | Heritage 1 | Heritage 2 | Foreign |
Cantho Catfish | ![]() |
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Danang Dragons | ![]() |
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Hanoi Buffaloes | ![]() |
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Hochiminh City Wings | ![]() |
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Saigon Heat | ![]() |
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Thang Long Warriors | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB | Qualification | CTC | TLW | HNB | SGH | DND | HCM | |
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1 | Cantho Catfish | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1286 | 1155 | +131 | .867 | — | Advance to Playoffs | — | 69–67 69-80 |
82–74 | 86–78 | 88–78 90-77 |
79–71 88-84 | |
2 | Thang Long Warriors | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1154 | 1058 | +96 | .667 | 3 | 74–77 | — | 69–75 | 69–57 83-84 |
70–76 93-79 |
82–71 92-69 | ||
3 | Hanoi Buffaloes | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1172 | 1126 | +46 | .600 | 4 | 77–92 69-86 |
62–63 67-71 (OT) |
— | 82–96 | 86–76 | 85–67 | ||
4 | Saigon Heat | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1250 | 1189 | +61 | .600 | 4 | 89–74 80-91 |
62–73 | 65–72 71-77 |
— | 102–90 | 86–77 | ||
5 | Danang Dragons | 15 | 3 | 12 | 1184 | 1319 | −135 | .200 | 10 | 80–111 | 69–78 | 71–82 84-91 |
69–83 78-91 |
— | 79–72 | ||
6 | Hochiminh City Wings | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1147 | 1342 | −195 | .067 | 12 | 77–104 | 72–90 | 62–88 75-85 |
89–106 79-100 |
75–77 107-101 |
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Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||
1 Cantho Catfish | 90 | 94 | ||||||||||||
4 Saigon Heat | 70 | 87 | ||||||||||||
1 Cantho Catfish | 80 | 90 | 76 | |||||||||||
3 Hanoi Buffaloes | 76 | 68 | 71 | |||||||||||
2 Thang Long Warriors | 63 | 74 | ||||||||||||
3 Hanoi Buffaloes | 67 | 75 | ||||||||||||
For week ending | Player | Team | Ref. |
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24 June 2018 | Chris Dierker (1/1) | Danang Dragons | 1 |
1 July 2018 | Jaywuan Hill (1/1) | Thang Long Warriors | 2 |
8 July 2018 | Lê Ngọc Tú (1/1) | Hanoi Buffaloes | 3 |
15 July 2018 | DeAngelo Hamilton (1/2) | Cantho Catfish | 4 |
22 July 2018 | Mike Bell (1/1) | Hanoi Buffaloes | 5 |
29 July 2018 | Khoa Tran (1/2) | Saigon Heat | 6 |
5 August 2018 | Justin Young (1/1) | Thang Long Warriors | 7 |
12 August 2018 | DeAngelo Hamilton (2/2) | Cantho Catfish | 8 |
19 August 2018 | Khoa Tran (2/2) | Saigon Heat | 9 |