Tam Dinh
Appearance
(Redirected from Đinh Thanh Tâm)
No. 23 – Hanoi Buffaloes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | VBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Boston, Massachusetts | April 10, 1990|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Vietnamese / American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 181 lb (82 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High school | Cypress Creek (Houston, Texas) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2008: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2020 | Cantho Catfish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Saigon Heat (ABL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Hanoi Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tam Dinh (Vietnamese: Đinh Thanh Tâm; born April 10, 1990) is a Vietnamese-American professional basketball player for the Hanoi Buffaloes of the VBA and the Saigon Heat of the ASEAN Basketball League.
Pro career
[edit]Cantho Catfish (2016–2019)
[edit]In 2016, Dinh joined the Cantho Catfish of the VBA prior to the league's inaugural season.[1] At the conclusion of the season, he was named to the All-VBA First Team, finishing with averages of 19.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game.
Saigon Heat (2019–present)
[edit]In 2019, Dinh signed a contract for the Saigon Heat of the ASEAN Basketball League.
International career
[edit]In 2017, Dinh received a Vietnamese passport.[2] He made his debut for the Vietnam national team at the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
VBA
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016 | Cantho Catfish | 17 | 15 | 37.4 | .500 | .340 | .670 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 1.8 | .4 | 19.5 |
2017 | Cantho Catfish | 20 | 20 | 37.32 | .420 | .280 | .630 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 1.8 | .4 | 18.3 |
2018 | Cantho Catfish | 20 | 20 | 36 | .460 | .350 | .830 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | .1 | 17.8 |
Career | 57 | 55 | 37 | .460 | .320 | .710 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | .3 | 18.5 |
Awards and honors
[edit]VBA
[edit]- VBA champion: 2018
- All-VBA First Team: 2016
- VBA Heritage MVP: 2017
- Most Favorite Player of The Year: 2017
- VBA Season MVP: 2019
References
[edit]- ^ "Danang Dragon win first VBA match". vietnamnews.vn. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "'Viet Kieu' basketball players find opportunity in homeland championship". tuoitrenews.vn. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "SEA Games 7: Players to watch out for in basketball". sports.inquirer.net. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Vietnam
- American men's basketball players
- American sportspeople of Vietnamese descent
- Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent
- Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
- Saigon Heat players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Vietnam
- SEA Games medalists in basketball
- Vietnamese basketball players
- Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
- SEA Games medalists in 3x3 basketball
- SEA Games silver medalists for Vietnam
- Cantho Catfish players
- Hanoi Buffaloes players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1990s birth stubs
- Vietnamese sportspeople stubs