Saigon Heat (VBA)
| Saigon Heat | |||
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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 |  Kevin Yurkus | ||
| Championships | 1 (2019) | ||
| Website | vba.vn/heat | ||
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The Saigon Heat are 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]
History
Following 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.
Season-by-season record
| 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 |
| Totals | 38 | 23 | .623 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 1 League Championship | ||
Current roster
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References
- ^ a b Hodge, Harry. "Vietnam is getting a pro basketball league". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Vietnamese and English)
- Saigon Heat on Facebook (in Vietnamese and English)
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