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Saigon Heat
LeaguesVietnam Basketball Association
Founded2016
ArenaCIS Arena
Capacity2,500
LocationHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Team coloursRed, Yellow, Black
     
PresidentVietnam Connor Nguyen
Head coachUnited States Kevin Yurkus
Championships2 (2019, 2020)
Websitevba.vn/heat

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
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
Totals 48 25 .658 10 9 .526 2 League Championships

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Saigon Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
PF 14 United States Joshua Keyes (IP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 29 – (1995-07-17)17 July 1995
PG 81 United States Vietnam Christian Juzang (HP) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 27 – (1997-06-04)4 June 1997
PG 4 Vietnam Hoàng Tú 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 23 – (2001-01-19)19 January 2001
PF 32 Vietnam Kim Jisoo 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 22 – (2001-10-15)15 October 2001
PF 30 Vietnam Tim Waale 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1998-09-22)22 September 1998
C 12 Vietnam Nguyễn Huỳnh Phú Vinh 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 – (1998-05-07)7 May 1998
G/F 11 Vietnam Võ Kim Bản 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 24 – (2000-03-24)24 March 2000
CG 7 Vietnam Dư Minh An 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 31 – (1993-08-11)11 August 1993
SG 10 Vietnam Antony Sundberg 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 22 – (2002-08-11)11 August 2002
CG 24 Vietnam Lê Quang 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 29 – (1995-06-18)18 June 1995
CG 1 Vietnam Tom De Kok 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 20 – (2004-05-03)3 May 2004
CG 33 Vietnam Bui Thinh Khang 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 24 – (2000-05-28)28 May 2000
CG 41 Vietnam Tu Duong Huy 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 22 – (2002-01-14)14 January 2002
F 39 Vietnam Pham Minh Nhut 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 21 – (2002-10-25)25 October 2002
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (HP) Heritage player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 15 May 2018

References

  1. ^ a b Hodge, Harry. "Vietnam is getting a pro basketball league". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.


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