Prevseason: | 2017 |
Nextseason: | 2019 |
Vietnam Basketball Association | |
Season: | 2018 |
Champions: | Cantho Catfish |
Runners Up: | Hanoi Buffaloes |
Semifinalists: | Saigon Heat Thang Long Warriors |
Teams: | 6 |
Games: | 52 |
Duration: | June 16, 2018 – August 16, 2018 (Regular season) August 21, 2018 – August 26, 2018 (Playoffs) September 4, 2018 – September 9, 2018 (Finals) |
Top Seed: | Cantho Catfish |
Mvp N: | USA |
Finals Mvp N: | USA |
Playoffs Mvp N: | USA |
Award4: | Domestic MVP |
Award4 N: | VIE |
Award5: | International MVP |
Award6: | Heritage MVP |
Award6 N: | USA |
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 | width=170 | Home city | width=150 | 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 | Thang Be Sport | |||
Danang Dragons | Thang Be Sport | |||
Hanoi Buffaloes | Alien Sports | |||
Hochiminh City Wings | Thang Be Sport | |||
Saigon Heat | Hemero | |||
Thang Long Warriors | Thang Be Sport |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | |
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Contract ended | 4 December 2017 | Pre-season | 27 March 2018 | ||||
Resigned | 2 February 2018 | 27 March 2018 | |||||
Sacked | 17 June 2018 | 5th | 18 June 2018 | ||||
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 | |
DeAngelo Hamilton | ||||
Zach Allmon | ||||
Mike Bell | ||||
Henry Nguyen | Quinton Doggett | |||
Tavarion Nix | ||||
Jaywuan Hill |
Player | Team | |||||
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1 | 1 | Chris Dierker | Danang Dragons | Madonna University | ||
1 | 2 | Corey Cilia | Hochiminh City Wings | UC Santa Cruz | ||
1 | 3 | Stefan Nguyen | Hanoi Buffaloes | Danang Dragons | ||
1 | 4 | Nguyễn Tiến Dương | Hanoi Buffaloes | |||
1 | 5 | Trần Đăng Khoa | Saigon Heat | Danang Dragons | ||
1 | 6 | Nguyễn Văn Hùng | Thang Long Warriors | |||
2 | 1 | Lê Văn Đầy | Danang Dragons | Cantho Catfish | ||
2 | 2 | Dư Minh An | Hochiminh City Wings | Cantho Catfish | ||
2 | 3 | Huỳnh Khang | Hanoi Buffaloes | Saigon Heat | ||
2 | 4 | Nguyễn Lê Quốc Cường | Cantho Catfish | |||
2 | 5 | Lê Ngọc Tú | Saigon Heat | |||
2 | 6 | Đặng Thái Hưng | Thang Long Warriors | Hanoi Buffaloes | ||
3 | 1 | Đàm Huy Đại | Danang Dragons | |||
3 | 2 | Phạm Thanh Tùng | Hochiminh City Wings | Hanoi Buffaloes | ||
3 | 3 | Huỳnh Thanh Tâm | Hanoi Buffaloes | Cantho Catfish | ||
3 | 4 | Tăng Minh Trí | Cantho Catfish | |||
3 | 5 | Nguyễn Huỳnh Hải | Saigon Heat | |||
3 | 6 | Ngô Tuấn Trung | Thang Long Warriors |
width=50 | For week ending | width=50 | Player | width=50 | Team | width=5 | Ref. |
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24 June 2018 | Chris Dierker (1/1) | 1 | |||||
1 July 2018 | Jaywuan Hill (1/1) | 2 | |||||
8 July 2018 | Lê Ngọc Tú (1/1) | 3 | |||||
15 July 2018 | DeAngelo Hamilton (1/2) | 4 | |||||
22 July 2018 | Mike Bell (1/1) | 5 | |||||
29 July 2018 | Khoa Tran (1/2) | 6 | |||||
5 August 2018 | Justin Young (1/1) | 7 | |||||
12 August 2018 | DeAngelo Hamilton (2/2) | 8 | |||||
19 August 2018 | Khoa Tran (2/2) | 9 | |||||