2021 VBA season explained

Prevseason:2020
Nextseason:2022
Vietnam Basketball Association
Season:2021
Teams:8
Games:38
Duration:10 July 2021 – 27 August 2021 (Regular season)
Tv:Vietnam: Online:
Mvp N:USA
Award5:International MVP
Top Scorer: DeQuan Bracey (Heat)
Ppg:36.3
Rebounds Leader: Mike Bell (Buffaloes)
Rpg:20.0
Assists Leader: DeQuan Bracey (Heat)
Apg:8.2

The 2021 VBA season was the sixth season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The regular season began on 10 July but was canceled on 27 August due to a new surge of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam.[1] [2]

The season was scheduled to start on 4 June, with the regular season and postseason set to be played in bubbles in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.[3] However, the start was postponed due to a surge of the Delta variant of COVID-19.[4] [5]

Teams

All seven teams from the 2020 season returned. The Vietnam national team was added as the eighth team to help prepare for the 2021 SEA Games.[6]

Venues and locations

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all games were played in a bubble in Nha Trang on the campus of Nha Trang University.

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturer
Cantho Catfish Martin KnezevicActee
Danang Dragons Phan Thanh CảnhActee
Hanoi Buffaloes Eric WeisslingActee
Hochiminh City Wings Erik OlsonActee
Nha Trang Dolphins Actee
Saigon Heat Hemero
Thang Long Warriors Predrag LukicActee
Vietnam NT Kevin YurkusHemero

Regular season

Standings

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game DaQuan Bracey 36.3
Rebounds per game Mike Bell (basketball)Mike Bell 20.0
Assists per game DaQuan Bracey Saigon Heat 8.2
Steals per game 3.6
Blocks per game Mike Bell Hanoi Buffaloes 3.0

Team statistic leaders

Category Team Statistic
Points per game 95.1
Rebounds per game Saigon Heat 64.6
Assists per game 19.5
Steals per game Hanoi Buffaloes 10.0
Blocks per game Hanoi Buffaloes 3.9
FG% Hanoi Buffaloes 45.2%
FT% 72.2%

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National basketball league to begin in July with no spectators. vnexpress.net. 17 February 2022.
  2. Web site: VBA cancelled due to COVID-19 spreading. vietnamnews.vn. 17 February 2022.
  3. Web site: VBA 2021 tip-offs set in June. vietnamnews.vn. 17 February 2022.
  4. Web site: National basketball league VBA postponed by Covid-19. vnexpress.net. 17 February 2022.
  5. Web site: VBA Tip-off cancelled due to COVID-19. vietnamnews.vn. 17 February 2022.
  6. Web site: Vietnam squad to enter national basketball league. vnexpress.net. 17 February 2022.