Saigon Heat (VBA)

The Saigon Heat is 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]

Saigon Heat
LeaguesVietnam Basketball Association
Founded2016
ArenaCIS Arena
Capacity2,500
LocationHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Team coloursRed, Yellow, Black
     
President Connor Nguyen
Head coach Matthew Van Pelt
Championships2 (2019, 2020)
Websitevba.vn/heat

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. 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
SeasonCoachRegular SeasonPost Season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
2016Tony Garbelotto115.6881st02.000Semi-finals
2017David Singleton96.6002nd02.000Semi-finals
2018David Singleton96.6004th02.000Semi-finals
2019David Singleton96.6002nd52.714League Champions
2020Kevin Yurkus102.8331st51.833League Champions
2021Matt Van Pelt81.8881st101.000Season cut short due to COVID-19
Totals5626.683119.5502 League Championships

Current roster

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

Saigon Heat roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
G 0 Michael Trương (HP) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 23 – (1999-03-12)12 March 1999
G 3 Hoàng Tú 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 21 – (2001-01-19)19 January 2001
F 7 Joshua Keyes (IP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1995-07-17)17 July 1995
G 10 Antony Sundberg 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 19 – (2002-08-11)11 August 2002
G/F 11 Võ Kim Bản 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 22 – (2000-03-24)24 March 2000
G 14 Vũ Thế Cang 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 25 – (1997-01-10)10 January 1997
G 17 Nguyễn Quang Bình 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 21 – (2000-05-25)25 May 2000
G 24 Lê Quang 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 26 – (1995-06-18)18 June 1995
F 30 Tim Waale (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 23 – (1998-09-22)22 September 1998
F 32 Kim Jisoo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 20 – (2001-10-15)15 October 2001
G 41 Từ Dương Huy 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 20 – (2002-01-14)14 January 2002
G 55 Daquan Bracey (IP) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 24 – (1997-05-13)13 May 1997
Head coach
  • Matthew Van Pelt
Assistant coach(es)
  • David Grice
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (HP) Heritage player
  • Injured
Updated: 15 May 2018

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


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