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 | ||
| President |
 Connor Nguyen | ||
| Head coach |
 Anthony Garbelotto | ||
| Website |
www | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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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. 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.
References
- 1 2 Hodge, Harry. "Vietnam is getting a pro basketball league". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
External links
- Official website (Vietnamese) (English)
- Saigon Heat on Facebook (Vietnamese) (English)
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