Vietnam Basketball Association

Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA)
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2016 VBA season
Sport Basketball
Founded 2016
Inaugural season 2016
Commissioner Tonichi Pujante
No. of teams 5
Country  Vietnam
Continent FIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Danang Dragons (1st title)
Most titles Danang Dragons (1 title)
Official website www.vba.vn

The Vietnam Basketball Association (Vietnamese: Giải Bóng Rổ Chuyên Nghiệp Việt Nam), often abbreviated as VBA, is a Vietnamese national professional basketball league founded in 2016.[1]

History

The formation of the VBA was announced by charter team Saigon Heat following their completion of the 2015–16 ASEAN Basketball League season.[1] Leading up to the inaugural season, the VBA expected 6 teams would compete in the new league.[2] However, only 5 teams were officially unveiled. To oversee league operations, the VBA looked to the Philippines to find someone with an extensive basketball background.[3] Tonichi Pujante was named the inaugural league commissioner.[4]

Teams

Locations of the VBA teams

The VBA started its inaugural season with 5 teams.

Regular season

Following the summer break, the preseason begins typically in July. During this time, the teams build their 13-man rosters with each team allowed 1 foreign, 2 Overseas Vietnamese, and 10 local players.[2] The VBA regular season currently begins at the beginning of August and runs to the end of the October. Each teams plays 16 games, divided equally between home and away matches.

Playoffs

At the conclusion of the regular, the VBA Playoffs begins. All 5 teams are eligible for the tournament style playoffs. However, the teams that finish in the #4 and #5 seeds must meet each other in a wildcard game to move on to the playoffs. The winner of the game meets the #1 seeded team and the #2 seeded team meets the #3 seeded team in a best-of-three series. The winners move on to meet in the VBA Finals.

League championships

TeamsWinLossTotalYear(s) wonYear(s) lost
Danang Dragons1012016 —
Hochiminh City Wings011 — 2016

Current teams that have no VBA Finals appearances:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Hodge, Harry. "Vietnam is getting a pro basketball league". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "VN Basketball Association seeks US-based basketballers". vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Vietnam looking for Filipino commissioner, coaches for maiden professional cage league". spin.ph. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Letter from VBA Commissioner - Tonichi Pujante". vba.vn. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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