Saigon Heat (VBA)

Saigon Heat
Saigon Heat logo
LeaguesVietnam Basketball Association
Founded2016
ArenaCIS Arena
Capacity2,500
LocationHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Team coloursRed, Yellow, Black
     
PresidentConnor Nguyen
Head coachMatthew Van Pelt
Championships5 (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Websitevba.vn/heat

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]

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.[citation needed] 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. In 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023 they became the first team to win 4 consecutive Vietnam Basketball Association championship series.

Season-by-season record

Season Coach Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2016 Tony Garbelotto 11 5 .688 1st 0 2 .000 Semi-finals
2017 David Singleton 9 6 .600 2nd 0 2 .000 Semi-finals
2018 David Singleton 9 6 .600 4th 0 2 .000 Semi-finals
2019 David Singleton 9 6 .600 2nd 5 2 .714 League Champions
2020 Kevin Yurkus 10 2 .833 1st 5 1 .833 League Champions
2021 Matthew Van Pelt 8 1 .888 1st 1 0 1.000 Quarterfinals; Season cut short due to COVID-19
2022 Matthew Van Pelt 9 3 .750 1st 5 0 1.000 League Champions
2023 Matthew Van Pelt 14 4 .778 1st 5 1 .833 League Champions
2024 David Grice 15 5 .750 1st 5 0 1.000 League Champions
Totals 94 38 .712 26 10 .722 5 League Championships

Current roster

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

Saigon Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
F 24 United States Kentrell Barkley (IP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 28 – (1996-01-09)9 January 1996
G 0 United States Vietnam Hassan Thomas (HP) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1996-06-11)11 June 1996
G 1 Vietnam Lê Quang 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 29 – (1995-06-18)18 June 1995
G 3 Vietnam Hoàng Tú 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 23 – (2001-01-19)19 January 2001
G 5 Vietnam Đinh Quang Dương 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 19 – (2005-05-11)11 May 2005
G 7 Vietnam Dư Minh An 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 31 – (1993-08-11)11 August 1993
G 10 Vietnam Antony Sundberg 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 22 – (2002-08-11)11 August 2002
G/F 11 Vietnam Võ Kim Bản 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 24 – (2000-03-24)24 March 2000
C 12 Vietnam Nguyễn Huỳnh Phú Vinh 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 – (1998-05-07)7 May 1998
F 18 Vietnam Nguyễn Phan Hồng Phúc 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 18 – (2006-01-18)18 January 2006
F 21 Vietnam Nguyễn Hoàng Minh Tuấn 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 17 – (2007-01-08)8 January 2007
F 30 Vietnam Tim Waale (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1998-09-22)22 September 1998
G 34 Vietnam Võ Duy Linh 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 25 – (1999-06-07)7 June 1999
G 47 Vietnam Huỳnh Trực Nhân 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 22 – (2002-08-24)24 August 2002
Head coach
  • United States Matthew Van Pelt
Assistant coach(es)
  • United Kingdom David Grice
  • Japan Toshi Benson
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Tùng Sơn
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (HP) Heritage player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 7 June 2023

References

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


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