Sport Basketball Number of teams 5 | Number of games 16 | |
League Vietnam Basketball Association Duration August 6, 2016 – October 23, 2016 (Regular season)October 26, 2016 – November 6, 2016 (Playoffs)November 11, 2016 – November 16, 2016 (Finals) | ||
The 2016 VBA season is the inaugural season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The regular season began on August 6, 2016 and ended on October 23, 2016. The playoffs began on October 26, 2016 and ended with the 2016 VBA Finals on November 16, 2016, with the Danang Dragons winning the inaugural VBA title after sweeping the Hochiminh City Wings in 2 games.
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Off-season
The preseason began on July 22 and ended on July 31 with each team hosting 1 home game.
Regular Season
The regular season began on August 6 with the Hanoi Buffaloes hosting the Saigon Heat, and ended on October 23 with the Heat hosting the Buffaloes.
Tiebreakers
The Heat clinched #1 seed over the Wings based on head-to-head record (3–1).
Playoffs
The 2016 VBA playoffs began on October 26, 2016 and ended on November 12, 2016.
Bracket
Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage
Awards
Import players
Each team is allowed 2 heritage players and 1 foreign player.