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2016 VBA season

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Sport
  
Basketball

Number of teams
  
5

Number of games
  
16

Top seed
  
Saigon Heat

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.

Contents

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

  • Season MVP: Rudolphe Joly (Danang Dragons)
  • Season Local MVP: Lê Ngọc Tú (Hochiminh City Wings)
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Andrew Young (Hochiminh City Wings)
  • Rising Star: Khoa Tran (Saigon Heat)
  • Sixth Man of the Year: Nguyễn Phú Hoàng (Hanoi Buffaloes)
  • Coach of the Year: Todd Purves (Hanoi Buffaloes)
  • All-VBA First Team
  • F Darrell Miller (Saigon Heat)
  • F Jaywuan Hill (Hochiminh City Wings)
  • G Tam Dinh (Cantho Catfish)
  • G David Arnold (Saigon Heat)
  • G Lê Ngọc Tú (Hochiminh City Wings)
  • Import players

    Each team is allowed 2 heritage players and 1 foreign player.

    References

    2016 VBA season Wikipedia