Sport Basketball No. of teams 5 Continent FIBA Asia (Asia) Date founded 2016 | Commissioner Tonichi Pujante Country Vietnam Number of teams 5 Inaugural season 2016 VBA season | |
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Most recent
champion(s) Danang Dragons (1st title) | ||
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.
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History
The formation of the VBA was announced by charter team Saigon Heat following their completion of the 2015–16 ASEAN Basketball League season. Leading up to the inaugural season, the VBA expected 6 teams would compete in the new league. 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. Tonichi Pujante was named the inaugural league commissioner.
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. 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
Current teams that have no VBA Finals appearances: