2021 VBA season
The 2021 VBA season was the sixth season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The regular season began on 10 July but was canceled on 27 August due to a new surge of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam.[1][2]
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Season | 2021 | |||||||||
Duration | 10 July 2021 – 27 August 2021 (Regular season) | |||||||||
Number of games | 38 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 8 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | Vietnam:
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Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2020 2022 → |
The season was scheduled to start on 4 June, with the regular season and postseason set to be played in bubbles in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.[3] However, the start was postponed due to a surge of the Delta variant of COVID-19.[4][5]
Teams
All seven teams from the 2020 season returned. The Vietnam national team was added as the eighth team to help prepare for the 2021 SEA Games.[6]
Venues and locations
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all games were played in a bubble in Nha Trang on the campus of Nha Trang University.
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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Cantho Catfish | Martin Knezevic | Actee | |
Danang Dragons | Phan Thanh Cảnh | Actee | |
Hanoi Buffaloes | Eric Weissling | Actee | |
Hochiminh City Wings | Erik Olson | Actee | |
Nha Trang Dolphins | Robert Newson | Actee | |
Saigon Heat | Matt Van Pelt | Hemero | |
Thang Long Warriors | Predrag Lukic | Actee | |
Vietnam NT | Kevin Yurkus | Hemero |
Regular season
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB | Qualification | SGH | TLW | DND | HCM | VIE | HNB | CTC | NTD | |
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1 | Saigon Heat | 9 | 8 | 1 | 847 | 749 | +98 | .889 | — | Advance to Semifinals | — | 81-94 | 81-66 | 93-90 | 99-63 104-82 |
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2 | Thang Long Warriors | 10 | 8 | 2 | 873 | 789 | +84 | .800 | 0.5 | — | 88-96 | 84-73 | 74-67 | 88-77 94-67 | |||||
3 | Danang Dragons | 9 | 6 | 3 | 781 | 745 | +36 | .667 | 2 | Advance to Playoffs |
93-103 | 88-89 | — | 74-83 73-72 |
90-87 | ||||
4 | Hochiminh City Wings | 10 | 6 | 4 | 818 | 794 | +24 | .600 | 2.5 | 85-91 | 68-80 | — | 91-69 67-71 94-89 |
88-87 | |||||
5 | Vietnam NT | 9 | 4 | 5 | 665 | 703 | −38 | .444 | 4 | 71-97 | 82-51 | — | 92-80 | ||||||
6 | Hanoi Buffaloes | 10 | 4 | 6 | 853 | 801 | +52 | .400 | 4.5 | 91-97 | 72-76 | 96-54 | — | 110-71 | |||||
7 | Cantho Catfish | 9 | 2 | 7 | 730 | 805 | −75 | .222 | 6 | 95-90 (OT) 74-92 |
67-72 | 84-98 | — | ||||||
8 | Nha Trang Dolphins | 10 | 0 | 10 | 760 | 941 | −181 | .000 | 8.5 | 80-90 96-105 |
71-80 | 81-89 | 65-102 | 72-91 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 August 2021. Source: vba.vn
Statistics
Individual statistic leaders
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | DaQuan Bracey | Saigon Heat | 36.3 |
Rebounds per game | Mike Bell | Hanoi Buffaloes | 20.0 |
Assists per game | DaQuan Bracey | Saigon Heat | 8.2 |
Steals per game | Akeem Scott | Danang Dragons | 3.6 |
Blocks per game | Mike Bell | Hanoi Buffaloes | 3.0 |
Team statistic leaders
Category | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | Saigon Heat | 95.1 |
Rebounds per game | Saigon Heat | 64.6 |
Assists per game | Hanoi Buffaloes | 19.5 |
Steals per game | Hanoi Buffaloes | 10.0 |
Blocks per game | Hanoi Buffaloes | 3.9 |
FG% | Hanoi Buffaloes | 45.2% |
FT% | Hochiminh City Wings | 72.2% |
References
- "National basketball league to begin in July with no spectators". vnexpress.net. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- "VBA cancelled due to COVID-19 spreading". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- "VBA 2021 tip-offs set in June". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- "National basketball league VBA postponed by Covid-19". vnexpress.net. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- "VBA Tip-off cancelled due to COVID-19". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- "Vietnam squad to enter national basketball league". vnexpress.net. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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