Saigon Heat (VBA)

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]

Saigon Heat
Saigon Heat logo
LeaguesVietnam Basketball Association
Founded2016
ArenaCIS Arena
Capacity2,500
LocationHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Team coloursRed, Yellow, Black
     
PresidentVietnam Connor Nguyen
Head coachUnited States Matthew Van Pelt
Championships4 (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)
Websitevba.vn/heat

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. 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
SeasonCoachRegular SeasonPost Season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
2016Tony Garbelotto115.6881st02.000Semi-finals
2017David Singleton96.6002nd02.000Semi-finals
2018David Singleton96.6004th02.000Semi-finals
2019David Singleton96.6002nd52.714League Champions
2020Kevin Yurkus102.8331st51.833League Champions
2021Matthew Van Pelt81.8881st101.000Quarterfinals; Season cut short due to COVID-19
2022Matthew Van Pelt93.7501st501.000League Champions
2023Matthew Van Pelt144.7781st51.833League Champions
Totals7933.7052110.6774 League Championships

Current roster

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

Saigon Heat roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
F 24 United States Kentrell Barkley (IP) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 27 – (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) 27 – (1996-06-11)11 June 1996
G 1 Vietnam Lê Quang 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 28 – (1995-06-18)18 June 1995
G 3 Vietnam Hoàng Tú 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 22 – (2001-01-19)19 January 2001
G 5 Vietnam Đinh Quang Dương 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 18 – (2005-05-11)11 May 2005
G 7 Vietnam Dư Minh An 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 30 – (1993-08-11)11 August 1993
G 10 Vietnam Antony Sundberg 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 21 – (2002-08-11)11 August 2002
G/F 11 Vietnam Võ Kim Bản 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (2000-03-24)24 March 2000
C 12 Vietnam Nguyễn Huỳnh Phú Vinh 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (1998-05-07)7 May 1998
F 18 Vietnam Nguyễn Phan Hồng Phúc 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 17 – (2006-01-18)18 January 2006
F 21 Vietnam Nguyễn Hoàng Minh Tuấn 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 16 – (2007-01-08)8 January 2007
F 30 Vietnam Tim Waale (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1998-09-22)22 September 1998
G 34 Vietnam Võ Duy Linh 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 24 – (1999-06-07)7 June 1999
G 47 Vietnam Huỳnh Trực Nhân 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 21 – (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. Hodge, Harry. "Vietnam is getting a pro basketball league". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.


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