2025 VBA season
| Vietnam Basketball Association | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2025 |
| Duration | 16 May – September |
| Games played | 24 |
| Teams | 7 |
| TV partner(s) | Vietnam: Online: |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 VBA season (Vietnamese: VBA mùa giải 2025) is the tenth season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The regular season began on 16 May and will end on 31 August.[1]
The Saigon Heat entered the season as the defending champions.[2]
Teams
[edit]
The same six teams from the previous season returned for the current season, are joined by a team filled with players from the Philippines.[1] The league returned to a home/away format with all of the Vietnamese teams except for the Cantho Catfish returning to their home markets.
Locations, venues and personnel
[edit]| Team | Home city | Arena | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danang Dragons | Da Nang | 5th Military Region Arena |  The Vinh Hoang
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| Hanoi Buffaloes | Hanoi | Tay Ho Sports Complex |  Matt Van Pelt
|
| V Islanders | Hanoi Children's Palace Gymnasium |  Jose Garcia
| |
| Cantho Catfish | Ho Chi Minh City | Tan Binh Gymnasium | Thanh Canh Phan
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| Ho Chi Minh City Wings | Ho Xuan Huong Arena | Argel Mendoza
| |
| Saigon Heat | CIS Arena |  David Grice
| |
| Nha Trang Dolphins | Nha Trang | Khanh Hoa Provincial Gymnasium | Todd Purves
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Coaching Transactions
[edit]| Team | 2024 season | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|
| Off-season | ||
| Cantho Catfish | Nghia Minh Tran Le |
Thanh Canh Phan
|
| Danang Dragons | Todd Purves |
The Vinh Hoang
|
| Hanoi Buffaloes | Erik Rashad |
Matt Van Pelt
|
| Nha Trang Dolphins | Chris Daleo |
Todd Purves
|
Foreign players
[edit]Teams are allowed to register two foreign, one Vietnamese heritage, one local+, and one Asian heritage. Heritage players are designated players who have Vietnamese heritage or have been naturalized. Local+ players are legacy heritage players that have played previously in the VBA. Heritage and local+ players do not count against the teams allotted foreign player slots.[1]
| Team | Foreign 1 | Foreign 2 | Asian | Heritage | Local+ | Replaced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantho Catfish | Malek Green |
DaJuan Madden |
Albert Bordeos |
Kevin Le |
 Michael Soy |
|
| Danang Dragons |  Karachi Edo |
Timothy Simmons |
 Ganbat Chinbold |
Kyan Washington |
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| Hanoi Buffaloes | Tamyrik Fields |
DaQuan Bracey |
Lian Ramiro |
Tam Dinh |
Taishuan Johnson
| |
| Ho Chi Minh City Wings | Kobe Pableo |
Darius Austin |
James Martinez |
Nathan Huynh |
Khoa Tran |
Christian Rios
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| Nha Trang Dolphins | John Fields |
Jalyn Richardson |
Munkhtur Khureltogoo |
Bryan Nguyen |
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| Saigon Heat | Alfred Hollins |
Davon Dillard |
Temuulen Chingis |
 Tim Waale |
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| V Islanders | Jermale Jones |
 Alioune Tew |
Anthony January
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Regular season
[edit]The regular season began on 16 May 2025.
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanoi Buffaloes | 4 | 4 | 0 | 450 | 390 | +60 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Nha Trang Dolphins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 292 | 220 | +72 | |
| 3 | Saigon Heat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 139 | +61 | |
| 4 | Cantho Catfish | 4 | 2 | 2 | 342 | 339 | +3 | |
| 5 | Danang Dragons | 3 | 1 | 2 | 300 | 320 | −20 | |
| 6 | Ho Chi Minh City Wings | 3 | 0 | 3 | 247 | 322 | −75 | |
| 7 | V Islanders | 5 | 0 | 5 | 424 | 525 | −101 |
Results
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Individual statistic leaders
[edit]| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Malek Green |
Cantho Catfish | 34.3 |
| Assists per game | Davon Dillard |
Saigon Heat | 9.0 |
| Rebounds per game | Alioune Tew |
V Islanders | 25.0 |
| Steals per game | DaJuan Madden |
Cantho Catfish | 4.0 |
| Blocks per game | Karachi Edo |
Danang Dragons | 2.5 |
| Field goal percentage | John Fields |
Nha Trang Dolphins | 70.0% |
| Three point FG percentage | Hoang Quan Le |
Danang Dragons | 46.2% |
Notable occurrences
[edit]- On 22 May 2025, James Martinez broke the record for most three-point field goals made (9) in a game vs the Nha Trang Dolphins.[3]
- On 26 May 2025, the Hanoi Buffaloes defeated the Danang Dragons in the first triple overtime game in league history.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "VBA 10: One decade on, Vietnamese basketball rises beyond limits". vietnamnews.vn. 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Fifth consecutive championship for Saigon Heat at VBA Finals 2024". vietnamnews.vn. 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Martinez hits record nine 3-pointers in Vietnam cage tourney". philstar.com. 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Hanoi Buffaloes edge Danang Dragons in thriller". vietnamnews.vn. 26 May 2025.