Saigon Heat (VBA)

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LeaguesVietnam Basketball Association
Founded2016
ArenaCIS Arena
Capacity2,500
Saigon Heat
Saigon Heat logo
LeaguesVietnam Basketball Association
Founded2016
ArenaCIS Arena
Capacity2,500
LocationHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Team coloursRed, Yellow, Black
     
PresidentConnor Nguyen
Head coachMatthew Van Pelt
Championships5 (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Websitevba.vn/heat

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]

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.[citation needed] 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
2024David Grice155.7501st501.000League Champions
Totals9438.7122610.7225 League Championships

Current roster

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