2025 VBA season
| Vietnam Basketball Association | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2025 |
| Duration | 16 May – September |
| Games played | 24 |
| Teams | 7 |
| TV partner(s) | Vietnam:
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← 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
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
| Team | Home city | Arena | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danang Dragons | Da Nang | 5th Military Region Arena | The Vinh Hoang |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Coaching Transactions
| 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
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 | ||
| 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 |
| Nha Trang Dolphins | John Fields | Jalyn Richardson | Munkhtur Khureltogoo | Bryan Nguyen | ||
| Saigon Heat | Alfred Hollins | Davon Dillard | Temuulen Chingis | Tim Waale | ||
| V Islanders | Jermale Jones | Alioune Tew | Anthony January | |||
Regular season
The regular season began on 16 May 2025.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanoi Buffaloes | 7 | 7 | 0 | 731 | 599 | +132 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Cantho Catfish | 6 | 4 | 2 | 517 | 504 | +13 | |
| 3 | Saigon Heat | 10 | 6 | 4 | 873 | 772 | +101 | |
| 4 | Nha Trang Dolphins | 7 | 4 | 3 | 604 | 554 | +50 | |
| 5 | Danang Dragons | 7 | 4 | 3 | 667 | 636 | +31 | |
| 6 | V Islanders | 8 | 2 | 6 | 686 | 774 | −88 | |
| 7 | Ho Chi Minh City Wings | 9 | 0 | 9 | 684 | 923 | −239 |
Results
Statistics
Individual statistic leaders
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Malek Green | Cantho Catfish | 34.8 |
| Assists per game | Davon Dillard | Saigon Heat | 7.6 |
| Rebounds per game | Alioune Tew | V Islanders | 19.8 |
| Steals per game | DaJuan Madden | Cantho Catfish | 4.0 |
| Blocks per game | Darius Austin | Ho Chi Minh City Wings | 1.9 |
| Field goal percentage | John Fields | Nha Trang Dolphins | 71.0% |
| Three point FG percentage | Tamyrik Fields | Danang Dragons | 50.0% |
Notable occurrences
- 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
- ^ 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.