# 2024 VBA season

The 2024 VBA season (Vietnamese: VBA mùa giải 2024) was the eighth season of the Vietnam Basketball Association. The regular season began on 19 June and ended on 11 September. The playoffs then began on 15 September, and ended on 28 September with the Saigon Heat clinching their 5th straight title after sweeping the Cantho Catfish in the Finals.
The league lost a team after the Thang Long Warriors announced that they would sit out the season due to financial issues. In a move to help other teams dealing with financial woes, the league moved the operations for the Cantho Catfish, Danang Dragons and Nha Trang Dolphins to Ho Xuan Huong Arena in Ho Chi Minh City.

## Teams

The league consists of 6 teams, after the Thang Long Warriors announced that they would sit out the season due to financial issues.

### Locations, venues and personnel

| Team | Home city | Arena | Head coach |
| Hanoi Buffaloes | Hanoi | Tay Ho Sports Complex | Erik Rashad |
| Cantho Catfish | Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Xuan Huong Arena | Le Tran Minh Nghia |
| Danang Dragons | Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Xuan Huong Arena | Todd Purves |
| Hochiminh City Wings | Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Xuan Huong Arena | Lee Tao Dana |
| Nha Trang Dolphins | Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Xuan Huong Arena | Chris Daleo |
| Saigon Heat | Ho Chi Minh City | CIS Arena | David Grice |

### Coaching Transactions

Coaching changes :
| Team | 2023 season | 2024 season |
| Off-season |||
| Saigon Heat | Matt Van Pelt | David Grice |
| Nha Trang Dolphins | Predrag Lukic | Chris Daleo |
| Hochiminh City Wings | Erik Olson | Lee Tao Dana |
| Cantho Catfish | Jordan Collins | Le Tran Minh Nghia |

## Foreign players

Teams are allowed to register two foreign players and one heritage player. Heritage players are designated players who have Vietnamese heritage or have been naturalized. They do not count against the teams allotted foreign player slots.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 1 | Heritage Player | Replaced |
| Cantho Catfish | Yevgen Sakhniuk | Dakota Zinser | Tam Dinh | Joshua Keyes |
| Danang Dragons | Max Allen | Marquis Davison | Bryan Nguyen | |
| Hanoi Buffaloes | Ruot Monyyong | Devin Peterson | Hassan Thomas | Eric Frederick |
| Hochiminh City Wings | Chrishon Briggs | Maurice Gordon | Khoa Tran | |
| Nha Trang Dolphins | Mykal Jenkins | Joe Mvuezolo | Dominique Tham | |
| Saigon Heat | Jevonnie Scott | Elijah Weaver | | |

## Regular season

The regular season began on 11 June 2024. The regular season came to an end on 11 September 2024 with the Saigon Heat finishing top of the league, claiming their 4th straight Supporters' Cup.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Saigon Heat | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1680 | 1536 | +144 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Hanoi Buffaloes | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1678 | 1679 | −1 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Cantho Catfish | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1555 | 1563 | −8 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Nha Trang Dolphins | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1687 | 1599 | +88 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Danang Dragons | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1636 | 1692 | −56 | |
| 6 | Ho Chi Minh City Wings | 20 | 3 | 17 | 1672 | 1839 | −167 | |

### Results
#### Games 1–30

| Home \ Away | CTC | DND | HNB | HCM | NTD | SGH |
| Cantho Catfish | | 90–101 | 74–68 | 93–74 | 85–72 | 62–83 |
| Danang Dragons | 83–66 | | 89–98 | 91–80 | 68–85 | 80–88 |
| Hanoi Buffaloes | 88–77 | 60–88 | | 102–79 | 85–83 | 72–95 |
| Hochiminh City Wings | 81–82 | 82–85 | 91–102 | | 99–95 | 81–85 |
| Nha Trang Dolphins | 73–91 | 90–86 | 113–81 | 97–74 | | 60–89 |
| Saigon Heat | 72–62 | 88–84 | 87–84 | 89–82 | 84–75 | |

#### Games 31–60

| Home \ Away | CTC | DND | HNB | HCM | NTD | SGH |
| Cantho Catfish | | 84–76 | 82–89 | 87–78 | 72–58 | 68–78 |
| Danang Dragons | 70–84 | | 69–78 | 96–93 | 69–95 | 74–69 |
| Hanoi Buffaloes | 60–82 | 91–82 | | 96–83 | 72–100 | 82–74 |
| Hochiminh City Wings | 80–81 | 97–88 | 91–111 | | 73–84 | 107–108 |
| Nha Trang Dolphins | 82–64 | 94–79 | 80–81 | 92–68 | | 94–91 |
| Saigon Heat | 97–69 | 80–78 | 60–78 | 75–79 | 88–65 | |

## Playoffs

The playoffs began on 15 September.

### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 Saigon Heat | 2 |
| 4 Nha Trang Dolphins | 0 | | |
| 4 Nha Trang Dolphins | 0 | 1 Saigon Heat | 3 |
| | | 3 Cantho Catfish | 0 |
| 2 Hanoi Buffaloes | 0 | 3 Cantho Catfish | 0 |
| 3 Cantho Catfish | 2 | | |

#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| (1) Saigon Heat | 2–0 | (4) Nha Trang Dolphins | 84–82 | 86–81 | – |
| (2) Hanoi Buffaloes | 0–2 | (3) Cantho Catfish | 59–75 | 74–81 | – |

#### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| (1) Saigon Heat | 3–0 | (3) Cantho Catfish | 98–89 | 97–86 | 95–83 | – | – |

## Statistics
### Individual statistic leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | Chrishon Briggs | Hochiminh City Wings | 26.2 |
| Assists per game | Devin Peterson | Hanoi Buffaloes | 8.3 |
| Rebounds per game | Ruot Monyyong | Hanoi Buffaloes | 14.3 |
| Steals per game | Bryan Nguyen | Danang Dragons | 3.1 |
| Blocks per game | Ruot Monyyong | Hanoi Buffaloes | 2.3 |
| Field goal percentage | Mykal Jenkins | Nha Trang Dolphins | 61.4% |
| Three point FG percentage | Max Allen | Danang Dragons | 35.2% |

## Notable occurrences

* On 20 August 2024, Tam Dinh became the first player to register 2,500 career points in league history.