Saigon Heat

Saigon Heat
Leagues ASEAN Basketball League
Founded 2011
Arena Phu Tho Indoor Stadium
Location Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Team colors Red, Yellow
         
President Vietnam Connor Nguyen
Head coach United Kingdom Anthony Garbelotto
Website saigonheat.com
Uniforms
Home
Away

The Saigon Heat (Vietnamese: Sài Gòn Heat) are a Vietnamese professional basketball team based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. They play in the ASEAN Basketball League. Beginning in 2015, the club's home games will be played at the Phu Tho Indoor Stadium. Saigon Heat is the first professional basketball team based in Vietnam.[1]

Saigon Heat also has a developmental basketball team, called the D-Team, that plays in the Vietnamese Basketball National Championship Tournament.[2]

History

Saigon Heat is the first professional basketball team in Vietnam based in Ho Chi Minh City. They were officially announced as a member of the ASEAN Basketball League in October 2011. The team was formed by the Saigon Sports Academy, a multi-sports training academy launched in January 2009 and located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[3]

In their inaugural season, the Heat finished sixth in the ABL with a regular season record of 8-13. The Heat did not qualify in for the 2012 ABL Playoffs. The Heat followed up their inaugural season with another disappointing sixth-place finish in an injury plagued 2013 season, highlighted by a twelve-game losing streak.[4][5]

Logos

Season-by-season record

SeasonCoachRegular Season Post Season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
2012Robert Newson07.000''
2012Jason Rabedeaux86.615''
2012Combined813.3816thDid not qualify
2013Jason Rabedeaux418.2226thDid not qualify
2014Jason Rabedeaux67.462''
2014Tony Garbelotto34.429''
2014Combined911.4504thQualified
Totals2142.333-00.0001 Playoff Appearances

Home arenas

Roster

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

Saigon Heat roster roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 1 Vietnam Phạm Tấn Hoàng Nguyên 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb)
F/C 2 United States Williams, Justin 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 118 kg (260 lb)
G 4 Vietnam Nguyễn Ngọc Thành 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
G 8 Vietnam Hồng Gia Lân 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb)
F/C 10 Vietnam Trần Tiến Thịnh 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
G/F 11 Vietnam Phan Trần Mẫn 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
F 12 United States Thompson, Dijon 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
F/C 13 Vietnam Phạm Hoàng Linh 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
SG 15 United States Le, Ryan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
PG 17 Philippines Baguion, Froilan 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 68 kg (150 lb)
F 18 Philippines Avenido, Leonidez 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
G 33 United States Arnold, David Harrison 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • United States Gary Zuco
Athletic trainer(s)
  • United States Chantel Gorton
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: October 27, 2014

Head coaches

Notable players

Matches against international teams

28 May 2013
Sichuan Blue Whales China 72–87 Vietnam Saigon Heat
Vietnam Tân Bình Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
10 July 2014
Saigon Heat Vietnam vs. Philippines Enderun Titans

References

  1. ↑ "SSA Saigon Heat Joins the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League | AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League". Aseanbasketballleague.com. 2011-10-22. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
  2. ↑ "D-Team". saigonheat.com. 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  3. ↑ "Home". FIBA Asia. 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
  4. ↑ "Saigon Heat disqualified from 2013 ABL Champs". vietnamnet.vn. 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  5. ↑ "Saigon Heat defeated in 12 consecutive games. On September 22nd Saigon Heat Head Coach Jason Rabedeaux passed away, relatives found him unconscious on the floor and he was rushed to FV hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival doctors failed to resuscitate him. The win against Indonesia Warriors the day before his passing was his last game.". vietnamnet.vn. 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2014-05-15.

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