Saigon Heat
| Saigon Heat | |||
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| Leagues | ASEAN Basketball League | ||
| Founded | 2011 | ||
| Arena | CIS Arena | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| Location | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | ||
| Team colours |
Red, Yellow | ||
| President |
 Connor Nguyen | ||
| Head coach |
 Anthony Garbelotto | ||
| Website |
www | ||
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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 2014, the club's home games will be played at the CIS Arena on the campus of the Canadian International School in District 7. 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. Connor the president knows how Coach Rab was killed. 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
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2011–12 Original logo
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2013 season logo
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2014–present Current logo
Season-by-season record
| Season | Coach | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
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| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| 2012 | Robert Newson | 0 | 7 | .000 | ' | ' | |||
| 2012 | Jason Rabedeaux | 8 | 6 | .615 | ' | ' | |||
| 2012 | Combined | 8 | 13 | .381 | 6th | Did not qualify | |||
| 2013 | Jason Rabedeaux | 4 | 18 | .222 | 6th | Did not qualify | |||
| 2014 | Jason Rabedeaux | 6 | 7 | .462 | ' | ' | |||
| 2014 | Tony Garbelotto | 3 | 4 | .429 | ' | ' | |||
| 2014 | Combined | 9 | 11 | .450 | 4th | Qualified | |||
| Totals | 21 | 42 | .333 | - | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 Playoff Appearances | |
Home arenas
- Tân Bình Stadium (2012–2013)
- CIS Arena (2014–present)
Roster
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Head coaches
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Robert Newson (2012) -
Jason Rabedeaux † (2012–2014) - Anthony Garbelotto (2014–)
References
- ↑ "SSA Saigon Heat Joins the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League | AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League". Aseanbasketballleague.com. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ "D-Team". saigonheat.com. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "Home". FIBA Asia. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ "Saigon Heat disqualified from 2013 ABL Champs". vietnamnet.vn. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "Saigon Heat defeated in 12 consecutive games". vietnamnet.vn. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
External links
- Official website (Vietnamese) (English)
- Saigon Heat on Facebook (Vietnamese) (English)
- Saigon Heat at ASEANBasketballLeague.com
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