Vietnam Basketball Association | ||||||||||
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Season | 2016 | |||||||||
Duration | August 6, 2016 – October 23, 2016 (Regular season) October 26, 2016 – November 6, 2016 (Playoffs) November 11, 2016 – November 16, 2016 (Finals) | |||||||||
Games played | 16 | |||||||||
Teams | 5 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | Saigon Heat | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Danang Dragons (1st title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | Hochiminh City Wings | |||||||||
Semifinalists | Hanoi Buffaloes Saigon Heat | |||||||||
Awards | ||||||||||
Domestic MVP | Lê Ngọc Tú | |||||||||
International MVP | Rudolphe Joly | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← Inaugural season 2017 → |
The 2016 VBA season is the inaugural season of the Vietnam Basketball Association.[1] The regular season began on August 6, 2016, and ended on October 23, 2016. The playoffs began on October 26, 2016, and ended with the 2016 VBA Finals on November 16, 2016, with the Danang Dragons winning the inaugural VBA title after sweeping the Hochiminh City Wings in 2 games.[2]