Saigon Heat
- Leagues Played
- Vietnam VBA 171 ABL ASEAN 139 Club Friendlies 5 Vietnam Saigon League 1
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| Vietnam VBA | 07/30 12:30 | - |
[7] Lamia U19
v
Saigon Heat [1] 
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W | 76-86 | |
| Vietnam VBA | 07/19 12:30 | - |
[1] Saigon Heat v
Nha Trang Dolphins
[3] 
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W | 94-90 | |
| Vietnam VBA | 07/15 12:30 | - |
[5] Cantho Catfish
v
Saigon Heat [1]
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W | 72-79 | |
| Vietnam VBA | 07/09 12:30 | - |
[1] Saigon Heat v
Hanoi Buffaloes
[3] 
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L | 83-92 | |
| Vietnam VBA | 06/30 12:30 | - |
[5] Cantho Catfish
v
Saigon Heat [1]
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W | 83-89 | |
| Vietnam VBA | 06/26 12:30 | - |
[1] Saigon Heat v
Thang Long Warriors
[2] |
W | 91-88 | |
| Vietnam VBA | 06/22 12:30 | - |
[4] Nha Trang Dolphins
v
Saigon Heat [1]
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W | 79-85 | |
| Vietnam VBA | 06/18 12:30 | - |
[1] Saigon Heat v
Ho Chi Minh City Wings
[5] 
|
W | 82-67 | |
| Vietnam VBA | 06/14 12:30 | - |
Saigon Heat v
Danang Dragons
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W | 97-91 | |
| Vietnam VBA | 06/10 12:30 | - |
Hanoi Buffaloes
v
Saigon Heat
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W | 71-85 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 03/14 12:30 | 1 |
[2] Hong Kong Eastern
v
Saigon Heat [1]
|
L | 73-60 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 03/12 10:00 | 1 |
[2] Eastern Long Lions
v
Saigon Heat [1]
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W | 70-88 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 03/11 10:00 | 1 |
[1] Saigon Heat v
Hong Kong Eastern
[2]
|
L | 73-89 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 03/09 12:30 | 2 |
[1] Saigon Heat v
Singapore Slingers
[4] 
|
W | 86-85 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 03/08 13:00 | 2 |
[4] Singapore Slingers
v
Saigon Heat [1]
|
W | 79-81 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 03/06 13:00 | 2 |
[1] Saigon Heat v
Singapore Slingers
[4]
|
L | 82-94 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 02/17 12:30 | 1 |
[1] Saigon Heat v
Louvre Surabaya
[7] 
|
W | 97-35 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 02/15 12:30 | 1 |
[2] Saigon Heat v
Singapore Slingers
[4]
|
W | 71-68 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 02/12 11:00 | 1 |
[2] Saigon Heat v
Macau Black Bears
[5] 
|
W | 79-70 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 02/08 12:00 | 1 |
[2] NS Matrix
v
Saigon Heat [1]
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L | 96-86 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 02/05 08:00 | 1 |
Eastern Long Lions
v
Saigon Heat
|
W | 71-84 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 02/03 10:00 | 1 |
[3] Saigon Heat v
Bangkok Tigers
[8] 
|
W | 98-81 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 01/18 11:00 | 1 |
[6] Zamboanga Valientes
v
Saigon Heat [3]
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W | 79-101 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 01/16 13:00 | 1 |
[8] Bangkok Tigers
v
Saigon Heat [3]
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W | 73-89 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 01/15 09:00 | 1 |
[2] Saigon Heat v
Eastern Long Lions
[1]
|
L | 82-89 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 01/13 11:00 | 1 |
[4] Singapore Slingers
v
Saigon Heat [1]
|
L | 84-83 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 01/07 08:00 | 1 |
[3] Saigon Heat v
Louvre Surabaya
[5]
|
W | 108-47 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 01/06 10:00 | 1 |
[4] Saigon Heat v
Zamboanga Valientes
[3]
|
W | 75-71 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 01/04 10:00 | 1 |
[5] Tianjin
v
Saigon Heat [3]
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W | 84-88 | |
| ABL ASEAN | 01/03 12:00 | 1 |
Saigon Heat v
Macau Black Bears
|
W | 84-76 |
Wikipedia - Saigon Heat
The Saigon Heat is a Vietnamese professional basketball team based in Ho Chi Minh City. Since the 2014 season, the Heat's home games are played at the CIS Arena on the campus of the Canadian International School in District 7. This is the first professional basketball team based in Vietnam.
The Heat currently plays in the VBA, Vietnam's first professional basketball league.
History
The Saigon Heat are 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.
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.
Thirteen games into the 2014 season, head coach Jason Rabedeaux suddenly died, the main cause of death was traumatic brain injury. Coach Rabedeaux's assistant Anthony Garbelotto was named the new head coach. The Heat finished the season in fourth place, clinching their first ever playoff berth. The Heat were swept 0–2 by the Westports Malaysia Dragons in the 2014 ABL playoffs.
Following the completion of the 2015–16 season, the Heat announced the formation of Vietnam's first professional basketball league, the Vietnam Basketball Association, where they would field a developmental team. The Heat VBA team consists of local players, with several of the ABL side's players being distributed among the other VBA teams for league parity purposes.[]