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Ho Chi Minh City Wings

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Ho Chi Minh City Wings
Ho Chi Minh City Wings logo
LeaguesVBA
Founded2016
ArenaHo Xuan Huong Sports Arena
Capacity2,000
LocationHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Team coloursRoyal blue, Yellow
   
PresidentTrần Anh Tú
Head coach
Websitewww.vba.vn/wings

The Ho Chi Minh City Wings are a Vietnamese professional basketball team based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. They play in the Vietnam Basketball Association.[1]

History

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During the offseason after their inaugural seam, the Wings announced that Finnish head coach Mika Turunen would not return for their sophomore season and named former Vietnam national basketball team head coach Rick Magallanes as his replacement.[2]

Season-by-season record

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Season Coach Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2016 Mika Turunen 11 5 .688 2nd 2 3 .400 Finals
2017 Ricky Magallanes 5 10 .333 5th Did not qualify
2018 Hứa Phong Hảo 1 14 .067 6th Did not qualify
2019 Predrag Lukic 8 7 .533 3rd 0 2 .000 Semi-finals
2020 Gediminas Meiliunas 3 9 .250 7th Did not qualify
2021 Erik Olsen 4 3 .571 4th 1 1 .500 Quarterfinals; Season cut short due to COVID-19
2022 Erik Olsen 6 6 .500 4th 0 2 .000 Semi-finals
2023 Erik Olsen 6 12 .333 6th Did not qualify
2024 Lee Tao Dana 3 17 .150 6th Did not qualify
Totals 47 83 .362 3 8 .273

Current roster

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

Ho Chi Minh City Wings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 0 United States Devon Thomas (IP) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 30 – (1994-09-20)20 September 1994
F 13 United States De'Sean Parsons (IP) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 29 – (1995-02-03)3 February 1995
G 3 Netherlands Vincent Nguyen (HP) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 29 – (1995-09-29)29 September 1995
F 1 Vietnam Chí Anh Mladenovik 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (2001-01-29)29 January 2001
G 4 Vietnam Huỳnh Thanh Tâm 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 25 – (1999-08-11)11 August 1999
G 6 Vietnam Nguyễn Thanh Tùng 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 24 – (2000-07-26)26 July 2000
G 7 Vietnam Nguyễn Huỳnh Hải 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 37 – (1987-06-20)20 June 1987
F 14 Vietnam Lê Ngọc Tú 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 34 – (1990-10-09)9 October 1990
G 15 Vietnam Lê Trần Đăng Huỳnh 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 27 – (1997-03-06)6 March 1997
F 20 Vietnam Tân Hải Đăng 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 24 – (2000-05-29)29 May 2000
F 21 Vietnam Bùi Anh Khoa 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 22 – (2002-02-28)28 February 2002
F 23 Vietnam Vũ Đoàn Minh Phương 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (1998-11-17)17 November 1998
F 33 Vietnam Cao Đắc Luận 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 26 – (1998-10-04)4 October 1998
F 39 Vietnam Nguyễn Tuấn Vinh 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 27 – (1997-10-16)16 October 1997
F 91 Vietnam Nguyễn Thành Phát 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1998-01-10)10 January 1998
F 98 Vietnam Trần Văn Trung 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 25 – (1998-12-26)26 December 1998
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (HP) Heritage player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 29 March 2019

References

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  1. ^ Hodge, Harry. "Vietnam is getting a pro basketball league". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Magallanes to coach HCM City Wings in new season". vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

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  1. ^ Ho Chi Minh City Wings live scores, results, fixtures | Basketball, Vietnam. (n.d.). Retrieved April 21, 2024, from https://www.flashscore.com/team/ho-chi-minh-city-wings/lzgxbgeB/
  2. ^ Eurobasket. (n.d.). Ho Chi Minh City Wings basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-asia-basket. Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved April 21, 2024, from https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx
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