Ho Chi Minh City 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]

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

History

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
SeasonCoachRegular SeasonPost Season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
2016Mika Turunen115.6882nd23.400Finals
2017Ricky Magallanes510.3335thDid not qualify
2018Hứa Phong Hảo114.0676thDid not qualify
2019Predrag Lukic87.5333rd02.000Semi-finals
2020Gediminas Meiliunas39.2507thDid not qualify
2021Erik Olsen43.5714th11.500Quarterfinals; Season cut short due to COVID-19
2022Erik Olsen66.5004th02.000Semi-finals
2023Erik Olsen612.3336thDid not qualify
Totals4466.40038.273

Current roster

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

    References
    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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    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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