Hochiminh 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
Capacity6,000
LocationHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Team coloursRoyal blue, Yellow
   
PresidentTrần Anh Tú
Head coach Gedeminas Meiliunas
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
Totals2845.38425.286

Current roster

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

Ho Chi Minh City Wings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
C 0 Raheem Watts (IP) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 26 – (1994-08-13)13 August 1994
PG 4 Vincent Nguyen (HP) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 25 – (1995-09-29)29 September 1995
SF 14 Lê Ngọc Tú 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 30 – (1990-10-09)9 October 1990
SF 77 Nguyễn Kỳ Quan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (1997-04-21)21 April 1997
CG 7 Nguyễn Huỳnh Hải 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 33 – (1987-06-20)20 June 1987
PG 15 Lê Trần Đăng Huỳnh 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 23 – (1997-03-06)6 March 1997
PG 11 Ngô Tuấn Trung 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 35 – (1985-10-02)2 October 1985
SF 2 Võ Huy Hoàn 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 22 – (1998-04-28)28 April 1998
PF 12 Trương Thái Nam 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 22 – (1998-04-12)12 April 1998
F 39 Nguyễn Tuấn Vinh 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (1997-10-16)16 October 1997
SG 10 Đào Quốc Trọng 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 23 – (1997-04-30)30 April 1997
SF 20 Tân Hải Đăng 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 20 – (2000-05-29)29 May 2000
F 13 Nguyễn Thành Phát 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 23 – (1998-01-10)10 January 1998
G 22 Huỳnh Trung Nghĩa 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 23 – (1997-10-11)11 October 1997
SF 98 Trần Văn Trung 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 22 – (1998-12-26)26 December 1998
PG 9 Tào Thanh Tấn 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 25 – (1995-09-22)22 September 1995
Head coach
  • Gediminas Meiliunas
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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