Cantho Catfish vs HCM City Wings in the VBA Preseason held at Hồ Xuân Hương Gymnasium in HCM City on Sunday. — Photo VBA Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Cantho Catfish beat HCM City Wings 100-74 in a Việt Nam Basketball Association (VBA) league preseason game at Hồ Xuân Hương Gymnasium in HCM City on Sunday. Taking full advantage of playing at home, the Wings led the Catfish 23-22 after the first quarter. The Catfish fought back in the next period, pouring in 29 points to lead 52-40 at the half. In the third quarter, the Wings struggled to get buckets, scoring only 16 points to trail to the Catfish 56-78 entering the final stanza. Coach Kevin Yurkus of the Catfish used many young players in the fourth quarter. Taking this chance, the Wings controlled the game. However, they couldn’t make a comeback and lost 74-100. DeAngelo Hamilton of the Catfish was the MVP of the game with 24 points. The Wings will next meet … [Read more...] about Cantho Catfish beat HCM City Wings in VBA preseason
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Danang Dragons beat HCM City Wings at VN Basketball League
VietNamNet Bridge – Danang Dragons beat HCM City Wings 63-60 in the Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League at the Military Zone 5 Gymnasium in Da Nang yesterday. Cantho Catfish beat Saigon Heat at the VBA League on Saturday. — Photo VBA Playing without their key players Bilal Richardson and Ngo Tuan Trung, the Wings met with difficulties while facing the Dragons, and they lost 17-11 and 31-27 in the first and second quarter. In the third quarter, Trieu Han Minh helped the Wings narrow the gap to 44-48. Rudolphe Joly, Nguyen Hoang Tuan and Nguyen Tuan Vinh continued to maintain a safe points gap for the Dragons. However, the Wings fought back strongly. They scored 10 points in a row to reduce the gap to 61-60, with only 40 seconds left in the game, making their fans at the gymnasium erupt in joy. However, young ace Tuan … [Read more...] about Danang Dragons beat HCM City Wings at VN Basketball League
Magallanes to coach HCM City Wings in new season
VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Wings basketball club has signed a contract with coach Ricky Magallanes to prepare for the coming season. Ricky Magallanes (right) agrees to coach HCM City Wings in the 2017 season. — Photo thethaovanhoa.vn Magallanes is a familiar name in Viet Nam as he worked in the country from 2005 to 2009 to help develop the sport following an agreement between of two basketball federations of the Phillippines and Viet Nam. He then returned and worked for the HCM City Basketball Federation in 2012 and 2013. During his time, Magallanes, 44, introduced players such as Trieu Han Minh, Nguyen Huynh Hai and Ngo Tuan Trung, who are now key members of their clubs. HCM City Wings was established in 2016 and finished second at the national first professional tournament of Viet Nam Basketball Association League last November. The new season schedule has not been released. related news Wings set record during win against Dragons HCM City Wings set VBA … [Read more...] about Magallanes to coach HCM City Wings in new season
HCM City Wings set VBA points record
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - HCM City Wings set a Vietnam Basketball Association league record for points after beating Đà Nẵng Dragons 94-79 on August 24 on home turf in HCM City. They also set the record winning streak of three wins in a row in the first national professional tournament. Jaywuan Hill led the way for the Wings, scoring 33 points, his personal best this season. HCM City Wings rank second in the table behind Hanoi Buffaloes. They will next play Saigon Heat on August 31. Meanwhile Đà Nẵng, at the bottom of the table, will host Cần Thơ Catfish on Saturday. - VNS … [Read more...] about HCM City Wings set VBA points record
HCM City Wings beat Cantho Catfish in VBA League
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - The HCM City Wings came from behind to defeat the Cantho Catfish 80-70 in the Việt Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League at Hồ Xuân Hương Gymnasium in HCM City on Wednesday. The Đà Nẵng Dragons also beat Saigon Heat, the first professional basketball club in Việt Nam, 75-73. With this win, the HCM City Wings replaced Saigon Heat to top the rankings with seven wins and four losses. Saigon Heat rank second with eight wins and five losses, while the Hanoi Buffaloes rank third with seven wins and five losses.- VNS … [Read more...] about HCM City Wings beat Cantho Catfish in VBA League