VBA Round 3 of Regular Season

There were just three rounds played in Regular Season of VBA and we can clearly see which teams will fight for top positions and which will try to avoid bottom places. What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game in Can Tho supposed to be quite interesting. Buffaloes (4-0) played at the court of Catfish (0-4). Buffaloes smashed Catfish 116-80 on Thursday. Buffaloes dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Catfish's 44. It was a good game for American-Dominican forward AJ Bramah (201-1999, college: Nevada) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds. American point guard Ariyon Williams (183-2000, college: Champion, agency: Dominion Sports Group) contributed with 21 points and 7 assists for the winners. American forward AJ Sumbry (203, college: Wagner, agency: BIG) answered with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 14 rebounds for Catfish. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Buffaloes are looking forward to face City Wings (#3) in Ho Chi Minh in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Catfish will play on the road against Dragons in Danang and hopes to get finally their first victory.
The game in Can Tho was also worth to mention about. Buffaloes (4-0) played at the court of Catfish (0-4). Buffaloes managed to secure a 7-point victory 87-80. It was a great evening for American-Dominican forward AJ Bramah (201-1999, college: Nevada) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Lian Ramiro helped adding 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Buffaloes' coach Matthew Van Pelt allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was American forward AJ Sumbry (203, college: Wagner, agency: BIG) with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds. Buffaloes will play against City Wings (#3) in Ho Chi Minh in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Catfish will play on the road against Dragons in Danang and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
The game in Danang supposed to be also quite interesting. Heat (5-1) played at the court of Dragons (0-4). Heat smashed Dragons 112-64 on Sunday. It was an exceptional evening for Kiet Nguyen Xuan who led the winners and scored 20 points and 8 rebounds. Yousef Albabeish came up with 20 points and 9 rebounds for Dragons in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Heat will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Dragons will play against Catfish (#5) and look forward to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 3 Heat smashed Dragons on the road 129-78.
The most impressive performance of 3rd round was 16 points and 9 rebounds by Jamal Mayali of Heat.



Catfish - Buffaloes 80-116

The game in Can Tho supposed to be quite interesting. Buffaloes (4-0) played at the court of Catfish (0-4). Buffaloes smashed Catfish 116-80 on Thursday. Buffaloes dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Catfish's 44. It was a good game for American-Dominican forward AJ Bramah (201-1999, college: Nevada) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds. American point guard Ariyon Williams (183-2000, college: Champion, agency: Dominion Sports Group) contributed with 21 points and 7 assists for the winners. Four Buffaloes players scored in double figures. American forward AJ Sumbry (203, college: Wagner, agency: BIG) answered with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 14 rebounds and the other American import guard Corey Raley-Ross (192-1991, college: Buffalo, agency: Starting 5) added 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Catfish. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Buffaloes are looking forward to face City Wings (#3) in Ho Chi Minh in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Catfish will play on the road against Dragons in Danang and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Catfish: A.Sumbry 24+14reb, C.Raley-Ross 22+8reb+4ast, O.Albert 16+4reb+5ast, N.Hoang Tuan 6+2reb+4ast, H.Thanh Tam 4+3reb+4ast, D.Trung Kien 3+3reb+1ast
Buffaloes: B.AJ 24+12reb+3ast, W.Ariyon 21+2reb+7ast, G.Amir 17+6reb, R.Lian 13+5reb+2ast, A.Nguyen 9+1reb, H.Nguyen 6+1reb+2ast

Catfish - Buffaloes 80-87

The game in Can Tho was also worth to mention about. Buffaloes (4-0) played at the court of Catfish (0-4). Buffaloes managed to secure a 7-point victory 87-80. It was a great evening for American-Dominican forward AJ Bramah (201-1999, college: Nevada) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Naturalized American point guard Lian Ramiro (180-2002, college: UAFS) helped adding 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Buffaloes' coach Matthew Van Pelt allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was American forward AJ Sumbry (203, college: Wagner, agency: BIG) with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds and the other American import guard Corey Raley-Ross (192-1991, college: Buffalo, agency: Starting 5) scored 19 points and 8 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Buffaloes will play against City Wings (#3) in Ho Chi Minh in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Catfish will play on the road against Dragons in Danang and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Catfish: A.Sumbry 22+15reb+1ast, C.Raley-Ross 19+8reb+1ast, D.Trung Kien 17+6reb+2ast, O.Albert 10+5reb+6ast, N.Hoang Tuan 4+2ast, H.Thanh Tam 4+5reb+10ast
Buffaloes: B.AJ 27+14reb+4ast, R.Lian 15+5reb+4ast, W.Ariyon 12+7reb+1ast, G.Amir 11+6reb+1ast, A.Nguyen 8+4reb, H.Nguyen 8+1reb

Dragons - Heat 64-112

The game in Danang supposed to be also quite interesting. Heat (5-1) played at the court of Dragons (0-4). Heat smashed Dragons 112-64 on Sunday. Heat dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Dragons' 34 and made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Heat forced 21 Dragons turnovers and outrebounded them 48-34 including a 33-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for the former international guard Kiet Nguyen Xuan (180) who led the winners and scored 20 points and 8 rebounds. Palestinian guard Jamal Mayali (193, college: McGill) accounted for 16 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Five Heat players scored in double figures. Palestinian Yousef Albabeish (201-2004) came up with 20 points and 9 rebounds and Filipino point guard Soy Michael (182-1997, college: Algonquin) added 21 points respectively for Dragons in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Heat will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Dragons will play against Catfish (#5) and look forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Dragons: M.Soy 21+3reb+2ast, A.Yousef 20+9reb, L.Minh Duy 10+2reb+1ast, D.Toan Quoc 5, P.Trong Tai 5+5reb+4ast, T.Van Dai 2+1reb+1ast
Heat: X.Nguyen 20+8reb+3ast, B.Raley-Ross 18+3reb+3ast, J.Mayali 16+9reb+3ast, M.Kavazian 14+7reb+1ast, A.Jalon 11+10reb+2ast, N.Vinh 10+5reb+2ast

Dragons - Heat 78-129

No shocking result in a game when Heat (5-1) crushed Dragons (0-4) in Danang 129-78 on Friday. Heat shot 68.0 percent from the field. Heat outrebounded Dragons 46-27 including a 38-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Heat shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 62.1 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 34 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by Dragons' players. It was an exceptional evening for the former international power forward Vinh Nguyen Huynh Phu (203-1998) who led the winners and scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Palestinian guard Jamal Mayali (193, college: McGill) accounted for 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Five Heat players scored in double figures. Filipino point guard Soy Michael (182-1997, college: Algonquin) came up with 15 points and 5 rebounds and Palestinian Yousef Albabeish (201-2004) added 15 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Dragons in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Heat will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Dragons will play against Catfish (#5) and look forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Dragons: A.Yousef 15+5reb+2ast, M.Soy 15+5reb+3ast, L.Youngung 10+1reb+4ast, S.Minh Tam 9+6reb+2ast, K.Edo 9+4reb+1ast, D.Toan Quoc 7
Heat: N.Vinh 27+7reb+4ast, J.Mayali 21+5reb+7ast, B.Raley-Ross 17+7reb+5ast, A.Jalon 15+10reb+5ast, P.Nguyen 14+1reb+1ast, X.Nguyen 12+8reb+7ast