Tam Dinh

Tam Dinh
No. 23 Cantho Catfish
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League VBA
Personal information
Born (1990-04-10) April 10, 1990
Texas
Nationality Vietnamese / American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Cypress Creek
(Houston, Texas)
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–present Cantho Catfish
Career highlights and awards
  • VBA champion (2018)
  • VBA Heritage MVP (2017)
  • All-VBA First Team (2016)

Tam Dinh (Vietnamese: Đinh Thanh Tâm; born April 10, 1990) is a Vietnamese-American professional basketball player for the Cantho Catfish of the Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA).

Pro career

Cantho Catfish (2016–present)

In 2016, Dinh joined the Cantho Catfish of the VBA prior to the league's inaugural season.[1] At the conclusion of the season, he was named to the All-VBA First Team, finishing with averages of 19.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game.

International career

In 2017, Dinh received a Vietnamese passport.[2] He made his debut for the Vietnam national team at the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur.[3]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

VBA

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016 Cantho Catfish 171537.4.500.340.6705.82.91.8.419.5
2017 Cantho Catfish 202037.32.420.280.6306.52.71.8.418.3
2018 Cantho Catfish 202036.460.350.8306.32.21.7.117.8
Career 575537.460.320.7106.22.61.7.318.5

Awards and honors

VBA

  • VBA champion: 2018
  • All-VBA First Team: 2016
  • VBA Heritage MVP: 2017

References

  1. "Danang Dragon win first VBA match". vietnamnews.vn. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. "'Viet Kieu' basketball players find opportunity in homeland championship". tuoitrenews.vn. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. "SEA Games 7: Players to watch out for in basketball". sports.inquirer.net. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.


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