Tam Dinh
| No. 23 – Hanoi Buffaloes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | VBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 10, 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 181 lb (82 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Cypress Creek (Houston, Texas) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2008: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Cantho Catfish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Team Vietnam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Hanoi Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Cantho Catfish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Hanoi Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tam Dinh (Vietnamese: Đinh Thanh Tâm; born April 10, 1990) is a Vietnamese-American professional basketball player for the Hanoi Buffaloes of the VBA.
Pro career
Cantho Catfish (2016–2019)
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.
Saigon Heat (2019–present)
In 2019, Dinh signed a contract for the Saigon Heat of the ASEAN Basketball League.
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
| 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
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Cantho | 16 | 14 | 37.2 | .498 | .338 | .671 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.8 | .3 | 19.6 |
| 2017 | Cantho | 13 | 13 | 35.9 | .462 | .313 | .643 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 1.6 | .3 | 19.8 |
| 2018 | Cantho | 15 | 15 | 33.9 | .449 | .362 | .737 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 | .1 | 16.1 |
| 2019 | Cantho | 15 | 14 | 38.9 | .548 | .366 | .795 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 1.8 | .3 | 24.5 |
| 2020 | Cantho | 12 | 12 | 38.9 | .454 | .360 | .771 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 1.8 | .1 | 24.7 |
| 2021 | Vietnam | 3 | 3 | 31.7 | .412 | .294 | 1.000 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .0 | 12.7 |
| 2022 | Hanoi | 12 | 12 | 37.3 | .401 | .289 | .759 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .1 | 16.0 |
| 2023 | Hanoi | 18 | 18 | 34.1 | .451 | .333 | .776 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | .1 | 10.6 |
| 2024 | Cantho | 19 | 19 | 35.1 | .399 | .328 | .848 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .2 | 11.8 |
| Career | 123 | 120 | 36.2 | .463 | .336 | .745 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 1.8 | .2 | 17.3 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Cantho | 1 | 1 | 40.0 | .545 | .500 | .667 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 2017 | Cantho | 7 | 7 | 40.5 | .342 | .246 | .600 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | .4 | 15.4 |
| 2018 | Cantho | 5 | 5 | 39.4 | .500 | .333 | .941 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .2 | 22.6 |
| 2019 | Cantho | 8 | 8 | 34.9 | .379 | .434 | .750 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | .0 | 12.6 |
| 2020 | Cantho | 2 | 2 | 40.0 | .378 | .200 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | 25.5 |
| 2022 | Hanoi | 5 | 5 | 39.1 | .424 | .333 | .615 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | .0 | 14.4 |
| 2023 | Hanoi | 2 | 2 | 35.3 | .333 | .444 | .000 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 9.0 |
| 2024 | Cantho | 5 | 5 | 39.5 | .368 | .333 | .900 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 3.0 | .2 | 13.0 |
| Career | 35 | 35 | 38.4 | .398 | .330 | .779 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 | .2 | 15.6 | |
Awards and honors
VBA
References
- ↑ "Danang Dragon win first VBA match". vietnamnews.vn. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑ "'Viet Kieu' basketball players find opportunity in homeland championship". tuoitrenews.vn. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑ "SEA Games 7: Players to watch out for in basketball". sports.inquirer.net. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Vietnam
- American men's basketball players
- American people of Vietnamese descent
- Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent
- Basketball players at the 2017 SEA Games
- Basketball players at the 2019 SEA Games
- Saigon Heat players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Vietnam
- SEA Games medalists in basketball
- Vietnamese men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 2021 SEA Games
- SEA Games medalists in 3x3 basketball
- SEA Games silver medalists for Vietnam
- Cantho Catfish players
- Hanoi Buffaloes players
- Naturalized citizens of Vietnam
- Naturalised basketball players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1990s birth stubs
- Vietnamese sportspeople stubs