Hi there! Looking for a basketball / streetball game in Saigon? Not sure if you always want to play with locals? Thereâs nothing wrong with that as locals can be quite good, but the style of play is often quiteâŠdifferent.
I play with a group of expats, and while weâre not good, we do like to play and stay in shape and pretend that weâre not old. We canât cover up that weâre short though (Iâm 5â6).
We play in District 10, over at Phu Tho Stadium, the Luu Gia Street Gate. If youâre going by taxi or xe om and donât know much Vietnamese, type this in to your phone and show the driver:
âSan thi dau Phu Tho, duong Ly Thuong Kiet, Q10, cong Lu Giaâ
We reserve half or full court (full whenever we can) on Thursday nights and a weekend night (based on availability), and all pitch in for drinks (water, sports drinks) and court rental (Very affordable: a little over $5 USD per hour for the full court. Thatâs not per person, thatâs total.). As far as I know, Phu Tho is considered the best place for basketball in the city. It is far for most people though, but itâs worth it if you really want to play basketball.
Weâll play each other (weâre mostly Americans but also play with Taiwanese friends), and sometimes pickup people to join us.
So, whether If youâre in town for a visit or living here, and would like to play, weâd love for you to join us, just leave me a comment below or contact me over at the About Me page. Itâs also a good opportunity to network (hint, hint).
By the way, the picture above is at Phan Dinh Phung (PDP) Sports Complex in District 1 on Pasteur. They have a pretty nice court there, but like most good courts in Vietnam, very hard (virtually impossible) to reserve- theyâre usually set aside for public (school) leagues or teams and canât be used for pickup. If you want to do pickup there, youâll have to do so at what are their almost quarter-like courts. Youâll understand if you go by there.
Iâm also always happy to post more information on good pickup games to share if I get it. Weâre always looking for more court options for games, but we want to be able to reserve a court, because true pickup (get in line and hope to get on) is too hard when youâre working and have a tight schedule.
I personally would pay $100 a month for a court/gym I could play at and practice by myself for couple hours a few times a week.
(EDIT: March 6, 2010)
I opened a Mimo account (think of Twitter for Vietnam) to list out when we play. As soon as I receive confirmation of a time, Iâll post it to Mimo. To get the latest news, you can either check our page, or if you register for your own Mimo account, you can follow us, and get the updates delivered to your mobile through SMS for free.
Weâre @BasketballSaigon.
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