Homegrown Cup

The Homegrown Invitational Cup is a collegiate basketball tournament in the Philippines. It aims to determine which is the best "homegrown" collegiate team. Homegrown players are those who came directly from the juniors team of the said school. As a rule, each team must have at least 3 players from its roster who came from their junior ranks.

The league gained TV coverage in 2006 through Studio 23. Fil-Oil and Flying V are the main sponsors of the tournament.

2006 Season

Participating Teams

Format

  • Each team must have at least 3 homegrown players in their roster.
  • Cross over single-round robin format.
  • Top two teams in each group battle in the semifinals.
  • Single game championship.

Elimination Round

Group A

Qualified for playoffs Eliminated
TeamWL
FEU Tamaraws32
JRU Heavy Bombers32
Letran Knights23
UST Growling Tigers23
Ateneo Blue Eagles23

Group B

Qualified for playoffs Eliminated
TeamWL
DLSU Green Archers50
UE Red Warriors50
San Beda Red Lions14
San Sebastian Stags14
UP Fighting Maroons05

Playoffs

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 13, 2006 - PhilSports Arena
 
 
 Far Eastern University64
 
December 17, 2006 - PhilSports Arena
 
 Jose Rizal University78
 
 Jose Rizal University67
 
December 13, 2006 - PhilSports Arena
 
 De La Salle University - Manila79
 
 De La Salle University - Manila76
 
 
 University of the East67
 
Third place
 
 
December 17, 2006 - PhilSports Arena
 
 
 Far Eastern University72
 
 
 University of the East63

Awards

2006 Champion
De La Salle University - Manila
  • Tournament MVP: Rico Maierhofer (De La Salle University)
  • Mythical Five:
    • Guard: JVee Casio (De La Salle University)
    • Guard: James Martinez (University of the East)
    • Forward: Paul Sanga (Far Eastern University)
    • Forward: Rico Maierhofer (De La Salle University)
    • Center: JR Sena (Jose Rizal University)
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