National Basketball League (Philippines)

National Basketball League (NBL)
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2018–19 National Basketball League (Philippines) season
Sport Basketball
Founded June 7, 2018
Inaugural season 2018–19
President Celso "Soy" Mercado
Commissioner Nandy Garcia
Motto Ang Tahanan ng Tunay Na Homegrown
(lit. The Home of True Homegrown)
No. of teams 10
Country  Philippines
Continent FIBA Asia (Asia)
TV partner(s) Basketball TV
Solar Sports
Net 25
MBC

The National Basketball League (NBL) is an regional amateur basketball league in the Philippines.

Unlike other regional basketball leagues such as the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the now-defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA) and Filsports Basketball Association (FBA), the NBL will feature a away-and-home format and will focus on giving homegrown players (aged 18-29 years old and a bonafide resident of the team's province, city or municipality) an opportunity to showcase their skills in the hope of making it to the professional and semi-professional leagues.[1][2]

The league targets to start with 10 teams from Luzon with future plans to expand to accommodate teams based in Visayas and Mindanao on August 25, 2018, and the games will be played in a away and home format on Saturdays and Sundays.[3]

Format

FIBA Rules

Teams

Team Town/City/Province Arena Capacity Head Coach
Bulacan Makabayan Baliuag, Bulacan TBA N/A Chris Baluyot
Cam Sur Express Naga City,
Camarines Sur		 University of Nueva Caceres Sports Palace 2,500 JR Barco
Dasmariñas Ballers Club Dasmariñas City, Cavite De La Salle University - Dasmariñas Ugnayang La Salle Gym 2,000 Azlie Guro
Laguna Pistons Santa Rosa,
Laguna		 Dominican College of Santa Rosa Gym 1,000 Rex Dedicatoria
Taguig Generals Taguig,
Metro Manila		 Hagonoy Sports Complex 2,000 Bing Victoria
Parañaque Aces Parañaque,
Metro Manila		 Olivarez College Coliseum 3,500 Harold Santa Cruz
Marikina Shoemakers Marikina,
Metro Manila		 Marikina Sports Center 7,000 Cris Bautista
Quezon City Rising Stars Quezon City,
Metro Manila		 Philippine Science High School Gymnasium 2,000 Ringo Jimenez
Rizal Spartans Governor Ynares Antipolo, Rizal Antipolo Sports Hub 900 Nomar Isla
Nueva Ecija GO BESPREN San Leonardo,
Nueva Ecija		 San Leonardo Gym 950 Ronnie Amoncio
Ballers Club
Spartans Governor Ynares
Makabayan
GO BESPREN
NCR teams
Aces
Generals
Rising Stars
Shoemakers
Locations of NBL teams (NCR are pinned by blue pogs)
Aces
Shoemakers
Rising Stars
Generals
NBL Teams in Metro Manila

References

  1. ↑ Boehler, Dave. "Another cage league rises: NBL envisions self as 'land of opportunity' for Pinoy ballers". Spin.ph. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Focus on grassroots as another league set for launch". Spin.ph. August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ Go, Beatrice. "National Basketball League opens opportunities for homegrown talents". Rappler. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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