Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Championship

Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Association (PSSBC) is an amateur basketball tournament participated by different high school basketball teams from the NCAA, UAAP and Filipino-Chinese leagues. PSSBC's mission is to provide an avenue for young basketball players to further hone their skills before they will advanced in the collegiate level.[1] The PSSBC was founded in December 2012, by the Fil-Chinese owners of different brands, sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) and supported by Ever Bilena/Blackwater Elite, Rain or Shine, Freego, Jumbo Plastic Linoleum, MEC Networks, Hapee Toothpaste, Dickies Underwear, and Ironcon Builders.

Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Championship
(PSSBC)
SportBasketball
FoundedDecember 2012
CommissionerAto Batolato
No. of teams12
CountryPhilippines
ContinentAsia

The 4th staging of the PSSBC will be start on December 12, 2015 at the San Beda College Gym in Manila. Sports5 will cover the event.[2]

In 2016, the PSSBC has plans for further expansion, including inviting high school teams from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.[3]

Teams

2019 Freego Jeans Cup

The competition this year will be among 12 teams: 4 from the UAAP, 4 from the NCAA, 3 from the Filipino-Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation (FCAAF), and 1 from ISAA.

  • Ateneo De Manila University
  • Adamson University
  • Chiang Kai Shek College
  • De La Salle-Greenhills
  • Far Eastern University-Diliman
  • Hope Christian High School
  • La Consolacion College-Manila
  • Lyceum of the Philippines University
  • National University-Nazareth School
  • San Beda University
  • San Sebastian College-Recoletos
  • Xavier School

Champions
  • Inaugural Cup (2012): Hope Christian High School
  • 2nd Battle of the Champions Cup (2013) : San Sebastian College-Recolectos
  • 3rd Ironcon Builders Cup (2014): San Beda High School
  • 4th Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Cup (2015): Chang Kai Shek College
  • 5th MEC Networks Cup (2016) : Adamson University
  • 6th Dickies Underwear Cup (2017) : San Beda High School
  • 7th Rain or Shine Cup (2018) : National University-Nazareth School
  • 8th Freego Jeans Cup (2019) : National University-Nazareth School

References
  1. "About the PSSBC League". Headstart.ph. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. "Dela Cruz vows more successful PSSBC". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. "PSSBC plans expansion, looks to invite teams from South for future tournaments". Spin.ph. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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