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.
Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | December 2012 |
Commissioner | Ato Batolato |
No. of teams | 12 |
Country | Philippines |
Continent | Asia |
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
- "About the PSSBC League". Headstart.ph. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- "Dela Cruz vows more successful PSSBC". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- "PSSBC plans expansion, looks to invite teams from South for future tournaments". Spin.ph. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.