The Universities and Colleges Basketball League (UCBL) is a collegiate basketball tournament based in the Philippines, which was established in 2016. The inaugural season of the UCBL officially opened on October 8, 2016 with seven competing schools from Metro Manila and nearby provinces competing in the tournament.[1]
Universities and Colleges Basketball League
Current season, competition or edition: 2022 UCBL season
Organized by the Universities and Colleges Athletic League, Inc. (UCAL), headed by the league's president Franklin Evidente, UCBL's mission is to give better opportunities for aspiring players as well as showcase their talents in the hard court. In addition, the league will provide better officiating of the games and to give the players and teams the opportunity to be seen on national television.[1][2]
All games are to be held at the Paco Arena every Mondays and Thursdays, The Live telecast of the games are aired on Smart Sports through livestreaming coverage provided by Smart Communications.
^ abc"New league offers televised games, better officiating". The Philippine Star. September 19, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
^Terrado, Reuben (October 3, 2016). "UCBL puts seven schools on spotlight as inaugural basketball season gets going". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
External links
Universities and Colleges Basketball League on Facebook
May 29, 2023
universities, colleges, basketball, league, ucbl, collegiate, basketball, tournament, based, philippines, which, established, 2016, inaugural, season, ucbl, officially, opened, october, 2016, with, seven, competing, schools, from, metro, manila, nearby, provin. The Universities and Colleges Basketball League UCBL is a collegiate basketball tournament based in the Philippines which was established in 2016 The inaugural season of the UCBL officially opened on October 8 2016 with seven competing schools from Metro Manila and nearby provinces competing in the tournament 1 Universities and Colleges Basketball LeagueCurrent season competition or edition 2022 UCBL seasonSportBasketballFoundedOctober 8 2016Inaugural season2016CommissionerHoracio LimNo of teams7Country PhilippinesTV partner s Smart SportsOrganized by the Universities and Colleges Athletic League Inc UCAL headed by the league s president Franklin Evidente UCBL s mission is to give better opportunities for aspiring players as well as showcase their talents in the hard court In addition the league will provide better officiating of the games and to give the players and teams the opportunity to be seen on national television 1 2 All games are to be held at the Paco Arena every Mondays and Thursdays The Live telecast of the games are aired on Smart Sports through livestreaming coverage provided by Smart Communications The group of referees from the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas were tapped to officiate the games 1 Contents 1 Current teams 2 Former Teams 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCurrent teams EditCEU Scorpions HC Chico Manabat Diliman College Blue Dragons HC Rensy Bajar LPU Batangas Pirates HC Dan Acero PCU Dasmarinas Dolphins HC Johnny Belandrez Olivarez College Sealions HC Stephen Mopera Guang Ming College Flying Dragons HC Moriah Gingerich University of Batangas Brahmans HC Arnold CantornoFormer Teams EditBulSU Gold Gears HC Antonino Tayao CDSL Griffins HC Bonifacio Garcia National College of Business and Arts Wildcats HC Jake Codamon TIP Engineers HC Sebastian de Vera St Joseph College Bulacan Taurus HC Noel LeguinSee also EditUAAP Basketball Championship NCAA Basketball Championship Philippines National Athletic Association of Schools Colleges and UniversitiesReferences Edit a b c New league offers televised games better officiating The Philippine Star September 19 2016 Retrieved November 16 2016 Terrado Reuben October 3 2016 UCBL puts seven schools on spotlight as inaugural basketball season gets going Sports Interactive Network Philippines Retrieved November 16 2016 External links EditUniversities and Colleges Basketball League on Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Universities and Colleges Basketball League amp oldid 1157407624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
