Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (also known as PCBL) was a commercial amateur basketball tournament based in the Philippines that catered to the development and grassroots program for future Filipino basketball players, inspired from the MICAA and the Philippine Basketball League (PBL). The league was established by nine commercial teams, some of which have played in the PBA D-League. The chairman of the league was Buddy Encarnado, who was also the board governor representing the Sta. Lucia Realtors during its stint in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The PCBL was sanctioned and officiated by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), the Philippine governing body of basketball. The league was tasked by the SBP to form the national basketball teams that will participate in the Southeast Asia Basketball (SEABA) and the Southeast Asian Games, replacing the Gilas Cadets program.
History The league envisioned a three-conference first season (2015-2016). Its inaugural conference, the Founders Cup, began on October 11, 2015. The games were held at the Pasig City Sports Center and Filoil Flying V Arena. Games are aired on AksyonTV on a delayed basis.
The second conference, which started in March 2016, was envisioned to be an import-reinforced tournament, while the third conference called the Commissioner's Cup will be an invitational tournament, and the fourth conference Homegrown Cup will be an All-Filipino conference. The PCBL also planned to have out-of-town games in Baguio, Lipa, Batangas and Lucena.
The PCBL's second conference was headed by four returning teams - Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants, Euro-Med, Supremo Lex Builders, Foton, Sta. Lucia Realty, and new teams, Mighty Sports and SCTEX Road Warriors.
On May 27, 2016, the 2016 PCBL Chairman's Cup title was awarded to Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants, setting the first record for back to back championship wins for the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League, after beating the star-studded Mighty Sports 80–68 on game 3.
Former teams PCBL teams Team Company Colors Team manager Head coachCagayan Valley Rising SunsAlvaro Antonio Frederic ColladoRonnie DojilloCaida Tile Masters Racal Group of Companies N/AMike BuendiaEuro-Med LaboratoriesEuro-Med Laboratories N/AEfren "Yong" GarciaFoton ToplandersUnited Asia Automotive Group, Inc. Alvin Lu / Nico OcampoJonathan Reyes Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants AliKaiser Manufacturing Corporation Jefferson Dela CruzStevenson TiuKama MotorsRacal Group of Companies N/AAries Dimaunahan Mighty SportsMighty Sports Apparel and Accessories Jean AlabanzaMike Fermin Biyaheng SCTEXManila North Tollways Corporation Ronald DulatreAdonis TierraSta. Lucia Realtors Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation Buddy EncarnadoBonnie Garcia Supremo Lex Builders-Our Lady of Fatima UniversitySupremo Lex Architectural Design and Builders Harlem RuizRalph Rivera
Commissioners Ato Badolato (2015) Joel Banal (2016)
PCBL champions
Even though the league only operated for several months, the league crowned Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants as its champions for both conferences in its one and only season. + PCBL Champions Season Champions Result Runner-up1 Jumbo Plastic 2–0 Euro-Med Laboratories 2–1 Mighty Sports-Malolos
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