National Basketball Conference
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The National Basketball Conference is a regional-based basketball league in the Philippines formed in 2004. Teams are also sponsored by the local government and sponsors.
Of the Philippine professional leagues, the NBC enjoys the support of the Basketball Association of the Philippines as its players usually are being sent to BAP-sanctioned events.
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[edit] History
In 2004, the National Basketball League played its first season with 12 teams participating, after their old name the National Basketball League as the name was owned by the BAP. This was a formation to revived the format used by the now-defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association. For the championship, Tribu Sugbu, a team based in Cebu City, defeated Forward Taguig in a best-of-three showdown for the championship.
In 2005, new teams joined the league that included the Paranaque Jets, who made headlines by defeating the BAP-sponsored RP-Cebuana Lhuillier Team in the NBC Preseason tournament. The Jets, though, failed to make the playoffs as the Ozamiz Cotta won the championship.
For the 2006 season, the tournament was divided into two conferences, similar to the format used by the Philippine Basketball Association and the Philippine Basketball League. The Ozamiz Cotta won the first conference title, while the second conference is currently ongoing.
[edit] Champions
- 2004: Tribu Sugbu
- 2005: Ozamiz Cotta
- 2006:
- First Conference: Ozamiz Cotta
- Second Conference: Ongoing
[edit] Teams
[edit] Current
- Ozamiz Cotta
- Forward Taguig
- North Cotabato Braves
- Parañaque Spring
- Batang Tagaytay
- Pagadian Explorers
- Valencia Golden Harvest
- Iloilo Warriors
- Bacchus-Harbour Centre Manila
- Pangasinan Hundred Islands
[edit] Former Teams
- Tribu Sugbu
- Mantawi Sparkling Knights
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