The Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA), also shortened as Metroball, was a professional basketball league in the Philippines that ran from 1998 until 2002.
Basketball is the most popular sport in the Philippines, played on both the amateur and professional levels.
The Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association (MVBA) was a community-based amateur commercial basketball league in Southern Philippines, sanctioned by the country's National Sports Association for basketball, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP). The league was made up of teams from the Visayas and Mindanao. Formal operations began on February 25, 2006 with the opening of the ML Kwarta Padala First Conference at the MSU-IIT Gym in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte. Forward Mark Bonifacio of Montana Pawnshop-Davao made the first basket in league history during the opening game versus PacMan-GenSan.
Leomar S. Najorda is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Koponang Lakan ng Bulacan of the Pilipinas Super League. He was drafted ninth overall by the Red Bull Barako in the 2005 PBA draft.
The PBA D-League, or PBA Developmental League, is the official minor league of the Philippine Basketball Association.
Jason Ballesteros is a Filipino professional basketball player for Quezon City Toda Aksyon of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. He was drafted seventh by the Meralco Bolts in the 2011 PBA draft. He has also played for Smart Gilas.
The 1999–2000 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).
Eliud G. Poligrates, also known as Eloy Poligrates, is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He played three years of college basketball for Southwestern University, which ended with his lifetime ban from the CESAFI due to moonlighting in another league. He then played in Liga Pilipinas and the PBA D-League before he was drafted by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the 2013 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) draft. He later played for PBA teams Air21 Express and Kia Carnival. Poligrates found success in his return to the PBA D-League, winning the 2015 Foundation Cup championship with the Cafe France Bakers and the 2019 Foundation Cup Most Valuable Player (MVP) award with Marinerong Pilipino. He also holds the record for the most points scored in a single PBA D-League game, with 67.
The 2012–13 PFF National Men's Club Championship was the 2nd season of the PFF National Men's Club Championship, a Filipino association football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation.
Ricardo "JR" Cawaling Jr. is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Mindoro Tamaraws of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted 30th overall by the San Mig Coffee Mixers in the 2013 PBA draft.
The 2017 PBA All-Star Week was the annual all-star week of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)'s 2016–17 season which was on April 26 to 30, 2017 on three different venues covering Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The all-star week kicked off in Cagayan de Oro (Mindanao) on April 26, then was held in Lucena (Luzon) together with the skills challenge on April 28, then capped off on April 30 in Cebu City.
Cherry Ann Quipanes Rondina, popularly known as Sisi Rondina, is a Filipino indoor and beach volleyball player. She is currently playing for the Choco Mucho Flying Titans at the Premier Volleyball League.
The 2018 PCCL National Collegiate Championship is the tenth edition of the Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) in its current incarnation, the postseason tournament to determine the national collegiate champions in basketball. The tournament will be the 15th edition overall.
The Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup is a men's regional basketball league in the Philippines. The league comprises teams from the Visayas and Mindanao regions, similar to the Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association (MVBA) from 2006 until 2008, with the aim of searching for local, homegrown talent from those regions.
The 2021 Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup 1st Conference, was the inaugural conference of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup. The elimination rounds began on April 9, 2021 with the start of the Visayas leg and ended on August 9, 2021 with the conclusion of the Mindanao leg. The Finals then ran from August 11 to 13, 2023.
The 2021 Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup game-fixing scandal revolves around the game between the Lapu-Lapu City Heroes and the Siquijor Mystics during the 2021 1st Conference of the newly-established Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup held on April 14, 2021. The game was called off at half-time with the score line of 27–13, with Lapu-Lapu City leading. The game was subject to controversy due to "lack of respect for the game" displayed with both teams missing an unusual amount of free throws and was marred by suspicion that there was game fixing involved.
KCS Computer Specialist–Mandaue City, also known as KCS–Mandaue, was a professional basketball team based in Mandaue, which last played in the Visayas division of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup.
The Roxas Vanguards were a Filipino professional basketball team based in Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte. The team last competed in the Pilipinas Super League.
The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines.
Hesed Leo Jose Gabo is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Pangasinan Heatwaves of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
