NBTC League

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NBTC League
Current season, competition or edition:
Basketball current event.svg 2024 NBTC National Finals
Sport Basketball
Founded2008;16 years ago (2008)
First season 2008–2009
Organising body NBTC
CountryPhilippines
Most recent
champion(s)		Fil-Am Nation Select-USA (1st title)
(2024 NBTC National Finals)
Most titles NU (4)
Streaming partner(s) Smart Communications
Sponsor(s) SM Sports Development

The NBTCLeague (also known as the Smart-NBTC League for sponsorship purposes) is one of the programs under the National Basketball Training Center (NBTC). It is a Philippine high school basketball tournament through which young players are developed, and coaches and players get opportunities to move up to a higher level of competition. It features the best high school teams from all over the country and since 2016, has also involved international teams.

Contents

Format

The NBTC League tournament usually begins around October or November, and ends around March. It involves players ages 19 and below. [1] The tournament format has gone through many changes as more schools joined the league. Its current format involves high school teams and clubs going through local city qualifiers, then on to the regional championships. [2] The top four highest teams in the regional championships get to go the national finals. For teams based in the NCR, the UAAP Jrs. and NCAA Jrs. tournaments are used as qualifiers. [3] Previously, the league had used the Metro Manila Basketball League (MMBL) as basis for qualification. [4]

The National Finals then takes place in March. Travel to the national finals is free and covered by the NBTC, as is the food and boarding. [5] Admission to the tournament is also free, with fans only needing a valid ID to watch the games live. [6] Teams in the national finals compete in classification matches, with losing teams being relegated to Division II. [7] From there, both divisions will play three-team, four-group competitions with the top teams advancing to the knockout semifinals and finals. Once the finals conclude, awards are then given out, including Most Outstanding Player or MOP (which in 2023, was renamed in Ato Badolato's honor), Finals MOP, Best Defensive Player, and a Mythical Five selection. [8] [9]

The tournament also holds the NBTC All-Star Game, which features 24–30 of the best high school players in the country. In earlier years, tryouts were held to see who would take part in the event. [10] Beginning in 2018, the top 24 high school players based on the NBTC's rankings were chosen to play in the event. [11] The event also features a slam dunk contest, three-point shootout, and skills challenge. [7]

History

2008–2011: Early seasons

Eric Altamirano and Alex Compton, the heads of the NBTC, wanted to reach out to more rural areas, so they thought of developing a school-based league. [12] In 2008, the NBTC Developmental League, a 16-and-under tournament, was formed, with Altamirano serving as its tournament director. [13] 29 teams participated in the inaugural tournament, with 24 from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, and five from the NCR. The tournament culminated in 2009 with Smart Sports Manila winning the national championship with a team led by Mike Tolomia, Russel Escoto, Baser Amer and Kiefer Ravena. [14]

Prior to the start of the new season, Compton left his role as an assistant coach of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters to become the NBTC D-League's director. [15] However, he was reassigned as the training director while Atty. Manny Nitorreda became the tournament director. [16] On December 6, 2009, the new NBTC D-League season began. [17] From 29 teams that participated in the inaugural tournament, that number increased to 108. Two championships were awarded that year, one for NCR teams, and one for teams from the province. B-Meg Expert Cebu, with a team from the University of the Visayas (UV), won the provincial championship, while Smart-Manila claimed the NCR title. [18] [19] [20] For the 2010–11 season, a selection from Cebu would win the national championship over St. John's Institute Bacolod, which was led by Kib Montalbo. [21]

2011–2015: Introduction of NBTC All-Star Game

In the 2011–2012 season, the NBTC added an All-Star Game to its league (now known as the Seaoil Elite League). [22] This was patterned after the McDonald's All-American Game in the US. 75 players tried out to take part in the event, with a selection committee composed of NBTC coaches and media selecting 30 players. [23] Former Smart Gilas Pilipinas head coach Rajko Toroman held a basketball seminar for those selected to play in the All-Star Game. [24] The first ever All-Star Game featured Jeron Teng and Thomas Torres with unknown Ace Basas claiming the first-ever All-Star Game MVP. [25] That season, 17 teams made it to the Elite League Finals. [22] In the Elite League Finals round, the Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles beat La Union College of Nursing, Arts and Sciences (LUCNAS) to win its 2nd straight Seaoil NBTC Elite League title. [26] It was also the third time a team from Cebu won the title.

For the 2012–13 season, 248 teams participated. The NBTC also partnered with the Metro Manila Basketball League (MMBL) to bring in more teams from the NCR. [27] MMBL semifinalists Hope Christian High School, San Beda College, Faith Academy, and National University represented the NCR in the finals, with 12 other teams coming from other regions. Hope Christian took down reigning champions Sacred Heart School in the semifinals. [28] San Beda, led by Arvin Tolentino, won the tournament over Hope Christian. [29]

For the 2013–14 NBTC Finals, 24 teams were grouped into two divisions. [30] San Beda didn't qualify for the Finals as they didn't make the semis of the MMBL, thus they weren't able to defend their title. [31] The Chiang Kai Shek Dragons, who had also won the MMBL, were crowned as the new champions after defeating NU. [32]

The 2014–15 season saw Chiang Kai Shek repeat as MMBL champions, while Sacred Heart School won the Cebu leg for the 5th time. [33] [34] They comprised two of the 18 teams which qualified for that year's National High School Championships. [35] In the end, Sacred Heart School defeated San Beda to claim its 3rd NBTC title, which was also the first title they claimed over an opponent from the NCR. [36]

2015–2019: NBTC goes international

The 2015–16 SM NBTC season saw Durham Crossover from Canada and Trail International School from Thailand become the first international teams to join the league, along with 536 other schools. [37] They lost to Chiang Kai Shek and Sacred Heart School respectively early in the tournament. [38] However, they both lost in the semis to NU and Sacred Heart School respectively. [39] In the Finals, behind John Lloyd Clemente and Justine Baltazar, the Bullpups won that season's championship. [40] That year, Ricci Rivero became the first winner of the NBTC Slam Dunk Contest. [41]

For the 2016–17 season, 700 schools participated. [42] A regional highlight included the USLS Junior Stingers heading to the national finals for the first time. [43] The FEU Baby Tamaraws (who were the UAAP juniors champions) also played in their first NBTC national tournament. [44] Other teams in that year's finals included SHS – Ateneo, San Beda, the Malayan Red Robins, FilAm Sports USA (led by Kamaka Hepa) and more. [44] [45] San Beda, led by Evan Nelle, went perfect in the finals, overcoming FilAm Sports, FEU, and SHS – Ateneo to win the title. [45] [46] [47]

The 2017–18 season introduced a power ranking of the top 24 high school players in the country. [11] Players in the top 24 would get to play in the All-Star Game. The first rankings featured players such as Kai Sotto, SJ Belangel, and Evan Nelle. [48] Sotto would end up becoming the #1 ranked player in the country for that season. [49] In that year's MMBL season, Chiang Kai Shek won the championship over San Beda. [50] In the Cebu leg, UV beat SHS – Ateneo to become the new champions of the region. [51] Meanwhile, Bacolod Tay Tung High School won the Negros Occidental leg. [52]

The 2018 NBTC league finals featured 32 teams bracketed March Madness-style. [53] Other notable teams included in this season's tournament included #1 Ateneo, the defending champions San Beda, the Carl Tamayo-led NU Bullpups, and a FilAm Sports team led by Jalen Green, Kihei Clark and Elijah Jackson. [53] [54] [55] In the Elite 8, Green scored 51 points, the most ever scored in the finals tournament, but it wasn't enough as they lost to NU. [55] NU then beat SHS – Ateneo to get into the Finals, where they were joined by La Salle Green Hills. [56] [57] There, the Bullpups beat LSGH to win it all for the second time in three seasons. [58] The season closed with the All-Star festivities, where Team Hustle won the All-Star Game and Green won the slam dunk contest. [59] [60]

For the 2019 NBTC National Finals, six international teams joined and 105 cities from all over the nation were represented in the tournament. [61] Prominent teams included defending champions NU, NCAA champions Malayan, and FilAm Sports (with Green, Jeron Artest, Eli Ramos, Kainoa Ballungay, and Boogie Ellis). [62] [63] Highlights of the Sweet 16 rounds included Crossover Canada breaking through to the Elite 8 for the first time, and Green and Ballungay leading FilAm Sports past Sotto's Ateneo. [64] [65] Crossover Canada was then eliminated by FEU, while FilAm Sports were defeated by San Beda. [66] [67] At the end of the tournament, NU became the first back-to-back champions in tournament history. [68] In the All-Star festivities, Team Hustle won once again and Green and David Carlos both ended up winning the slam dunk contest. [69] [70]

2019–2022: Cancelled seasons

The 2019–20 season began on October 15, 2019. [71] Regional champions for that season included UC High School and Cauayan City High School for the Cordilleras and Region II, [72] SHS – Ateneo for Cebu, [73] the HCCD Red Eagles for Davao, [74] and Tay Tung High School for Western Visayas. [75] However, the National Finals were moved to a later date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [76] Eventually, they were cancelled. [77]

2022–present: Return of NBTC

The NBTC made its return in 2022 with the Global Games, a series of international NBTC Finals qualifiers for Filipinos in different parts of the world. [78] The games lasted from July to November with 7 international teams heading to the nationals. [79] They league opened up the tournament to local club teams, with local qualifiers beginning in August 2022. [80] In the NBTC rankings for that season, Jared Bahay, from SHS – Ateneo, became the first player from the province to be ranked as the best high school player in the country. [81]

24 teams participated in the National Finals' return. [7] San Beda was supposed to participate, but backed out with Ateneo taking its place. [8] In the semis, Bahay faced NU, which was led by Reinhard Jumamoy, the third-ranked player in the country. [82] Jumamoy was able to lead NU back to the finals with a double overtime win over Ateneo. [83] In the Finals, NU won its third straight championship over Fil-Am Nation Select. [84] Jumamoy swept the awards winning both MOP awards, Best Defensive Player, and a spot on the Mythical Five. [9]

In 2024, 32 teams participated with 16 regional teams, two NCR representatives, two wildcard entries, and seven global squads. [1] In the first round, Fil-Am Nation took down defending champions NU, opening the door for a new champion for the first time since 2017. [85] For the first time since international teams started participating in the NBTC National Finals in 2016, international teams won both Division 1 & Division 2 titles, with Fil-Am Nation Select-USA winning Division 1 and Top Flight Sports-Canada West winning Division 2. [86]

NBTC League National Champions

Division I Champions
SeasonsDivision I
TeamFinals MOP
2008–09Smart Sports ManilaNone awarded
2009–10NCR: Smart-Manila
Provincial: B-Meg Expert Cebu University of the Visayas
2010–11 Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles Julius Cadavis
2011–12 Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles Julius Cadavis
2012–13 Extreme 97 – San Beda Red Cubs Arvin Tolentino
2013–14 Chiang Kai Shek Dragons JV Gallego
2014–15 Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles Janjan Jaboneta
2015–16 Nazareth School of National University Bullpups John Lloyd Clemente
2016–17 San Beda Red Cubs Evan Nelle
2017–18 Nazareth School of National University Bullpups Gerry Abadiano
2018–19 Nazareth School of National University Bullpups Carl Tamayo
2019–20Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23 Nazareth School of National University Bullpups Reinhard Jumamoy
2023–24Fil-Am Nation Select-USATerrence Hill

Awards

Ato Badolato Most Outstanding Players

SeasonsPlayerTeam
2009–10NCR: Baser Amer Smart-Manila
Provincial: James RegaladoB-Meg Expert Cebu University of the Visayas
2010–11Julius Cadavis Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles
2011–12Julius Cadavis Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles
2012–13Clint DoliguezHope Christian High School
2013–14JV Gallego Chiang Kai Shek Dragons
2014–15Joshua Sinclair Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles
2015–16John Lloyd Clemente Nazareth School of National University Bullpups
2016–17 Evan Nelle San Beda Red Cubs
2017–18 JD Cagulangan La Salle Greenhills Greenies
2018–19 Jalen Green Fil Am Sports USA
2019–20Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23Reinhard Jumamoy Nazareth School of National University Bullpups
2023–24Terrence HillFil-Am Nation Select-USA

Best Defensive Players

SeasonsPlayerTeam
2013–14Jonathan Ballon University of the Cordilleras Laboratory High School
2014–15Joshua Sinclair Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles
2015–16 Justine Baltazar Nazareth School of National University Bullpups
2016–17 Kamaka Hepa Fil Am Sports USA
2017–18Inand Fornilos La Salle Greenhills Greenies
2018–19Winston Ynot San Beda Red Cubs
2022–23Reinhard Jumamoy Nazareth School of National University Bullpups
2023–24Eian LoweFil-Am Nation Select-USA

NBTC Mythical Five

Division I
SeasonsPlayersHigh School / Club Team
2009–10NCR: Mark Cruz, Alfonzo Gotladera,
Mark Ollano, Jeron Teng,

Mike Tolomia

B-Meg Manila, Smart-Manila,
Magnolia Parañaque, Xavier-San Juan,

Smart-Manila (respectively)

Provincial: Lomell Loyola, Edcor Marata,

Tristan Perez, Reden Celda, Kiervin Revadavia

Smart-Olongapo, B-Meg Expet Cebu UV,
Smart-Olongapo, Smart-Cagayan de Oro,
Trace College Laguna (respectively)
2010–11none awarded
2011–12Ace Basas Malayan High School of Science
John Boo De La Salle Zobel
Antonio Bonsubre San Beda Red Cubs
Julius Cadavis Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles
Jeron Teng Xavier School
2012–13John ApacibleHope Christian High School
Andrei Caracut San Beda Red Cubs
John Paul CalvoSmart Iloilo
Clint DoliguezHope Christian High School
Arvin Tolentino San Beda Red Cubs
2013–14Jonathan Ballon University of the Cordilleras Laboratory High School
Hubert Cani Nazareth School of National University Bullpups
Robert Castro University of the Cordilleras Laboratory High School
Adven Diputado San Beda Red Cubs
Janjan Jaboneta Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles
2014–15Andrei Caracut San Beda Red Cubs
Mark Dyke Nazareth School of National University Bullpups
JV Gallego Chiang Kai Shek Dragons
Daniel Mayol Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles
Joshua Sinclair Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles
2015–16Sam Abuhilje San Beda Red Cubs
Justine Baltazar Nazareth School of National University Bullpups
John Lloyd Clemente Nazareth School of National University Bullpups
Evan Nelle San Beda Red Cubs
Errol Pastor Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles
2016–17Peter Alfaro San Beda Red Cubs
Travis Mantua Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles
Evan Nelle San Beda Red Cubs
Errol Pastor Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles
Andrew Velasco Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles
2017–18 Gerry Abadiano Nazareth School of National University Bullpups
JD Cagulangan La Salle Greenhills Greenies
Terrence Fortea Nazareth School of National University Bullpups
Jalen Green Fil Am Sports USA
Errol Pastor Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles
2018–19 Gerry Abadiano Nazareth School of National University Bullpups
RJ Abarrientos FEU Baby Tamaraws
Rhayyan Amsali San Beda Red Cubs
Joshua David La Salle Greenhills Greenies
Terrence Fortea Nazareth School of National University Bullpups
2019–20Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23Jared Bahay Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles
Raffy Celis Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles
RJ Colonia Nazareth School of National University Bullpups
Reinhard Jumamoy Nazareth School of National University Bullpups
JJ MandaquitFil-Nation Select USA
2023–24Terrence HillFil-Am Nation Select USA
Andy GemaoFil-Am Nation Select USA
Jacob BaylaFil-Am Nation Select USA
Tebol Garcia Adamson Baby Falcons
Vince Reyes Adamson Baby Falcons

NBTC All-Star Game results

YearResultHost ArenaGame MOP, High School / Club TeamTV NetworkRef.
2012White 87,

Blue 81

 Ynares Sports Arena Ace Basas, Malayan High School of Science AKTV [25]
2013Light 92,

Dark 78

 Rey Nambatac, Colegio de San Juan de Letran Basketball TV [87]
2014Extreme Dark 123,

Mako Light 94

 Thirdy Ravena, Ateneo de Manila [88]
2015Red 106,

White 97

Meralco GymMike Nieto, Ateneo de Manila [89]
2016North 107,

South 95

 SM Mall of Asia Arena Evan Nelle, San Beda University – Rizal ABS-CBN Sports and Action [90]
2017North 94,

South 89

Encho Serrano, Adamson University High School [91]
2018Hustle 99,

Heart 91

 Kihei Clark, Fil Am Sports USA [59]
2019Hustle 94,

Heart 86

Mark Nonoy, University of Santo Tomas Senior High School ESPN5 [69]
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [77]
2021
2022
2023Hustle 108,

Heart 91

 SM Mall of Asia Arena SJ Moore, Arellano University High School Livestreamed on the NBTC's Facebook page [92]
2024Hustle 114,

Heart 106

Kieffer Alas, De La Salle Zobel [93]

Other NBTC events winners

SeasonsSlam Dunk ContestThree-Point ShootoutSkills Challenge
2015–16 Ricci Rivero none held Evan Nelle
2016–17David CarlosJohn Lloyd Clementenone held
2017–18 Jalen Green Shaun De Leon Carl Tamayo
2018–19 Jalen Green

David Carlos

John Erolon Jasper Rentoy
2019–20Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23Lorence Dela CruzJohn Rex VillanuevaKristian Porter
2023–24Winnie FernandezMick GeronimoKieffer Alas

Girls' tournament

In 2023, they launched a girls' high school tournament, with Mau Belen as tournament director and featured eight teams. [94] Fil-Nation Select-USA won the inaugural tournament. [95]

Sponsors

The NBTC tournament was first sponsored mainly by Nokia and TAO Corp. [13] In 2011, Energen sponsored the public high school program, while Seaoil sponsored the private high school program. [96] Seaoil sponsored the NBTC for three years. [97] In 2015, with Seaoil letting go of sponsorship, SM Sports Development took over as principal sponsor. [4] Chooks-to-Go joined SM as a title sponsor in 2019. [98] As of 2024, the NBTC is sponsored by SM and Smart Sports. [99]

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