Universities and Colleges Basketball League

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UCAL basketball championship
Most recent season or competition:
UCAL Season 6 men's basketball tournament
Sport Basketball
FoundedOctober 8, 2016
First season2016
DirectorBernard Yang, Carmelo Navarro, Willy Chan
CommissionerHoracio Lim
No. of teams 9
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Most recent
champion(s)		CEU
TV partner(s) Smart Sports

The UCAL basketball championship is the basketball championship of the Universities and Colleges Athletic League (UCAL). It was first established as the Universities and Colleges Basketball League (UCBL) in 2016, with its inaugural season opening on October 8 of that year. [1] [2]

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In 2024, the UCBL would become the basis of the UCAL when it became a fully-fledged collegiate association. The UCBL now operates as the UCAL's basketball championship. [3]

History

The UCBL was established in 2016 by Universities and Colleges Athletic League, Inc. under president Franklin Evidente. The league put a focus on television coverage with the aim of giving its member institutions more exposure. The league also put officiating as another focal point, by implementing a stricter system. The inaugural season of the UCBL began on October 8 of that year with seven member schools: Bulacan State University (BulSU), Centro Escolar University (CEU), Colegio de San Lorenzo (CDSL), Diliman College (DC), Olivarez College (OC), Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP), and University of Batangas (UB). [1]

Member schools

SchoolLocationFoundedNicknameMembership
Centro Escolar University San Miguel, Manila 1907 as Centro Escolar de SeñoritasScorpions2016–present [1]
Diliman College Diliman, Quezon City 1998 as Diliman Computer Technology InstituteBlue Dragons2016–present [1]
Guang Ming College Tagaytay, Cavite 2014Flying Dragons2022–present [4]
Immaculada Concepcion College Caloocan 1984Blue Hawks2024–present [5]
Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas Batangas City, Batangas 1966 as Lyceum of Batangas Pirates 2017–present [6]
Manila Central University Caloocan 1904 as Escuela de Farmacia del Liceo de ManilaSupremos2023–present [3]
Olivarez College Parañaque 1976 as Olivarez School of NursingSea Lions2016–present [1]
Philippine Christian University – Dasmariñas Dasmariñas, Cavite 1946 as Philippine Christian College Dolphins 2018–present [7]
Philippine Women's University Malate, Manila 1919 as Philippine Women's CollegePatriots2023–present [3]
University of Batangas Batangas City, Batangas 1946 as Western Philippine CollegesBrahmans2016–present [1]
WCC Aeronautical & Technological College Caloocan 2005Skyhawks2024–present [5]

Former members

All former members left during the UCBL era.

SchoolLocationFoundedNicknameMembership
Bulacan State University Malolos, Bulacan 1904 as Bulacan Trade SchoolGold Gears2016–2017
Colegio de San Lorenzo Project 8, Quezon City 1987 (closed in 2022)Griffins2016–2017
Technological Institute of the Philippines Quiapo, Manila 1962Engineers2016–2019
St. Joseph College of Bulacan Santa Maria, Bulacan 1996Taurus2018
National College of Business and Arts Cubao, Quezon City 1967Wildcats2019

Membership timeline

Universities and Colleges Basketball League

List of champions

Season (Year)ChampionRef.
1 (2016–17) CEU Scorpions [8]
2 (2017–18) San Lorenzo Griffins [9]
3 (2018–19)Diliman Blue Dragons [10]
4 (2019–20)Diliman Blue Dragons [11]
5 (2022–23)CEU Scorpions [12]
6 (2023–24)CEU Scorpions [13]

Venues and media coverage

All games are held at the Paco Arena in Manila every Monday and Thursday, with the live telecast of the games are aired on Smart Sports through livestreaming coverage provided by Smart Communications.

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References

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  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 3 "UCAL opens Season 6 with two new members". BusinessWorld Online. January 15, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  4. ↑ "UCBL: Guang Ming makes sensational debut, upsets Lyceum-Batangas". Tiebreaker Times. November 10, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Starting September w/ a BANG! As we welcome 2 new members to our growing Universities and Colleges Athletic League - PG Flex Linoleum Family". Universities and Colleges Athletic League. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024– via Facebook.
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  7. ↑ "Excitement brewing in UCBL as it opens season with new television partner". Spin.ph. July 28, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
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  9. ↑ "San Lorenzo Griffins sweep CEU Scorpions to clinch UCBL crown". Spin.ph. November 27, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
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