| Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (PCBL) | |
| Last Season: | 2016 PCBL Chairman's Cup |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Founded: | October 11, 2015 |
| Inaugural: | 2015 |
| Folded: | 2016 |
| Continent: | Asia |
| Champion: | Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants |
| Most Champs: | Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants (2 titles) |
| Chairman: | Buddy Encarnado |
| Commissioner: | Joel Banal |
| Tv: | AksyonTV |
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.[1] [2] 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.[3]
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,[4] 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.[5]
The PCBL's second conference was headed by four returning teams - Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants, Euro-Med, Supremo Lex Builders, Foton, Sta. Lucia Realty,[6] and new teams, Mighty Sports and SCTEX Road Warriors.[7]
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.
| style=background:blue colspan=5 | PCBL teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Company | Colors | Team manager | Head coach | |
| Cagayan Valley Rising Suns | Alvaro Antonio | Frederic Collado | Ronnie Dojillo | ||
| Caida Tile Masters | Racal Group of Companies | N/A | Mike Buendia | ||
| Euro-Med Laboratories | Euro-Med Laboratories | N/A | Efren "Yong" Garcia | ||
| Foton Toplanders | United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. | Alvin Lu / Nico Ocampo | Jonathan "Budds" Reyes | ||
| Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants | AliKaiser Manufacturing Corporation | Jefferson Dela Cruz | Stevenson Tiu | ||
| Kama Motors | Racal Group of Companies | N/A | |||
| Mighty Sports | Mighty Sports Apparel and Accessories | Jean Alabanza | Mike Fermin | ||
| Biyaheng SCTEX | Manila North Tollways Corporation | Ronald Dulatre | Adonis Tierra | ||
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation | Buddy Encarnado | Bonnie Garcia | ||
| Supremo Lex Builders-Our Lady of Fatima University | Supremo Lex Architectural Design and Builders | Harlem Ruiz | Ralph Rivera |
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.
| 1 | 2–0 | Euro-Med Laboratories | |
| 2–1 | Mighty Sports-Malolos |