National Basketball Conference
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| National Basketball Conference | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Motto | "Ang Liga ng Bayan" (The League of the Nation) |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country(ies) |  Philippines |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Iligan Crusaders |
| Official website | NBCPhilippines.com |
The National Basketball Conference is a regional-based basketball league in the Philippines formed in 2004. The league is sanctioned by the Philippine national sport association for basketball, the BAP-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas. Teams are also sponsored by the local government and sponsors. In 2008, it merged with the Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association (MVBA), and Third Force Inc. (TFI) to form the new Liga Pilipinas.
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[edit] History
After the Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA) folded up in 2002, the clamor for a regional basketball did not die down.
Several leagues with the community-based concept started to surface but none of them lasted.
On such league was the National Basketball League (NBL), owned and operated by the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP), the former Philippine basketball governing body.
In 2003, the BAP had asked the NBL group to give back the "National Basketball League" name and rights to the BAP. The NBL officials did so, regrouped, and came up with a new name: the National Basketball Conference, a league totally independent of the BAP.
In 2004, the NBC played its first season with 8 teams participating, forming two divisions, Northern (Baguio Cardinals, Forward Taguig, Laguna Springs and Batangas 29ers) and Southern (Iloilo Warriors, Tribu Sugbo-Cebu, Cagayan de Oro Stars, Ozamiz Cotta). It still adopted the MBA's Home and Away format, but introduced the "Road Swing" wherein which cross-division contests required a team to tackle all its opposition in one road trip (usually lasting a little more than one week). This formula was drawn up by then Basketball Operations chief Noel Zarate, who was also the voice behind the original NBC broadcasts. The opening game featured a matchup between the visiting Iloilo Warriors against the Cagayan de Oro Stars. The game went into to double overtime with the visitors prevailing 114-110. Iloilo's Carlos Sayon registered 30 points in the win. Tribu Sugbo (then owned by busniessmen Lito Gillamac and Albert Tan and coached by former PBA player Al Solis) defeated Forward Taguig (owned by Taguig City Freddie Tinga and coached by former FEU mentor Danny Gavieres) in a thrilling three game series to cop the first NBC National Championship. Egay Echavez of Ozamiz was the first league MVP.
In 2005, new teams joined the league that included the Parañaque Jets, who made headlines by defeating the Basketball Association of the Philippines-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, new expansion team joined the league, Pagadian Explorers of Mayor Sammy S. Co, the tournament was divided into two conferences, similar to the format used by the Philippine Basketball Association and the Philippine Basketball League. Ozamiz Cotta won the first conference title in Game 3 against the expansion team Pagadian Explorers,the first ever expansion team in league history to reach finals, while the second conference is also won by Ozamis Cotta via sweep against the Batang Tagaytay Springs.
For the 2007 season, a new team joined the league, GenSan-MP Pacman Warriors of the "Pambansang Kamao ng Pilipinas" Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao from General Santos City. The League has its TV partners the 24-hour Basketball TV and Viva Prime Channel, the first conference of 2007 is still ongoing.
[edit] Teams
[edit] Current
| Team | Season joined | Location | Owner | Home Court |
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| Ozamiz Cotta | 2004 | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental | Reynaldo Parojinog | Angel Medina Gymnasium |
| Tagaytay Springs | - | Tagaytay City, Cavite | Tolentino Sports Center | |
| Pagadian Explorers | 2006 | Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur | Mayor Samuel Co | ZSPCTA Gymnasium |
| Valencia-Golden Harvest | - | Valencia City, Bukidnon | Mayor Jose M. Galario Jr. | Valencia City Gymnasium |
| Toyota-Iloilo Warriors | - | Iloilo City, Iloilo | University of San Agustin Gymnasium | |
| Davao Montaña Pawnshop Jewels | - | Davao City | ||
| Quezon-Villa Anita | 2007 | Lucena City, Quezon | Gov. Wilfredo Enverga | Quezon Convention Center |
| Iligan Crusaders | 2004 | Iligan City, Lanao del Norte | Mayor Lawrence Cruz | MSU-IIT Gymnasium |
| GenSan MP Pacman Warriors | 2007 | General Santos City, South Cotabato | Manny Pacquiao | South Cotabato Sports Center/Lagao Gymnasium |
[edit] Defunct Teams
- Paranaque Jets
- Baguio Cardinals
- Forward Taguig
- Laguna Springs and
- Batangas 29ers
- Iloilo Warriors
- Tribu Sugbo-Cebu
- Cagayan de Oro Stars
- Forward Taguig
[edit] Important people
[edit] Officers
- President
- Nathaniel “Tac” Padilla (Olympian and owner of Spring Oil)
- Vice President
- Bambol Tolentino (Mayor of Tagaytay City)
- Secretary-General
- Tito Palma (former commissioner of NBL)
[edit] Players
[edit] NBC champions
- 2004: Tribu Sugbu
- 2005: Ozamiz Cotta
- 2006:
- First Conference: Ozamiz Cotta
- Second Conference: Ozamiz Cotta
- 2007:
- National Cup: Iligan Crusaders
[edit] Media coverage
National Basketball Conference games are broadcast via Basketball TV and Prime Channel
[edit] Team Standings
| Team | W | L |
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| Pagadian Explorers | 8 | 8 |
| Batang Tagaytay Springs | 11 | 5 |
| Iligan Crusaders | 11 | 5 |
| Ozamiz Cotta | 12 | 4 |
| Valencia-Golden Harvest | 5 | 11 |
| GenSan MP Pacman Warriors | 10 | 6 |
| Davao-Montaña Pawnshop Jewels | 6 | 10 |
| Quezon-Villa Anita | 5 | 11 |
| Toyota-Iloilo Warriors | 4 | 12 |
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