Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League


Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League 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. The league was established by nine commercial teams, some of which have played in the PBA D-League. The PCBL does not intend to compete with the existing semi-professional leagues that focuses on the development in Philippine basketball, including Filsports Basketball Association, PBA D-League and planned Countrywide Basketball League. 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.
The PCBL was sanctioned and officiated by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, 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 and the Southeast Asian Games, replacing the Gilas Cadets program.

History

The league envisions a three-conference first season. 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, is envisioned to be an import-reinforced tournament, 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.
The PCBL's second conference will be headed by five returning teams - Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants, Euro-Med, Supremo Lex Builders, Foton, Sta. Lucia Realty, - and new teams, Mighty Sports & SCTEX Road Warriors.
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 heavily star-studded team Mighty Sports 80–68 on game 3.

Former Teams

Commissioners

Even the league lived only for several months, the league crowned Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants as its champions for both conferences in its one and only season.
SeasonChampionsResultRunner-up
1Jumbo Plastic2–0Euro-Med Laboratories
1Jumbo Plastic2–1Mighty Sports-Malolos