MBL First Conference kicks off 2016 season

MANILA, Philippines – Buoyed by its successful 15th year, the Millennium Basketball League (MBL) welcomes the new year with the MBL First Conference basketball championship at the Rizal Coliseum next month.

The tournament, which serves as the  league’s  first offering  for the new year, is expected to be participated  in by select commercial and  collegiate teams.in the country.

MBL chairman Alex Wang said the league, now on its 16th year, will  continue to provide the venue for experienced players who can still play the game and talented young ones hoping to make it to the big leagues.

“The MBL which was established in 2000,  continues to be successful because of its role of providing a venue for both experienced and aspiring players to showcase  their talent in basketball,”said Wang, an avid player himself.

“The MBL will continue to be here because of this love for basketball,” added Wang.

Among the teams expected to participate  in  the season-opening tournament are  defending champion Gerry’s  Grill-Diliman College and runner-up Wang’s Ballclub-AMA University,  newly-crowned Don Mariano  Garing Cup champion Macway Travel Club and  former MBL champion Hobe Bihon.

Also invited are V Hotel- University of Santo Tomas,  Franzie  Cologne, Arellano University,  Naughty Needlez-Philippine Christian University, Fly Dragon, Team Panda, Lyceum of the Philippines, Centro Escolar University, De Ocampo Memorial College,  Polytechnic University of  the Philippines, St. Clare College-Caloocan, Fatima University and Colegio de San Lorenzo.

Tournament format is single-round elimination with the top two  teams advancing  to the  semis outright with twice-to-beat advantages.

The  No. 3 team will meet the No. 6  squad while  the No. 4 team will play No. 5 in  a  pair of knockout matches.

For inquiries, call up /text Albert Andaya at cell No. 0917-7688638.