MANILA, Philippines - The Small Basketeers of the Philippines (SBP)-Passerelle hold the Visayas regionals this weekend at Capiz Gym in Roxas City with new teams vying for spots in the national championships following the ouster of last year’s regional champions SBP’s University of St. La Salle and Passerelle’s University of San Carlos.
Disputing the Visayas crown in the SBP side are Cebu’s University of San Carlos, Ateneo de Iloilo Team A, Bacolod’s St. John’s Institute Team A, and Roxas’ Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion while Cebu’s University of the Visayas, Hua Siong College of Iloilo, Bacolod’s University of St. La Salle Team A and Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion clash for the Passerelle division diadem.
Capiz Gov Victor Tanco will grace the opening rites of the event where the winners will advance to the national championship slated Dec. 12-14 at the Magis Eagles Arena of Sacred Heart School – Ateneo De Cebu.
They will also face NCR’s Xavier School and Luzon’s Berkeley School for SBP; and Luzon’s Holy Angel University and NCR’s Chiang Kai Shek College, the reigning Passerelle national champions.
Bukidnon Faith Christian School, Inc. and Holy Child College of Davao topped the recent Mindanao regionals to advance to the national finals.
This year, the SBP Passerelle Twin Tournament has assembled 600 of the country’s most promising cagers, with kids 9-11 years old competing in the SBP tournament and kids 12-14 years competing in the Passerelle Tournament, all putting the lessons they learned from BEST Center to the test.
Sponsored by Milo and supported by Chris Sports, the SBP-Passerelle Twin Tournament was founded in 1986 and is organized by the award-winning Basketball Efficiency and Scientific Training (BEST) Center. It provides budding young basketeers a platform to showcase their skills, as well as foster camaraderie and sportsmanship among the participating schools, the players and their parents.
For details, call the BEST Center hotlines 411-6260 or 371-3065, or visit BEST Center Sports Inc. on Facebook.