Adamson
University to defend their Passerelle championship title
The Small Basketeers of
the Philippines (SBP)-Passerelle Twin
Tournament, the country’s most prestigious interschool basketball competition
for kids, is back for its 31st
season! Defending their championship title in the SBP division will be La Salle
Greenhills while Adamson University will be back to re-claim their Passerelle
championship title.
The 2016 tourney will open on July 24 at the Fr. Rafael
Cortina Gym in Xavier School, Greenhills, San Juan. This will be followed by elimination
games in NCR, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao to determine which teams qualify for
the regional championships. The best teams from each region will battle it out
at the national finals
Tentative schedules of the regional playoffs will be October
21-24 in Davao City for Mindanao, November 4-7 in Baguio City for Luzon, and
November 18-21 in Roxas City for Visayas.
Over 600 players from more than 150 schools
nationwide are expected to join the competition. School teams
participating in the SBP division (9-11 year old kids) in the NCR will include Ateneo
de Manila University, De La Salle Santiago Zobel School, De La Salle Greenhills
and Xavier School. Joining the Passerelle (12-14 year olds) division,
meanwhile, will be Adamson University, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle
Santiago Zobel School, De La Salle Greenhills, San Beda College and University
of Santo Tomas.
Organized by the
Basketball Efficiency and Scientific Training (BEST) Center, the country’s
premiere sports clinic, and supported by MILO in cooperation with Chris Sports
and SKLZ, the SBP-Passerelle Twin Tournament provides
a venue for young cagers to apply what they learned from basketball trainings
and showcase their skills. Some of the national basketball stars who started
their career in SBP-Passerelle include Chris Tiu, JV Casio, Larry Fonacier, LA
Tenorio, Kobe Paras, Kiefer Ravena, and Mark and Mike Nieto.
For more information and schedule
updates, please call 411-6260 or 372-3065/66, email bestcentersports@gmail.com
or follow BEST Center on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BEST-Center-Sports-Inc-66172039922.
