Philippine Basketball Portal

Philippine Basketball Portal (http://philippinebasketball.ph) is a web based portal that covers basketball events, leagues, teams, roster, messageboards, and press. The portal is officially affiliated with the Philippine Basketball League, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (Basketball Union of the Philippines), the Women's Philippine Basketball League, the Nike Basketball Challenge (Philippines), The Ateneo Basketball League, and the Collegiate Basketball Championship League.

History

The Philippine Basketball Portal initially started as the Gameface portal, and was founded in 2005 by a group of basketball enthusiasts based in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Since then, it has affiliated itself with all the major basketball leagues in the Philippines (with the exception of the Philippine Basketball Association).

The Philippine Basketball Portal has also affiliated itself with the Basketbolista magazine based in Metro Manila.

Websites Under Philippine Basketball Portal

Philippine Basketball League (http://philippinebasketballleague.org)

A brainchild of former ambassador and basketball project director Eduardo Cojuangco Jr., The then known as the Philippine Amateur Basketball League (PABL) was formed in 1983 with Agriculture Secretary Domingo Panganiban and Dr. Fernando Carrascoso as initial co-chair to fill up the need to renew interest in amateur basketball seven years after the MICAA folded up and paved the way for the existence of the country's first professional basketball league-the Philippine Basketball Association.

Over the years, the league has developed countless unknowns into the country's top players and has Undergone several transformations through the years to uplift the quality of competition in the country and keep the Philippines' distinction in the sport of basketball.

Samahang Basketbolista ng Pilipinas (http://sbp.com.ph)

Also acting as a sub portal to media, news, and message boards under Philippine Basketball Portal, SBP or in English May Be translated to Basketball Union of the Philippines is headed by Filipino businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan and offers varied news on various basketball leagues in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Ateneo Basketball League (http://abl.ph)

The official basketball league of the Ateneo de Manila University. The Ateneo de Manila or simply the Ateneo is a private university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines.