Alab Pilipinas | |
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Leagues | ASEAN Basketball League |
Founded | 2016 |
Arena | Multiple |
Location |
Biñan and Santa Rosa, Laguna Parañaque Baliuag, Bulacan Antipolo Davao City |
Head coach | Mac Cuan |
Alab Pilipinas (under the corporate name Pilipinas Basketball Club, Inc. or PBCI) is a Filipino basketball team based in the Philippines currently playing in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). The team is owned and managed by the sports talent management firm, Virtual Playground, headed by talent agents Dondon Monteverde and Charlie Dy. Alab Pilipinas is the fourth Philippine team to play in the ABL.Alab is a Tagalog word that translates as "blaze" in English.
Alab Pilipinas is the fourth Philippine professional basketball team in the ABL succeeding Pilipinas MX3 Kings who only played one season in the league. They were officially announced as a member of the ABL in Sept 2016. The team was formed by Charlie Dy and Dondon Montiverde.
Alab Pilipinas planned to stage their home games in venues located in Biñan, Laguna, Cebu, and Davao during the entire duration of the season. They will also organize several basketball clinics together with the local government units as part of the basketball grassroots development program.