Northern Cement basketball team
| Northern Cement basketball team | |||
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| Leagues |
Philippine Basketball Association (1984–1985) |
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| Founded | 1980 | ||
| History | 1980–1986 | ||
| Arena | None | ||
| Location |
 Philippines
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| Team colors | Red, white and black |
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| President | Eduardo M. Cojuangco, Jr. | ||
| Head coach | Ron Jacobs | ||
| Championships |
Northern Cement: 1981 Southeast Asian Games 1982 ABC Juniors Championship 1985 Southeast Asian Games 1985 ABC Championship |
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| Website | cemap |
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Northern Cement:
1981 William Jones Cup
1985 William Jones Cup (playing as San Miguel Beer)
1985 PBA Reinforced Conference
The Northern Cement basketball team (popularly known as, the NCC basketball team) refers to the team that represented the national basketball program and training pool for the Philippines men's national basketball team from 1980 to 1986. The team was owned by businessman Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco, Jr. under the banner of Northern Cement Corporation (NCC).
In 1980, businessman and ambassador Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco, founder and owner of Northern Cement Corporation, was appointed by the Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos to become the project director for basketball in the country. Cojuangco (despite not being an officer or member of the national basketball governing body at that time - the Basketball Association of the Philippines) was tasked to set up, finance, and develop the national basketball team to represent the country internationally. During that time, the best players in the country were playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), the first professional basketball league in the Philippines, and in Asia. With the Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur ruling that only amateur basketball players would be allowed to participate in national basketball team tournaments, Cojuangco sought a way to keep the Philippine basketball competitive on the international stage, without the country's best players.
American collegiate coaches Ron Jacobs and Ben Lindsey were brought in to handle the team. Eventually, Jacobs became NCC's head coach.
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