The Homegrown Invitational Cup is a collegiate basketball tournament in the Philippines.[1] It aims to determine which is the best "homegrown" collegiate team. Homegrown players are those who came directly from the juniors team of the said school. As a rule, each team must have at least 3 players from its roster who came from their junior ranks. The league gained TV coverage in 2006 through Studio 23. Fil-Oil and Flying V are the main sponsors of the tournament, hence this tournament is the first edition of what would eventually become the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup.[2]
2006 Season
editParticipating teams
editFormat
edit- Each team must have at least 3 homegrown players in their roster.
- Cross over single-round robin format.
- Top two teams in each group battle in the semifinals.
- Single game championship.
Elimination round
editGroup A
edit| Qualified for playoffs | Eliminated |
| Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|
 FEU Tamaraws |
3 | 2 |
 JRU Heavy Bombers |
3 | 2 |
 Letran Knights |
2 | 3 |
 UST Growling Tigers |
2 | 3 |
 Ateneo Blue Eagles |
2 | 3 |
Group B
edit| Qualified for playoffs | Eliminated |
| Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|
 De La Salle Green Archers |
5 | 0 |
 UE Red Warriors |
5 | 0 |
| San Beda Red Lions |
1 | 4 |
 San Sebastian Stags |
1 | 4 |
 UP Fighting Maroons |
0 | 5 |
Playoffs
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| December 13, 2006 - PhilSports Arena | ||||||
| FEU | 64 | |||||
| December 17, 2006 - PhilSports Arena | ||||||
| JRU | 78 | |||||
| JRU | 67 | |||||
| December 13, 2006 - PhilSports Arena | ||||||
| La Salle | 79 | |||||
| La Salle | 76 | |||||
| UE | 67 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| December 17, 2006 - PhilSports Arena | ||||||
| FEU | 72 | |||||
| UE | 63 | |||||
Awards
edit| 2006 Champion |
|---|
| De La Salle University - Manila |
- Tournament MVP: Rico Maierhofer (De La Salle University)
- Mythical Five:
- Guard: JVee Casio (De La Salle University)[3]
- Guard: James Martinez (University of the East)
- Forward: Paul Sanga (Far Eastern University)
- Forward: Rico Maierhofer (De La Salle University)
- Center: James Sena (Jose Rizal University)
References
edit- ^ "FilOil Flying-V Preseason Cup Basketball History Records". Pilipinas Basketball Team History | Records | Players | Roster | Stats. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ Times, The Manila (2006-12-02). "Crucial matches in Homegrown Cup". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Ateneo, La Salle finally face off in Homegrown tilt". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.