THE Cosmopolitan Basketball League- the newest cage league in town takes centerstage for its grand opening presentation on April 24 at the new state of the art EJC Lucky Gym in Paranaque City.
Jimsom Pua, founding president of CBL said the league sanctioned by Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) and supported by ADGrande, is composed by three divisions namely starter, corporate and open class which embody the leagues’ ambitious basketball program for young, corporate players and veterans.
“We organized this CBL cage tilt to help develop and promote further the sport of basketball which is unarguably the favorite pastime of basketball-loving Filipinos.We also aim to discover young talents and make their dreams to play bigtime basketball in the near future a reality. CBL will hone their talents aside from promoting sportsmanship, friendship ang camaraderie among young and veteran players in the league” said Pula, who was a sweet-shooting varsity player during his prime.
According to CBL commissioner Manuel Torralba, young players who have yet to play in collegiate and commercial leagues are qualified to join the starter division while legitimate company employees can play in the corporate class. Competitive players with top level basketball skills, meanwhile, will see action in the open division.
A Canada-based basketball team with a local line-up to be known as CWSS Flames of Dr. Chito Collantes will show its wares in the open division along with powerhose teams such as Cafe France, Centro Escolar University, Macway Travel ,Fil-Chinese cage teams among others.
Th Open class competitions will be played at the historic Rizal Coliseum while the starter and corporate divisions will see action at EJC.