Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA) 2010

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Opening Day:  Saturday, January 9, 2010
Opening-Day Site:  Jacinto Tiu Court (Xavier School, San Juan City)
Regular Site:  Chiang Kai Shek College
Host:  Xavier School
Teams:  Xavier School, Saint Jude Catholic School, Uno High School, Grace Christian College, Hope Christian High School, St. Stephen’s High School and Chiang Kai Shek College
Tournament Duration:  Six Weeks

Games Schedule

Three Divisions:

• Girls High School
• Boys, Aspirants (age 14 and under)
• Boys, Juniors (age 15 but no more than 19 by January 1, 2010)

Defending Champions:

• Girls High School – Chiang Kai Shek College (last two years)
• Boys, Aspirants – Xavier School (last seven years)
• Boys, Juniors – Xavier School (last two years)

Tournament Format:

1. Single round-robin elimination round (six games each).
2. All seven schools qualify for the playoffs.
3. No. 1- and No. 2-ranked teams after the elimination round receive quarterfinal byes and are automatically seeded into the semifinals with a twice-to-beat advantage.
4. In the wild-card game, No. 6 vs. No. 7 in a knockout game.
5. In the quarterfinals, No. 6 vs. No. 7 winner will face No. 3-ranked team with No. 3-ranked team enjoying a twice-to-beat advantage.
6. No. 4-ranked team will face No. 5-ranked team in the other quarterfinal pairing with the No. 4-ranked team enjoying a twice-to-beat advantage.
7. In the semifinals, the match-ups are No. 1-ranked teamvs. the No. 4 vs. No. 5 winner and No. 2-ranked team vs. the No. 3 vs. (winner of No. 6 vs. No. 7) winner.  Both No. 1 and No. 2 enjoy a twice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals.
8. The semifinal winners will clash in a best-of-three championship series.

Tiong Lian products who played in the Philippine Basketball Association:

1. Lim Eng Beng (Chiang Kai Shek)
2. Fortunato “Atoy” Co Jr. (Philippine Cultural High School)
3. Sunny Co (Chiang Kai Shek)
4. Alex Tan (Grace Christian)
5. Kenneth Yap (St. Stephen’s HS)
6. Benny Cheng (Philippine Cultural HS),
7. Gilbert Lao (Uno HS)
8. Christian Luanzon (St. Stephen’s HS)
9. Joseph Yeo (Xavier School)
10. Tyrone “TY” Tang (Xavier School)

Note:  Chris Tiu (Xavier School), member of RP Gilas National Team

Tiong Lian products who played in the UAAP or NCAA in college (for the past six years):

1. Gary Sevilla (CKSC, College of St. Benilde)
2. Sean Co (CKSC, Mapua Tech)
3. Chris Tiu (Xavier, Ateneo)
4. Justin Chua (CKSC, 2007 Tiong Lian MVP, 2008 and 2009 UAAP champion with Ateneo – still active)
5. Rejan lee (Xavier, De La Salle)
6. Alexander Wong (CKSC, College of Benilde – still active)
7. Patrick Ang (Grace Christian, Letran – still active)
8. Kish Co (St. Stephen’s, 2004 and 2005 Tiong Lian MVP, De La Salle and member of 2007 UAAP champion Green Archers)
9. Woody Co (Xavier, UP, 2006 UAAP Rookie of the Year – still active)
10. Gabriel Banal (Xavier, son of Joel Banal, 2008 RP Youth Team member, De La Salle – still active)
11. Jeric Teng (Xavier, 2009 Tiong Lian MVP, UST, 2009 UAAP Rookie of the Year – still active)

Stars for 2010 Tiong Lian schools:

Jeron Teng (Xavier) – Son of former PBA player Alvin Teng and younger brother of Jeric Teng; Member of RP 3-on-3 team and member of RP Under-16 Team that place fourth in the 1st FIBA-Asia Under 16 Championship in Malaysia last year.

Jose Anton “Jett” Manuel (Xavier) – MVP of 2009 San Juan Inter-High School tournament topped by Xavier for a fourth consecutive year.

Kim Lo (St. Jude Catholic School) – Led Judenites to 2009 Metropolitan Amateur Sports Association (MASA) title over Hope Christian HS.

Isaac Lim (Uno) – Once scored 61 points in an Aspirants Division game against Chiang Kai Shek in 2007 as a 12-year-old, sixth-grader.

2009 Tiong Lian Results:

• Chiang Kai Shek beat Uno High School for Girls’ HS title.
• Xavier School beat St. Jude Catholic School, 2-0, for Juniors (Boys HS) title.
• Xavier School beat Chiang Kai Shek, 2-1, for Aspirants (Boys) title

Tiong Lian history:

• In the Juniors Division, the Chiang Kai Shek Blue Dragons own the most number of TL championships with 14 (1970, 1974, 1978-80, 1985, 1987-88, 1990-92, 1994-95 and 2007). Xavier School (1972, 1998, 2001-03, 2006 and 2008-09) and St. Stephen’s HS (1975, 1977, 1982, 1996, 1999, 2000 and 2004-05) are next with eight each.Note:  Xavier School has been in the finals for the last nine seasons (2001-09), posting a 6-3 record.
• Most Recent Juniors title by the seven schools – Xavier (2009), Chiang Kai Shek (2007), St. Stephen’s HS (2005), Uno HS (1997), Hope Christian (1993), Grace Christian (1971) and St. Jude Catholic School (none).
• Only five times in Tiong Lian history has one school captured titles in the Aspirants Division and Juniors Division in the same season – Chiang Kai Shek (1991) and Xavier (2003, 2006, 2008 and 2009).
• The MMTLBA is the successor of the Greater Manila Filipino-Chinese Secondary School Basketball Association.

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