The league draws seven teams and they are: the returning Champions of 2009-2010 team PROSPECT, team MOBIL coached by Marvin Deocares, team IP&E KONFLIKT coached by Norman del Rosario, team HOOPAHOLICS coached by Jerry Diaz, team OL ACES coached by Elias Rangamar, team NMC PROA coached by Rufino Aguon, and team SATBAHI coached by Marlon Sison.
For all interested participants, there will be a $500 entrance fee. All players must be at least 18 years old and above. For age verification purposes, ALL players must provide a copy of their birth certificate and/or passport to verify their eligibility to play.
The league is expecting to put the cap at 8 teams for the up coming league as the teams have recruited the best of the best players on Saipan.
Just a brief over view of what the team rosters would look like, team Prospect consists of Coach/Player Perry Inos, Jeff Pagaro, Alex Lauron, Ehrol Peredo, and Darwin Barbo.
Team Mobil consists of Jun Estolas, George DeGuzman, Pando Muleta, Leo Factor, and Bon Bon Tamayo.
Team IP&E Konflikt consists of Elmer Esdrelon, Jomar Tumaquip, Edsel Mendoza, Edwin Santos, Kae Bernardo, and Ivan Devero.
Team Hoopaholics consist of Dave Sablan, John Jowner, Kelvin Fitial, Mel Manibusan, John Sablan, James Villacrusis, Gus Palacios, and Ponce Rasa.
Team NMC PROA consists of mostly the national players, which are Pete Iguel, Peter Mendiola, Jack Lizama, Dan Barcinas, Joe Villacrusis, and Charles Quincy Johnson.
Team Ol Aces consists of both veterans and young guns such as Peter Camacho, Tyron Omar, Jose Tumaquip, Trevor Ogumoro, Marvin Rabaliman, Juan Maratita, player/ coach Elias Rangamar and possibly, coming back from the military, Abong Camacho.
The Roster for Satbahi is still pending.
The deadline to submit the full roster and %05 of the entrance fee will be December 23, 2010.
$1000 in cash, a trophy, and a free entrance to the next season’s tournament is up for grabs for the worthy champions of the competition. The finals regular season’s most valuable player will also receive a trophy, cell phone, and much more.
All games will be indoors at the Gilbert C. Ada gymnasium. Tentative schedule will be two games a night with the first game starting at 6 pm and the second starting at 8 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
The UBA organization will now keep a record of statistics for assists, rebounds, points of individual players, etc.
The UBA league will play in accordance with the FIBA International Basketball Rules. ALL players and coaches must sign and submit the waiver forms prior to the start of the league.
Complete uniforms or identical color tops with visible number is a must during each game. Players without uniform during the game will NOT be allowed to play.
The league will follow the Round robin format where all teams play each other once. A single elimination playoff between the top eight teams will be followed.
