Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup
SportBasketball
Founded2020 (2020)
Inaugural season2021 (1st)
CommissionerElmer Cabahug
MottoAto Ni Bai
No. of teams5
Country Philippines
ContinentFIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)		MisOr Mustangs
(1st title)
Most titles5 teams
(1 title each)

The Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup is a men's regional basketball league in the Philippines. The league comprises teams from the Visayas and Mindanao regions, similar to the Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association (MVBA) from 2006 until 2008, with the aim of searching for local, homegrown talent from those regions.[1]

The first tournament for the inaugural season of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup opened on April 9, 2021. Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, at least its first conference will be held in a bio-secure bubble, with Alcantara, Cebu and Pagadian City serving as hubs for Visayas- and Mindanao-based teams, respectively.[2] Cebu City was supposed to host the bubble for Visayas teams, but due to the rising cases of COVID-19 in the city and its surrounding localities, the town of Alcantara, located roughly 100 kilometers southwest of Cebu City, was chosen as replacement host.[3][4][5]

Format

The inaugural 1st Conference featured a two-leg setup in which the Visayas-based teams and Mindanao-based teams are divided. Teams can only play against other teams from the same leg during the elimination round and playoffs.[6] The winning team from both legs then meet in what was dubbed as the "Southern Finals". The 2nd conference only featured Mindanao-based teams, causing it to only have one leg, the "Mindanao Challenge". The following Import-laden Conference in 2022, whilst it saw the return of Visayas-based teams, legs were completely abolished.

In 2023, the league shifted to smaller tournaments in the Open Championship and Fiesta Pilar Championship, with both featuring only four and five teams, respectively, all Mindanao-based.

There are also roster regulations each participating team must follow. Each team's roster must have three players from the locality it is based in. In addition, there are also requirements for players based in Luzon and the VisMin area.[7]

Teams

Team Locality Main sponsor Head coach First tournament
Iligan Alpha Omega Kings Iligan, Lanao del Norte — 2023 Fiesta Pilar
McDavid ZamPen Zamboanga Peninsula McDavid Philippines 2022 Import-laden
MisOr Mustangs Misamis Oriental — 2023 Fiesta Pilar
Sibugay Knights Zamboanga Sibugay — 2023 Fiesta Pilar
Zamboanga Valientes Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur MLV Group 2022 Import-laden

Former teams

Team Locality First conference Last conference
ALZA - Alayon Zamboanga Zamboanga del Sur 2021 (1st)
ARQ Builders – Lapu-Lapu City Heroes Lapu-Lapu, Cebu 2021 (1st)
CDO Stampede Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental 2023 Open
Clarin Sto. Niño Clarin, Misamis Occidental 2021 (1st)
CPG–Bohol Pure Mineral Water Dolphins President Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol 2022 Import-laden
Dumaguete Warriors Dumaguete, Negros Oriental 2021 (1st)
Iligan City Archangels Iligan City, Lanao del Norte 2021 (1st) 2021 (2nd)
Kapatagan Buffalos Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte 2021 (1st) 2021 (2nd)
Kalos PH Lawaan Lawaan, Eastern Samar 2022 Import-laden
KCS Computer Specialists – Mandaue Mandaue, Cebu 2021 (1st)
MACFI Basilan Golden Lions Isabela, Basilan 2022 Import-laden
MisOr Kuyamis Misamis Oriental 2021 (1st) 2021 (2nd)
MisOr Nobles' Seafood and Grill Misamis Oriental 2023 Open
MJAS Zenith – Talisay City Aquastars Talisay, Cebu 2021 (1st)
OCCCI Ormoc Sheer Masters Ormoc, Leyte 2022 Import-laden
Pagadian Explorers Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur 2021 (1st) 2021 (2nd)
Roxas Vanguards Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte 2021 (1st) 2021 (2nd)
Siquijor Mystics Siquijor, Siquijor 2021 (1st)[lower-alpha 1]
Sultan Naga Dimaporo Barracudas Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte 2022 Import-laden
Tabogon Voyagers Tabogon, Cebu 2021 (1st)
Tubigon–Bohol Mariners Tubigon, Bohol 2022 Import-laden
Zamboanga Sibugay Warriors Zamboanga Sibugay 2021 (2nd)
Notes
  1. ↑ The Siquijor Mystics were expelled mid-conference due to the 2021 Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup game-fixing scandal

List of champions

Professional tournaments

YearTournamentWinning teamScoreLosing team
2021 1st Basilan Jumbo Plastic3–0
(series)		KCS Computer Specialist
2nd Zamboanga Sibugay Warriors2–0
(series)		Kapatagan Buffalo Braves
2022 Import-laden CPG-Bohol Dolphins2–0
(series)		OCCCI Ormoc Sheer Masters
2023 Open Zamboanga Valientes108–93McDavid ZamPen
Fiesta Pilar MisOr Mustangs85–80Zamboanga Valientes

Youth tournaments

YearTournamentWinning teamScoreLosing team
2022 25-Under Zamboanga Valientes87–86Zamboanga Sibugay Warriors

See also

References

  1. ↑ Leongson, Randolph B. (October 13, 2020). "VisMin Super Cup opening in 2021 to unearth more talent from South". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  2. ↑ "VisMin Super Cup taps Dondon Hontiveros as ambassador". Tiebreaker Times. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ Rosal, Glendale (February 18, 2021). "Alcantara to host Visayas leg of Pilipinas Vismin Super Cup". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Alcantara andam mo-host sa Vismin Super Cup" [Alcantara prepared to host Vismin Super Cup]. SunStar Superbalita Cebu (in Cebuano). February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ Villaruel, Emmanuel B. (February 17, 2021). "Super Cup mapasalamaton sa Alcantara" [Super Cup thankful to Alcantara]. Banat News (in Cebuano). Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Vis-Min Super League pormahon kon wala na'y hulga sa Covid-19" [Vis-Min Super League to be formed once Covid-19 threat disappears]. SunStar Superbalita Cebu (in Cebuano). September 11, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  7. ↑ Lozada, Bong (October 17, 2020). "VisMin hoops tournament to launch soon". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
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