28/09/2026
'𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗠𝗦': 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗖𝗖𝗕𝗟 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻
THE Metro Cebu Collegiate Basketball League (MCCBL) is all set for a bigger second season.
The MCCBL Season 2 will fire off on October 10 at the Cordova Sports Complex, announced Sandi Grumo, the league’s executive director.
In a press launch on Sunday, September 28, at Solea Mactan Resort and Waterpark, Grumo announced that two new teams have signed up for the fledgling league.
The two new teams are the Indiana Aerospace University (IAU) and Cordova-Catholic Cooperative School (CCCS).
Set to return are founding members led by the defending champions St. Cecilia’s College (SCC) Maestros of Minglanilla, last season’s runner-up Talisay City College, Cordova Public College, Cebu Technological University-Main Campus, Cebu Sacred Heart School College of Carcar, and Salazar Colleges of Science and Institute of Technology (SC-SIT) Skyblazers.
“As we enter MCCBL Season 2, our commitment remains strong: to elevate the game, to develop our youth, and to give small schools a bigger stage for their big dreams. This is our league. This is our basketball family. And this is our time,” Grumo said.
Grumo pointed out MCCBL will continue to give “small schools with big dreams” an avenue to showcase their aspiring athletes.
“The MCCBL isn’t just about basketball. It is about opportunity. Basketball is still the No. 1 sport in the country and there are a lot of talented young athletes out there who don’t come from big schools. They may not have the biggest budgets, the biggest facilities or the biggest names, but they have something that cannot be measured,” Grumo said.
“They have dreams. That’s why MCCBL exists,” Grumo added.
For his part, league founder and Cordova Municipal Councilor Remar Baguio said the second season will feature a longer season, which would last seven to eight weekends.
Apart from the seven-team collegiate division, the second season will also have the high school competition with four competing teams.
The college division will feature a single round-robin format, while the junior division will follow a double round-robin format.
From a knockout championship in the first season, a best-of-three series will be introduced in the championship of the second season/
“We had a shorter inaugural season. It was like testing the water for us. This year is projected to last for seven to eight weekends, single round robin in college and double round robin in the junior division. Instead of bracketing, it will be a single round robin for both college and junior,” Baguio said.
To bring the league closer to its fans, the league will also use multiple venues.
Apart from the Cordova Sports Complex, games will also be held at the Lawaan Uno Gymnasium, Talisay City Sports Complex, Mandaue City Sports Complex, and Cebu City Sports Institute.
