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A nationwide, under- 22 basketball tournament featuring a huge field of 180 teams is set for a grand launching next month.

Dubbed the “Sinclair Paints Basketball Super League”, the meet will run from Feb. 23 to June 2 and will cover eight different areas from as far as Southern Mindanao all the way to the National Capital Region.

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League coordinator Darren Evangelista said the tournament is held in partnership with the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) in its continuing effort to discover and develop young and fresh talents countrywide.

At the same time, he added the event will also help in rehabilitating the different basketball courts to be visited by the “Super League” during its entire course.

“This is a two-pronged undertaking. We aim to promote basketball especially among the youth and then, we’ll help them repaint their basketball courts and facilities,” said the former player in the PSA Forum at Shakey’s Malate recently.

Sinclair marketing coordinator Analyn Salvadico and sports coordinator Jojo Manoloto joined Evangelista as panel of guests.

The league holds area and city eliminations in South Mindanao (Davao, Tagum/Panabo, General Santos), North Mindanao (Cagayan De Oro A and B), Butuan, Agusan Del Sur), Western Visayas (Iloilo, Aklan, Negros, Bacolod), Eastern Visayas (Cebu, Tacloban), North Luzon (Ilocos, Bulacan, Pampanga, Isabela), and South Luzon (Laguna, Batangas, Bicol).

Preliminaries will also be held in NCR divided into A ( Camanava, Quezon City, Manila), and B (Las Piñas, Parañaque, Makati, Pasig, Taguig, Pasay).