Current season, competition or edition: UNTV Cup Executive Face Off 2024 | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 29, 2013 |
| Founder | Daniel Razon |
| First season | 2013 |
| Commissioner | Atoy Co Ed Cordero |
| Claim to fame | The first charity basketball league of public servants |
| Motto | Ang Liga ng Public Servants (lit. 'The League of Public Servants') Win in Sports, Win for Charity |
| No. of teams | Regular season: 14 Executive Face Off: 10 3x3: 8 |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Most recent champion(s) | Regular season: Agriculture Food Masters (1st title) Executive Face Off: Senate Sentinels (1st title) 3x3: PITC Global Traders (2nd title) Off season: Alaska Milkmen (1st title) |
| Most titles | Regular season: AFP Cavaliers (4 titles) Executive Face Off: Judiciary Magis AFP Cavaliers PNP Responders Senate Sentinels (1 title each) 3x3: PITC Global Traders (2 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | UNTV |
| Official website | www |
The UNTV Cup is a men's charity basketball league organized in the Philippines. Fourteen basketball teams represented by government agencies compete in the tournament.[1][2]
The league's first game started on July 29, 2013, coinciding the 9th Anniversary Celebration of UNTV.[3] As an amateur league, UNTV Cup is using the FIBA rules as its House Rules which is being used in world basketball and Olympics according to Mr. Raffy Britanico,[4] officiating head of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), a basketball association in the Philippines.
Its first season was held at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines.[5] Fortunato Co serves as the commissioner of the basketball league. Following the success of its first season, UNTV Cup season two was opened on February 11, 2014, at the same venue with newly added public service booths of each participating teams/government agencies. An off-season game was opened on August 21, 2014, with the three branches of the Philippine government: Judiciary, Legislative an Executive teams. Also with Media Team (Team ni Kuya) will also play to complete the set of players.
UNTV Cup is an original concept by Daniel Razon[6] tagged as Mr. Public Service[7] and materialized by UNTV widely known as public service television station[8] in the Philippines. He is the chairman and CEO of BMPI-UNTV, the organization behind the UNTV Cup.
Regular games are usually held at the Paco Arena in Manila City and Novadeci Convention Center in Quezon City, with a live telecast on the UNTV Public Service channel every Sunday and Thursday afternoon.
- ^ "Daniel Razon-Helmed UNTV Cup Kicks Off League's First Season On July 29". DanielRazon.com. July 29, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ "New teams, rules changes, former pros to spice up second season of UNTV Cup". spin.ph. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "The Public Service Continues As UNTV Reaches 9th Anniversary". Footnotesandfillings Blog. July 14, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ "House Rules ng UNTV Cup Season 2, inilatag na". UNTV News. January 21, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ "UNTV Cup rolls first season, AFP vs. DOJ on first game". Wordpress Blog. July 30, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ "What is UNTV Cup?". Die Volger Blog. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ "Tulong Muna Bago Pasada: Another first, by Mr. Public Service, Kuya Daniel Razon". Amaris 37 Blog. June 19, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ "UNTV magpapalista 500 kablas nga mga pamilya ha PhilHealth –". Philippine Information Agency (PIA). August 5, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.