The Homegrown Invitational Cup is a collegiate basketball tournament in the Philippines.[1] It aims to determine which is the best "homegrown" collegiate team. Homegrown players are those who came directly from the juniors team of the said school. As a rule, each team must have at least 3 players from its roster who came from their junior ranks.
The league gained TV coverage in 2006 through Studio 23. Fil-Oil and Flying V are the main sponsors of the tournament.[2]
2006 Season
Participating teams
Format
- Each team must have at least 3 homegrown players in their roster.
- Cross over single-round robin format.
- Top two teams in each group battle in the semifinals.
- Single game championship.
Elimination round
Group A
| Qualified for playoffs | Eliminated | 
| Team | W | L | 
|---|---|---|
|  FEU Tamaraws | 3 | 2 | 
|  JRU Heavy Bombers | 3 | 2 | 
|  Letran Knights | 2 | 3 | 
|  UST Growling Tigers | 2 | 3 | 
|  Ateneo Blue Eagles | 2 | 3 | 
Group B
| Qualified for playoffs | Eliminated | 
| Team | W | L | 
|---|---|---|
|  De La Salle Green Archers | 5 | 0 | 
|  UE Red Warriors | 5 | 0 | 
|  San Beda Red Lions | 1 | 4 | 
|  San Sebastian Stags | 1 | 4 | 
|  UP Fighting Maroons | 0 | 5 | 
Playoffs
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| December 13, 2006 - PhilSports Arena | ||||||
|  FEU | 64 | |||||
| December 17, 2006 - PhilSports Arena | ||||||
|  JRU | 78 | |||||
|  JRU | 67 | |||||
| December 13, 2006 - PhilSports Arena | ||||||
|  La Salle | 79 | |||||
|  La Salle | 76 | |||||
|  UE | 67 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| December 17, 2006 - PhilSports Arena | ||||||
|  FEU | 72 | |||||
|  UE | 63 | |||||
Awards
| 2006 Champion | 
|---|
| De La Salle University - Manila | 
- Tournament MVP: Rico Maierhofer (De La Salle University)
- Mythical Five:
- Guard: JVee Casio (De La Salle University)[3]
- Guard: James Martinez (University of the East)
- Forward: Paul Sanga (Far Eastern University)
- Forward: Rico Maierhofer (De La Salle University)
- Center: James Sena (Jose Rizal University)
 
References
- ↑ "FilOil Flying-V Preseason Cup Basketball History Records". Pilipinas Basketball Team History | Records | Players | Roster | Stats. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ↑ Times, The Manila (2006-12-02). "Crucial matches in Homegrown Cup". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ↑ "Ateneo, La Salle finally face off in Homegrown tilt". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
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