Seaoil NBTC Elite League

I mentioned about this upcoming elite high school hoops event last month. The Seaoil NBTC Elite League officially began their search for the best young ballers from different high schools all over the country last February 18-19 at the San Beda College gym.

As the list of aspiring young prospects vie for a spot at the Seaoil High School All-Star game, the elite league tryouts are currently holding their last set of tryouts today, February 26.

The first ever Seaoil High School game will be on March 4, 2012 at the Ynares Sports Complex in Pasig City. The event will be aired exclusively on AKTV.

Here's the official press release of the Seaoil NBTC Elite League (courtesy of Mr. Rick Olivares):

Tryouts for the first Seaoil High School All-Star Game slated at San Beda Gym

With the college basketball season a few short months away, basketball coaches, analysts, media, and fans, will get a first hand look at players from all over the country who will be trying out for a coveted slot in the first ever Seaoil High School All-Star Game that will be played on March 4, 2012 at the Ynares Center in Pasig City.

From a field of close to 5,000 high school seniors from all over the Philippines, a little over 75 hopefuls will be trying out at the San Beda Gym, in Mendiola, Manila this weekend, February 18-19 as well as the 26^th to play in a game that is patterned after the successful McDonald’s All-American Game where the likes of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James among many others first made a name for themselves.

Coaches from the NBTC as well as media will help select the 30 hopefuls from some 5,000 players from 139 schools all over the country. “There will be 30 players who qualify from our tryouts and one each from Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, Iloilo, and Cebu,” said NBTC Training Director Alex Compton. “We are excited to provide these graduating high school players with the opportunity to showcase their talents on the national stage."

The Seaoil High School All-Star Game will be televised on AKTV.

The participating cities in the NBTC program include National Capital Region, Baguio, La Union, Tarlac, Olongapo, Batangas, Cavite, Lucena, Naga, Cebu, Bacolod, Iloilo, Ormoc, Tacloban, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Iligan, and Zamboanga.