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, hence this tournament is the first edition of what would eventually become the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup.[2]

2006 Season

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Participating teams

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Format

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  • 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

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Group A

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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

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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

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 13, 2006 - PhilSports Arena
 
 
  FEU64
 
December 17, 2006 - PhilSports Arena
 
  JRU78
 
  JRU67
 
December 13, 2006 - PhilSports Arena
 
  La Salle79
 
  La Salle76
 
 
  UE67
 
Third place
 
 
December 17, 2006 - PhilSports Arena
 
 
  FEU72
 
 
  UE63

Awards

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2006 Champion
De La Salle University - Manila

References

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  1. ^ "FilOil Flying-V Preseason Cup Basketball History Records". Pilipinas Basketball Team History | Records | Players | Roster | Stats. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  2. ^ Times, The Manila (2006-12-02). "Crucial matches in Homegrown Cup". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  3. ^ "Ateneo, La Salle finally face off in Homegrown tilt". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.