The Philippine Basketball Association – Winnipeg Filipino Basketball Association won the recently concluded National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) Canada Global Games for 18 years old and under in Toronto, Canada. The game serves as Canada Regional Qualifier Tournament that gave the team the honor to represent Canada along with Toronto players to the the prestigious 2023 NBTC National Tournament to be held in the Philippines March of 2023..
The Winnipeg team will face other teams coming from around the globe that includes United States of America, United Kingdom and the Philippines.
Lorence de la Cruz got the title of the Most Valuable Player, aside from being one of the All-Star Players- along with Marco Guaring and Marc Roxas.
The success of the team is attributed to the collaboration of players, coaches, staff, parents, support groups and PBA Wpg League.
Regional qualifiers in different countries will allow more and more young talent to be discovered. The NBTC’s mission is to identify, develop, and hone the best Filipino talents in the Philippines and abroad.
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