By Adrian Stewart Co

A Boracay-based team will be among the founding members of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL), a basketball tournament that is set to be launched on February, 2022.

The PSL announced Boracay’s participation through its Facebook page on Tuesday afternoon but no further details were made available as to the composition of the squad.

This will be the first time that a basketball team from Boracay is competing in a national basketball tournament such as PSL.

Previously, Western Visayas was just being represented by Iloilo City, Bacolod City or Negros Occidental in big leagues, including Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Watchmen Daily Journal learned from a source yesterday that another Western Visayas-based squad is inquiring over the possibility of joining the inaugural PSL conference.

Among the teams that already confirmed their participation was former MPBL Lakan Cup champion Davao Occidental Dumper Tigers-Cocolife.

The Tigers will be carrying over the core of their champion squad to the PSL, led by Negrense forward Robby Celiz and Ilonggo guard Billy Ray Robles.

Also competing in the tournament are Basilan-BRT Peace Riders, Cagayan Valley Rising Suns, Pagadian Explorers, Tsada Cagayan, Davao, and Lapu-Lapu.

Running the Pilipinas Super League are Rocky Chan and Chelito Caro, who were former CEO and COO, respectively, of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup./ASC, WDJ