2024 NBTC National Finals

The 2024 NBTC National Finals was a basketball competition in the Philippines hosted by the National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) to determine the champion for the 2023–2024 NBTC League season. It involved 32 high school teams, with 16 regional teams, two representatives from the National Capital Region (NCR), two wildcard entries, and seven global squads. It began on March 18, 2024, and ended on March 24. Also taking place during this time was the NBTC All-Star Game and several other side events.

For the first time since international teams started participating in the NBTC National Finals in 2016, international teams won both Division 1 & Division 2 titles, with Fil-Am Nation Select-USA winning Division 1 and Top Flight Sports-Canada West winning Division 2.

Qualification

Its current format involves high school teams and clubs going through local city qualifiers, then on to the regional championships. There are four regionals: North Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Four spots from each region are contested, for a total of 16 teams. For this season, 68 teams participated in the local city qualifiers. For teams based in the NCR, the UAAP Jrs. and NCAA Jrs. tournaments are used as qualifiers. The winner of the CESAFI in Visayas also qualifies for the national finals.

Pampanga Delta was replaced by Tarlac PPG.

Tournament format

32 teams played in the Super 32, where they determine which division they will play in, with the winners progressing to Division 1 and the losers moving to Division 2.

From there, the knockout phase begins with the Supreme 16, the Fantastic Eight, and the Fearless Four. Winners of the semifinals then advance to the Division 1 and 2 championships.

Seeding round

Knockout phase

Division 1

Finals

Division 2

Finals

All-Star Game

Selection

The National Basketball Training Center selected and ranked 24 of the best high school prospects in the country. Rising stars from international and regional teams during the tournament will also be added to the lineups of Team Heart and Team Hustle.

Jared Bahay (the league's top-ranked player for the 2nd year in a row) and Kieffer Alas (ranked #2) will lead Team Heart and Team Hustle, respectively. Andy Gemao and seven other players were added to both lineups.

Lineups

Game

Other side events

• Skills challenge: Kieffer Alas
• Shooting Stars: KC Ioane, Tim Broth, Lorenzo Dimayuga, and Allen Vergara
• Three-Point Shootout: Mick Geronimo
• Slam Dunk Contest: Winnie Fernandez

Awards

Division 1

• Ato Badolato Most Outstanding Player: Terrence Hill (Fil-Am Nation Select)
• Finals Most Outstanding Player: Terrence Hill (Fil-Am Nation Select)
• Best Defensive Player: Eian Lowe (Fil-Am Nation Select)
• Mythical Five:

Division 2

• Ato Badolato Most Outstanding Player: Allen Vergara (Top Flight)
• Finals Most Outstanding Player: Allen Vergara (Top Flight)
• Best Defensive Player: John Carl Catayong (PCU-Dasma)
• Mythical Five:

Notes

References

1. NBTC League
2. Gerry Abadiano
3. NBTC Coaches Convention
4. Miguel Corteza
5. Kevin Quiambao
6. National Basketball Training Center
7. Francis Lopez (basketball)
8. Carl Tamayo
9. Anti-siphoning law
10. Jalen Green
11. Television in Thailand
12. Juan Gómez de Liaño
13. Isaac Go
14. 2023 UST Growling Tigers basketball team
15. Paul Desiderio
16. Countries using DAB/DMB
17. List of programs broadcast by One Sports
18. NCAA Season 98 basketball tournaments
19. Tyler Tio
20. Mikee Reyes