NABA
2007 CITIES
Canada
Durham, ON
Mississauga, ON
Montreal, PQ
Newmarket, ON
North York, ON
Scarborough, ON
Toronto, ON
Vaughan, ON
York, ON
Winnipeg, MB
United States
Central Jersey, NJ
Detroit, MI
Glendale Heights, IL
Jersey Shore, NJ
North Jersey, NJ
Orlando, FL
Staten Island, NY
NABA Toronto congratulates the 17 cities that participated in the 20th Annual Inter-City North American Basketball Association (NABA) tournament (aka LABOUR DAY MADNESS) held in Mississauga, Ontario from August 31 to September 2, 2007.
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Video courtesy of Robby Penalosa, SIPAG, NY |
 Artwork Design by John Cruz |
The North American Basketball Association (NABA) is a non-profit organization which coordinates an annual basketball tournament for athletes of Filipino ancestry. This organization was founded in 1986. It is supported by volunteers from various cities throughout the northeast regions of America (U.S. and Canada). Its annual tournament is held during the Labour Day Weekend, in either in U.S. or Canada. According to the host of the 2005 Tournament (SIPAG Basketball in New York), the NABA tournament has been described as Olympics of Basketball because of its large participation and attendance.
The 2007 tournament was held in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and hosted by NABA Toronto in cooperation with Dolce, CKaTT Basketball group and the Mississauga Tourism. A total of 17 cities from the United States and Canada fielded 84 teams and 1,260 players in nine age divisions who played a total of 150 games in the 2-days tournament. NABA Toronto won four championships: Peewee, Bantam, Ladies and Open. Mississauga, Ontario is a growing suburban city in the Greater Toronto area with a population of 700,000, roughly 4 percent of which are of Filipino ancestry. It is Canada's sixth largest city located in the shores of Lake Ontario. Check out the MississaugaTourism.ca website for more information about this city.
The 2008 tournament was held in Detroit, Michigan, USA last August 29-31, 2008. NABA Toronto won three championships (Peewee, Girls and Ladies divisions). This is NABA Toronto's third consecutive championship in the Ladies division.
The 2009 NABA Tournament will be hosted by the city of Scarborough, Ontario, Canada on August 28-30, 2009.
This page last updated on September 8, 2008
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