Date: Sunday, April 12th 

Tryout Time Slots: 9:00-10:30 a.m. | 11:00-12:30 p.m. | 1:30-3:00 p.m. | 3:30-5:00 p.m. 

Location: Cebu City Sports Institute (Sawang) 

Eligible: U15 Boys, Based in Cebu
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Sign Up For Tryouts BY CLICKING HERE

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East Asia Super League has opened tryouts in Cebu for EASL Future Champions Elite, a free youth basketball program for U15 male players built to identify and develop the most talented young hoopers in Asia. Only players based in Cebu can tryout. Registration closes April 9. 

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EASL Future Champions is no stranger to Cebu, having previously hosted camps and clinics that drew over 280 participants. This time, the Elite program offers something bigger — structured teams, professional coaching, competitive games, and a path to an international stage. 

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"EASL Future Champions Elite was built on a simple idea — that talent should not be limited by access,” said EASL CEO Henry Kerins. “We want to find the best young players in each city, give them the resources, coaching, and the platform to develop, and then put them up against the best in the region. Cebu has a rich basketball culture and some of the most passionate young players in Asia.” 

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Tryouts take place on April 12 across four time slots, with a total of 200 players able to participate throughout the day. To sign up, head to @EASLFutureChampions on Instagram or Facebook and hit the link in the bio. There is no cost to try out, join a team, or compete. 

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A total of 40 spots are available across four teams in Cebu. Players who make a team will be geared up with exclusive Future Champions Elite and Under Armour gear and will enter an eight-week program featuring two training sessions per week and one weekend game against the other Cebu teams. 

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At the end of eight weeks, the 10 top players chosen from the four Cebu teams earn a fully covered trip to Hong Kong SAR in July to compete in the All-Star Tournament in Hong Kong SAR, from July 24 to 26. There, they will go up against the best talent from Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR, the three cities that make up the first edition of EASL Future Champions Elite. Flights and accommodation are fully taken care of.  

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Coaching in Cebu will be led by Coach Joel Co, a former professional and national player with experience across the PBA, MBA, SEA Games, and ABC Championship and a former Blackwater PBA team manager. 

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The program curriculum is built by a specialized coaching team headlined by Michael Olson, a former professional player in Japan with a coaching career spanning the Sun Rockers Shibuya, Yokohama Excellence, Taiwan Beer Leopards, a San Antonio Spurs Summer League stint and most recently a role as head coach of the Chinese Taipei women's team.