The Philippine Basketball League of Glendale Heights is a not-for-profit organization (501) (c) (3) run by volunteer parents since 1996. PBL sponsors an annual Summer League at the Pavilion in Elk Grove Village, Illinois in different age divisions. It also offers a basketball training camp for beginners ten years and younger.
PBL’s mission is to provide Filipino-American youths with the opportunity to participate in this league that will enhance their basketball skills, promote sportsmanship, provide fun for both the players and their families & friends and keep them away from the streets, drugs and gangs.
PBL is a founding city member of FBA-NA (Filipino Basketball Association of North America), which sponsors an annual Inter-City Tournament every Labor Day weekend.