CKaTT was informally
organized in the summer of 2001. The first CKaTT jerseys were worn
by children (born in 1990 and below) in a Christmas basketball
tournament in Mississauga.
The following are the accomplishments
and involvements of CKaTT through the years:
2001
CKaTT played in Windsor and Chicago for the 2001 NABA
exhibition games. NABA stands for North American Basketball
Association. It is an annual tournament of Filipino teams in the US
and Canada held during the Labor Day weekend. In this tournament,
CkaTT won both the Windsor and Chicago tournaments for the Tykes
(born 1990 and below) division.
CKaTT’s first jerseys
were worn by CKaTT’s first and only team in PHYBA's Christmas
Tournament, the Tykes (born 1990 and younger) Division won the
Championship.
2002
The Tykes won the championship in the Windsor
Tournament. The Windsor Tournament is an annual competition held
from July 1-4 run by the Windsor Pinoy Association.
In the PHYBA
(Peel-Halton Youth Basketball Association) Christmas Tournament, the
Tykes Division (10 years and younger) won the Championship.
In the PHYBA
Inaugural Season of 2002-2003, CKaTT entered two teams, Peewee (born
1990-91) and Tykes (born 1992-93). Peewee team won the championship
and the Tykes team became the division finalists.
2003
In the second season of PHYBA (2003-2004), five
CKaTT teams were represented: Tykes (born 1994-1995), two teams of
Peewee (blue and white born 1992-1993), Bantam (born 1990-1991) and
Midget (born 1988-1989).
The Tykes, Bantam
(sponsored by Dr. B. Sunga-Castillo) and Midget teams won the
championship. The Peewee White Team won third place. The Peewee Blue
Team (sponsored by Drs. Solon and Jo Guzman) went to the
finals.
In the NABA
tournament in Detroit, the Tykes and Peewee became champions. They
represented the city of Markham under the sponsorship of Dolce
Enterprise.
The Freedom
Tournament is an annual Thanksgiving tournament run by Can-Am Sports
and headed by PHYBA officials. The Peewee team (born 1990-91) won
the championship and the Tykes (born 1992-93) placed in the finals.
2004
In the first ever Mabuhay Cup Tournament of
Champions, the Bantam team (born 1990-1992) won the championship.
They represented PHYBA.
The Windsor
Tournament yielded another championship, this time from the Peewee
team (born 1992-1993) who represented Can-Am Sports (PHYBA). The
Tykes (1994-1995) and the Bantam team (1990-1991) placed in the
finals.
In the 2004 NABA
held in Montreal where CKaTT again represented the city of Markham
under Dolce Enterprise's sponsorship, both the Peewee and Bantam
teams became champions. The Tykes placed in the finals.
The Tykes and Peewee
teams won the championships in the Hamilton Exhibition Games.
Four CKaTT teams were
represented in the 2004-2005 PHYBA season: Tykes (born
1994-95), Peewees 1 and 2 (born 1992-93 and sponsored by Atty. Amado
Cabanela and Dr. Ted H. Cabanela-Tsang) and Bantam (born 1990-91 and
sponsored by Dr. Benilda Sunga-Castillo). The Bantam team defended
and won the championship. Tykes and Peewee 1 finished 3rd place and
Peewee 2 finished 4th.
CKaTT made their
first appearance in the MPAA (Mississauga Pilipino Athletic
Association) for 2004-05 season. Four teams were represented:
Mosquito (born 1995-96), Tykes (born 1993-94), Peewee (born 1991-92)
and Bantam (born 1989-90). Bantam and Tykes placed in the
finals. Mosquito and Peewee both were 3rd place.
CKaTT made their
first appearance in the Basketball Ontario's (also known as the
OBA, Ontario Basketball Association), Blessed Sacrament
tournament in Hamilton, Ontario. With an all-Filipino line-up, the
Atom division (born 1992-93) placed in the finals. The Bantams (born
1990-91) went several notches higher by winning the championship in
this tournament.
CKaTT became
officially affiliated with the OBA (Ontario Basketball
Association) and for the 2004-05 seasons, became officially known as
the Cooksville cKaTT Basketball.
2005
In the first year as
a full pledge OBA affiliated club, four CKaTT teams were
represented: Novice (born 1995-96), Major Atom (born 1993-94),
Bantam (born 1992) and Midget (born 1990-91). In the Ontario Cup
Finals in London, Ontario, the Novice team were ranked 18th overall
in Ontario, Major Atom were 13th, Bantam were 23rd and Midget were
14th in their respective divisions.
In June 2005, our
very own state of the art website (www.ckatt.org) was
launched and made available to the public, most especially in the
Basketball industry.
CKaTT represented
Markham under Dolce Enterprise's sponsorship in the First annual
Independence Day Tournament (July 4th – two day weekend) in
Detroit, Michigan. Five teams were represented: Tykes (born
1995-96), Peewee (born 1993-94), Bantam (born 1991-92), Juniors
(born 1989-90) and Ladies (16 yrs old and older). Tykes won the
championship. Peewee, Bantam, Juniors and Ladies placed in the
finals.
Sponsored by Dolce
Enterprise, CKaTT represented the city of Toronto (aka Markham) in
the 2005 NABA tournament hosted by SIPAG (Staten Island
Pilipino Athletic Group) in New York. Tykes and Bantam placed in the
finals.
For the 2005-2006
Basketball Ontario season, the first ever CKaTT Basketball
School/Clinic was launched for children 15 years old and
younger.
CKaTT Rep Team for
2005-06 Basketball Ontario (OBA) had grown from four teams to
six teams. Atom (born 1995-96), Major Atom (born 1994), Bantam
(born 1993), Major Bantam (born 1992), Midget (born 1991) and Major
Midget (born 1990).
Please stay tuned for
more CKaTT successes to come.
Updated on:
December 7, 2005.