The finest teams in collegiate basketball collide for the Pinoy Liga Collegiate Cup Season 3 starting this weekend with a pair of double-headers at Enderun Colleges.

Serving as an appetizer to the coming University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) hoops, Pinoy Liga aims to provide the budding basketball stars avenue to showcase their skills and test their mettle against counterparts from other leagues.

"We're now on free to air TV so that the countryside, the whole nation can see us, their favorite college and university teams, their favorite players, they can check and see the players to watch in the coming NCAA and UAAP," league founder Benny Benitez said during their press conference at the Amelie Hotel recently.

"We're very thankful to Aliw 23 for giving us an opportunity to broadcast our Collegiate Cup games of Pinoy Liga."

Teams from the top two leagues take the spotlight on opening day when Lyceum of the Philippines University meets Far Eastern University at 12 p.m. before University of the Philippines and San Sebastian College-Recoletos face off at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.