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College basketball in the Philippines is fragmented; as of today there is no single governing body, with several leagues in Metro Manila and in the provinces.The University Athletic Association of the Philippines and National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) champions are considered to be the major champions, although several other leagues, claim their champions in equal standing ...
The Philippines became a member of FIBA through the Basketball Association of the Philippines in 1936. [citation needed] The Philippines made their debut in the Olympic Games in 1936 where they finished fifth, the best result of an Asian team in Olympic basketball history. In the same year, the first basketball stamp in the world was released ...
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines.The eight-member schools are Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila University, [a] De La Salle University (DLSU), Far Eastern University (FEU), National University (NU), University of the East (UE), University of the ...
The championship in basketball, with its major overall points contribution to the annual UAAP general championship tallies, is one of the most coveted titles that schools aspire for during any given season in the UAAP and is one of the most anticipated live TV sporting events in the Philippines, but such aspirations have resulted in many ...
Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Championship (PSSBC) is an amateur basketball tournament participated by different high school basketball teams from the NCAA, UAAP and Filipino-Chinese leagues.
San Beda is also the school with the longest span of membership, at 89 years. The newest school to join the association is the Lyceum of the Philippines University which joined the association in 2011. La Salle Green Hills competed as the junior team of two senior squads in the NCAA. It first competed as the junior team of DLSU then of CSB.
The National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (NAASCU) is an athletic association of colleges and universities in the Philippines. It was established in 2001. It was established in 2001.
The host school manages the logistics, expenses, labor and security in the venues. Each sport has its own host, with the host for basketball being the head of all hosts. Since Season 91 (2015–16), the rotation is based on alphabetical order of the schools. For Season 100 (2024–25), Lyceum of the Philippines University is the host school.