How Basketball Became So Filipino? Basketball was invented in the United States in 1891 and spread globally through American schools and community institutions. In the Philippines, it was introduced during the American colonial period and quickly became part of school life and local recreation. Decades of amateur play laid the foundation for a professional league, leading to the creation of the Philippine Basketball Association in 1975, the oldest professional basketball league in Asia. #Philipp

The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) said it has declined the Philippine Basketball Association's (PBA) request to allow its student-athletes to keep their collegiate eligibility while also applying for the PBA Rookie Draft. Based on league rules, student-athletes will forfeit their eligibility once they apply for the Draft. For UAAP Executive Director Atty. Rene Andrei 'Rebo' Saguisag, allowing that will have implications to all sporting programs of the league. READ MOR