July 14, 2026
Tuesday
THE National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) took in Perpetual Help College of Rizal (later known as the University of Perpetual Help System Dalta) in 1984 and Trinity College of Quezon City (now known as Trinity University of Asia) became a full member the following year. San Sebastian College-Recoletos captured the 1985 NCAA seniors crown in […]
IN securing the seniors crown during the 1974 National Collegiate Athletic Association season, De La Salle nearly finished with a perfect record at 13-1. The Green Archers’ lone defeat came against Jose Rizal College in elimination action, a 72-71 loss on a last-second twinner by Angelito Ladores. It was the farewell season of hotshot Lim […]
ATENEO de Manila University returned to the top of the National College Athletic Association seniors’ basketball competitions in 1957 and 1958 behind sturdy soccer player-turned-cager Edgardo Ocampo, Pocholo Gayoso, Roberto Littaua, lanky Rafael Carvajal and Cristino Arroyo, a recruit from Ateneo de Naga. The Blue Eagles beat their arch nemesis, the De La Salle Green […]
IN 1952, the San Beda Red Lions successfully defended their National Collegiate Athletic Association title. The Bedans knocked off De La Salle, 50-39, in the finals before a mammoth crowd of 11,000 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The versatile 6-foot-3 Carlos (Caloy) Loyzaga poured in a game-high 18 points, including 10 in the decisive fourth […]
IT’S July and expectedly, the local collegiate basketball season is off and running. Various Philippine collegiate hoop leagues have mushroomed through the years but none of them is more colorful and tradition-steeped than the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The NCAA is the oldest athletic association in the Philippines. It was established in August 1924 upon […]
IN 2008, Walter Ray Allen started for the Boston Celtics and helped lead the Hub City squad to their first National Basketball Association title in 22 years. Last summer, Allen left Boston and moved over to South Beach to hook up with Miami’s Big Three (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh) on a three-year, […]