Wikipedia - UAAP basketball championships
The UAAP basketball championships are basketball tournaments held from September to December by the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, and the men's tournament is the flagship tournament of the UAAP. Basketball is a mandatory sport for all schools. All eight universities participate in the men's, women's, and high school (boys') tournaments.
History
The tournament is divided into two divisions, the collegiate' division, which is further subdivided into the men's tournament, for male collegiate players, and the women's tournament for female collegiate players. The other division is the high school division which is also subdivided into two tournaments for the male and female high school athletes.
The UAAP basketball sport has a rich history of schools establishing dynasties. UE won a record seven consecutive basketball titles from 1965 to 1971 albeit the third one was a shared championship with UST. Ateneo had a 5-year winning streak from 2008 to 2012. Two other schools ended their championship streak at four. UST won it from 1993 to 1996 and La Salle from 1998 to 2001.
The championship in basketball is the most coveted title that schools aspire for during a UAAP season and is one of the most anticipated live TV sporting events in the Philippines, but such aspirations have resulted in many controversies in the association. There are protests filed by the member-schools against one another almost every season. Ironically, the association has a handbook of its rules and regulations.
**Filipine - UAAP** este o ligă universitară de baschet din Filipine, care se joacă în prezent la Araneta Coliseum din Quezon City. Liga este alcătuită din opt universități membre: Universitatea Ateneo de Manila, Universitatea De La Salle, Universitatea Națională, Universitatea din Filipine, Universitatea Far Eastern, Universitatea Santo Tomas, Universitatea din Santo Tomas și Universitatea Adamson.
UAAP este una dintre cele mai puternice ligi universitare de baschet din Asia și este considerată a fi una dintre cele mai competitive ligi din lume. Câștigătorii UAAP au reprezentat Filipine în diverse competiții internaționale, inclusiv Campionatul Mondial de Baschet FIBA și Jocurile Olimpice.
Sezonul UAAP rulează de obicei de la iulie până în noiembrie. Fiecare echipă joacă 14 meciuri în sezonul regulat, iar cele patru echipe de top se califică pentru semifinale. Semifinalele și finalele se joacă cel mai bine din trei serii.
UAAP este o ligă foarte populară în Filipine și meciurile sale sunt adesea difuzate la televiziune. Liga are o bază mare de fani, iar meciurile sale sunt adesea bine disputate și pline de emoție.