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.
菲律賓UAAP以其激烈的比賽和高水準的籃球技術而聞名。每個賽季，八所菲律賓頂尖大學的籃球隊伍將在一系列的比賽中爭奪冠軍寶座。這些大學包括阿德納普大學、阿特尼歐大學、德拉薩大學、東方大學、國立菲律賓大學、聖多明哥大學、聖湯瑪斯大學和大學聯盟。
菲律賓UAAP的比賽場地通常是菲律賓各大學的體育館，這些場館經常爆滿觀眾，氣氛熱烈。觀眾們為自己支持的隊伍加油打氣，創造出一種獨特的籃球文化。
這項聯賽不僅僅是一場籃球比賽，它也是一個展示菲律賓大學間競爭和友誼的平台。每個賽季，球迷們都期待著看到他們最喜愛的球隊在場上奮力拼搏，同時也能夠欣賞到一些出色的籃球技巧和精彩的比賽。
菲律賓UAAP不僅僅在菲律賓國內受到關注，也吸引了國際籃球愛好者的目光。這項聯賽為菲律賓籃球培養了許多優秀的球員，其中一些球員甚至在國際籃球舞台上取得了巨大的成就。
總之，菲律賓UAAP是一個引人入勝的籃球聯賽，它不僅展示了菲律賓大學生的籃球才華，也成為了一個凝聚人心的體育盛事。無論是球迷還是球員，都能在這個聯賽中感受到籃球的魅力和激情。