1960 National Open and MICAA champion YCO Painters

The YCO Painters wins their seventh straight National Open title, the Painters have won the tournament from 1954-1960.

The Painters moved within a win of clinching the MICAA basketball championship.

YCO won the MICAA cage title over rival Ysmael Steel in the third and final game of their championship series.

Season 53: De La Salle repeats as UAAP champions

In the 1990 UAAP Seniors basketball tournament, De La Salle Green Archers actually swept the competition and would have won the title outright via 14-0 sweep, but the UAAP board forfeited three of its victories due to the ineligibility of archer Noli Locsin. As a result, La Salle needed one more win over their finals opponent UE Warriors to clinch the title and repeated as back-to-back champions.

UAAP season 53 & NCAA season 66

UAAP season 53 opens on July 28, 1990.

NCAA Season 66 opens a week later on August 5, 1990.

Magnolia's last two titles in 1990

The 1990 National Open championships drew only seven teams. Magnolia continued its mastery over Sta.Lucia Realtors, whom they beat 3 times in the last five PABL finals series.

Magnolia won the PBL first conference of the 1990 season, which turn out to be the last time they won under the name of Magnolia. The team did win a PBL title under the banner of Instafood Mealmasters in 1994.

PBL '98-99: Batang Red Bull, Dr.J Ana and Chowking player photos

Lordy Tugade and Bernard Tanpua

Jimwell Torion

Ruel Buenaventura

Roger Yap

Photo credits to PBA archives' facebook page

(1997) UAAP Season 60

Memorable moments: 1950-1951 National Open Championships

The four teams left to play in the semifinals of the 1950 National Open championships were the 

defending National Open champion and NCAA runner-up De La Salle, UAAP champion UST, MICAA champion Terminal Maroons and MICAA runner-up PRATA.

In the end, PRATA was crowned the 1950 National Open champions.

The UST Glowing Goldies defeated San Miguel Brewery for the 1951 National Open basketball championships. It was the last time a UAAP team won the National Open.