FEU Tamaraws is 1983 UAAP Champions

FEU wins their 13th UAAP senior's basketball title, nipping the University of the Philippines Maroons, 92-91.

FEU's Glenn Capacio is the UAAP Season MVP.

1986 PABL Filipino Cup opening

RFM-Swift's and the comebacking Yco ballclub to be known as Yco Shinemasters.

Founder's Cup runner-up ESQ Marketing, a franchise brought by Sta.Lucia, and Invitational conference champion Lhuillier, renamed Lhuillier-Crispa.

Newcomer Philips Sardines and the Purefoods Food Experts.

Founder's Cup champion Magnolia and Cebu's Mama's Love.

1982-83 NCAA back-to-back champions Letran Knights

Letran wins the 1982 NCAA seniors crown, they lost their last game to Trinity Stallions, 89-102. The final standings were: Letran (8-2), Trinity and Mapua (6-4), San Beda (5-5), Jose Rizal (3-7) and San Sebastian (2-8).

The '82 NCAA champs. 

The following season in 1983, Letran retains the NCAA seniors title. It was not easy for the Knights. The SSC Stags took the first round flag with a 4-0 won-loss card and Trinity College was on a verge of winning the second round and a first finals appearance after scoring three straight wins, the Stallions lost to Letran in their last sched in the eliminations on September 8. Two days after on September 10, the Stags beat the Knights, 108-106, to create a triple tie with identical 3 wins and one loss. Letran had to go through a playoff to win the second round pennant.   

The NCAA Season 59 had only five participating schools when founding member San Beda College decided to pull out of the league.

Letran wins the deciding Game 3 of the finals series against San Sebastian Stags, 89-85.

2004-05 PBA season opening in photos

The Captain Alvin Patrimonio's final year in the PBA, became teammates with then rookie James Yap.

The Coca Cola Tigers

The FedEx Express

1990 PBL Maharlika Cup (teams muses)

Crispa and Magnolia.

Sarsi and Sta.Lucia.

Agfa Colors and Burger City.

Philips Sardines.

1990 Philippine Basketball League (PBL) Maharlika Cup opening

The term "amateur" was drop and the former PABL became known as PBL starting the 1990 season.

The opening game between Crispa 400 and Burger City.

Team Rosters.

PABL Team Photos (1983-1985)

Farinas Transit: One of the founding members of the Philippine Amateur Basketball League (PABL) in 1983.

ESQ Marketing: PABL's first dynasty in 1984-1985.

Mama's Love: 1985 Challenge to Champions' First Runner-up.