The Masagana 99 basketball team

Masagana 99 won the 1979 Interclub championship

The Masagana team in 1980 Interclub.

Masagana 99 won the 1982 Interclub classification championship.



The '82 Interclub classification champions.

The M-99 would join the new league PABL in 1983. From 1984-1986, the Rice Growers were National Seniors champions. 

1949 Classic: Mapua's 1st NCAA seniors crown



 

The Cardinals finally became NCAA champions in 1949, defeating the Heavy Bombers of Jose Rizal College, 45-43. 

 

 



The 1998 Welcoat Paints in the PBL

From the Scoreboard Magazine c/o PBA Archives.



Welcoat signed ex-pros Samboy Lim and Dong Polistico, both formerly of San Miguel Beermen in the PBA.

The Skywalker in his final year wearing #36 and returning to the PBL at age 36.

PBL action photos

Some more articles of Ysmael vs Yco

Ysmael wins the 1958 Challenge to Champions.

Ysmael Steel ended Yco Painters' seven-year reign as National Open champions. The date is misprint, the year is 1961.

Yco beats Ysmael in a "Dream Game" in 1964.

Some stories of our 1990 All-PBA nationals to the Beijing Asiad

There was so much excitement back then on who among the PBA players will once again don the RP colors after "Open basketball" was approved, allowing professional players to play in international competitions.

MICAA '81 basketball tournament

Team Rosters

Results of the first round of eliminations in January 1981. The team standings after the first round are Crispa (6-1), San Miguel, Apcor and Bax Jeans (5-2), St.George Whisky (3-4), Filsyn (2-5), Solidenims and Presto (1-6).

MICAA action



The second and final tournament of the MICAA.

Solidenims and St.George Whisky have disbanded. The team standings after the two-round eliminations are Apcor (9-3), newcomer Jag Jeans (7-5), Presto (7-5), Crispa (6-6), Bax Jeans (5-7), Filsyn (5-7) and San Miguel (3-9).

Ray Obias of Jag has the highest scoring average in the eliminations, followed by Rudy Distrito of Crispa Walk Tall and Adonis Tierra of Filsyn.

Apcor won the last MICAA championship, defeating Jag Jeans, 2-0, in the best-of-three finals.