Ncaa History
...was founded in 1924 upon the initiative of Dr. Regino R. Ylanan. He was the head of the physical education of the University of the Philippines, when it was still located on the areas of Taft Avenue, Padre Faura, Florida (Now Orosa) and Isaac Peral (now United Nations) streets in Ermita.
The original members were UP, UST, UM, Ateneo, La Salle, and NU, Institute of Account (forerunner of FEU).
UP was represented by Dr. Regino R. Ylanan and Professor Candido Bartolome; UST by Very Rev. Fr. Silvestre Sancho O.P.; UM by Blas Reyes; Ateneo by Fr. Hurley and Father McCullough; San Beda by Fr. Bernardo Lopez, OSB; Institute of Accounts(now FEU) by Narchiso Mabanta; NU by Rafael Garcia and La Salle by Bro. C. John and Albert Morrow. JRC, Mapua and Letran joined later. Jose Rizal was represented by Mr. Hernandez and Jose Warren, Mapua by Ignacio Sevilla and Letran by Fr. Antonio Varona, O.P.
NU dropped in 1929. UP, UST and NU formed the Big Three and later on, FEU joined these schools to form the UAAP. Fr. Sancho of the UST said that they did not like to play with kids.
In 1936 Ateneo, La Salle, San Beda, Letran, Mapua and Jose Rizal finally settled down.
San Sebastian was admitted when Ateneo and La Salle transferred to the UAAP. Trinity College, Perpetual Help and Philippine Christian College joined later.
The first games were played in the UP campus in Ermita and then in the Nozaleda field (now Agripina Circle) then to the 31 st infantry Quonset Gym with a 5,000 capacity on Victoria corner Gen. Luna, Intramuros (Now Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila). In 1936 when the Rizal Memorial Stadium was finished, the NCAA games were transferred to RMS.
In 1952 when the Ateneo gym at Loyola was built some NCAA games were played in the new gym. However, because of the eleven-point advantage of the home team, Ateneo games were played in the RMS.
The first...
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