Sport | Basketball |
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Abbreviation | BAP |
Founded | 1936 |
Affiliation | FIBA |
Affiliation date | 1936 |
Regional affiliation | FIBA Asia |
Affiliation date | 1936 |
Closure date | 2007 |
The Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) was the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) recognized national governing body for basketball in the Philippines. It was recognized by the FIBA in 1936 until 2007 when the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas or SBP was recognized as the new governing body of basketball in the country.
It had sanctioned mostly amateur and minor commercial leagues such as the NCRAA, UCAA, Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association and the National Basketball Conference with the BARECOM as its referees.