This article is about the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC)-recognized Philippine basketball governing body from 2006 to 2007. For the current Philippine basketball body, see Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas.

Pilipinas Basketball was the basketball governing body recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee

Philippine Olympic Committee

The Philippine Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee of the Philippines.-About the POC:The POC is a private, non-governmental organization composed of and serve as the mother organization of all National Sports Associations in the Philippines...

 (POC) from March 2006 to February 2007. It was formed to replace the POC-backed Philippine Basketball Federation, Inc. (PBFI), which itself was formed to replace the FIBA-recognized Basketball Association of the Philippines

Basketball Association of the Philippines

The Basketball Association of the Philippines was the International Basketball Federation recognized national governing body for basketball in the Philippines...

 (BAP) as the sport's governing body.

The BAP was expelled from the POC in 2005 after a series of disagreements. The POC then formed the Philippine Basketball Federation in mid-2005, but failed to get FIBA recognition. The country was banned from participating in FIBA tournaments soon after. The POC tried to form a new association again in 2006 this time involving the all of the country's major basketball stakeholders. This organization was simply called Pilipinas Basketball.

The structure of the association is similar, but not identical to that of USA Basketball

USA Basketball

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. It consists of four of the Philippines' major basketball stakeholders - the Philippine Basketball Association

Philippine Basketball Association

The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...

 (PBA), the Philippine Basketball League

Philippine Basketball League

The Philippine Basketball League is a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league is composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.-History:...

 (PBL), National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)

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 (NCAA) and the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), as well as Joey Lina, then-president of the BAP, representing the said association.

Lina, however, backed out from the group. Pilipinas Basketball tried its luck to gain FIBA recognition from FIBA Secretary-General Patrick Baumann but was denied, urging them to "keep the course".

Bernie Atienza, the sports coordinator of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

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 and Management Committee chairman of the NCAA during the formation of Pilipinas Basketball, was named interim President. Bernie Atienza resigned thereafter from the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

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 in the middle of CSB's hosting of the NCAA 82nd season and was replaced by Ateneo de Manila's

Ateneo de Manila University

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 Jun Capistrano.

Pilipinas Basketball was officially dissolved during the Unity Congress held on February 5, 2007. It gave way to the new basketball governing body of the Philippines

Philippines

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, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas. It was formed after both PB and BAP signed a memorandum, known as the Tokyo Communique' to form the said organization. After months of continuous bickering, both groups agreed to proceed with the unity congress in accordance with FIBA Secretary-General Patrick Baumann.

Major stakeholders

• Philippine Basketball Association
  Philippine Basketball Association
  The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
  
  
• Philippine Basketball League
  Philippine Basketball League
  The Philippine Basketball League is a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league is composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.-History:...
  
  
• University Athletic Association of the Philippines
• National Collegiate Athletic Association
  National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)
  The National Collegiate Athletic Association is an athletics association of nine colleges and universities in the Philippines. Established in 1924, the NCAA is the oldest athletic association in the Philippines...