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National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities

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Abbreviation
  
NAASCU

Legal status
  
Association

Region served
  
Philippines

Formation
  
2001

Headquarters
  
Manila

Membership
  
14

The National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (NAASCU) is an athletic association of colleges and universities in the Philippines. It was established in 2001.

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NAASCU sports are men's, women's and junior's basketball, men's and women's volleyball, track and field, table tennis, chess, taekwondo, swimming, billiards, badminton, beach handball, street dance and cheerdance.

Former members

left in 2002

  • Our Lady of Lourdes Technological Institute (OLLTI Saints), Quezon City
  • Technological University of the Philippines (TUP Greyhawks), Manila

    • left in 2003

  • Arellano University (AU Flaming Arrows/Chiefs), Manila
  • Angeles University Foundation (AUF Great Danes), Pampanga
  • Las Piñas College (LPC Blue Lions), Las Pinas

    • Left in 2004

  • World Citi Colleges (WCC Vikings), Quezon City

    • left in 2008

  • Holy Angel University (HAU Flyers), Pampanga

    • left in 2011

  • San Sebastian College - Recoletos de Cavite (SSC-RC Baycats), Cavite

    • left in 2012

  • Informatics International University (IIU Icons), Quezon City
  • University of Manila (UM Hawks), Manila

    • left in 2013

  • STI College (STI Olympians), Manila
  • Trace College (TC Stallions), Los Baños, Laguna

    • left in 2015

  • Central Colleges of the Philippines (CCP Bobcats), Quezon City
  • Diliman College (Diliman College Senators), Quezon City
  • Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP Mighty Maroons), Manila
  • Santa Isabel College(Santa Isabel Isabelans), Taft Ave., Manila
  • University of Makati (UMak Hardy Herons), Makati

    • left in 2016

  • Centro Escolar University (CEU Scorpions), Mendiola, Manila

    • Membership timeline


    Basketball will be the primary sport for the first semester, with games being held at Cuneta and the Makati Coliseum. The NAASCU board changed the basketball format this season, with 8 teams compete in a single round-robin elimination, after this, the top 2 teams will advance to the semifinals, while the 4 of them, will go straight to the quarterfinals.

    In 2015, NAASCU was aired on ATC Sports on IBC 13 and was aired on the evening timeslot on Monday and Thursday.

    In 2016, NAASCU will be aired on Solar Sports and Basketball TV.

    References

    National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities Wikipedia
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