The only university basketball organization in Asia:
An Independent organization in Asia - AUBF
亞洲大學籃球聯合會Asian University Basketball Federation (AUBF)
  • Home
  • News Blog
  • Championships
  • Contact
  • beautiful people makes us a better person (grateful acknowledgement)
  • FISU News
  • Recognition, Posthumous & other Awards
  • Region Representatives, Executive Board, & Articles of Inc.
  • Asia Pacific University Sports Union (APUSU)

1st Asia Pacific University 3X3 Basketball League Set to Unwrap

11/13/2021

0 Comments

 
PictureMustaza Ahmad, President of Asia Pacific University Sports Union (APUSU)
1st Asia Pacific University 3X3 Basketball League Set to Unwrap
By Graham C. Lim

 
The inaugural competitions of the Asia Pacific University 3X3 Basketball League are set.
 
The tournament will be organized by the Asia Pacific University Sports Union (APUSU) and its affiliate member, the Asian University Basketball Federation (AUBF), and other subsidiaries in the Philippines.
 
The Technological University of the Philippines (TUP), a newly registered member of the Asia Pacific University Sports Union (APUSU), has confirmed hosting the 1st Asia Pacific University 3x3 Basketball League (APU3x3-L) to be held from May 17- 20 next year.
 
The TUP basketball venue is well-situated as it is located nearby the City Government of Manila in the Philippines.
 
The Asian University Basketball Federation (AUBF), APUSU’s affiliated associate member, has been designated to handle the technical aspect of the tournament through its partner in the Philippines, the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP).
 
Dr. Jesus Rodrigo F. Torres, TUP President, will act as the Chairman of the Organizing Committee with Prof. Robert Milton A. Calo, FESSAP Executive Vice President, as co-Chair. Dr. Torres is also a member of the FESSAP Board of Trustees as one of its Vice Presidents.
 
Further, Dr. Torres appointed his Athletic Director, Allan Soria, as the League Director tasked to supervise the tournament operations and establish the format of competitions. Soria is also the Executive Assistant of the FESSAP State University Affairs and a member of the FESSAP Board of Trustees.
 
To entice foreign universities to take part in the games, they will not be charged a participation fee.  The pickup arrival and departure of the foreign delegations will be arranged by the Organizing Committee.  The foreign teams, however, will have to take care of their hotel accommodations. They should book their hotel within the vicinity of the TUP area as there are various hotels and hostels nearby and food is easily accessible.
 
Members of the State Colleges & Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA) have been invited to participate in the 3x3 League. Each school will be allowed to field in no more than two (2) teams, according to Soria.
 
Leonardo (Ding) Andres, the National Basketball League-Philippines (NBL) Commissioner, will hold the local Qualifying Tournament in February 2022, with the top four (4) university teams eligible to participate in the APU3x3 League.
 
Only those universities that have registered with the FESSAP will be invited to participate in the Qualifier.
 
Edwin C. Fabro, the FESSSAP President, has been informed of the developments in the staging of the 1st APU3x3 League. Fabro has given his full support to the TUP as the tournament host, and in particular, TUP President Dr. Jesus Rodrigo Torres.
 
Mr. Alvin Tai Lian, the FESSAP Chairman of the Board and President Emeritus of the APUSU, likewise is 100 percent behind the decision of the  Philippines’ Technological University of the Philippines (TUP) to host this prestigious 3x3-League.
 
Mr. Mustaza Ahmad, the APUSU president from Malaysia, where the APUSU headquarters is located, will issue his official stamp of approval once all the details of the 1st APU 3x3 League have been finalized with the host-TUP.
 
Top executives of the APUSU and the president of the Asian University Basketball Federation (AUBF) have been invited to grace the opening ceremonies in May 2022.
(gcl)    

Picture
Edwin C. Fabro, FESSAP President
Picture
Picture
Dr. Jesus Rodrigo F. Torres, TUP President
Picture
Picture
Tai Lian, APUSU President Emeritus
Picture
Picture
0 Comments

AUBF honors former FIBA president Dr. Ching

11/2/2021

0 Comments

 

                    Manila Standard, Sports Editor: Riera U. Mallari

Picture
Picture
Carl Ching (2nd from the right) with the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) and FIBA officials during his FIBA president’s election held in Indianapolis, USA, in 2002.
0 Comments

A Tribute To Dr. Carl Men Ky Ching

11/2/2021

0 Comments

 
PictureCarl Ching (2nd from the right) with the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) and FIBA officials during his FIBA president’s election held in Indianapolis, USA, in 2002.

















November 2, 2021
 
A Tribute to Dr. Carl Men Ky Ching
By Graham C. Lim

 
Dr. Carl Men Ky Ching is a man of few words but a longtime sportsman-cum-businessman-cum-philanthropist that he is, he has been able to accomplish the things that he set to do during his lifetime.
 
His selfless leadership has been impeccable and his achievements as a basketball sports executive have been immeasurable. 
 
Carl, in various ways, has been a big brother to me. He has provided me the inspiration on how to handle things as a sports official that I am myself.
 
The Hong Kong-based Dr. Carl Men Ky Ching has loved the game of basketball like nobody else. His dedication to the sport as a basketball leader and organizer has brought Asia countries to the forefront of the international map.
 
For the love of basketball, that has been Carl's mantra in all his advanced life. 
 
In that respect, the Asian University Basketball Federation (AUBF) has honored Dr. Carl as its Chairman Emeritus for more than a decade when he was elected as the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) President in 2002 during the FIBA Congress held in Indianapolis, USA.

His much-respected stature has brought the AUBF to greater heights.
 
Established in 1998, the AUBF is Asia’s only university federation that is duly recognized by the Asian University Sports Federation (AUSF), which was led by president Dr. Enoch Markum and Secretary-General Dr. Ekodjatmiko Sukarso, both from Indonesia, during this inception. The AUBF  later became an independent organization and joined the Asia Pacific University Sports Union (APUSU) furthering expanding to the Asia Pacific regions.
 
Dr. Ching is a hands-on sports leader. His persistence and perseverance, coupled with his innovative ideas, helped produce the first Asian professional league known as the Asian Basketball Association (ABA).
 
A creative-mind approach to this seldom-tapped field, particularly in basketball, he took. Carl’s novel formula for success and excellence spurred him to become the president of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) from 2002 to 2006.
 
Determined Dr. Ching was then the head of the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC), which has since been rebranded to FIBA-Asia Championship and then FIBA Asia Cup, during its formative years.
 
The AUBF organizes the Asian University Basketball Championship once in two years, if not annually when a country wishes to host the university-level event.
 
It has been an honor to work alongside Dr. Ching for more than three decades. The longtime partnership continues in this journey that is based on friendship, trust, and camaraderie.
 
The AUBF will not have to grow big without the presence of Dr. Ching.
 
For this selfless effort to prop up the AUBF through the years, I am recommending to the Executive Board of the Asian University Basketball Federation (AUBF) that the succeeding Asian University Basketball Championships (AUBC) be named the Dr. Carl Men Ky Ching Classic Cup in his honor.  (gcl)

Picture
Established 1998
Picture
Dr. Carl Men-Ky Ching
Picture
Graham with Carl's Hong Kong office in 2005
0 Comments

    Author

    It is all about university basketball institutions
    in the Asia Continental
    ​Region.


    Archives

    November 2021
    November 2019
    August 2018
    May 2018
    May 2013
    March 2013
    June 2011
    January 2011
    June 2009
    May 2009
    July 2008
    June 2008
    February 2007

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.