UAAP to begin banning athletes from playing in commercial leagues

UAAP players will no longer be able to play in commercial and semi-professional leagues according to a league resolution.

The policy, approved by the UAAP board in season 81 for implementation one season later, prohibits student-athletes in team sports who entered the college league in the 2019-20 athletic season from viewing action in commercial leagues and semi-professionals without losing their university. eligibility.

The rule affects basketball players who plan to play in the PBA D-League and the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), as well as volleyball players who want to play in the Philippine Superliga (PSL).

The only way these college players can play in these leagues is if they are part of a ‘school team’, a common practice in the PBA D-League as well as the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).

Additionally, athletes who enrolled in their schools prior to UAAP season 82 can still continue to do so.

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However, it should be noted that the league will not honor special guest licenses granted by the Games and Entertainment Board (GAB), such as the one granted to Juan Gómez de Liano of UP on the recent 3×3 pro tour.

For UAAP season 86 in 2023, the league expects that no student-athlete will play as an individual in any commercial tournament.