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officials such as
Secretary-General Graham Lim also became prevalent, as it is believed that he had much to do with the sending of the weak teams, while using politics to keep himself in power of the BAP. Leadership squabbles were not an uncommon occurrence, the most notable of which was one that split the association in two, stemming from the BAP elections on August 14, 1995.
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Basketball Association of the Philippines leadership crisis worsened after a lengthy feud between the group of Graham Lim and Tiny Literal and the group of Freddie Jalasco and Lito Puyat in 2001, which resulted in FIBA's suspension of the basketball NSA. The squabble had been going on since 1995.
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Pilipinas Basketball. Pilipinas Basketball tried its luck to gain FIBA recognition from FIBA Secretary-General
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Estrada would later work with the SBP on an agreement to unify the two organizations. The BAP board became irate and fired
Estrada as its president. Once again, several members of the BAP were not willing to cooperate with the limited power-sharing with the SBP. Estrada stayed with the SBP as a
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governor Joey Lina as
President of the basketball body. As the dispute continued, other National Sports Associations of the POC expelled the association as the National Sports Association for basketball in the country and created the Philippine Basketball Federation, Inc. as the new basketball
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Championships, their lowest ever finish in the tournament. Outrage against
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However, disagreements became bitter in mid-2005 as both groups wanted to have their own groups represent the country to the SEABA Men's
Basketball tournament in Malaysia. The BAP also replaced Quintellano "Tiny" Literal with former Philippine senator and
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Patrick Baumann, however, fast-tracked the formation of the SBP, saying that the BAP could not back out of the "Joint Communique" which stated that the BAP had to cooperate and be merged with Pilipinas Basketball to form the SBP.
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Literal's victory as the President of the BAP. The suspension was quickly lifted and the Philippines was able to compete in the Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia.
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pre-season tournament. The Jets were bannered by actors and showbiz personalities, while the BAP team was supposed to have been sent to represent the country in an international tournament. This led to calls from
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governing body. The FIBA, meanwhile, continued to recognize only the BAP and instructed its leaders to sort out the issue.
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for its rough treatment of some member teams. This led to 10 companies bolting out of the league in favor of forming the
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Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association
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450:Fireworks erupt anew in BAP war. April 8, 2001
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164:(FIBA) recognized national governing body for
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