Before the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) brawls, there was an era of blood and gore, spit and stitches, punches and tagaan. "Matindi noong araw. No holds barred. Habulan ng taga sa Araneta," said Tessa Jazmines, veteran sportswriter and president of media relations company Larc and Asset that handled the UAAP for two consecutive years.
Meanwhile, in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) league, which preceded the UAAP and used to house current UAAP teams, there were "bugbugan blues," as Jazmines put it.
With so much physical contact, adrenaline and competition in a basketball game, it's not surprising that some games get a bit heated. SPOT.ph looks back on 10 UAAP incidents where things got a little too rough.
