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The Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA) is a defunct sports tournament which existed from 1938 to 1981 . It is best known for its Basketball league for amateur players. The basketball league was first held in 1938 under the control of the Basketball Association Of The Philippines , with players being ordinary employees holding day jobs , as the name of the league would imply. However, the league eventually turned into more of a semi-professional league, with the best players in the country participating. This became the first legitimate Basketball League In The Philippines until 10 of its teams broke away to form the very first professional basketball league in Asia , the Philippine Basketball Association , in 1975 . The MICAA would continue as a farm league of sorts for the PBA in the days before the creation of the PBA Rookie Draft until it eventually closed down in 1981 . FORMER TEAMS
TEAMS AFTER THE CREATION OF THE PBA
NOTABLE PLAYERS
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