Jao named NCAA commissioner

MANILA, Philippines – San Beda has appointed Andy Jao as its basketball commissioner when the 92nd NCAA season unfolds on June 25 at the MOA Arena in Pasay City, according to NCAA Management Committee chair Jose Mari Lacson of  the host school.

“We have confidence in him  and we know he’ll be fair to everyone,” said Lacson.

NCAA president and San Beda rector Fr. Aloysius Maranan, OSB, confirmed Jao’s appointment.

It will be Jao’s first stint as commissioner in the NCAA and third overall after heading the UAAP in 2011 and 2014.

Jao also served as a commissioner of the defunct Philippine Basketball League.