NCAA denies probe on PCU

NCAA Management Committee chair Henry Atayde of St. Benilde yesterday described as plain rumor allegations that Philippine Christian U has been fielding ineligible players.

"We’re actually hearing a lot of things these past two weeks," said Atayde, who assumed the Mancom post after Bernie Atienza resigned last year. "These are all rumors, of course, because there are no protests filed by any school."

Atayde, however, said he would conduct his own investigation on the controversy.

"There’s a lot of names involved so we have to conduct an inquiry even if it is just an informal one," said Atayde.

Alfredo Olano, PCU’s representative to the board, pointed to a former athlete of the school as the one who started the rumor.

"There’s no truth to the matter, these are purely rumors from a disgruntled athlete," said Olano. "The NCAA has not received any formal complaint from anybody."

PCU, which recently won the NCAA overall championships this year, is being accused of allegedly fielding ineligible athletes not only in basketball but also in other sports. – Joey Villar