The Founder :

They are the person who became the commissioner:

*Leopoldo L Prieto : Was the 1st commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association up to 1975-1983 and the coach of the Philippine at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

*Colonel Mariano Yenko: Was the 2nd commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association up to 1983-1987. He also served as the assistant executive secretary under Ramon Magsaysay, and as Philippine Airlines vice-president corporate secretary. Atenao de Manila University's audio-visual room at the Moro Lorenzo Sport Complex was name after him. His son Ignatius Yenko served as PBA's chairman and PLDT's first vice-president.

*Rodrigo "Rudy" Salud: Was the third commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association from 1988 to 1992.

*Reynaldo Marques: Was the 4th commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association from 1992 to 1993.

*Emilio"Jun"Bernardino Jr.(November9, 1947-March24, 2007) was the fifth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was elected as commissioner of the league in the 1993 PBA season and retired in the 2002 PBA season . He served as the commissioner the Shakey's V-league and on the 2006-07 season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association(Philippine).

*Jose Emmanuel M. Eala better known as Noli Eala, Was the sixth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association from 2003 to 2007. Before he become the commissioner of the league, he was play-by-play commentator of Viva-Vintage Sport, which broadcasts the PBA games, from the early 1990s until 2002. He was elected as commissioner of the league in 2002 after his predecessor, Emilio "Jun" Bernardino, retired from his post.

*Renauld N. Barrios, better known as Sonny Barrios, is the sevent commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association. Before serving as the commissioner, he became the officer in charge of the league on august 2007 when his predecessor Noli Eala resigned from his office after being disbarred by the supreme court. He accepted his election as the commisioner on Janaury 24, 2008 after a deadlock ensued between the league's governor's that support Atty. Chito Salud and Lambert Ramos. The board instead named Barrios as the commissioner until the end of the 2007-08 PBA season.