The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) presents twelve annual awards to recognize its teams, players, and coaches for their accomplishments. An additional seven awards officially recognized by the PBA were also given annually by the PBA Press Corps during a season break. This does not include the championship trophies for the Philippine, Commissioner's and Governors' Cups which are given to the winning team of its respective finals.
The league awarded trophies with varying designs for their tournament/conference champions from 1975 to 1993 until the trophy designs were standardized in 1994 for the All-Filipino, Commissioner's and Governors' Cups.
The Commissioner's and Governors' Cups were deactivated in 2003, when the name of the second and third conferences were changed to Invitational and Reinforced Conferences. Further changes in the tournament calendar were made in 2004 when the league decided to hold only two tournaments per season; the All-Filipino Cup, renamed as the Philippine Cup and the import-laced Fiesta Conference.
The Philippine Cup trophy design also varied from 2003 to 2006. In 2007, a new trophy, named the "Perpetual Trophy", later named as the Jun Bernardino Trophy was made for the winners of the said tournament. In 2010, the league re-adopted the three-conference season format and reactivated the Commissioner's and Governors' Cups as the second and third conference of the PBA season.
Aside from these annual awards, the league also has weekly honors during the conference for its players.
Each individual award, with the exception of the Best Player of the Conference, Best Import and Finals MVP (which are given near the conclusion of the conference), is awarded during the PBA Leo Awards, which is held before the start of the fourth game (or third game if it is a best-of-five) of the third conference's finals series.
Team trophies edit
Note: The league awarded different trophy designs for the All-Filipino Conference/Philippine Cup from 1975 to 1994 and from 2003 to 2007. The other import-laced, non-consecutive and special conferences from 1975 to 2010 such as the Open, Reinforced, Invitational, and Fiesta Conferences have different trophy designs per tournament. The Commissioner's and Governors' Cups were first awarded in 1993, albeit a different trophy design.
| Image | Award | Created | Description | Most recent winner | Notes |
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Jun Bernardino Trophy | 2007 | The PBA's championship trophy awarded to the winning team of the Philippine Cup Finals. | San Miguel Beermen | |
| All-Filipino Cup | 1994 | The PBA's championship trophy awarded to the winning team of the All-Filipino Cup Finals. It was replaced by the Jun Bernardino Trophy. | N/A; trophy retired after 2002 | ||
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PBA Commissioner's Cup | 1994 | The PBA's championship trophy awarded to the winning team of the Commissioner's Cup Finals. | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | |
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PBA Governors' Cup | 1994 | The PBA's championship trophy awarded to the winning team of the Governors' Cup Finals. | TNT Tropang Giga |
Honors edit
| Honor | Created | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mythical Team | 1975 | Two 5-player teams (a first and second team) composed of the best players in the league following every PBA season. From 1975 to 1983 only five players were selected. | |
| All-Rookie Team | 2004–05 | A 5-player team composed of the top rookies during the season. This award is given by the PBA Press Corps | [1] |
| All-Defensive Team | 1985 | A 5-player team composed of the best defensive players during the season. |
Individual season awards edit
| Award | Created | Description | Most recent winner(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Star Game MVP | 1989 | Awarded to the best performing player of the annual PBA All-Star Game as voted by a panel of media members. | Japeth Aguilar (Barangay Ginebra) Robert Bolick (NLEX) (co-winners) |
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| Rookie of the Year | 1976 | Awarded to the top rookie of the season. | Justin Arana (Converge FiberXers) | |
| Most Valuable Player | 1975 | Awarded to the best performing player of the season as voted by a panel of sportswriters and media members. | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) | |
| Most Improved Player | 1983 | Awarded to the most improved player in the league. | Maverick Ahanmisi (Converge FiberXers) | |
| Samboy Lim Sportsmanship award | 1993 | Named in 2016 after its first awardee, Samboy Lim. Awarded to the player who displays "the ideals of sportsmanship on the court with ethical behavior, fair play and integrity". | Kevin Alas (NLEX Road Warriors) | |
| Coach of the Year (Baby Dalupan Trophy) |
1993 | Named after Baby Dalupan; awarded to the best coach of the season as voted by a panel of sportswriters and media members. This award is given annually by the PBA Press Corps. | Tim Cone (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [2] |
| Executive of the Year (Danny Floro Trophy) |
2008–09 | Named after Danny Floro; awarded to the PBA top front office executive as voted by a panel of sportswriters and media. This award is given annually by the PBA Press Corps. | Jojo Lastimosa (TNT Tropang Giga) | [2] |
| Defensive Player of the Year | 1993 | Awarded to the top defensive player of the season as voted by a panel of sportswriters and media. This award is given annually by the PBA Press Corps. | Jio Jalalon (Magnolia Hotshots) | [1] |
| Order of Merit | 2008–09 | Awarded to the player who had the most "Best Player of the Week" awards in a season. This award is given annually by the PBA Press Corps. | Jayson Castro (TNT Tropang Giga) | [1] |
| Scoring Champion | 2011–12 | Awarded to the player who has the highest points per game (ppg) average in a season. This award is given annually by the PBA Press Corps. | CJ Perez (San Miguel Beermen) | [1] |
| Comeback Player of the Year (Bogs Adornado Trophy) |
1993 | Named after Bogs Adornado; awarded to the player who made an astounding comeback and created a huge impact with his performance in a season. This award is given annually by the PBA Press Corps. | Roi Sumang (NorthPort Batang Pier) | [3] |
| Mr. Quality Minutes | 1993 | Awarded to the best performing player as a substitute (or sixth man) during the season. This award is given annually by the PBA Press Corps. | Jericho Cruz (San Miguel Beermen) | [1] |
Individual conference awards edit
| Award | Created | Description | Most recent winner(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals Most Valuable Player | 1996 | Awarded to the best performing player of the conference's Finals as voted by a panel of sportswriters and media. | CJ Perez (San Miguel Beermen) 2023–24 Commissioner's Cup |
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| Best Player of the Conference | 1994 | Awarded to the best performing player of the conference. | CJ Perez (San Miguel Beermen) 2023–24 Commissioner's Cup |
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| Bobby Parks Best Import the Conference | 1981 | Named after Bobby Parks; awarded to the best performing non-local player (import) of the conference. | Johnathan Williams (Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters) 2023–24 Commissioner's Cup |
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e PBA Press Corps Annual Awards Night set Sept. 16, PBA.ph, September 11, 2015
- ^ a b PBA Press Corps Annual Awards Night set Sept. 16 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, CNN Philippines, September 8, 2015
- ^ PBA comeback-player award to be named after Adornado, The Philippine Star, September 26, 2010
- ^ PBA to name Best Import trophy after Bobby Parks Archived 2013-04-03 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, March 31, 2013