List of MPBL awards

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The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) presents eleven annual awards to recognize its teams, players, and coaches for their accomplishments. This does not include the three team trophies the league gives out to division champions and league champions.

Out of all of the awards, the Finals Most Valuable Player is the only one that is given out in every season of the league's existence, being first given out after the 2018 MPBL Finals. Awards such as Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year were introduced during the league's 2018–19 season.

The MPBL holds an awarding ceremony during the National Finals of every season since 2019. This is where most of the awards are given out with the exclusion of the Finals MVP and Coach of the Year, which are presented after the conclusion of the Finals.

Individual awards

AwardFirst awardedDescriptionMost recent winnerRef.
Most Valuable Player 2019 Awarded to best performing player of the regular season. Justine Baltazar (Pampanga Giant Lanterns) [1]
All-Star Game Most Valuable Player 2019 Awarded to best performing player of the MPBL All-Star Game. Justine Baltazar (Pampanga Giant Lanterns) [2]
Finals Most Valuable Player 2018 Awarded to the best performing player of the National Finals. Justine Baltazar (Pampanga Giant Lanterns) [3]
Defensive Player of the Year 2019 Awarded to the player with the best defensive performance during the regular season. Jason Ballesteros (Pasig City MCW Sports) [1]
Rookie of the Year 2022 Awarded to best performing first-year player of the regular season.Adrian Nocum (San Juan Knights) [1]
Homegrown Player of the Year 2022 Awarded to the player with the best performance of the regular season while playing for his hometown team.Cris Masaglang (GenSan Warriors) [1]
Most Improved Player 2023 Awarded to the player who has shown the biggest improvement from the previous season.Jhan Nermal (Bacoor City Strikers) [1]
Impact Player of the Year 2023 Awarded to the player who "draws large crowds" during the regular season.Poypoy Actub (Imus SV Squad) [1]
Sportsmanship Award 2019 Awarded to the player who has shown sportsmanlike behavior throughout the season.Jay-R Taganas (Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards) [1]
Coach of the Year 2019 Awarded to the coach of the winning team of the National Finals. Dennis Pineda (Pampanga Giant Lanterns) [3]
Executive of the Year 2019 Awarded to the league's top executive; named after Lucio Tan Jr.Manuel Carlos Ilagan Jr. (Bataan Risers) [1]

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