MPBL sportsmanship award

The MPBL sportsmanship award is an annual Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League award given to the player who has shown sportsmanlike behavior throughout the season. It was first awarded during the 2018–19 MPBL season.

As of 2025, three players have won the award with Jay-R Taganas receiving the award three times. Nikko Panganiban with two and Billy Ray Robles was the only other recipient, having won the award in 2020.

Winners

^ Denotes player who is still active in the MPBL
† Denotes player who is still active outside of the MPBL
Player (#) Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time
Team (#) Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time
Season Player Pos. Team Ref.
2018–19 Jay-R Taganas^ F Bulacan Kuyas [1]
2019–20 Billy Ray Robles^ F Davao Occidental Tigers [2]
2022 Jay-R Taganas^ (2) F Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (1) [3]
2023 Jay-R Taganas^ (3) F Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (2) [4]
2024 Nikko Panganiban^ G San Juan Knights [5]
2025 Nikko Panganiban^ (2) G San Juan Knights (2) [6]

References

  1. ^ "Gab Banal beats out Mark Yee for MPBL Datu Cup MVP award". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  2. ^ Terrado, Reuben (March 21, 2021). "San Juan Knights' John Wilson bags MPBL Lakan Season MVP award". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Times, Tiebreaker (December 5, 2022). "Kyt Jimenez hailed MPBL's top rookie, Jaycee Marcelino leads Mythical Five". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Justine Baltazar is runaway winner of MPBL MVP award". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "Justine Baltazar becomes first-ever back-to-back MPBL MVP". Tiebreaker Times. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Dave Ildefonso earns MPBL season MVP honors". Tiebreaker Times. December 16, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
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