The PBA Leo Awards, formerly known as the PBA MVP Awards Night (1975–1992) and PBA Annual Awards (1993–2002) is an annual awards ceremony of the Philippine Basketball Association to honor the achievements of its players for the season. The winners are awarded with The Leo, named in honor of the league's first commissioner, Leo Prieto.[1]

PBA Leo Awards
Awarded forawarded to players during the league's annual awards
Presented byPBA
First awarded2003
WebsitePBA.ph

Since the 2017–18 season, the Leo awards is held before the opening ceremonies of the new season. Before the 2017-18 season, the ceremony is usually held before the start of Game 4 of the best-of-seven finals series of the third conference of the season. If the finals series is a best-of-five affair, it is held before Game 3 of the series.

The Leo

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Jimmy Alapag holds The Leo representing his Most Valuable Player award during the 2003 PBA Annual Awards

The Leo is a statuette given by the Philippine Basketball Association to its seasonal awardees.

Introduced in 2003, it became the standard trophy of all awards given by the league for its season awards such as the Most Valuable Player, Mythical Team and others.

The statuette features a three-dimensional representation of the player depicted in the league's official logo. It was named in honor of Leopoldo "Leo" Prieto, the PBA's first commissioner.

Venues

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Season Date Venue Ref.
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982 Araneta Coliseum
1983 Araneta Coliseum
1984 Araneta Coliseum
1985 The ULTRA
1986 The ULTRA
1987 The ULTRA
1988 The ULTRA
1989 The ULTRA
1990 The ULTRA
1991 The ULTRA
1992 PSC-NASA
1993 Cuneta Astrodome
1994 Cuneta Astrodome
1995 Cuneta Astrodome
1996 December 13, 1997 Cuneta Astrodome
1997 December 9, 1997 Cuneta Astrodome
1998 November 29, 1998 Araneta Coliseum
1999 December 5, 1999 PhilSports Arena
2000 December 17, 2000 Araneta Coliseum
2001 December 12, 2001 Araneta Coliseum
2002 December 22, 2002 Araneta Coliseum
2003 December 15, 2003 Music Museum, Greenhills, San Juan
2004–05 July 8, 2005 Araneta Coliseum
2005–06 July 12, 2006 Araneta Coliseum
2006–07 July 13, 2007 Araneta Coliseum
2007–08 August 13, 2008 Araneta Coliseum
2008–09 July 8, 2009 Araneta Coliseum
2009–10 August 11, 2010 Araneta Coliseum
2010–11 August 14, 2011 Araneta Coliseum
2011–12 July 29, 2012 Smart Araneta Coliseum
2012–13 October 18, 2013 Smart Araneta Coliseum
2013–14 July 15, 2014 Smart Araneta Coliseum
2014–15 July 17, 2015 Smart Araneta Coliseum
2015–16 October 15, 2016 Smart Araneta Coliseum
2016–17 October 20, 2017 Smart Araneta Coliseum
2017–18 January 13, 2019 Philippine Arena [2]
2019 March 8, 2020 Smart Araneta Coliseum [3]
2020 (Season 45)[a] January 19, 2021 TV5 Media Center
2021 (Season 46) June 5, 2022 Smart Araneta Coliseum
2022–23 (Season 47) November 5, 2023 Smart Araneta Coliseum
2023–24 (Season 48) August 18, 2024 Smart Araneta Coliseum

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Named as the PBA Special Awards night.

References

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  1. ^ Arwind Santos: from pedicab driver to PBA MVP, Chris Lagunzad, Yahoo PH Sports, October 18, 2013
  2. ^ In break from tradition, PBA Leo Awards to kick off season on January 13, Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, December 26, 2018
  3. ^ PBA yearend awards to be handed out again on season opening night, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, January 14, 2020