The PBA Leo Awards

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]

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

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.

Since the 2019 season, the Leo awards is held before the opening ceremonies of the new season.

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

See also
  • Philippine Basketball Association awards

References
  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
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