Wednesday, 29 December 2021

MPBL Awards: MVP, Mythical Five, Finals MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year

 MPBL Awards and Trophies

The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) recognizes after every season the players who have demonstrated exemplary performance in the court. The awards include the highly coveted Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, the Defensive Player of the Year Award, and the Coach of the Year Award which is also known as the Ato Badolato Coach of the Year award in honor of legendary Coach Badolato who recently passed away.

The five (5) best players or the Mythical Five are also given recognition for rising above the rest of the players in terms of their basketball game. We summarize below the names of the players who have won the coveted individual awards in the MPBL.

List of MPBL Season MVP Awardees
Season Name Team
MPBL Invitational
(2021)
Michael Mabulac Nueva Ecija
MPBL Lakan Cup
(2019-2020)
John Wilson San Juan
MPBL Datu Cup
(2018-2019)
Gab Banal Bacoor

Gab Banal is the very first regular season MVP awardee of the MPBL in the Datu Cup when he averaged 18.2 points to go along with his 8.9 rebounds and 6.4 assists. In the succeeding season, John Wilson won the MVP award after he posted 20.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 2.3 steals.

List of MPBL Finals MVP Awardees
Season Name Team
MPBL Invitational
(2021)
Philip Manalang Basilan
MPBL Lakan Cup
(2019-2020)
Mark Yee Davao Occidental
MPBL Datu Cup
(2018-2019)
Mike Ayon-ayon San Juan
MPBL Rajah Cup
(2018)
Val Acuña Batangas City

Val Acuña is the very first MPBL Finals MVP as he led the Batangas City Tanduay Athletics in the championship of the inaugural Rajah Cup of the MPBL. His team won the championship, 3-1, against the Muntinlupa Cagers.

List of MPBL Defensive Player of the Year
Season Name Team
MPBL Invitational
(2021)
Ato Ular Marikina
MPBL Lakan Cup
(2019-2020)
Mark Yee Davao Occidental
MPBL Datu Cup
(2018-2019)
Aris Dionisio Manila

List of MPBL Coach of the Year
Season Name Team
MPBL Invitational
(2021)
Jerson Cabiltes Basilan
MPBL Lakan Cup
(2019-2020)
Don Dulay Davao Occidental
MPBL Datu Cup
(2018-2019)
Randy Alcantara San Juan

List of MPBL Mythical Five Players
Season Name Team
MPBL Invitational 2021 Michael Mabulac
Adi Santos
Fran Yu
Michael Juico
Mac Tallo
Nueva Ecija
Imus
Pasig
Basilan
Bicol
MPBL Lakan Cup
(2019-2020)
John Wilson
Mike Ayon-ayon
Mark Yee
Jeric Teng
Jeckster Apinan
San Juan
San Juan
Davao Occidental
Pasig
Makati
MPBL Datu Cup
(2018-2019)
Mark Yee
Gab Banal
Aris Dionisio
Chris Bitoon
Allan Mangahas
Davao Occidental
Bacoor City
Manila
Manila
Muntinlupa