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* awards given by the PBA Press Corps |
The PBA Finals Most Valuable Player is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) award given to the best performing player of a conference finals series as voted by the PBA Press Corps. Usually, the award is given to a player from the conference champion team and is always given at the end of the finals series.[1] The award can only be given to Filipino or Filipino-foreigner players, and not the team's import.[2]
The award was first given out after the 1996 All-Filipino Cup finals. Beginning with the 2025–26 Philippine Cup finals, recipients were given the Ramon Fernandez Trophy, named after 19-time PBA champion Ramon Fernandez.[3]
June Mar Fajardo has the most Finals MVPs with five.[4] Danny Seigle, Brandon Cablay, and Mikey Williams are the only rookies to win the award, with Williams winning it in his first conference.[5] In 2024, Jayson Castro became the oldest to win the award.[6] On rare occasion, two players from the same team shared the award in a single conference, with the most recent duo to accomplish this feat being Jimmy Alapag and Castro during the 2011 Commissioner's Cup finals.[6]
Winners
| ^ | Denotes player who is still active in the PBA |
| * | Inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had received the Finals MVP award |
| Team (X) | Denotes the number of times a player from this team has received the Finals MVP award |
Multiple-time winners
References
- "Lastimosa is MVP of titular series". Manila Standard. May 29, 1996. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- Maningat, Raul (January 17, 2023). "Is it time for PBA to let imports win the Finals MVP award?". onesports.ph. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- Terrado, Jonas (January 15, 2026). "PBA Finals MVP trophy now named after Ramon Fernandez". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
- Ramos, Gerry (February 1, 2026). "Fittingly, Fajardo wins first Fernandez trophy as PBA Finals MVP". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- Ramos, Gerry (October 29, 2021). "TNT's Mikey Williams wins PBA Finals MVP award in debut conference". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- "Vintage Jayson savors Finals MVP award at 38". www.pba.ph. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- "Tropa bag Commissioner's Cup crown in addition to GC ware". PBA.ph. March 28, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- "First career Finals MVP a bonus for Jericho". PBA.ph. July 26, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
- "Beermen repeat as Philippine Cup champs". PBA.ph. February 1, 2026. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- "Scottie Thompson: Finals MVP for the third time". PBA.ph. June 18, 2026. Retrieved June 18, 2026.