ThePBA Leo Awards, formerly known as thePBA MVP Awards Night (1975–1988) andPBA Annual Awards (1989–2002) is an annual awards ceremony of thePhilippine 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]
Since the2017–18 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.
Introduced in 2003, it became the standard trophy of all awards given by the league for its season awards such as theMost 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 ofLeopoldo "Leo" Prieto, the PBA's first commissioner.
