{{Short description|Annual Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League award}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use Philippine English|date=February 2024}} {{MPBL Awards}}
The '''MPBL Most Valuable Player award''' is an annual Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League award given to the best player of the regular season. It was first awarded during the 2018–19 MPBL season.
As of 2025, five players have won the award with the most recent recipient Abra's Dave Ildefonso. Justine Baltazar, being the only winner of multiple MVPs and also the only recipient who has also won Finals Most Valuable Player.
==Winners== [[File:San Juan Knight player John Wilson (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|John Wilson was the recipient of the MVP award in the 2019–20 season.]] [[File:Justine Baltazar.jpg|thumb|upright|Justine Baltazar (pictured with the Converge FiberXers) is the most recent recipient and the only player to win the award multiple times (2023 and 2024).]]
{| class="wikitable" |- | style="background-color:#CFECEC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:6em"| ^ | Denotes player who is still active in the MPBL |- | style="background-color:#FFDDFF; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:6em" | † | Denotes player who is still active outside of the MPBL |- | Player (#) | Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time |- | Team (#) | Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Season ! Player ! {{Abbr|Pos.|Position}} ! Team ! class="unsortable" | Ref. |- | align=center | 2018–19 | bgcolor="#CFECEC" | {{sortname|Gab|Banal}}^ | align=center | F | Bacoor City Strikers | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Gab Banal beats out Mark Yee for MPBL Datu Cup MVP award |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/bacoor-s-gab-banal-beats-out-mark-yee-for-mpbl-datu-cup-mvp-award-a2437-20190422 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}</ref> |- | align=center | 2019–20 | bgcolor="#CFECEC" | {{sortname|John|Wilson|John Wilson (basketball)}}^ | align=center | G | San Juan Knights | <ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-21 |title=John Wilson crowned MPBL MVP |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/john-wilson-crowned-mpbl-mvp/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | align=center | 2022 | bgcolor="#CFECEC" | {{sortname|Jaycee|Marcelino}}^ | align=center | G | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaycee Marcelino named MPBL MVP |url=https://www.dugout.ph/2022/12/jaycee-marcelino-named-mpbl-mvp.html |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Dugout Philippines}}</ref> |- | align=center | 2023 | bgcolor="#FFDDFF" | {{sortname|Justine|Baltazar}}<sup>†</sup> | align=center | C | Pampanga Giant Lanterns | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Justine Baltazar is runaway winner of MPBL MVP award |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/justine-baltazar-is-runaway-winner-of-mpbl-mvp-award-a1373-20231128 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}</ref> |- | align=center | 2024 | bgcolor="#FFDDFF" | {{sortname|Justine|Baltazar}}<sup>†</sup> (2) | align=center | C | Pampanga Giant Lanterns (2) | <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-07 |title=Justine Baltazar becomes first-ever back-to-back MPBL MVP |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/justine-baltazar-becomes-first-ever-back-to-back-mpbl-mvp/322666 |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | align=center | 2025 | bgcolor="#CFECEC" | {{sortname|Dave|Ildefonso}}^ | align=center | F | Abra Solid North Weavers | <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-16 |title=Dave Ildefonso earns MPBL season MVP honors |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/dave-ildefonso-earns-mpbl-season-mvp-honors/360928 |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
==Players with most awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Player !Editions !Notes |- |{{flagicon|PHI}} Justine Baltazar || style="text-align:center"|2|| style="text-align:center"|2023, 2024
|}
== References == {{reflist|30em}}
{{MPBL MVPs}} {{MPBL}}
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