PBA Hall of Fame

The Philippine Basketball Association Hall of Fame is an institution that honors selected former players and personalities of the Philippine Basketball Association. It was launched in 2005 during the Reunion Game pitting two teams consisting of the 25 Greatest Players in PBA History. In 2005, it inducted its first 12 members to the group.

Inductees

Year Inductee Achievements
2005 Robert Jaworski 1978 PBA Most Valuable Player. 23 seasons in the PBA as player and coach.
2005 Ramon Fernandez Four-time PBA Most Valuable Player (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988)
2005 Atoy Co 1979 PBA Most Valuable Player
2005 Philip Cezar 1980 PBA Most Valuable Player
2005 Bogs Adornado Three-time PBA Most Valuable Player (1975, 1976, 1981)
2005 Francis Arnaiz Three-time Mythical Five member. Played 12 seasons for Toyota and Ginebra
2005 Baby Dalupan Led three teams (Crispa, Great Taste & Purefoods) to PBA titles as coach; first-ever grand slam winning coach in 1976
2005 Leo Prieto Founding PBA Commissioner
2005 Emerson Coseteng Founding PBA President
2005 Rudy Salud Former PBA Commissioner; drafted league constitution
2005 Danny Floro Crispa Redmanizers team manager
2005 Joe Cantada Play-by-play commentator for Vintage Sports during the 1980s
2007 Abet Guidaben Two-time PBA Most Valuable Player (1983, 1987)
2007 Manny Paner One of the top big men in the league's early years
2007 Danny Florencio played several years with Toyota and later for U-Tex
2007 Norman Black former PBA import and later coach of the grand slam winning San Miguel Beer in 1989
2007 Ron Jacobs led guest-team Northern Consolidated to a PBA title in 1985; coached San Miguel from 1997-1998.
2007 Domingo Itchon Founding PBA President, Tanduay Rhum Masters team manager, Philippines men's national basketball team manager
2007 Danding Cojuangco team owner of three PBA teams (San Miguel Beermen, Barangay Ginebra Kings, and Purefoods TJ Giants)
2007 Dante Silverio former head coach of Toyota and Shell winning five titles
2007 Tony Siddayao former sportswriter
2007 Pinggoy Pengson Play-by-play commentator for Vintage Sports during the 1980s
2009 Bobby Parks Seven-time Best Import awardee.
2009 Allan Caidic 1987 Rookie of the Year, 1990 PBA Most Valuable Player
2009 Samboy Lim player known as The Skywalker for his daredevil drives to the basket.
2009 Hector Calma player known as The Director for his manning at the point guard spot.
2009 Ricardo Brown Rookie of the Year (1983), MVP (1985), 1st Filipino-American to play in the PBA, drafted by Houston Rockets in 1979.
2009 Jun Bernardino 5th commissioner of the PBA
2009 Carlos 'Honeyboy' Palanca III former PBA chairman and team governor of Ginebra San Miguel.
2011 Alvin Patrimonio Four-time PBA Most Valuable Player (1991, 1993, 1994, 1997)
2011 Billy Ray Bates import of the 1983 Crispa Redmanizers grand slam squad
2011 Freddie Hubalde 1977 PBA Most Valuable Player
2011 Tommy Manotoc Coach of the 1983 Grandslam Crispa Redmanizers grand slam team.
2011 Tito Eduque Former Mariwasa head coach
2011 Mariano Yenko 2nd Commissioner of the PBA
2011 Carlos "Bobong" Velez CEO of Vintage Enterprises, Inc., the coveror of the PBA games from 1982 to 2002.
2013 Lim Eng Beng Played for the U/Tex Wranglers from 1975-1982, 1978 mythical five member, one of the 25 Greatest Players in PBA History.
2013 Ed Ocampo Head coach of the Toyota Super Corollas from 1981 to 1983
2013 Ronnie Magsanoc four-time mythical team member (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992). One of the 25 Greatest Players in PBA History.
2013 Benjie Paras two time MVP awardee (1989, 1999). The only Rookie to win the MVP award. One of the 25 Greatest Players in PBA History.

Ceremony dates and locations

Date Location Venue
May 2005 Quezon City Araneta Coliseum
April 8, 2007 Quezon City Araneta Coliseum
October 9, 2009 Makati City Shangri-la Hotel Makati
October 2, 2011 Quezon City Smart Araneta Coliseum[1]
November 17, 2013 Quezon City Smart Araneta Coliseum<ref name "HOF2013">Benjie Paras, Ronnie Magsanoc lead new members of PBA Hall of Fame, InterAKTV, July 9, 2013</ref>

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