PBA Hall of Fame
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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 PBA's 25th Anniversary All-Time Team
. In 2005, it inducted its first 12 members to the group.
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
. It was launched in 2005 during the Reunion Game pitting two teams consisting of the PBA's 25th Anniversary All-Time Team
PBA's 25th Anniversary All-Time Team
The Philippine Basketball Association’s 25 greatest players were named at the league’s silver anniversary in 2000. -See also:* Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award...
. In 2005, it inducted its first 12 members to the group.
Inductees
| Year | Name | Achievements |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Robert Jaworski Robert Jaworski Robert Salazar Jaworski , also known as Sonny Jaworski, Bobby Jaworski, Robert Jaworski, Sr. or simply Jawo, is a former Philippine senator, basketball coach and Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association and PBA basketball player.Known as The Big J and called The Living Legend... |
1978 PBA Most Valuable Player. 23 seasons in the PBA as player and coach. |
| 2005 | Ramon Fernandez Ramón Fernández Ramon S. Fernandez is generally regarded as the greatest basketball player produced by the Philippine Basketball Association. Fernandez won four Most Valuable Player awards and a record of 19 PBA championships bagged... |
Four-time PBA Most Valuable Player (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988) |
| 2005 | Atoy Co Atoy Co Fortunato Co, Jr., better known as Atoy Co, is a former Philippine Basketball Association basketball player and actor who was part of the fabled Crispa Redmanizers ballclub that won two Grand Slams, in 1976 and 1983. He won the Most Valuable Player award, in 1979 and a 9-time Mythical First... |
1979 PBA Most Valuable Player |
| 2005 | Philip Cezar Philip Cezar Philip "The Scholar" Cezar is a former Philippine Basketball Association basketball player. He was part of the fabled Crispa Redmanizers ballclub that won two Grand Slams, in 1976 and 1983. He won the Most Valuable Player award in 1980. He was also a many-time Philippine national team player in... |
1980 PBA Most Valuable Player |
| 2005 | Bogs Adornado Bogs Adornado William "Bogs" Adornado is a former Filipino athlete who played basketball in both the amateur and professional ranks. He made his mark playing in the Philippine Basketball Association from 1975 to 1987... |
Three-time PBA Most Valuable Player (1975, 1976, 1981) |
| 2005 | Francis Arnaiz Francis Arnaiz Francis C. Arnaiz is a former Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He played for Toyota and Ginebra San Miguel from 1975-1986... |
Three-time Mythical Five member. Played 12 seasons for Toyota Toyota Super Corollas The Toyota Super Corollas was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association from 1975-1983. The team had various monikers such as the Comets, the Silver Tamaraws, the Tamaraws, the Super Diesels, the Super Corollas and the Silver Coronas.Their nine PBA titles is the... and Ginebra Barangay Ginebra Kings The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation... |
| 2005 | Baby Dalupan Baby Dalupan Virgilio "Baby" Dalupan is a Filipino former basketball coach and player. He is the son of University of the East founder Dr. Francisco T... |
Led three teams (Crispa, Great Taste & Purefoods) to PBA titles as coach; first-ever grand slam Grand Slam (PBA) The Grand Slam in the Philippine Basketball Association refers to a PBA team who has won all three conferences in a single season. After the PBA reduced the number of conferences from three to two beginning in 2004, the term became quite obsolete to some... winning coach in 1976 |
| 2005 | Leo Prieto Leo Prieto Leopoldo "Leo" L. Prieto was a Filipino sports executive who served as the first Commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association... |
Founding PBA Commissioner |
| 2005 | Emerson Coseteng | Founding PBA Chairman |
| 2005 | Rudy Salud | Former PBA Commissioner; drafted league constitution |
| 2005 | Danny Floro | Crispa Redmanizers Crispa Redmanizers The Crispa Redmanizers was a basketball team in the Manila Industrial Commercial Athletic Association , the Philippine Basketball Association and the Philippine Amateur Basketball League from the 1960s to the early 1990s.- Profile and history :... team manager |
| 2005 | Joe Cantada Joe Cantada "Smokin'" Joe Cantada, born Jose Maria Cantada was a Filipino TV host, anchor & commentator. He died of lung cancer in March 1992.... |
Play-by-play commentator for Vintage Sports Vintage Television 180px|rightVintage Television is a sports-oriented media company and became well known as the TV coverage partner of Philippine Basketball Association from 1982 to 1999... during the 1980's |
| 2007 | Abet Guidaben Abet Guidaben Alberto "Abet" Guidaben is a former Philippine Basketball Association basketball player. He was part of the fabled Crispa Redmanizers ballclub that won two Grand Slams, in 1976 and 1983... |
Two-time PBA Most Valuable Player (1983, 1987) |
| 2007 | Manny Paner Manny Paner Manuel Paner , better known as Manny Paner, is a former Filipino professional basketball player. Paner was born in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. He played for San Miguel in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association and also in the Philippine Basketball Association for Royal/San... |
One of the top big men in the league's early years |
| 2007 | Danny Florencio Danny Florencio Danilo Zoleta Florencio , better known as Danny Florencio, is a pioneer of the Philippine Basketball Association having played in the PBA from 1975 to 1983. He played for different teams like the U/Tex Weavers, the 7-Up Uncolas, the Toyota Tamaraws, and the Galerie Dominique Artistas... |
played several years with Toyota and later for U-Tex |
| 2007 | Norman Black Norman Black Norman Augustus Black is an American retired professional basketball player in the CBA, NBA, and PBA who has since settled in the Philippines. He is also a former head coach of the San Miguel Beermen, Mobiline Phone Pals, Pop Cola 800s, and Sta. Lucia Realtors... |
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 | league's founding president |
| 2007 | Danding Cojuangco | team owner of three PBA teams (San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Beermen The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food... , Barangay Ginebra Kings Barangay Ginebra Kings The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation... , and Purefoods TJ Giants) |
| 2007 | Dante Silverio Dante Silverio Dante Lorna Silverio, better known simply as Dante Silverio, is a former Filipino basketball coach, and champion race car driver. He is best known as the coach of the Toyota Tamaraws in the Philippine Basketball Association. Silverio guided Toyota to five of its total nine PBA Championships. He... |
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 Vintage Television 180px|rightVintage Television is a sports-oriented media company and became well known as the TV coverage partner of Philippine Basketball Association from 1982 to 1999... during the 1980's |
| 2009 | Bobby Parks Bobby Parks Bobby Ray Parks is an American professional basketball player from Grand Junction, Tennessee. He played for Memphis State University during the 1980s and played internationally in France and the Philippines... |
Seven-time Best Import awardee. |
| 2009 | Allan Caidic Allan Caidic Alan Vito Flores Caidic is a retired professional basketball player from the Philippines and is currently an assistant coach of the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the PBA... |
1987 Rookie of the Year, 1990 PBA Most Valuable Player |
| 2009 | Samboy Lim Samboy Lim Avelino B. Lim, Jr. , better known as Samboy Lim, is a former basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. As a shooting guard, the iconic Lim distinguished himself with Magic Johnson-like ball handling skills and Julius "Dr... |
player known as The Skywalker for his daredevil drives to the basket. |
| 2009 | Hector Calma Hector Calma Hector Calma is a retired Filipino professional basketball player. At 5 feet and 6 inches, he played at the point guard position and was most notably associated with the San Miguel Beer team of the Philippine Basketball Association.... |
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 Jun Bernardino Emilio "Jun" Bernardino, Jr. was the fifth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association . He was elected as commissioner of the league in the 1993 PBA season and retired in the 2002 PBA season... |
5th commissioner of the PBA |
| 2009 | Carlos ‘Honeyboy’ Palanca III | former PBA chairman and team governor of Ginebra San Miguel Barangay Ginebra Kings The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation... . |
| 2011 | Alvin Patrimonio Alvin Patrimonio Alvin Vergara Patrimonio , nicknamed "The Captain" and "Captain Lionheart" is a retired Filipino professional basketball player from the Philippine Basketball Association and is the current team manager of his former team, the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants.Patrimonio holds several PBA records... |
Four-time PBA Most Valuable Player (1991, 1993, 1994, 1997) |
| 2011 | Billy Ray Bates Billy Ray Bates Billy Ray Bates is a retired American professional basketball player. Bates played shooting guard at McAdams High in Mississippi and attended Kentucky State University.... |
import of the 1983 Crispa Redmanizers Crispa Redmanizers The Crispa Redmanizers was a basketball team in the Manila Industrial Commercial Athletic Association , the Philippine Basketball Association and the Philippine Amateur Basketball League from the 1960s to the early 1990s.- Profile and history :... grand slam Grand Slam (PBA) The Grand Slam in the Philippine Basketball Association refers to a PBA team who has won all three conferences in a single season. After the PBA reduced the number of conferences from three to two beginning in 2004, the term became quite obsolete to some... squad |
| 2011 | Freddie Hubalde Freddie Hubalde Alfredo Hubalde , also known as Freddie Hubalde, is a former Filipino professional basketball player. Hubalde played college ball for the Mapúa Institute of Technology, before eventually moving on to play professional basketball in the Philippine Basketball Association... |
1977 PBA Most Valuable Player |
| 2011 | Tommy Manotoc Tommy Manotoc Tommy Manotoc is a former Filipino professional basketball coach in the PBA, for the U/Tex Wranglers, San Miguel Beer, Crispa Redmanizers, and the Mobiline Phone Pals and later became deputy commissioner of the PBA after Mariano Yenko died. He was also a former broadcaster for the PBA on Viva TV... |
Coach of the 1983 Grandslam Crispa Redmanizers Crispa Redmanizers The Crispa Redmanizers was a basketball team in the Manila Industrial Commercial Athletic Association , the Philippine Basketball Association and the Philippine Amateur Basketball League from the 1960s to the early 1990s.- Profile and history :... grand slam Grand Slam (PBA) The Grand Slam in the Philippine Basketball Association refers to a PBA team who has won all three conferences in a single season. After the PBA reduced the number of conferences from three to two beginning in 2004, the term became quite obsolete to some... team. |
| 2011 | Tito Eduque | Former Mariwasa head coach |
| 2011 | Mariano Yenko Mariano Yenko Colonel Mariano Yenko was the 2nd commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association. He also served as the Assistant Executive Secretary under Ramon Magsaysay , and as Philippine Airlines' Vice-President Corporate Secretary. Ateneo de Manila University's Audio-Visual Room at the Moro Lorenzo... |
2nd Commissioner of the PBA |
| 2011 | Carlos "Bobong" Velez | CEO of Vintage Enterprises, Inc. Vintage Television 180px|rightVintage Television is a sports-oriented media company and became well known as the TV coverage partner of Philippine Basketball Association from 1982 to 1999... , the coveror of the PBA games PBA on Vintage Sports The PBA on Vintage Sports was a presentation of Philippine Basketball Association games by Vintage Sports, a sports-oriented media company on Philippine television networks Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation from 1982 to 1984, People's Television Network from 1984 to 1995, and Intercontinental... from 1982 to 2002. |
Ceremony dates and locations
| Date | Location | Venue |
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| Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... |
Araneta Coliseum Araneta Coliseum The Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines... |
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| Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... |
Araneta Coliseum Araneta Coliseum The Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines... |
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| Makati City Makati City The City of Makati is one of the 17 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines and one of the major financial, commercial and economic hubs in Asia... |
Shangri-la Hotel Makati | |
| Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... |
Smart Araneta Coliseum |