The Samboy Lim Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Sportsmanship award (formerly known as the PBA Sportsmanship award) is an annual Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) award given since the 1993 PBA season, to the player who most "exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court—ethical behavior, fair play and integrity".
Since its inception in 1993, the award has been given to 19 different players and was won thrice by Rey Evangelista, Freddie Abuda and Gabe Norwood. The award was renamed on October 6, 2016 after Samboy Lim, the first recipient of this award.
Winners ^Denotes player who is still active in the PBA *Inducted into the PBA Hall of FamePlayer (X)Denotes the number of times the player has received the awardTeam (X)Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won
Season Player Position Country of birth Team Ref. * Shooting guard San Miguel Beermen Center Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs Small forward Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs (2) (2) Center Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys (3) Power forward San Miguel Beermen (2) (2) Power forward San Miguel Beermen (3) (2) Small forward Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs (4) (3) Power forward San Miguel Beermen (4) (3) Small forward Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs (5) Point guard Sta. Lucia Realtors Point guard Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Shooting guard / Small forward San Miguel Beermen (5) Small forward Alaska Aces Shooting guard Air21 Express Center / Power forward Talk 'N Text Phone Pals (2) Shooting guard Sta. Lucia Realtors Shooting guard Alaska Aces (2) Center Alaska Aces (3) Point guard Powerade Tigers (2) Point guard Alaska Aces (4) Shooting guard Barako Bull Energy (2) ^ Center San Miguel Beermen (6) ^ (2) Center San Miguel Beermen (7) Small forward Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (2) Small forward Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (2) (3) Small forward Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (3) ^ Shooting guard / Point guard Barangay Ginebra San Miguel ^ Point guard / Shooting guard NLEX Road Warriors ^ (2) Point guard / Shooting guard NLEX Road Warriors (2) ^ Shooting guard / Point guard NorthPort Batang Pier ^ Shooting guard Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (4)
Multiple-time winners Total Player 3 Freddie AbudaRey Evangelista Gabe Norwood 2 Kevin Alas JVee Casio Jerry Codiñera June Mar Fajardo
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