# Samboy Lim PBA Sportsmanship award

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.
Philippine Basketball Association awards and honors :
Championship :
Jun Bernardino Trophy
Governors' Cup
Commissioner's Cup :
Individual annual awards :
All-Star Game MVP
Mr. Quality Minutes*
Baby Dalupan Coach of the Year*
Defensive Player of the Year*
Samboy Lim Sportsmanship award
Bogs Adornado Comeback Player of the Year*
Most Improved Player
Most Valuable Player
Rookie of the Year
Danny Floro Executive of the Year*
Scoring Champion*
Order of Merit* :
Individual conference awards :
Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference
Finals MVP
Best Player of the Conference :
Honors :
Mythical Team
All-Defensive Team
* awards given by the PBA Press Corps
All-Rookie Team* :
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## Winners

| ^ | Denotes player who is still active in the PBA |
| * | Inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has received the award |
| Team (X) | Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won |
| Season | Player | Position | Country of birth | Team |
| 1993 | Samboy Lim* | Shooting guard | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen |
| 1994 | Jerry Codiñera | Center | Philippines | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs |
| 1995 | Rey Evangelista | Small forward | Philippines | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs (2) |
| 1996 | Jerry Codiñera (2) | Center | Philippines | Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys (3) |
| 1997 | Freddie Abuda | Power forward | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen (2) |
| 1998 | Freddie Abuda (2) | Power forward | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen (3) |
| 1999 | Rey Evangelista (2) | Small forward | Philippines | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs (4) |
| 2000 | Freddie Abuda (3) | Power forward | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen (4) |
| 2001 | Rey Evangelista (3) | Small forward | Philippines | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs (5) |
| 2002 | Paolo Mendoza | Point guard | Philippines | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
| 2003 | Patrick Fran | Point guard | Philippines | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |
| 2004–05 | Dondon Hontiveros | Shooting guard / Small forward | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen (5) |
| 2005–06 | Tony dela Cruz | Small forward | United States | Alaska Aces |
| 2006–07 | Gary David | Shooting guard | Philippines | Air21 Express |
| 2007–08 | Ali Peek | Center / Power forward | United States | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals (2) |
| 2008–09 | Ryan Reyes^ | Shooting guard | Philippines | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
| 2009–10 | Cyrus Baguio | Shooting guard | Philippines | Alaska Aces (2) |
| 2010–11 | Sonny Thoss | Center | Papua New Guinea | Alaska Aces (3) |
| 2011–12 | JVee Casio^ | Point guard | Philippines | Powerade Tigers |
| 2012–13 | JVee Casio^ (2) | Point guard | Philippines | Alaska Aces (4) |
| 2013–14 | Willie Miller | Shooting guard | Philippines | Barako Bull Energy (2) |
| 2014–15 | June Mar Fajardo^ | Center | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen (6) |
| 2015–16 | June Mar Fajardo^ (2) | Center | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen (7) |
| 2016–17 | Gabe Norwood^ | Small forward | United States | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| 2017–18 | Gabe Norwood^ (2) | Small forward | United States | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (2) |
| 2019 | Gabe Norwood^ (3) | Small forward | United States | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (3) |
| 2020 | Scottie Thompson^ | Shooting guard / Point guard | Philippines | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| 2021 | Kevin Alas^ | Point guard / Shooting guard | Philippines | NLEX Road Warriors |
| 2022–23 | Kevin Alas^ (2) | Point guard / Shooting guard | Philippines | NLEX Road Warriors (2) |
| 2023–24 | Paul Zamar^ | Shooting guard | Philippines | NorthPort Batang Pier |

## Multiple-time winners

| Total | Player |
| 3 | Freddie Abuda |
| 3 | Rey Evangelista |
| 3 | Gabe Norwood |
| 2 | Kevin Alas |
| 2 | JVee Casio |
| 2 | Jerry Codiñera |
| 2 | June Mar Fajardo |