The Baby Dalupan Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Coach of the Year Award is an annual Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) award given since the 1993 PBA season. The winner receives the Baby Dalupan Trophy, which is named since 1995 in honor of Dalupan, who won 15 championships in the PBA and led the Crispa Redmanizers to win its first Grand Slam in 1976.[1] Unlike the traditional player awards, which is given by the league, this citation is awarded by the PBA Press Corps.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 13 different coaches. The most recent award winner of Baby Dalupan Trophy are the entire coaching staff of Meralco Bolts, led by head coach Luigi Trillo.
List of awardees
edit| ^ | Denotes head coach who is still active in the PBA |
| * | Elected to the PBA Hall of Fame as a coach |
| *^ | Active PBA head coach who has been elected to the PBA Hall of Fame |
Multiple time winners
edit| Total | Coach |
|---|---|
| 6 | Chot Reyes |
| 5 | Tim Cone |
| 4 | Leo Austria |
| 3 | Ryan Gregorio |
| 2 | Yeng Guiao |
| Perry Ronquillo | |
| Jong Uichico |
Notes
edit- ^ The 2020 season only had one conference. A different award, named "Outstanding Coach of the Bubble" was given to Cone.
References
edit- ^ "Highest accolade for PBA's best coach". Manila Standard. 1995-01-03. Retrieved 2013-10-27.