40 Greatest Players in PBA History
The 40 Greatest Players in Philippine Basketball Association History is a set of players chosen in 2000 and 2015 to commemorate the founding of the Philippine Basketball Association.
The first set, known as the 25 Greatest Players in Philippine Basketball Association History was awarded when the league celebrated its 25th anniversary in, during its silver anniversary TV special held at the Araneta Coliseum on April 9, 2000.
In 2015, 15 players were added to the list to commemorate the league's 40th anniversary. The awarding was held at the Resorts World Manila on April 8, 2015. The award was rechristened as FAB @ 40 .
Criteria
The following criteria were used by a committee in selecting players for the first 25 players in the list:- The player must have played at least four full seasons with the league.
- The player must be a recipient of a major award
- The player must have done a major impact with the sport and the league.
- The player must have contributed towards the positive development of basketball in the country.
Criticism on the 15 additional players
Players selected in 2000
| Name | School | Teams played for | MVP won | All-Star | Year | Ref |
| ' | FEU | Alaska Pop Cola Coca-Cola Barangay Ginebra | 1 | |||
| * | UST | Crispa U/Tex Great Taste Shell Hills Bros/Alaska | 3 | n/a | 2005 | |
| ' | Lyceum | San Miguel Sunkist/Pop Cola Sta Lucia Red Bull | 1 | |||
| * | Ateneo | Toyota Gilbey's Gin/Ginebra | none | n/a | 2005 | |
| * | Pepperdine, DLSU | Great Taste San Miguel | 1 | n/a | 2009 | |
| * | UE | Great Taste/Presto San Miguel Barangay Ginebra | 1 | 2009 | ||
| * | Adamson | San Miguel | none | 2009 | ||
| * | JRU | Crispa Shell Great Taste/Presto Ginebra | 1 | 2005 | ||
| * | Mapúa | Crispa Manila Beer Great Taste/Presto | 1 | n/a | 2005 | |
| ' | UE | Purefoods Mobiline/Talk 'N Text FedEx | none | |||
| ' | Adamson | Sunkist/Pop Cola Alaska Sta. Lucia Coca-Cola | 1 | |||
| USJ-R | Crispa Shell Presto Purefoods Diet Sarsi/Swift | none | ||||
| * | San Carlos | Toyota Beer Hausen/Manila Beer Tanduay Purefoods San Miguel | 4 | 2005 | ||
| * | UST | U/Tex 7-Up Toyota Galerie Dominique | none | n/a | 2007 | |
| * | USJ-R | Crispa Tanduay Manila Beer San Miguel Purefoods Alaska Pepsi/7-Up Shell | 2 | 2007 | ||
| * | Mapúa | Crispa Tanduay Purefoods Shell Añejo | 1 | n/a | 2011 | |
| * | UE | Toyota Gilbey's Gin/Añejo/Ginebra | 1 | 2005 | ||
| ' | Ateneo, USJ-R | Purefoods Alaska Pop Cola | none | |||
| * | DLSU | Carrier U/Tex San Miguel Crispa Shel Azodrin Manila Beer | none | n/a | 2013 | |
| * | Letran | San Miguel | none | 2009 | ||
| '* | UP | Shell Sta Lucia Purefoods | none | 2013 | ||
| ' | JRU | Presto Sta. Lucia Swift/Sunkist/Pop Cola Ginebra FedEx Red Bull Talk 'N Text | 1 | |||
| * | UV | Royal Tru-Orange Great Taste CDCP Royal/San Miguel/Magnolia | none | n/a | 2007 | |
| '* | Mapúa | Purefoods | 4 | 2011 | ||
| * | UP | Shell San Miguel | 2 | 2013 |
Players selected in 2015
| Name | School | Teams played for | MVP won | All-Star | Ref |
| '* | NU | San Miguel/Petron Blaze Meralco | 2 | ||
| '* | Letran | Batang Red Bull Talk 'N Text Alaska Ginebra Barako Bull GlobalPort Barako Bull Talk 'N Text | 2 | 11 | |
| ' | UE | Purefoods/B-Meg/San Mig Coffee/Star Rain or Shine | 2 | 15 | |
| ' | BYU | Talk 'N Text Coca-Cola Tigers Meralco Air21 NLEX | 1 | 16 | |
| '* | Lake Superior State | Tanduay Barangay Ginebra GlobalPort Alaska | 1 | 10 | |
| ' | Oakland | Sta. Lucia Realtors Talk 'N Text/TNT | 1 | 5 | |
| '* | Kentucky State | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | 7 | |
| '* | Cal. State | Talk 'N Text Meralco | 1 | 11 | |
| ' | Glendale CC | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | 12 | |
| ' | FEU | Air21 San Miguel | 1 | 10 | |
| ' | PCU | Talk 'N Text/TNT | 6 | ||
| ' | FEU | FedEx Express Purefoods Magnolia/San Miguel Purefoods/B-Meg/San Mig Coffee/Star | 14 | ||
| * | Letran | Red Bull Purefoods/B-Meg Barangay Ginebra Meralco | 10 | ||
| * | San Beda | YCO-Tanduay Toyota Great Taste Ginebra | |||
| * | Adamson | Ginebra/Gordon's Gin/Barangay Ginebra Sta. Lucia Meralco |
Grandslam coaches
Before handing out the awards for the 25 PBA greatest players, the four Grand Slam head coaches up to 2000 were also recognized.| ^ | Denotes coach who is still active |
| * | Elected to the PBA Hall of Fame |
| *^ | Active coach who has been elected to the PBA Hall of Fame |
| HOF year | Denotes year of PBA Hall of Fame induction |