2006 PBA Draft
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The 2006
Philippine Basketball Association
(PBA) Rookie Draft
is an event, which allows teams to draft
players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at Market! Market! in Taguig City
on August 20, 2006. The Sta. Lucia Realtors
chose Kelly Williams
of Oakland University
and PBL
-Magnolia
as the first overall pick. Players applied for the draft underwent a weeklong rookie camp overseen by assistant coaches from five PBA teams.
team. They are:
s.
were scrapped from the list of rookie hopefuls after failing to submit their requirements even after PBA
Commissioner Noli Eala
extended the deadline of submission to August 13, 2006. The previous deadline was set on July 31.
Also, Christpher Apaitan of Mindanao State University
was struck off the list after not showing in the recently held rookie camp. University of the East
center Angelus Raymundo withdrew from the draft.
2006-07 PBA season
The 2006–07 PBA season is the 32nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association . The season started September 28 in Guam and began its formal opening on October 1 at the Araneta Coliseum, and ended on July 20...
Philippine Basketball Association
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...
(PBA) Rookie Draft
Philippine Basketball Association Draft
The Philippine Basketball Association Draft is an annual event in the PBA calendar in which teams can acquire new players outside the league which are not free agents in an agreed-upon order....
is an event, which allows teams to draft
Draft (sports)
A draft is a process used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Russia and the Philippines to allocate certain players to sports teams. In a draft, teams take turns selecting from a pool of eligible players...
players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at Market! Market! in Taguig City
Taguig City
Taguig is a city in Metro Manila in the Philippines. From a thriving fishing community along the shores of Laguna de Bay, it is now an important residential, commercial and industrial center...
on August 20, 2006. The Sta. Lucia Realtors
Sta. Lucia Realtors
The Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta...
chose Kelly Williams
Kelly Williams
Kelly Williams is a Filipino-American professional basketball player currently playing for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...
of Oakland University
Oakland University
Oakland University is a public university co-founded by Matilda Dodge Wilson and John A. Hannah whose campus is located in central Oakland County, Michigan, United States in the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills. It is the only major research university in Oakland County, from which OU...
and PBL
PBL
- Sports:* B.C. Premier Baseball League, a youth baseball league in British Columbia, Canada* Philippine Basketball League, a men's basketball minor league in the Philippines...
-Magnolia
Magnolia
Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol....
as the first overall pick. Players applied for the draft underwent a weeklong rookie camp overseen by assistant coaches from five PBA teams.
Round 1
| * | Mythical team member | # | All-star |
| Pick | Player | Country of origin* | PBA Team | College |
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| 1 | Kelly Williams Kelly Williams Kelly Williams is a Filipino-American professional basketball player currently playing for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association... * |
Sta. Lucia Realtors Sta. Lucia Realtors The Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta... |
Oakland Oakland University Oakland University is a public university co-founded by Matilda Dodge Wilson and John A. Hannah whose campus is located in central Oakland County, Michigan, United States in the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills. It is the only major research university in Oakland County, from which OU... |
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| 2 | Arwind Santos Arwind Santos Arwind Santos is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association playing for the Petron Blaze Boosters. He also played college hoops at Far Eastern University in the UAAP and the Magnolia Ice Cream Spinners in the Philippine Basketball League... * |
Air21 Express Air21 Express The Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association... |
FEU Far Eastern University Far Eastern University in the University Belt area, West Sampaloc, City of Manila, is a nonsectarian, private university in the Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 under the guidance of... |
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| 3 | Joseph Yeo Joseph Yeo Joseph Henry L. Yeo , better known as Joseph Yeo, is a Filipino-Chinese professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Petron Blaze Boosters... # |
Coca-Cola Tigers Coca-Cola Tigers The Powerade Tigers is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002 when the then-San Miguel Corporation-owned Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines bought the RFM-owned Cosmos Bottling Corporation. In 2006, the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company under the Coca-Cola... |
De La Salle De La Salle University De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director... |
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| 4 | LA Tenorio LA Tenorio Lewis Alfred V. Tenorio , better known as L.A. Tenorio, is a Filipino professional basketball point guard who currently plays for the Alaska Aces in the Philippine Basketball Association... * |
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... |
Ateneo Ateneo de Manila University The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits... |
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| 5 | Gabby Espinas Gabby Espinas Gabriel Espinas is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was born of an African-American father, who was once stationed in Subic but died when Gabby was only five years old, and a Filipina mother... |
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... |
PCU Philippine Christian University The Philippine Christian University is a private university along Taft Avenue, Manila. It was founded in 1946 through the initiatives of the Laymen of the Evangelical Association of the Philippines. Originally named as Manila Union University, it was renamed as Philippine Christian College... |
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| 6 | Mark Isip Mark Isip Mark Gracer Isip is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Meralco Bolts. He was drafted sixth overall by Sta. Lucia in 2006... |
Sta. Lucia Realtors Sta. Lucia Realtors The Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta... |
FEU Far Eastern University Far Eastern University in the University Belt area, West Sampaloc, City of Manila, is a nonsectarian, private university in the Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 under the guidance of... |
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| 7 | Aaron Aban Aaron Aban Aaron Abril G. Aban , better known as Aaron Aban, is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association. Born in Cagayan de Oro City and went to Colegio de San Juan de Letran in college... |
Alaska Aces Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... |
Letran Colegio de San Juan de Letran The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the... |
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| 8 | Mark Andaya Mark Andaya Mark Anthony Andaya is a professional basketball player who last played for the Barako Bull Energy Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted eighth overall by Talk 'N Text in 2006. After playing for the Philippine Patriots in the Asean Basketball League, he was acuqired by... |
Talk N' Text Phone Pals Talk N' Text Phone Pals The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters is a professional basketball team in Philippine Basketball Association.The team was first owned by Pepsi Philippines of Luis Francisco R. Lorenzo and was granted an expansion franchise prior to the 1990 PBA season... |
Letran Colegio de San Juan de Letran The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the... |
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| 9 | Boyet Bautista Boyet Bautista Boyet Bautista is a basketball player for the Harbour Centre Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball League. Bautista played high school and collegiate basketball for the Knights of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran... |
Purefoods Chunkee Giants | Letran Colegio de San Juan de Letran The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the... |
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| 10 | Abby Santos | Welcoat Dragons Welcoat Dragons The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by the Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. that debuted in the league in the 2006-07 PBA season. From 1996-2006, it was a member of the semi-professional Philippine Basketball League,... |
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Round 2
| Pick | Player | Country of origin* | PBA Team | College |
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| 11 | Jireh Ibañes Jireh Ibañes Jireh Ibañes is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. He was drafted elventh overall by then-known Welcoat in 2006.- References :... |
Welcoat Dragons Welcoat Dragons The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by the Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. that debuted in the league in the 2006-07 PBA season. From 1996-2006, it was a member of the semi-professional Philippine Basketball League,... |
UP Diliman | |
| 12 | R.J. Rizada R.J. Rizada Ryan Joseph R. Rizada, better known as R.J. Rizada, is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently is on the inactive list of the Powerade Tigers in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was the twelfth overall pick in the 2006 PBA Draft... |
Coca-Cola Tigers Coca-Cola Tigers The Powerade Tigers is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002 when the then-San Miguel Corporation-owned Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines bought the RFM-owned Cosmos Bottling Corporation. In 2006, the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company under the Coca-Cola... |
FEU Far Eastern University Far Eastern University in the University Belt area, West Sampaloc, City of Manila, is a nonsectarian, private university in the Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 under the guidance of... |
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| 13 | Mark Magsumbol Mark Magsumbol Mark Magsumbol is a basketball player from the Philippines who has played in the Philippine Basketball League, National Basketball Conference, the Cebu Basketball Federation, and for the American Basketball Association team San Jose Skyrockets... |
Sta. Lucia Realtors Sta. Lucia Realtors The Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta... |
St. Benilde De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde is a private Catholic college in the Malate district of Manila, Philippines. The main campus is along Taft Avenue, with two campuses along Pablo Ocampo Street and Arellano Avenue... |
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| 14 | Manuel Caceres | Coca-Cola Tigers Coca-Cola Tigers The Powerade Tigers is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002 when the then-San Miguel Corporation-owned Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines bought the RFM-owned Cosmos Bottling Corporation. In 2006, the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company under the Coca-Cola... |
PSBA Philippine School of Business Administration The Philippine School of Business Administration is a college located in Quezon City and Manila City in Metro Manila, Philippines.-Campuses:Campuses are located in:* Sampaloc in Manila City* Aurora Boulevard in Quezon City... |
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| 15 | Chris Pacana Chris Pacana Ernani Christopher M. Pacana III , better known as Chris Pacana, is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who is in the inactive list of the Meralco Bolts. He was one of the factors of the championship run by the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the 2008 PBA... |
Coca-Cola Tigers Coca-Cola Tigers The Powerade Tigers is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002 when the then-San Miguel Corporation-owned Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines bought the RFM-owned Cosmos Bottling Corporation. In 2006, the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company under the Coca-Cola... (from Air21 Express Air21 Express The Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association... ) |
St. Francis Saint Francis of Assisi College System Saint Francis of Assisi College is a system of private, Catholic-oriented but non-sectarian Philippine educational institutions, offering complete education from pre-school up to the graduate or masteral level of education... |
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| 16 | Mike Gavino | Coca-Cola Tigers Coca-Cola Tigers The Powerade Tigers is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002 when the then-San Miguel Corporation-owned Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines bought the RFM-owned Cosmos Bottling Corporation. In 2006, the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company under the Coca-Cola... |
UP Diliman | |
| 17 | Ronjay Enrile Ronjay Enrile Ronjay Enrile is a Filipino professional basketball player currently working as a team ambassador for the Powerade Tigers in the Philippine Basketball Association.-References:... |
Coca-Cola Tigers Coca-Cola Tigers The Powerade Tigers is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002 when the then-San Miguel Corporation-owned Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines bought the RFM-owned Cosmos Bottling Corporation. In 2006, the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company under the Coca-Cola... |
Letran Colegio de San Juan de Letran The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the... |
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| 18 | Christian Luanzon Christian Luanzon Christian Luanzon is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Alaska Aces.-Collegiate career:... |
Alaska Aces Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... |
UST University of Santo Tomas The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the... |
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| 19 | Magnum Membrere Magnum Membrere Benedicto "Magnum" L. Membrere III is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. He was drafted nineteenth overall by Red Bull in 2006 and played for 4 seasons... |
Red Bull Barako Red Bull Barako The Barako Bull Energy Boosters was a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association that is owned by the Photokina Marketing Corporation... |
Ateneo Ateneo de Manila University The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits... |
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| 20 | Ollan Omiping | Purefoods Chunkee Giants | UE University of the East The University of the East is a private nonsectarian university located in University Belt Area, district of Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. The university was founded in 1946 as a coeducational institution... |
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Welcoat carry-over amateurs
Welcoat carried over three amateurs from its Philippine Basketball LeaguePhilippine Basketball League
The Philippine Basketball League is a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league is composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.-History:...
team. They are:
| Player | Country of origin* | PBA Team | College |
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| Junjun Cabatu Junjun Cabatu Santiago Cabatu, Jr. , better known as Junjun Cabatu, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Philippine Patriots. Known by many because of his father Santiago "Sonny" Cabatu, Sr., who is a former PBA player and was the very first draft pick of the league in 1985. He played high school... |
Welcoat Dragons Welcoat Dragons The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by the Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. that debuted in the league in the 2006-07 PBA season. From 1996-2006, it was a member of the semi-professional Philippine Basketball League,... |
De La Salle De La Salle University De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director... |
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| Jay-R Reyes Jay-R Reyes Jay-R Reyes is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Alaska Aces.-Rain or Shine:... |
Welcoat Dragons Welcoat Dragons The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by the Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. that debuted in the league in the 2006-07 PBA season. From 1996-2006, it was a member of the semi-professional Philippine Basketball League,... |
UP Diliman | |
| Jay Sagad | Welcoat Dragons Welcoat Dragons The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by the Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. that debuted in the league in the 2006-07 PBA season. From 1996-2006, it was a member of the semi-professional Philippine Basketball League,... |
St. Benilde De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde is a private Catholic college in the Malate district of Manila, Philippines. The main campus is along Taft Avenue, with two campuses along Pablo Ocampo Street and Arellano Avenue... |
Undrafted players
Draftee's name followed by college. All undrafted players become Rookie free agentFree agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
s.
- John Paul Alcaraz from (LetranColegio de San Juan de LetranThe Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the...
) - Jonathan Aldave from (LetranColegio de San Juan de LetranThe Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the...
)- Signed by Talk 'N Text Phone Pals as a free agent for the 2006-07 PBA season2006-07 PBA seasonThe 2006–07 PBA season is the 32nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association . The season started September 28 in Guam and began its formal opening on October 1 at the Araneta Coliseum, and ended on July 20...
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- Signed by Talk 'N Text Phone Pals as a free agent for the 2006-07 PBA season
- Richard AlonzoRichard AlonzoRichard Hernando Alonzo, better known simply as Chad Alonzo, is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Barako Bull Energy Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association....
from (AdamsonAdamson UniversityAdamson University is a private university Catholic university in Manila, Philippines, founded on June 30, 1932 by Greek immigrant George Lucas Adamson as the Adamson School of Industrial Chemistry...
)- Signed by Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants as a free agent for the 2008-09 PBA season.
- Ronnie Bughao from (San BedaSan Beda CollegeSan Beda College or Dalubhasaan ng San Beda in Filipino is a Private Benedictine college run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines. It is located on Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila...
)- Signed by Sta. Lucia RealtorsSta. Lucia RealtorsThe Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta...
as a free agent for the 2006-07 PBA season2006-07 PBA seasonThe 2006–07 PBA season is the 32nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association . The season started September 28 in Guam and began its formal opening on October 1 at the Araneta Coliseum, and ended on July 20...
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- Signed by Sta. Lucia Realtors
- Ryan Cristobal from (San BedaSan Beda CollegeSan Beda College or Dalubhasaan ng San Beda in Filipino is a Private Benedictine college run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines. It is located on Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila...
) - Dennis DaaDennis DaaDennis Daa is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Shopinas.com Clickers. He was acquired by the Sta. Lucia Realtors in 2007 through free agency. In 2010, he was traded to the Energy Boosters in exchange for undrafted rookie...
from (Las Piñas CollegeLas Piñas CollegeLas Piñas College is a school located in Pilar Village, Almanza, Las Piñas City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The college was established in 1975 by Dr. Faustino Legaspi Uy...
)- Signed by Sta. LuciaSta. Lucia RealtorsThe Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta...
as a free agent for the 2007-08 PBA season2007-08 PBA seasonThe 2007-08 PBA Season was the 33rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season was formally opened on October 14, 2007 at the Araneta Coliseum...
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- Signed by Sta. Lucia
- Erian Daja from (West Negros)
- Ariel de Castro from (NUNational University (Philippines)National University is a university in Manila, Philippines.It is a founding member of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and is a pioneer of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities...
) - Don DulayDon DulayDonald Dulay is a Filipino-American professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who is on the inactive list of the Alaska Aces. He was an undrafted player but was later signed by Rain or Shine in 2007...
from (El CaminoEl Camino CollegeEl Camino College is a two-year public community college located partially in the unincorporated area of Alondra Park and partially in the City of Torrance in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is commonly referred to as "Elco" or "ECC"...
)- Signed by WelcoatWelcoat DragonsThe Rain or Shine Elasto Painters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by the Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. that debuted in the league in the 2006-07 PBA season. From 1996-2006, it was a member of the semi-professional Philippine Basketball League,...
as a free agent for the 2007-08 PBA season2007-08 PBA seasonThe 2007-08 PBA Season was the 33rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season was formally opened on October 14, 2007 at the Araneta Coliseum...
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- Signed by Welcoat
- Alfie Grijaldo from (NUNational University (Philippines)National University is a university in Manila, Philippines.It is a founding member of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and is a pioneer of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities...
) - Bob Ilanga from (U of MindanaoUniversity of MindanaoThe ' is the largest private, non-sectarian university in Mindanao located in Davao City on the Southern Philippine island. Established in 1946, the University of Mindanao has ten branches spread over thirteen campuses in Southern Mindanao. It is currently an Autonomous Status per CEB Resolution...
) - Marlon Kalaw from (MLQUManuel L. Quezon UniversityThe Manuel L. Quezon University is a private university in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines. It is a member of the Colleges and Universities Sports Association . It offers academic programs at the pre-school, elementary, high school, tertiary, and graduate levels. It is named for Philippine president...
) - Chico LaneteChico LaneteChico Lanete , from Ormoc City, Philippines, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association. He grew up in Isabela, Basilan and then played for Southern City Colleges in Zamboanga City during college before moving to Lyceum of the...
from (LyceumLyceum of the Philippines UniversityThe Lyceum of the Philippines University is an institute of higher education located in Intramuros in the City of Manila. It was founded in 1952 by Dr. José P. Laurel, who became the third and one of the most acclaimed presidents of the Philippines...
)- Signed by Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants as a free agent for the 2007-08 PBA season2007-08 PBA seasonThe 2007-08 PBA Season was the 33rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season was formally opened on October 14, 2007 at the Araneta Coliseum...
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- Signed by Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants as a free agent for the 2007-08 PBA season
- Jerome Paterno from (San BedaSan Beda CollegeSan Beda College or Dalubhasaan ng San Beda in Filipino is a Private Benedictine college run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines. It is located on Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila...
) - Glenn Perseveranda from (SolanoSolano Community CollegeSolano Community College is a two-year institution of higher learning located in Fairfield, Solano County, California . It is part of California's public community college system, which comprises 109 campuses in 72 districts across the state.-History:The college was established in 1945 as Vallejo...
) - Paul Reguera from (UEUniversity of the EastThe University of the East is a private nonsectarian university located in University Belt Area, district of Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. The university was founded in 1946 as a coeducational institution...
) - Frederick RodriguezEric RodriguezFrederick "Erick" Rodriguez is Filipino basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He currently plays for the Barangay Ginebra Kings. Rodriguez is a former player of the Letran Knights and Toyota Balintawak in the Philippine Basketball League....
from (LetranColegio de San Juan de LetranThe Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the...
)- Signed by Burger King WhoppersAir21 ExpressThe Barako Bull Energy is a Philippine Basketball Association team that began in 2002.Barako Bull is owned by Energy Food and Drinks Inc., a subsidiary of the Linaheim Corporate Services, owners of the defunct Laguna Lakers of the Metropolitan Basketball Association...
as a free agent for the 2008-09 PBA season Fiesta Cup.
- Signed by Burger King Whoppers
- Denver Roque from (San SebastianSan Sebastian College - RecoletosSan Sebastian College – Recoletos de Manila or commonly known by their nickname Bastê, is a Catholic institution of higher learning in the Philippines...
) - Robert Sanz from (PCUPhilippine Christian UniversityThe Philippine Christian University is a private university along Taft Avenue, Manila. It was founded in 1946 through the initiatives of the Laymen of the Evangelical Association of the Philippines. Originally named as Manila Union University, it was renamed as Philippine Christian College...
)- Signed by Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants as a free agent for the 2007-08 PBA season2007-08 PBA seasonThe 2007-08 PBA Season was the 33rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season was formally opened on October 14, 2007 at the Araneta Coliseum...
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- Signed by Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants as a free agent for the 2007-08 PBA season
- Alexander Sibug from (Dominican CollegeDominican CollegeThere are several current and former institutions of higher learning named Dominican College.-Higher education:*Dominican College , a four-year private college in Orangeburg, New York...
) - Nilo Sta. Cruz from (LetranColegio de San Juan de LetranThe Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the...
) - Erwin Sta. Maria from (MapuaMapúa Institute of TechnologyMapúa Institute of Technology is a private, non-sectarian, Filipino tertiary institute located in Intramuros, Manila and in Makati....
) - Nicole Uy from (San SebastianSan Sebastian College - RecoletosSan Sebastian College – Recoletos de Manila or commonly known by their nickname Bastê, is a Catholic institution of higher learning in the Philippines...
) - Al VergaraAl VergaraAl Vergara is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who last played for the Singapore Slingers...
from (St. FrancisSaint Francis of Assisi College SystemSaint Francis of Assisi College is a system of private, Catholic-oriented but non-sectarian Philippine educational institutions, offering complete education from pre-school up to the graduate or masteral level of education...
)- Signed by Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants as a free agent for the 2008-09 PBA season Fiesta Cup.
- Orvie Vidad from (NewhamNewham Sixth Form CollegeNewham Sixth Form College, also known as NewVIc, is a sixth form college in Newham, east London, established in 1992.-Admissions:It is located on two sites in the London Borough of Newham, the main site being situated on Prince Regent Lane in Plaistow, near the Newham University Hospital...
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Players scrapped from the list
Fil-Ams Rob Reyes and Joe DevanceJoe Devance
Joe Calvin Devance, Jr. is a Filipino-American professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the B-Meg Llamados.-Welcoat Dragons:...
were scrapped from the list of rookie hopefuls after failing to submit their requirements even after PBA
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...
Commissioner Noli Eala
Noli Eala
Jose Emmanuel M. Eala, better known as Noli Eala, was the sixth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association from 2003 to 2007. Before he became the commissioner of the league, he was a play-by-play commentator of Viva-Vintage Sports, which broadcasts the PBA Games, from the early 1990s...
extended the deadline of submission to August 13, 2006. The previous deadline was set on July 31.
Also, Christpher Apaitan of Mindanao State University
Mindanao State University
Mindanao State University is a public coeducational institution of higher education located in the Islamic City of Marawi, Philippines...
was struck off the list after not showing in the recently held rookie camp. University of the East
University of the East
The University of the East is a private nonsectarian university located in University Belt Area, district of Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. The university was founded in 1946 as a coeducational institution...
center Angelus Raymundo withdrew from the draft.