2008 PBA draft
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Template:Use Philippine English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sports draft The 2008 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event at which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at Market! Market! in Taguig on August 31, 2008. The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (formerly known as the Welcoat Dragons) selected Gabe Norwood of the George Mason University as the number one draft pick. Players applied for the draft had undergone a two-day rookie camp.
Round 1
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center | * | Mythical team member | # | All-star |
| Pick | Player | Country of origin* | PBA team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabe Norwood* | Script error: No such module "flag". | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | George Mason |
| 2 | Jared Dillinger# | Script error: No such module "flag". | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | Hawaii |
| 3 | Jayson Castro* | Script error: No such module "flag". | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals (from San Miguel Beermen) |
PCU |
| 4 | Rob Reyes | Script error: No such module "flag". | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | Flagler |
| 5 | Sol Mercado# | Script error: No such module "flag". | Alaska Aces | Biola |
| 6 | Mark Borboran | Script error: No such module "flag". | Air21 Express | UE |
| 7 | Beau Belga# | Script error: No such module "flag". | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | PCU |
| 8 | Bonbon Custodio | Script error: No such module "flag". | San Miguel Beermen | UE |
| 9 | Larry Rodriguez | Script error: No such module "flag". | Red Bull Barako | PMI |
| 10 | Kelvin Gregorio | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sta. Lucia Realtors | UE |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Country of origin* | PBA team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pong Escobal | Script error: No such module "flag". | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | San Beda |
| 2 | TY Tang | Script error: No such module "flag". | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | De La Salle |
| 3 | Pocholo Villanueva | Script error: No such module "flag". | Air 21 Express | De La Salle |
| 4 | Chito Jaime | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sta. Lucia Realtors | AMA |
| 5 | Kelvin dela Peña | Script error: No such module "flag". | Alaska Aces | Mapúa |
| 6 | Jonathan Fernandez | Script error: No such module "flag". | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | NU |
| 7 | Jeff Chan* | Script error: No such module "flag". | Red Bull Barako | FEU |
| 8 | Mark Cuevas | Script error: No such module "flag". | Red Bull Barako | Los Angeles County |
| 9 | Christian Cabatu | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sta. Lucia Realtors | St. Benilde |
Undrafted players
| Player | Country of origin* | College |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Luis Abad | Script error: No such module "flag". | St. Benilde |
| Lawrence Bonus[1] | Script error: No such module "flag". | UM |
| Patrick Cabahug | Script error: No such module "flag". | Adamson |
| Andrew Catigan | Script error: No such module "flag". | Langara |
| Jan Anthony Coching | Script error: No such module "flag". | St. Benilde |
| Dennis Concha | Script error: No such module "flag". | |
| Rene Cunanan | Script error: No such module "flag". | JRU |
| Kevin Dulafu | Script error: No such module "flag". | Vanguard |
| Nestor David | Script error: No such module "flag". | UP Diliman |
| Michael Dizon | Script error: No such module "flag". | Florida College |
| Anthony Espiritu | Script error: No such module "flag". | UST |
| Julian Bermejo | Script error: No such module "flag". | San Sebastian |
| Ismael Juinio | Script error: No such module "flag". | Letran |
| Nizar Kiram | Script error: No such module "flag". | St. Francis |
| Ferdie Melocoton | Script error: No such module "flag". | EAC |
| Franklyn Nailon | Script error: No such module "flag". | UC |
| Ricky Natividad | Script error: No such module "flag". | PSBA |
| Leimar Navarro | Script error: No such module "flag". | PCU |
| Angelus Raymundo | Script error: No such module "flag". | San Beda Alabang / UE |
| Ryan Regalado | Script error: No such module "flag". | UM |
| Unik Christian Reyes | Script error: No such module "flag". | St. Benilde |
| Earn Saguindel | Script error: No such module "flag". | UE |
| Eder Saldua | Script error: No such module "flag". | FEU |
| Mark Yee[2] | Script error: No such module "flag". | San Sebastian-Cavite |
| Eian Yu | Script error: No such module "flag". | UCLA |
- ↑ Signed by Coca-Cola Tigers as a free agent for the 2008-09 PBA season Philippine Cup
- ↑ Signed by the Burger King Whoppers as a free agent for the 2008-09 PBA season Fiesta Cup
Draft-day trades
- Jay Washington was traded to the San Miguel Beermen for the rights of Talk 'N Text's third overall pick.
Off-season trades
- Joe Devance (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) and 2 second-round picks was traded to Alaska Aces for Solomon Mercado & Eddie Laure
Note
*All aspirants are Filipinos until proven otherwise.