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{{Short description|Philippine Basketball draft}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name        = 1997 PBA draft
| image       = 
| alt         = 
| caption     = 
| logo        = 
| logosize    = 
| date        = January 19, 1997
| time        = 
| location    = [[Glorietta|Glorietta Activity Center]], [[Makati]]
| network     = [[PBA on Vintage Sports|VTV on IBC]]
| league      = [[Philippine Basketball Association]]
| first       = [[Andy Seigle]] ([[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters|Mobiline Cellulars]])
| prev        = [[1996 PBA draft|1996]]
| next        = [[1998 PBA draft|1998]]
}}
The '''[[1997 PBA season|1997]]  [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA) [[Philippine Basketball Association draft|rookie draft]]''' was an event at which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. The annual rookie draft was held on January 19, 1997, at the [[Glorietta|Glorietta Mall]] in [[Makati]].<ref>[http://www.oocities.org/colosseum/9225/970120a.html 14 rookie PBA pros picked]</ref>

==Round 1==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#DDDDFF;"| Pick
! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="20%"| Player
! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="20%"| Country of origin*
! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="35%"| PBA team
! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="25%"| College
|-
|align=center| 1
| [[Andy Seigle|Andrew John Seigle]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters|Mobiline Cellulars]]
| [[University of New Orleans|New Orleans]] 
|-
|align=center| 2
| [[Nic Belasco|Nicholas Belasco]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Pop Cola Panthers|Pop Cola Bottlers]]
| [[Notre Dame of Maryland University|Notre Dame-Maryland]]
|-
|align=center| 3
| [[Jason Webb (basketball)|Jason Webb]]
| {{flag|Philippines|1936}}
| [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]]
| [[De La Salle University|De La Salle]]
|-
|align=center| 4
| [[Estong Ballesteros|Ernesto Ballesteros]]
| {{flag|Philippines|1936}}
| [[Shell Turbo Chargers|Formula Shell Zoom Masters]]
| [[University of Santo Tomas|UST]]
|-
|align=center| 5
| Lowell Briones
| {{flag|Philippines|1936}}
| [[Star Hotshots|Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys]]
| [[University of Visayas|Visayas]]
|-
|align=center| 6
| [[Gabby Cui]]
| {{flag|Philippines|1936}}
| [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]]
| [[Ateneo de Manila University|Ateneo de Manila]]
|-
|align=center| 7
| Edward Naron
| {{flag|Philippines|1936}}
| [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Gordon's Gin Boars]]
| [[University of Visayas|Visayas]]
|-
|align=center| 8
| Angelo David
| {{flag|Philippines|1936}}
| [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]]
| [[Far Eastern University|FEU]]
|-
|}

==Round 2==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#DDDDFF;"| Pick
! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="20%"| Player
! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="20%"| Country of origin*
! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="35%"| PBA team
! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="25%"| College
|-
|align=center| 9
| [[Tonyboy Espinosa]]
| {{flag|Philippines|1936}}
| [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters|Mobiline Cellulars]]
| [[De La Salle University|De La Salle]] 
|-
|align=center| 10
| Romulo Marata
| {{flag|Philippines|1936}}
| [[Pop Cola Panthers|Pop Cola Bottlers]]
| [[Adamson University|Adamson]]
|-
|align=center| 11
| Ronilo Padilla
| {{flag|Philippines|1936}}
| [[San Miguel Beermen]]
| [[University of Cebu|Cebu]]
|-
|align=center| 12
| Freche Ang
| {{flag|Philippines|1936}}
| [[Star Hotshots|Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys]]
| [[University of Saint La Salle|Saint La Salle]]
|-
|align=center| 13
| Jay Mendoza
| {{flag|Philippines|1936}}
| [[Shell Turbo Chargers|Formula Shell Zoom Masters]]
| [[Mapúa Institute of Technology|Mapua]]
|-
|align=center| 14
| Manuel Ortega, Jr.
| {{flag|Philippines|1936}}
| [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Gordon's Gin Boars]]
| [[Saint Louis University (Philippines)|SLU]]
|-
|}

==Notes==
The top two draft picks; [[Andy Seigle|Andrew John Seigle]] and [[Nic Belasco]] were born outside the Philippines. It was the first time in league history that a pure-born Filipino player was not chosen as the overall top pick.<ref>[http://www.oocities.org/colosseum/9225/970203a.html Seigle going up against PBA giants]</ref><ref>[http://www.oocities.org/colosseum/9225/970205b.html Pop Cola's Fil-Am recruit also fails to impress in tuneup game]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{1997 PBA season by team}}
{{PBA draft}}

[[Category:Philippine Basketball Association draft]]
[[Category:1997 PBA season|draft]]