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{{Short description|Annual draft of Basketball players}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=December 2022}}

The '''Philippine Basketball Association draft''' is an annual event dating back to [[1985 PBA draft|1985]] in which the twelve teams from the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA) can [[draft (sports)|draft]] players who are eligible and wish to join the league. The draft usually takes place between October and December, during the league's off-season. No player may sign with the PBA until he has been eligible for at least one draft.

==Eligibility==
All players have to be [[Philippine nationality law|natural-born]] [[Filipinos]]. Persons who chose Philippine citizenship by the age of maturity are considered as natural-born citizens.

For local players the requirements are that they:
* Be 22 years old on the day of the draft, previously 21. If the players are 19 or older but not yet 22, they must have completed at least two years of college eligibility. Formerly, applicants younger than 21 must have either been college graduates or played four years of their eligibility;
* Be also 22 or above and four years removed from their high school graduation or have had only one year of college basketball;
* Play at least seven games in one [[PBA Developmental League]] conference;
* Reach at least {{convert|5|ft|6|in|m}} in height.

Filipino-descended foreigners have almost the same requirements as locals except they must:
* Play at least seven games in each of the two PBA Developmental League conferences, unless they are at the age of 27 and above;
* Have a valid [[Philippine passport]]. Until the [[PBA season 46 draft|46th season's draft]] in March 2021, they must have had documents from the [[Department of Justice (Philippines)|Department of Justice]] and the [[Bureau of Immigration (Philippines)|Bureau of Immigration]] proving their Philippine citizenship. This clause was repealed later in November that year;
* Ensure that, if they graduated from secondary school outside the Philippines, but did not enroll in a Philippine or non-Philippine college or university, four years have passed since their secondary school class graduated;
* Have signed a contract with a professional basketball team outside the PBA, anywhere in the world, and have played under that contract. They also must be released from their contract before they can leave to go to the PBA.

Any person who played for the [[Philippines men's national basketball team]] is exempted from the D-League and is automatically eligible for selection. The changes in eligibility rules are in effect starting in the 2015 draft.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Leongson|first1=Randolph B.|title=D-League stint now requirement for PBA Rookie Draft applicants|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/184481/d-league-stint-now-requirement-for-pba-rookie-draft-applicants|access-date=July 29, 2015|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer|Inquirer.net]]|date=June 16, 2015}}</ref> For the 46th season's draft held on March 14, 2021, the PBA decided to forgo the seven-game requirement<ref>{{cite news |title=2021 PBA Rookie Draft scheduled March 14 |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/410227/2021-pba-rookie-draft-scheduled-march-14 |access-date=December 24, 2020 |work=Inquirer.net |date=December 5, 2020}}</ref> after the [[2020 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup]] was cancelled.

Imports – non-Filipino citizens, even those born in the Philippines – do not enter the PBA via the draft. They are directly signed by teams, and only play in some conferences. Naturalized citizens can only play in the association also as imports.

Starting with the 48th season's draft in 2023, the following changes were implemented:

*Players who opt out of the draft after the third of the five-year eligibility can still enter the draft in the fourth or fifth year but they are not part of the regular draft. Instead they are entered into a special lottery which includes all franchises.<ref>{{cite news |title=PBA sets new draft rules |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2023/05/29/2269840/pba-sets-new-draft-rules |access-date=July 28, 2023 |work=Philstar Global |date=May 29, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*Filipino-descended foreigners must have a valid passport.<ref>{{cite news |title=PBA eases restrictions on Fil-foreigners' eligibility |url=https://www.pba.ph/news/pba-eases-restrictions-on-fil-foreigners-eligibility |access-date=November 10, 2021 |work=November 9, 2021}}</ref>

==Order==
The natural drafting order is determined by the teams' final rankings within each conference from the previous season, with rankings from the [[PBA Philippine Cup]] having [[weighted average|heavier weight]]; the team with the worst record picks first, and the team with best winning percentage picking last in the first and second rounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/special-reports/pba-rookie-draft-2015-blackwater-talk-n-text-kia-globalport-chito-salud |title=If PBA draft is held today, this team will hit the jackpot - and it's not Blackwater |work=spin.ph |date=April 10, 2015}}</ref>

The drafting order is also subject to change if a team deals their draft picks in trades. The draft is finished if all teams have passed.

===Draft lottery===
Before 2015, a draft lottery determined which team gets the first overall draft pick, but in a much smaller scale; only the two worst-performing teams in the preceding season participated. The team with the worst record had a 67% chance of clinching the No. 1 seed while the second-worst only got a 33% chance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/112756/Again-Welcoat-to-pick-first-in-PBA-rookie-draft |title=Again, Welcoat to pick first in PBA rookie draft |access-date=February 2, 2009 |date=August 2, 2008 |work=GMA News }}</ref> The lottery was usually held prior to the finals of the final conference of the season. It was abandoned after the controversies that aroused during the lottery for the first pick of the 2014 draft.<ref>[http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/commissioner-salud-says-sorry-for-crude-conduct-of-draft-lottery-but-insists-it-was-honest-v02 Salud says sorry for 'crude' conduct of PBA draft lottery, but insists it was an honest draw], Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 4, 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/pba-rules-out-re-draw-of-draft-lottery-after-board-settles-controversy-in-emergency-meeting PBA rules out re-draw of draft lottery after board settles controversy in emergency meeting] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124524/http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/pba-rules-out-re-draw-of-draft-lottery-after-board-settles-controversy-in-emergency-meeting |date=September 24, 2015 }}, Richard Dy, spin.ph, July 5, 2014</ref>

===Number of rounds===
From 1985 to 2004 and since 2011, the PBA has had unlimited number of rounds until all the teams have passed, with all undrafted players becoming [[free agent]]s.

From [[2005 PBA draft|2005]] to [[2010 PBA draft|2010]], the association limited the draft to two rounds. This restriction was attributed to an agreement between the PBA and the [[Philippine Basketball League]] (PBL), which also included a development fee to the PBL team from which the player was drafted. This was removed in 2011 as the PBL had folded, and amateur players played in the [[PBA Developmental League|PBA D-League]] instead.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-allows-draft-to-last-beyond-two-rounds |title=PBA allows draft to last beyond two rounds |first=Reynaldo |last=Belen |date=August 23, 2011 |access-date=August 23, 2011 |work=Interaksyon.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002151159/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-allows-draft-to-last-beyond-two-rounds |archive-date=October 2, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Expansion draft==
There have been three expansion drafts in the league's history. The first was in [[1990 PBA Expansion Draft|1990]], in which the new teams [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters|Pepsi Hotshots]] and the [[Pop Cola Panthers|Pop Cola Sizzlers]] selected up to six players from the expansion pool, which is made up of three players from each of the six existing franchises. The second was in [[2000 PBA Expansion Draft|2000]], when newcomers [[Barako Bull Energy Boosters|Batang Red Bull Energizers]] selected players from the draft.

An expansion draft for new teams [[Blackwater Elite]] and [[Kia Sorento (PBA team)|Kia Sorento]] was held on July 18, 2014, so that both team can form its rosters for the [[2014–15 PBA season|2014–15 season]]. The 10 existing PBA franchises protected up to 12 players in their roster.<ref>[http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/no-direct-hires-for-three-pba-expansion-teams-but-board-relents-to-protect-12-scheme-additional-draft-picks No direct hires for three PBA expansion teams, but board relents to 'Protect 12' scheme, additional draft picks], Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, April 24, 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.philstar.com/sports/2014/04/24/1315628/pba-expansion-teams-given-more-draft-rights PBA expansion teams given more draft rights], Nelson Beltran, [[The Philippine Star]], April 24, 2014</ref> Two time MVP [[Danny Ildefonso]] of the [[Meralco Bolts]] was selected as the first pick of the expansion draft by Blackwater, followed by [[Reil Cervantes]] of [[Barako Bull Energy|Barako Bull]] by Kia.<ref>[http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/pba-dispersal-draft-expansion-teams-kia-blackwater-ildefonso-nu FLASH: Blackwater makes Danny Ildefonso the first pick of PBA dispersal draft], Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 18, 2014</ref>

==Carry over amateurs==
If a new franchise also has an existing franchise from an amateur league (from the [[Philippine Basketball League]] before 2011 and the [[PBA Developmental League|PBA D-League]] afterwards), the franchise, upon approval from the PBA's Board of Governors, may be given an incentive of selecting players from their amateur team to be directly elevated to their PBA team. This was last given to the [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|Welcoat Dragons]], who elevated three players from their PBL team.

==List of first overall picks==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background-color:#CCFFCC; width:6em"|^
|Denotes players who have been selected to the [[Philippine Basketball Association Mythical Team|Mythical Team]] 
|-
|style="background-color:#FFFF99; width:6em"|*
|Elected to the [[PBA Hall of Fame]] 
|-
|''Player''<br><small>(in italic text)</small>
|[[Philippine Basketball Association Rookie of the Year award|Rookie of the Year]]
|-
|PPG
|Points per game<ref group=lower-alpha name=note_a>All statistics are taken from the players' respective rookie season unless otherwise noted.</ref>
|-
|APG
|Assists per game<ref group=lower-alpha name=note_a/>
|-
|RPG
|Rebounds per game<ref group=lower-alpha name=note_a/>
|-
|}
Flags indicate the country where the player competed as college student-athletes; all players are Filipinos until proven otherwise, like Sonny Alvarado's case where he fled the country as his citizenship was being questioned.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" summary="Draft (sortable), Selected by (sortable), Player (sortable), Nationality (sortable), College/high school/former club (sortable), PPG (sortable), RPG (sortable), APG (sortable) and References"
|- style="background-color:#c5c5c5"
!rowspan=2 scope="col"|Draft
!rowspan=2 scope="col" width=250|Player
!rowspan=2 scope="col" width=150|Selected by
!rowspan=2 scope="col" width=225|College
!rowspan=2 scope="col" width=250|Draft venue
!colspan=3|PBA rookie statistics
!rowspan=2 scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
!scope="col"|PPG
!scope="col"|RPG
!scope="col"|APG
|-
| [[1985 PBA draft|1985]]
| {{sortname|Sonny|Cabatu}}
| [[Shell Turbo Chargers|Shell]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines|1985}} [[Philippine School of Business Administration|PSBA]]{{refn|Cabatu previously played for [[University of Northern Philippines]] and [[University of Baguio]] before PSBA.|group=lower-alpha}}
| 
|align=center|{{nts|5.2}}
|align=center|{{nts|4.83}}
|align=center|{{nts|0.53}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=1995 Fastbreak The Official PBA Annual: Ginebra San Miguel Player Profiles and Player Statistics Page 149 |url=https://philippinebasketball.neocities.org/pba/season/1995/pbaannual/pbaannual1995149 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=philippinebasketball.neocities.org}}</ref>
|-
| [[1986 PBA draft|1986]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"| {{sortname|Rey|Cuenco}}^
| [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines|1985}} [[Arellano Chiefs|Arellano]]
|
|align=center|{{nts|5.4}}
|align=center|{{nts|3.59}}
|align=center|{{nts|0.62}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=1995 Fastbreak The Official PBA Annual: Pepsi Mega Player Profiles and Player Statistics Page 157 |url=https://philippinebasketball.neocities.org/pba/season/1995/pbaannual/pbaannual1995157 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=philippinebasketball.neocities.org}}</ref>
|-
| [[1987 PBA draft|1987]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"|''{{sortname|Allan|Caidic}}''*
| [[Great Taste Coffee Makers|Great Taste]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines|1986}} [[UE Red Warriors|UE]]
|
|align=center|{{nts|16.6}}
|align=center|{{nts|3.27}}
|align=center|{{nts|1.9}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=1995 Fastbreak The Official PBA Annual: San Miguel Beer Player Statistics Page 174 |url=https://philippinebasketball.neocities.org/pba/season/1995/pbaannual/pbaannual1995174 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=philippinebasketball.neocities.org}}</ref>
|-
| [[1988 PBA draft|1988]]
| {{sortname|Jack|Tanuan}}
| [[Magnolia Hotshots|Purefoods]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines|1986}} [[FEU Tamaraws|FEU]]
|
|align=center|{{nts|2.6}}
|align=center|{{nts|2.24}}
|align=center|{{nts|0.52}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=1995 Fastbreak The Official PBA Annual: Purefoods Player Statistics Page 166 |url=https://philippinebasketball.neocities.org/pba/season/1995/pbaannual/pbaannual1995166 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=philippinebasketball.neocities.org}}</ref>
|-
| [[1989 PBA draft|1989]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| ''{{sortname|Benjie|Paras}}''*{{refn|Paras also won the [[Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award|Most Valuable Player award]], the only player as of 2021 to win the citation on his rookie year.|group=lower-alpha}}
| [[Shell Turbo Chargers|Shell]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines|1986}} [[UP Fighting Maroons|UP Diliman]]
|
|align=center|{{nts|25.8}}
|align=center|{{nts|12.98}}
|align=center|{{nts|2.05}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=1995 Fastbreak The Official PBA Annual: Formula Shell SUPER Unleaded Player Statistics Page 182 |url=https://philippinebasketball.neocities.org/pba/season/1995/pbaannual/pbaannual1995182 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=philippinebasketball.neocities.org}}</ref>
|-
| [[1990 PBA draft|1990]]
| {{sortname|Peter|Jao}}
| [[Great Taste Coffee Makers|Great Taste]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines|1986}} [[University of San Jose–Recoletos|USJ-R]]
| rowspan="3" | [[PhilSports Arena|The Ultra]], [[Pasig]]
|align=center|{{nts|7.8}}
|align=center|{{nts|2.13}}
|align=center|{{nts|1.25}}
|align=center|
|-
| [[1991 PBA draft|1991]]
| {{sortname|Alejandro|Araneta|Alex Araneta}}
| [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines|1986}} [[Ateneo Blue Eagles|Ateneo]]
|align=center|{{nts|5.2}}
|align=center|{{nts|3.89}}
|align=center|{{nts|0.49}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=1995 Fastbreak The Official PBA Annual: Alaska Player Statistics Page 142 |url=https://philippinebasketball.neocities.org/pba/season/1995/pbaannual/pbaannual1995142 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=philippinebasketball.neocities.org}}</ref>
|-
| [[1992 PBA draft|1992]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"| {{sortname|Vergel|Meneses|1986}}^
| [[Great Taste Coffee Makers|Presto-Tivoli]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines|1986}} [[JRU Heavy Bombers|JRC]]
|align=center|{{nts|17.69}}
|align=center|{{nts|2.15}}
|align=center|{{nts|1.59}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Vergel Meneses Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Vergel-Meneses/275/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126094646/http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Vergel-Meneses/275/ |archive-date=2017-01-26 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=}}</ref>
|-
| [[1993 PBA draft|1993]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|''{{sortname|Jun|Limpot}}''^
| [[Sta. Lucia Realtors|Sta. Lucia]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines|1986}} [[De La Salle Green Archers|De La Salle]]
| [[The Peninsula Manila|The Peninsula]], [[Makati]]
|align=center|{{nts|20.6}}
|align=center|{{nts|8.09}}
|align=center|{{nts|2.27}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=1995 Fastbreak The Official PBA Annual: Sta. Lucia Player Statistics Page 190 |url=https://philippinebasketball.neocities.org/pba/season/1995/pbaannual/pbaannual1995190 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=philippinebasketball.neocities.org}}</ref>
|-
| [[1994 PBA draft|1994]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"| {{sortname|Noli|Locsin}}^
| [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Tondeña]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines|1986}} [[De La Salle Green Archers|De La Salle]]{{refn|Locsin studied at [[De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde|St. Benilde]] while he was playing for De La Salle.|group=lower-alpha}}
| [[New World Manila Bay Hotel|Manila Hyatt Hotel]], Manila
|align=center|{{nts|18.5}}
|align=center|{{nts|8.78}}
|align=center|{{nts|2.9}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Noli Locsin Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Noli-Locsin/378/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303141233/http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Noli-Locsin/378/ |archive-date=2017-03-03 |access-date=2023-05-01 }}</ref>
|-
| [[1995 PBA draft|1995]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"| {{sortname|Dennis|Espino}}^
| [[Sta. Lucia Realtors|Sta. Lucia]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines|1986}} [[UST Growling Tigers|UST]]
| rowspan="2" | New World Makati Hotel, Makati
|align=center|{{nts|14.7}}
|align=center|{{nts|6.34}}
|align=center|{{nts|1.23}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Dennis Espino Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Dennis-Espino/28/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103043619/http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Dennis-Espino/28/ |archive-date=2015-11-03 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=}}</ref>
|-
| [[1996 PBA draft|1996]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|''{{sortname|Marlou|Aquino}}''^
| [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Ginebra]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines|1986}} [[Adamson Falcons|Adamson]]
|align=center|{{nts|17.9}}
|align=center|{{nts|8.39}}
|align=center|{{nts|1.82}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Marlou Aquino Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Marlou-Aquino/89/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303034149/http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Marlou-Aquino/89/ |archive-date=2017-03-03 |access-date=2023-05-01 }}</ref>
|-
| [[1997 PBA draft|1997]]
| ''{{sortname|Andy|Seigle}}''
| [[TNT Tropang Giga|Mobiline]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[New Orleans Privateers men's basketball|New Orleans]]
| rowspan="8" | [[Glorietta|Glorietta Activity Center]], Makati
|align=center|{{nts|13.5}}
|align=center|{{nts|9.93}}
|align=center|{{nts|2.29}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Andy Seigle Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Andy-Seigle/370/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225354/http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Andy-Seigle/370/ |archive-date=2016-03-03 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=}}</ref>
|-
| [[1998 PBA draft|1998]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|''{{sortname|Danny|Ildefonso}}''^
| [[San Miguel Beermen|San Miguel]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines|1986}} [[National University Bulldogs|NU]]
|align=center|{{nts|11.6}}
|align=center|{{nts|5.04}}
|align=center|{{nts|1.58}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Danny Ildefonso Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Danny-Ildefonso/25/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126063751/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Danny-Ildefonso/25/ |archive-date=2017-01-26 |access-date=2023-05-01 }}</ref>
|-
| [[1999 PBA draft|1999]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Sonny|Alvarado}}^
| [[Tanduay Rhum Masters|Tanduay]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]]
|align=center|{{nts|22.9}}
|align=center|{{nts|13.13}}
|align=center|{{nts|3.9}}
|align=center|
|-
| [[2000 PBA draft|2000]]
| {{sortname|Paolo|Mendoza}}
| [[Sta. Lucia Realtors|Sta. Lucia]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[UP Fighting Maroons|UP Diliman]]
|align=center|{{nts|8.0}}
|align=center|{{nts|2.45}}
|align=center|{{nts|2.13}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Paolo Mendoza Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Paolo-Mendoza/102/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009111304/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Paolo-Mendoza/102/ |archive-date=2015-10-09 |access-date=2023-05-01 }}</ref>
|-
| [[2001 PBA draft|2001]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"| {{sortname|Willie|Miller|Willie Miller (basketball)}}^
|  [[Barako Bull Energy Boosters|Red Bull]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Letran Knights|Letran]]
|align=center|{{nts|7.6}}
|align=center|{{nts|2.76}}
|align=center|{{nts|2.29}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Willie Miller Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Willie-Miller/130/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127131843/http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Willie-Miller/130/ |archive-date=2017-01-27 |access-date=2023-05-01 }}</ref>
|-
| [[2002 PBA draft|2002]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Yancy|De Ocampo}}^
| [[Barako Bull Energy|FedEx]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Saint Francis of Assisi College System|St. Francis]]
|align=center|{{nts|7.0}}
|align=center|{{nts|5.58}}
|align=center|{{nts|0.36}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Yancy de Ocampo Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Yancy-de-Ocampo/133/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214044402/http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Yancy-de-Ocampo/133/ |archive-date=2017-02-14 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=}}</ref>
|-
| [[2003 PBA draft|2003]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Mike|Cortez}}^
| [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[De La Salle Green Archers|De La Salle]]
|align=center|{{nts|11.4}}
|align=center|{{nts|4.41}}
|align=center|{{nts|4.2}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Mike Cortez Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Mike-Cortez/93/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213173212/http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Mike-Cortez/93/ |archive-date=2017-02-13 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=}}</ref>
|-
| [[2004 PBA draft|2004]]
| ''{{sortname|Rich|Alvarez}}''
| [[Shell Turbo Chargers|Shell]]
| {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Ateneo Blue Eagles|Ateneo]]
|align=center|{{nts|8.8}}
|align=center|{{nts|6.39}}
|align=center|{{nts|2.4}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Rich Alvarez Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Rich-Alvarez/111/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310090430/http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Rich-Alvarez/111/ |archive-date=2016-03-10 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=}}</ref>
|-
| [[2005 PBA draft|2005]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Jay|Washington}}^
| [[Barako Bull Energy|Air21]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eckerd Tritons|Eckerd]]
| [[Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall]], [[Cainta]]
|align=center|{{nts|5.3}}
|align=center|{{nts|3.66}}
|align=center|{{nts|0.94}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Jay Washington Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Jay-Washington/53/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213173042/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Jay-Washington/53/ |archive-date=2017-02-13 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=}}</ref>
|-
| [[2006 PBA draft|2006]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|''{{sortname|Kelly|Williams}}''^
| [[Sta. Lucia Realtors|Sta. Lucia]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball|Oakland]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Market! Market!]], [[Taguig]]
|align=center|{{nts|17.3}}
|align=center|{{nts|9.56}}
|align=center|{{nts|1.69}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Kelly Williams Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Kelly-Williams/73/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127080826/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Kelly-Williams/73/ |archive-date=2017-01-27 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=}}</ref>
|-
| [[2007 PBA draft|2007]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"| {{sortname|Joe|Devance}}^
| [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|Welcoat]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[UTEP Miners basketball|UTEP]]
|align=center|{{nts|13.6}}
|align=center|{{nts|6.5}}
|align=center|{{nts|1.1}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Joe Devance Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Joe-Devance/61/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213173102/http://www.pba-online.net/profile/Joe-Devance/61/ |archive-date=2017-02-13 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=}}</ref>
|-
| [[2008 PBA draft|2008]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|''{{sortname|Gabe|Norwood}}''^
| [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|Rain or Shine]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[George Mason Patriots men's basketball|George Mason]]
|align=center|{{nts|11.5}}
|align=center|{{nts|7.95}}
|align=center|{{nts|3.27}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Gabe Norwood Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Gabe-Norwood/182/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209033024/http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Gabe-Norwood/182/ |archive-date=2017-02-09 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=}}</ref>
|-
| [[2009 PBA draft|2009]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Japeth|Aguilar}}^
| [[Barako Bull Energy|Burger King]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball|Western Kentucky]]{{refn|Aguilar played for [[Ateneo Blue Eagles|Ateneo de Manila]] before playing for WKU.|group=lower-alpha}}
|align=center|{{nts|10.0}}
|align=center|{{nts|9.0}}
|align=center|{{nts|2.0}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Japeth Aguilar Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Japeth-Aguilar/224/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201075021/http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Japeth-Aguilar/224/ |archive-date=2017-02-01 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=}}</ref>
|-
| [[2010 PBA draft|2010]]
| {{sortname|Nonoy|Baclao}}
| [[Barako Bull Energy|Air21]]
| {{flagicon|PHI}} [[Ateneo Blue Eagles|Ateneo]]
|align=center|{{nts|3.4}}
|align=center|{{nts|5.2}}
|align=center|{{nts|1.1}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Siverino Baclao Player Profile :: PBA-Online! |url=http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Siverino-Baclao/385/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214044302/http://www.pba-online.net:80/profile/Siverino-Baclao/385/ |archive-date=2017-02-14 |access-date=2023-05-01 }}</ref>
|-
| [[2011 PBA draft|2011]]
| {{sortname|JVee|Casio}}
| [[Powerade Tigers|Powerade]]
| {{flagicon|PHI}} [[De La Salle Green Archers|De La Salle]]
| rowspan="9" | [[Robinsons Manila|Robinsons Place Manila]], Manila
|align=center|{{nts|11.9}}
|align=center|{{nts|3.1}}
|align=center|{{nts|6.4}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joseph Casio Player Profile, Blackwater Bossings - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Joseph-Casio/Summary/28933 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[2012 PBA draft|2012]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|June Mar|Fajardo}}^
| [[San Miguel Beermen|Petron]]
| {{flagicon|PHI}} [[University of Cebu|UC]]
|align=center|{{nts|12.1}}
|align=center|{{nts|9.3}}
|align=center|{{nts|0.6}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=June Mar Fajardo Player Profile, San Miguel Beermen - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/June-Mar-Fajardo/Summary/28449 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[2013 PBA draft|2013]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|''{{sortname|Greg|Slaughter}}''^
| [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Barangay Ginebra]]
| {{flagicon|PHI}} [[Ateneo Blue Eagles|Ateneo]]{{refn|Slaughter played for the [[University of the Visayas]] before playing for Ateneo.|group=lower-alpha}}
|align=center|{{nts|14.6}}
|align=center|{{nts|10.1}}
|align=center|{{nts|1.5}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gregory Slaughter Player Profile, Ateneo de Manila University - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Gregory-Slaughter/Summary/62646 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[2014 PBA draft|2014]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|''{{sortname|Stanley|Pringle}}''^
| [[NorthPort Batang Pier|GlobalPort]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Penn State Nittany Lions basketball|Penn State]]
|align=center|{{nts|14.0}}
|align=center|{{nts|5.9}}
|align=center|{{nts|3.8}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stanley Pringle Player Profile, Penn State - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Stanley-Pringle/Summary/3973 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 PBA draft|2015]]
| {{sortname|Moala|Tautuaa}}
| [[TNT Tropang Giga|Talk 'N Text]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chadron State Eagles|Chadron State]]
|align=center|{{nts|8.93}}
|align=center|{{nts|4.1}}
|align=center|{{nts|1.24}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moala Tautuaa Player Profile, Chadron State - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Moala-Tautuaa/Summary/35930 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[2016 PBA draft|2016]]
|colspan="3" bgcolor="lightgray"| No first overall pick{{refn|The 2016 draft was composed of two pools: the Gilas pool, which consists of players reserved for the Philippines internationals, and the regular pool. The pick order for the Gilas draft was not revealed and the regular draft started on the second round. Raphael Banal ([[Hope International University]]) was selected by [[Blackwater Elite]] as the first pick of the regular draft.|group=lower-alpha}} 
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|align=center|
|-
| [[2017 PBA draft|2017]]
| {{sortname|Christian|Standhardinger}}
| [[San Miguel Beermen|San Miguel]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball|Hawaii]]
|align=center|{{nts|16.59}}
|align=center|{{nts|9.26}}
|align=center|{{nts|1.56}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Christian Standhardinger Player Profile, Hawaii - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Christian-Standhardinger/Summary/4242 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[2018 PBA draft|2018]]
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|CJ|Perez}}^
| [[Columbian Dyip|Columbian]]
| {{flagicon|PHI}} [[Lyceum Pirates|Lyceum]]
|align=center|{{nts|20.8}}
|align=center|{{nts|7.39}}
|align=center|{{nts|3.36}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaymar Perez Player Profile, San Miguel Beermen - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jaymar-Perez/Summary/148617 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 PBA draft|2019]]
| {{sortname|Roosevelt|Adams}}{{refn|The 2019 draft was composed of two drafts: the Gilas special draft, which consists of five players reserved for the Philippines national team, and the regular draft. [[Isaac Go]] (Ateneo) was selected as the first pick in the special draft. Adams (College of Idaho) was selected by [[Columbian Dyip]] as the first pick of the regular draft.|group=lower-alpha}} 
| [[Columbian Dyip|Columbian]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[College of Idaho]]
|align=center| {{nts|10.33}}
|align=center| {{nts|8.11}}
|align=center| {{nts|0.89}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roosevelt Adams Player Profile, College of Idaho - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Roosevelt-Adams/Summary/112980 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[PBA season 46 draft|2021 {{smaller|(S46)}}]]{{refn|Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the 2020 and succeeding drafts have been held, and its picks were exercised, one year later.|group=lower-alpha}}
| {{sortname|Joshua|Munzon}}
| [[Terrafirma Dyip|Terrafirma]]{{refn|The 46th season draft was also composed of two drafts: the Gilas special draft, which consists of players reserved for the Philippines, and the regular draft. [[Jordan Heading]] ([[California Baptist Lancers|California Baptist]]) was selected as the first pick in the special draft. [[Joshua Munzon]] ([[California State University, Los Angeles|Cal State Los Angeles]]) was selected by Terrafirma Dyip as the first pick of the regular draft.|group=lower-alpha}} 
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles|Cal State Los Angeles]]
| [[TV5 Media Center]], Mandaluyong {{small|(draft held via conference call)}}
|align=center| {{nts|19.0}}
|align=center| {{nts|4.33}}
|align=center| {{nts|3.17}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joshua Munzon Player Profile, Cal State Los Angeles - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Joshua-Munzon/Summary/53679 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[PBA season 47 draft|2022 {{smaller|(S47)}}]]
| {{sortname|Brandon|Ganuelas-Rosser}}
| [[Blackwater Bossing|Blackwater]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[UC Riverside Highlanders|UC Riverside]]
| Robinsons Place Manila, Manila
|align=center| {{nts|12.7}}
|align=center| {{nts|5.7}}
|align=center| {{nts|1.0}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brandon Rosser Player Profile, UC Riverside - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Brandon-Rosser/Summary/90009#International |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[PBA season 48 draft|2023 {{smaller|(S48)}}]]
| {{sortname|Stephen|Holt|dab=basketball}}
| [[Terrafirma Dyip|Terrafirma]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball|Saint Mary's]]
| Market! Market!, Taguig
|align=center| {{nts|17.0}}
|align=center| {{nts|6.9}}
|align=center| {{nts|5.5}}
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stephen Holt Player Profile, Terrafirma Dyip - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Stephen-Holt/Summary/23432 |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[PBA season 49 draft|2024 {{smaller|(S49)}}]]
| [[Justine Baltazar]]
| [[Converge FiberXers|Converge]]
| {{flagicon|PHI}} [[De La Salle Green Archers basketball|De La Salle]]
| Glorietta Activity Center, Makati
|align=center| {{nts|}}
|align=center| {{nts|}}
|align=center| {{nts|}}
|align=center|
|}

===Notes===
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==By school==
{|class=wikitable
|-
!School !! Total
|-
| [[Ateneo de Manila University|Ateneo]] || 5
|-
| [[De La Salle University|De La Salle]] || 4
|-
| [[University of the Philippines Diliman|UP Diliman]]  || 2
|-
| Others || 1 each
|}

==References==
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