The PBA welcomes a new crop of players as a record number of applicants hope to hear their names called in the Season 48 Rookie Draft set at the Market! Market! in Taguig at 4 pm on Sunday, September 17.
Talent is aplenty in this batch of rookie hopefuls, with the 12 teams having a total of 124 players to choose from as they look to bolster their rosters for the 48th season of the oldest professional basketball league in Asia.
First round
- Stephen Holt – Terrafirma
- Christian David – Blackwater
- Luis Villegas – Rain or Shine
- Keith Datu – Rain or Shine
- Zavier Lucero – NorthPort
- Kenneth Tuffin – Phoenix
- Richard Rodger- NLEX
- Brandon Bates – Meralco
- Schonny Winston – Converge
- BJ Andrade – Converge
- Cade Flores – NorthPort
- Taylor James Miller – Terrafirma
Second round
- Kemark Cariño – Terrafirma
- Bryan Santos – Converge
- Henry Galinato – Rain or Shine
- Raffy Verano – Phoenix
- Ricci Rivero – Phoenix
- Enoch Valdez – NLEX
- John Louisse delos Santos – Converge
- James Kwukuteye – Blackwater
- JM Nermal – NLEX
- Louie Sangalang – Terrafirma
- Ralph Cu – Barangay Ginebra
- Adrian Nocum – Rain or Shine
Third round
- JB Bahio – Terrafirma
- Clifford Jopia – Blackwater
- Sherwin Concepcion – Rain or Shine
- Matthew Daves – Phoenix
- Brent Paraiso – Northport
- Dominick Fajardo – NLEX
- Inand Val Fornilos – Converge
- Jolo Mendoza – Meralco
- Pass – TNT
- Patrick Maagdenberg – Magnolia
- Kim Aurin – Barangay Ginebra
- John Toy Mallillin – San Miguel Beer
Fourth round
- Tommy Olivario – Terrafirma
- Archie Concepcion – Blackwater
- JC Cullar – Rain or Shine
- John Lloyd Clemente – Phoenix
- Fran Yu – Northport
- Francis Guissani – NLEX
- King Caralipio – Converge
- Zach Huang – Meralco
- Pass – TNT
- Rey Anthony Peralta – Magnolia
- Franz Abuda – Barangay Ginebra
- Jayson Apolonio – San Miguel Beer