2008 PBA Draft


Market Market Activity Center at The Fort, Taguig City
August 31

First Round

No. Team                              Player
 1  Rain or Shine Elasto Painters     Gabe Norwood
 2  Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters      Jared Dillinger
 3  Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters      Jayson Castro
    (Pick acquired from San Miguel Beermen in exchange for Jay Washington)
 4  Talk 'N Text Phone Pals           Rob Reyes
 5  Alaska Aces                       Solomon Mercado
 6  Air21 Express                     Mark Borboran
 7  Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants     Beau Belga
 8  San Miguel Beermen                Bonbon Custodio
 9  Red Bull Barako                   Larry Rodriguez
10  Sta. Lucia Realtors               Kelvin Gregorio
Second Round
No. Team                              Player
11  Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters      Pong Escobal
12  Rain or Shine Elasto Painters     Tyrone Tang
13  Air21 Express                     Cholo Villanueva
14  Sta. Lucia Realtors               Chito Jaime
15  Alaska Aces                       Kelvin dela Pena
16  Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants     Jonathan Fernandez
17  Red Bull Barako                   Jeff Chan
18  Red Bull Barako                   Mark Cuevas
    Red Bull Barako                   Pass
19  Sta. Lucia Realtors               Christian Cabatu
Complete list of draft eligible players
Player                   College                                                              Philippine Basketball League PBL Team  Other Experience
Juan Luis Abad
Beau Belga               Philippine Christian University
Lawrence Bonus                                                                                Burger King
Mark Borboran            University of the East                                               Hapee Toothpaste
Patrick Cabahug
Christian Cabatu
Jayson Castro            Philippine Christian University                                      Harbour Centre Batang Pier             Singapore Slingers
Andrew Catigan
Jeff Chan                University of St. La Salle-Integrated School/Far Eastern University  Harbour Centre Batang Pier
Jan Coching
Dennis Concha
Nathaniel Cruz
Mark Anthony Cuevas
Rene Cunanan
Bonbon Custodio          University of the East
Nestor David
Kelvin dela Pena
Kevin Delafu             Vanguard University
Jared Dillinger          United States Air Force Academy/Hawai'i                                                                     Liga Pilipinas Pampanga Buddies
Michael Alexander Dizon
Pong Escobal             San Beda College
Christian Espiritu
Diomar Facum*            University of Manila
Jonathan Fernandez
Kelvin Gregorio          University of the East                                               Burger King
Michael Gonzales
Chito Jaime
Ismael Juinio            Letran
Nizar Kiram
Ferdinand Melocoton
Solomon Mercado          Biola/Yuba College/American River College                            Harbour Centre Batang Pier
Frankly Nailon
Ricky Natividad
Lei Mar Navarro
Gabe Norwood             George Mason University                                              Hapee Toothpaste
Michael Olino*           Rizal Tech
Angelus Raymundo
Ryan Regalado
Christian Reyes
Robert Reyes
Larry Rodriguez                                                                               Hapee Toothpaste
Earn Saguindel
Eder Saldua
Tyrone Tang              De La Salle University                                               Harbour Centre Batang Pier
Christopher Viardo*      Pilgrim High School                                                  Bacchus Energy Drink Raiders
Cholo Villanueva         De La Salle University                                               Toyota Balintawak Roadkings/Toyota Otis
Charles Waters*          Webster University
Mark Yee
Eian Yu
*-Ineligible

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