2004 PBA draft

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title: "2004 PBA draft" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["philippine-basketball-association-draft", "2004–05-pba-season"] description: "Player selection in Philippine basketball" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_PBA_draft" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Player selection in Philippine basketball ::

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Field	Value
name	2004 PBA draft
date	January 18, 2004
time	4:00 pm
location	Glorietta Activity Center, Makati
network	ABC
league	Philippine Basketball Association
first	Rich Alvarez (Shell Turbo Chargers)
prev	2003
next	2005
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| name = 2004 PBA draft | image = | alt = | caption = | logo = | logosize = | date = January 18, 2004 | time = 4:00 pm | location = Glorietta Activity Center, Makati | network = ABC | league = Philippine Basketball Association | first = Rich Alvarez (Shell Turbo Chargers) | prev = 2003 | next = 2005 The 2004 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event at which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. It was held on January 18, 2004 at the Glorietta Mall at Makati City. This is the last draft to be held within a calendar year.

Round 1

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*	Mythical team member	#	All-star
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Rich_Alvarez_2007.jpg" caption="[[Rich Alvarez]], 1st pick by Shell"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/James_Yap_BMEG.jpg" caption="[[James Yap]], 2nd pick by Purefoods"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Marc_Pingris_-_Gilas_Practice.png" caption="[[Marc Pingris]], the 3rd pick by FedEx"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Gary_David_08.jpg" caption="[[Gary David]], the 10th pick by Coca-Cola/Coke"] ::

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Pick	Player	Country of origin*	PBA team	College
1	Rich Alvarez#		Shell Turbo Chargers	Ateneo
2	James Yap*		Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs	UE
3	Marc Pingris*		FedEx Express	PSBA
4	Ranidel de Ocampo*		FedEx Express	St. Francis
5	Sonny Thoss*		Alaska Aces	James Cook
6	Denver Lopez		Red Bull Thunder	Cal State Fullerton
7	Ervin Sotto		Purefoods TJ Hotdogs (to Shell via San Miguel Beermen)	St. Francis
8	Nelbert Omolon*		Sta. Lucia Realtors	PCU
9	Wesley Gonzales		FedEx Express	Ateneo
10	Gary David*		Coca-Cola Tigers	Lyceum
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Round 2

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*	Mythical team member	#	All-star
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Pick	Player	Country of origin*	PBA team	College
11	Paul Artadi#		Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs	UE
12	Carlo Sharma		Shell Turbo Chargers	De La Salle
13	Kim Valenzuela		Sta. Lucia Realtors	Cuyamaca
14	Niño Gelig		Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	UST
15	Willy Wilson		Alaska Aces	De La Salle
16	Francis Mercado		Red Bull Thunder	San Beda
17	Ronald Cuan		Sta. Lucia Realtors	De La Salle
18	Christopher Guerrero		Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	USP
19	Manny Ramos		Coca-Cola Tigers	De La Salle
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San Miguel Beermen passed on this round.

Round 3

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Pick	Player	Country of origin*	PBA team	College
20	Theodore Hawkins, Jr		Barangay Ginebra Kings	Cosumnes
21	Manuel Huelar		FedEx Express	USJ-R
22	Bernzon Franco		Alaska Aces	PCU
23	Epok Quimpo		Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	Ateneo
24	Rhagnee Sinco		Coca-Cola Tigers	FEU
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Red Bull Thunder, San Miguel Beermen and Sta. Lucia Realtors passed on this round.

Round 4

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Pick	Player	Country of origin*	PBA team	College
25	Niño Bien Marquez		FedEx Express	PMI
26	Eric dela Cuesta		Alaska Aces	ACT (Cebu)
27	Warren Ybañez		Coca-Cola Tigers	PSBA
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Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs, Shell Turbo Chargers, Barangay Ginebra Kings, Red Bull Thunder, Sta. Lucia Realtors and Talk 'N Text Phone Pals passed on this round.

Undrafted players

Draftee's name followed by college. All undrafted players become rookie free agents.

• Nurjamjam Alfad (San Sebastian)
• Francis Arabit (Letran)
• Julius Binuya
• Arnold Booker (UE)
• Joselito Celiz
• Tristan Codamon (Adamson)
• Jay-R Estrada (UE)
• Nicholas Joseph Fasano (Mesa)
• John Flores
• Lou Gatumbato (St. Benilde)
• Arvin Garcia (San Antonio)
• Lyndon Lagat from (DeVry)
• Jessie Lumantas from (Southwestern)
• Steve Marucot from (Mapua)
• Alvin Pua from (San Sebastian)
• Mario Reyes
• Richard Michael from (Sydney)
• Rommel Sungcap

Note

• All players are Filipinos until proven otherwise.

References

References

1. "2004 PBA draft". Pbadraft.blogspot.com.

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