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2007 PBA draft

Player selection in Philippine basketball

Field	Value
name	2007 PBA draft
date	August 19, 2007
time	4:00 pm
location	Market! Market!, Taguig
network	ABC
league	Philippine Basketball Association
first	Joe Devance, Welcoat Dragons
prev	[2006](2006-pba-draft)
next	[2008](2008-pba-draft)

The 2007 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event at which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at Market! Market! in Taguig on August 19, 2007. The Welcoat Dragons drafted Joe Devance of the University of Texas at El Paso and Toyota-Balintawak Road Kings to be the #1 draft pick.

Round 1

PG	Point guard	SG	Shooting guard	SF	Small forward	PF	Power forward	C	Center	*	Mythical team member	#	All-star

Pick	Player	PBA team	College
1	Joe Devance*	Welcoat Dragons	Texas-El Paso
2	Samigue Eman	Magnolia Beverage Masters (from Coca-Cola Tigers)	U of Mindanao
3	Ryan Reyes#	Sta. Lucia Realtors	Cal State Fullerton
4	JC Intal#	Air21 Express (from Coca-Cola Tigers via Air21 Express)	Ateneo
5	Doug Kramer	Air21 Express (from Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants)	Ateneo
6	Ken Bono	Alaska Aces	Adamson
7	J.R. Quiñahan#	Alaska Aces (from Red Bull Barako)	UV
8	Yousif Aljamal	Air21 Express (to be returned to Talk 'N Text Phone Pals)	San Beda
9	Jonas Villanueva#	Magnolia Beverage Masters (from Barangay Ginebra Kings)	FEU
10	Macky Escalona	Barangay Ginebra Kings	Ateneo

Round 2

Pick	Player	PBA team	College
11	Ronjay Buenafe	Sta. Lucia Realtors (from Coca-Cola Tigers)	EAC
12	Ryan Araña	Welcoat Dragons	De La Salle
13	Melvin Mamaclay	Sta. Lucia Realtors	Adamson
14	Marvin Cruz	Air21 Express	UP Diliman
15	Jojo Duncil	Red Bull Barako (from Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants)	UST
16	Ardy Larong	Alaska Aces	USJ-R
17
18
19
20	RJ Masbang	Air21 Express (from Magnolia Beverage Masters)	UE

Red Bull's two picks (supposedly 17th and 19th), and Talk 'N Text (supposedly 18th) were passed.

Draft-day trades

Purefoods traded its second-round draft pick to Red Bull.
Red Bull acquired Mark Andaya from Air21.
Welcoat traded Junjun Cabatu for Alaska's Nic Belasco.
Talk 'N Text acquired Yousif Aljamal from Air21.

Undrafted players

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

Joel Solis from (Philippine Christian)
Joferson Gonzales (Mapua)
Jeff Bombeo from (San Beda)
Edilgusto Soriano from (San Beda)
Khiel Misa from (Perpetual Help)
Chico Manabat from (NU)
Chris Baluyot (San Sebastian)
- Signed by Air21 Express as a free agent for the 2007-08 PBA season.
Ronnie Zagala from (FEU)
Francis Barcellano from (FEU)
- Signed by Talk 'N Text Phone Pals as a free agent for the 2007-08 PBA season.
Elbert Alberto from (Assumption - Pampanga)
J.R. Aquino (De La Salle)
- Signed by the Barangay Ginebra Kings as a free agent for the 2007-08 PBA season.
Alex Angeles from (San Beda)
Reed Juntilla from (UV)
- Signed by Barako Bull Energy Boosters as a free agent for the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference.
Frederick Hubalde from (UST)
Ramil Tagupa from (Adamson)
Wynsjohn Te from (JRU)
Mark Legarde from (San Sebastian) / (FEATI)
Gilbert Neo from (NU)
James Zablan from (FEU)
Roberto Rivera
Kenneth Co Yu Kang from (JRU)
Rolly Menor from (St. Benilde)
Tristan Veranga from (Mapua)
Daryl Pepito from (St. Edward's (Australia))
Donald Tadena from (Holy Cross - Davao) / (Rizal Tech)
Dominador Javier from (Perpetual Help)
Mark Moreno from (U of Mindanao)

Players scrapped from the list

Jeff Chan of FEU withdrew his application.

Note

*All aspirants are Filipinos until proven otherwise.

References

"Devance No.1 pick". The Manila Times.
(2007-08-20). "Welcoat Acquire Fil-Am DeVance as Top Draft Pick".
Zaldivar, A. C.. (October 25, 2007). "Duncil At Andaya Mahalaga Sa Red Bull".
Terrado, Reuben. (March 30, 2018). "Meet the former SSC Stag turned councilor now calling the shots for Bulacan in MPBL".
Henson, Joaquin M.. (October 25, 2007). "Maximum tolerance".
Henson, Joaquin M.. (March 2, 2014). "P. J.’s rise from obscurity".

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