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2008 PBA draft

Player selection in Philippine basketball

Field	Value
name	2008 PBA draft
logo	2008-pba-rookie-draft.png
logosize	200px
date	August 31, 2008
time	4:00 pm (PHT)
location	Market! Market!
in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
network	Solar TV
league	Philippine Basketball Association
first	Gabe Norwood, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
prev	[2007](2007-pba-draft)
next	[2009](2009-pba-draft)

in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig The 2008 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 31, 2008. The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (formerly known as the Welcoat Dragons) selected Gabe Norwood of the George Mason University as the number one draft pick. Players applied for the draft had undergone a two-day rookie camp.

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	Gabe Norwood*	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	George Mason
2	Jared Dillinger#	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	Hawaii
3	Jayson Castro*	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
(from San Miguel Beermen)	PCU
4	Rob Reyes	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	Flagler
5	Sol Mercado#	Alaska Aces	Biola
6	Mark Borboran	Air21 Express	UE
7	Beau Belga#	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	PCU
8	Bonbon Custodio	San Miguel Beermen	UE
9	Larry Rodriguez	Red Bull Barako	PMI
10	Kelvin Gregorio	Sta. Lucia Realtors	UE

Round 2

Pick	Player	PBA team	College
1	Pong Escobal	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	San Beda
2	TY Tang	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	De La Salle
3	Pocholo Villanueva	Air 21 Express	De La Salle
4	Chito Jaime	Sta. Lucia Realtors	AMA
5	Kelvin dela Peña	Alaska Aces	Mapúa
6	Jonathan Fernandez	Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants	NU
7	Jeff Chan*	Red Bull Barako	FEU
8	Mark Cuevas	Red Bull Barako	Los Angeles County
9	Christian Cabatu	Sta. Lucia Realtors	St. Benilde

Undrafted players

Player	Country of origin*	College
Juan Luis Abad		St. Benilde
Lawrence Bonus		UM
Patrick Cabahug		Adamson
Andrew Catigan		Langara
Jan Anthony Coching		St. Benilde
Dennis Concha
Rene Cunanan		JRU
Kevin Dulafu		Vanguard
Nestor David		UP Diliman
Michael Dizon		Florida College
Anthony Espiritu		UST
Julian Bermejo		San Sebastian
Ismael Juinio		Letran
Nizar Kiram		St. Francis
Ferdie Melocoton		EAC
Franklyn Nailon		UC
Ricky Natividad		PSBA
Leimar Navarro		PCU
Angelus Raymundo		San Beda Alabang / UE
Ryan Regalado		UM
Unik Christian Reyes		St. Benilde
Earn Saguindel		UE
Eder Saldua		FEU
Mark Yee		San Sebastian-Cavite
Eian Yu		UCLA

Draft-day trades

Jay Washington was traded to the San Miguel Beermen for the rights of Talk 'N Text's third overall pick.

Off-season trades

Joe Devance (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) and 2 second-round picks was traded to Alaska Aces for Solomon Mercado & Eddie Laure

Note

*All aspirants are Filipinos until proven otherwise.

References

Signed by [[Powerade Tigers. Coca-Cola Tigers]] as a free agent for the [[2008-09 PBA season]] Philippine Cup
Signed by the [[Barako Bull Energy. Burger King Whoppers]] as a free agent for the [[2008-09 PBA season]] Fiesta Cup

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