PBA season 47 draft
Player selection in Philippine basketball
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The PBA season 47 draft was the 37th edition of the PBA draft. The event allowed teams to take turns selecting amateur basketball players and other eligible players, including half-Filipino foreign players. The league determined the drafting order based on the performance of the member teams from the 2021 season, with the worst team picking first.
| PBA season 47 draft | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Date | May 15, 2022 |
| Location | Robinsons Place Manila |
| Networks | One Sports (TV5, PBA Rush) |
| Overview | |
| League | Philippine Basketball Association |
| First selection | Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (Blackwater Bossing) |
Draft order
In past drafts until 2019, the draft order was determined based on the team's overall performance from the previous season. The Philippine Cup final ranking comprised 40% of the points, while the Commissioner's and Governors' Cup rankings were 30% each.
Since the league only held two tournaments for the 2021 season, only the final rankings of the Philippine Cup (60%) and Governors' Cup (40%) were used to determine the draft order.[1]
| Draft order | Team | Final ranking | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | GOV | |||
| 1st | Blackwater Bossing | 12th | 12th | 12.0 |
| 2nd | Terrafirma Dyip | 10th | 11th | 10.4 |
| 3rd | Converge FiberXers* | 11th | 7th | 9.4 |
| 4th | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 9th | 8th | 8.6 |
| 5th | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6th | 10th | 7.6 |
| 6th | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5th | 9th | 6.6 |
| 7th | NLEX Road Warriors | 7th | 4th | 5.8 |
| 8th | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8th | 1st | 5.2 |
| 9th | San Miguel Beermen | 4th | 6th | 4.8 |
| 10th | Meralco Bolts | 3rd | 2nd | 2.6 |
| 11th | TNT Tropang Giga | 1st | 5th | 2.6 |
| 12th | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 2nd | 3rd | 2.4 |
- Converge's previous franchisee competed as the Alaska Aces during the 2021 season.
Draft selections
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center | * | Mythical team member | # | All-Star |
1st round
| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser | C/PF |  United States |
Blackwater Bossing | UC Riverside |
| 2 | Jeremiah Gray# | SF | United States |
Terrafirma Dyip | Dominican/San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (ABL) |
| 3 | Jeo Ambohot | C/PF |  Philippines |
Converge FiberXers | Letran |
| 4 | Justin Arana | C | Philippines |
Converge FiberXers (from Phoenix)[a] | Arellano |
| 5 | Gian Mamuyac# | SG | Philippines |
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Ateneo |
| 6 | JM Calma | C | Philippines |
NorthPort Batang Pier | San Sebastian |
| 7 | Tyrus Hill | PF | United States |
NLEX Road Warriors | De La Salle |
| 8 | Javi Gómez de Liaño | SF | Philippines |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | UP Diliman/Ibaraki Robots (Japan) |
| 9 | Kurt Lojera | SG | Philippines |
Blackwater Bossing (from San Miguel via TNT)[b] | De La Salle |
| 10 | Shaun Ildefonso | SF/SG | Philippines |
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from Meralco)[c] | NU |
| 11 | Mark Dyke | SF | Philippines |
Blackwater Bossing (from TNT)[d] | De La Salle/Manila Stars (MPBL) |
| 12 | Keith Zaldivar | C | Philippines |
Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | Adamson |
2nd round
3rd round
| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Daryl Pascual | C | Philippines |
Blackwater Bossing | Letran |
| 26 | Allen Mina | SF/SG | Philippines |
Terrafirma Dyip | Letran |
| 27 | Jollo Go | SG | Philippines |
Converge FiberXers | De La Salle/Manila Stars (MPBL) |
| 28 | Alvin Baetiong | C | Philippines |
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | San Sebastian |
| 29 | Rhaffy Octobre | PF | Philippines |
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | UV |
| 30 | John Apacible | PF | Philippines |
NorthPort Batang Pier | UE |
| 31 | Levi dela Cruz | PG | Philippines |
NLEX Road Warriors | Arellano |
| 32 | Rence Alcoriza | SG | Philippines |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Arellano |
| 33 | Jerwyn Guinto | PF |  Australia |
San Miguel Beermen | Lyceum |
| 34 | JJ Espanola | SG | Philippines |
Meralco Bolts | UP Diliman |
| 35 | Roberto Bartolo | C | Philippines |
TNT Tropang Giga | Benilde |
| 36 | Orlan Wamar | PG | Philippines |
Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | Centro Escolar |
4th round
| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Earvin Lacsamana | C |  Canada |
Blackwater Bossing | Champlain |
| 38 | Shaq Alanes | PG | Philippines |
Terrafirma Dyip | Lyceum |
| 39 | Leonard Esguerra | C | Philippines |
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | José Rizal |
| 40 | JJ Caspe | PG | Philippines |
NorthPort Batang Pier | Batangas |
| 41 | Lyndon Colina | PG/SG | Philippines |
San Miguel Beermen | USPF |
| 42 | Andrey Armenion | PG | Philippines |
Meralco Bolts | UE |
| 43 | John Villanueva | SG | Philippines |
TNT Tropang Giga | Perpetual Help |
| 44 | Garciano Puerto | SF | Philippines |
Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | UC |
- Converge, Rain or Shine, NLEX, and Barangay Ginebra passed during the round.
5th round
| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Arthur Navasero | SF | Philippines |
Blackwater Bossing | Centennial |
| 46 | Sandy Ceñal | SF | Philippines |
Terrafirma Dyip | RTU/Bicol Volcanoes (MPBL) |
| 47 | Niño Ibañez | PG | Philippines |
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | Lyceum |
| 48 | Yves Sason | SG/PG | Philippines |
NorthPort Batang Pier | PCU |
| 49 | John Gonzaga | PG | Philippines |
San Miguel Beermen | San Sebastian |
- Meralco, TNT, and Magnolia passed during the round.
6th round
| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Red Cachuela | PF | Philippines |
Terrafirma Dyip | Southwestern/KCS Mandaue (VisMin) |
| 51 | Nichole John Ubalde | SG/SF | Philippines |
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | USTSP |
| 52 | CJ Cadua | PG | United States |
San Miguel Beermen | EAC |
- Blackwater and NorthPort passed during the round.
7th round
A seventh round was held, but all remaining teams passed, thus ending the draft.
Trades involving draft picks
- NOTE: Due to the postponement of the PBA season 46 draft, all draft picks from 2020 onwards are executed one year later.
Pre-draft trades
Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of picks between the teams. Converge retained the rights to Alaska's draft picks.
- February 23, 2021: Phoenix to Converge (Alaska)[2]
- Alaska acquired Brian Heruela, Magnolia's 2020 first and second round picks, and a 2021 first round pick
- Phoenix acquired Vic Manuel, 2020 first and second round picks
- December 3, 2019: TNT to Blackwater[3]
- Blackwater acquired Don Trollano, Anthony Semerad, and San Miguel's 2021 first round pick
- TNT acquired Bobby Ray Parks Jr.
- TNT acquired Brian Heruela, David Semerad, and a 2021 first round pick
- San Miguel acquired Terrence Romeo
- May 13, 2019: Meralco to Rain or Shine[5]
- Rain or Shine acquired 2019 and 2021 first round picks
- Meralco acquired Raymond Almazan
- February 28, 2020: TNT to Blackwater (three-team trade with NLEX)[6]
- Blackwater acquired Marion Magat, Yousef Taha, Ed Daquioag, 2021 and 2022 first round picks from TNT
- NLEX acquired Anthony Semerad, Rabeh Al-Hussaini, 2020 first round pick, and San Miguel's 2021 second round pick from Blackwater
- TNT acquired Poy Erram from Blackwater via NLEX
- January 14, 2020: TNT to Rain or Shine[8]
- Rain or Shine acquired a 2020 second round pick, NorthPort's 2021 second round pick, and San Miguel's 2022 second round pick
- TNT acquired Ed Daquioag
- NorthPort acquired Terrafirma's (Columbian's) 2020 second round pick and Phoenix's 2019 second round pick that was not conveyed, from NLEX; and Michael Miranda from TNT
- NLEX acquired Jericho Cruz from TNT and San Miguel's 2020 second round pick from NorthPort
- TNT acquired Marion Magat from NLEX; 2021 and 2022 second round picks from NorthPort
- February 24, 2022: NLEX to Phoenix[10]
- Phoenix acquired Kris Porter, 2021 second round and 2022 first round picks
- NLEX acquired Justin Chua
- February 28, 2020: Blackwater to NLEX (three-team trade with TNT)[6]
- See TNT to Blackwater
- Blackwater acquired 2021 and 2022 second round picks
- San Miguel acquired Paul Zamar
- November 5, 2021: NorthPort to Phoenix[11]
- Phoenix acquired Sean Anthony, Sean Manganti, and TNT's 2021 second round pick
- NorthPort acquired Michael Calisaan and Vic Manuel
- GlobalPort acquired Mo Tautuaa, 2020 first round and 2021 second round picks
- TNT acquired Terrence Romeo and Yousef Taha
Notable undrafted player
| Name | Country of birth | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Opiso | Philippines |
CEU | [13] |
Combine
The PBA draft combine for this edition of the draft was held from May 11 to 12 at the Gatorade Hoops Center in Mandaluyong.[14] Encho Serrano was named the draft combine MVP as his team won the mini-tournament, and he, Shaun Ildefonso, Kurt Lojera, Ato UIar, and JayR Dela Cruz were named to the Mythical Five.[15]
Eligibility and entrants
Applications for the draft began on March 21.[16] Although the deadline was initially on May 2, it was moved to May 7.[17] For this year, UAAP seniors were allowed to declare for the draft, since the draft took place after the UAAP season.[18] From 76 initial applicants, the final tally was brought down to 66 as several players withdrew their applications or had insufficient documents.[19]
The following were the eligibility requirements for local players:
- Entrants of at least 22 years of age on the day of the draft must be four years removed from high school or have played one year of college basketball;
- Entrants between 19 and 21 years of age must have had at least two years of college education.[20]
Eligibility requirements for Filipino-foreigner entrants are similar to the locals but with some additions:
- All Filipino-foreigner entrants must be a holder of a Philippine passport;[21]
- All Filipino-foreigner entrants must have previously played professional basketball elsewhere and is not under contract with other teams
- Must not be over the age of 30 years old.[22]
Notable entrants
Domestic league players
In this section, only entrants who have played for a UAAP, NCAA, CESAFI, UCAL, NCRAA, NAASCU or U.S. NCAA school are included. Additionally, all listed entrants have played in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League prior to the draft unless specified.
- Shaq Alanes – G, Lyceum / MACFI Basilan Golden Lions (VisMin)
- Rence Alcoriza – G, Arellano / AFP-FSD Makati Cavaliers (FilBasket)
- John Apacible – F, UE / Pagadian Explorers (PSL)
- Jeferson Arceo – G, AMA / AMA Online Education Titans (FilBasket)
- Andrey Armenion – G, UE / Valenzuela MJAS Zenith
- Alvin Baetiong – C, San Sebastian / Mindoro Tamaraws
- Roberto Bartolo – C, Benilde / Pasay Voyagers
- Keanu Caballero – G, CEU / Taguig Generals (NBL)
- JJ Caspe – G, Batangas / Mindoro Tamaraws (NBL)
- Fidel Castro – G, PCU / Taguig Generals (NBL)
- Sandy Ceñal – F, RTU / CPG–Bohol Pure Mineral Water Dolphins (VisMin)
- Jhonard Clarito – F/G / De Ocampo / San Juan Knights
- Levi Dela Cruz – G, Arellano / Roxas Vanguards (PSL)
- Jay-R Dela Rosa – G, AMA / AMA Online Education Titans (FilBasket)
- Mark Dyke – F, De La Salle / Pampanga Delta (NBL)
- Leonard Esguerra – C, JRU / Caloocan Excellence
- JJ Espanola – G, UP / Marikina Shoe City
- Alvin Fuentes – G, AMA / AMA Online Education Titans (FilBasket)
- John Gonzaga – G, San Sebastian / Pagadian Explorers (PSL)
- Earvin Lacsamana – C, Champlain / Makati Super Crunch
- Chris Lalata – C/F, Olivarez / Davao Occidental Tigers
- Danny Marilao – F, CDSL / Caloocan Excellence
- Brylle Meca – G, Arellano / Valenzuela MJAS Zenith
- Arthur Navasero – F, Centennial / Manila Stars
- Rhaffy Octobre – F, UV / Basilan Peace Riders (PSL)
- Jason Opiso – F, CEU / Pagadian Explorers (PSL)
- Daryl Pascual – C, Letran / Marikina Shoe City
- Graciano Puerto – F, UC / Max4-Birada Cebu (Chooks3x3)
- RJ Ramirez – G, FEU / GenSan Warriors
- Chester Saldua – F, PCU / Davao Occidental Tigers
- Yves Sason – G, PCU / Marikina Shoe City
- Nichole John Ubalde – G/F, USTSP / Cebu Casino Ethyl Alcohol
- Ato Ular – F, Letran / Marikina Shoe City
- John Villanueva – G, Perpetual Help / Batangas City Embassy Chill
- Orlan Wamar – G, CEU / San Juan Knights
International league players
- Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser – C/F, UC Riverside / San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (Southeast Asia)
- Arvin Gomez – G, UC / Boleraus (Australian Chinese Basketball Association)
- Javi Gómez de Liaño – F, UP / Ibaraki Robots (Japan)
PBA 3x3 and PBA D-League players
- Red Cachuela – F, Southwestern / Terrafirma 3x3
- Carlo de Chavez – F, Bloomfield / Pioneer Pro Tibay
- Jayson David – F/G, Lyceum / Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
- Jollo Go – G, De La Salle / Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
- Jeremiah Gray – F, Dominican / TNT Tropang Giga 3x3
- Encho Serrano – G, De La Salle / Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
- Kyle Toth – G, Cal Poly / Marinerong Pilipino Skippers
UAAP and NCAA players
- Jeo Ambohot – C/F, Letran
- Justin Arana – C, Arellano
- CJ Cadua – G, EAC
- JM Calma – C, San Sebastian
- Christian Fajarito – C, Letran
- Enzo Joson – G, NU
- Allen Mina – F/G, Letran
- Jerwyn Guinto – F, Lyceum
- Tyrus Hill – F, De La Salle
- Niño Ibañez – G, Lyceum
- Shaun Ildefonso – F/G, NU
- Gian Mamuyac – G, Ateneo
- Kurt Lojera – G, De La Salle
- Marwin Taywan – G, EAC
- Tyler Tio – G, Ateneo
- Keith Zaldivar – C, Adamson