| Date | January 9, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Time | 3:00 pm |
| Location | Glorietta Activity Center, Makati |
| Network | Viva TV on IBC |
| League | Philippine Basketball Association |
| First | Paolo Mendoza (Sta.Lucia) |
| Prev | 1999 |
| Next | 2001 |
The 2000 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event at which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. It was held on January 9, 2000, at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati.[1][2]
Expansion team Red Bull
| Mythical team member | # | All-star |
In 2000, Red Bull became the tenth member of the PBA. The team were allowed to take six players from their PBL team.
| Name | Position | School/club team | Country of origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davonn Harp * | C | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | |
| Kerby Raymundo* | F | Letran | |
| Bernard Tanpua | F | Perpetual Help | |
| Jimwell Torion | PG | SCSIT | |
| Lordy Tugade* | SF | National | |
| Junthy Valenzuela# | SF | SCSIT |
Direct hire
| Mythical team member | # | All-star |
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Country of Origin* | PBA team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paolo Mendoza | Sta. Lucia Realtors | UP Diliman | |
| 2 | Mark Steven Victoria | Pop Cola Panthers | Far Eastern | |
| 3 | Dino Aldeguer | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs | De La Salle | |
| 4 | Erwin Velez | Mobiline Phone Pals | Letran | |
| 5 | Joseph Gumatay | Batang Red Bull Energizers | UP Diliman | |
| 6 | Ernesto Billones | Barangay Ginebra Kings | Las Piñas | |
| 7 | Ronaldo Carmona, Jr. | San Miguel Beermen | Perpetual Help | |
| 8 | Glen Peter Yap | Alaska Aces | Adamson | |
| 9 | Patrick Madarang | Alaska Aces | UP Diliman | |
| 10 | Randy Lopez | Sta. Lucia Realtors | St. Benilde |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Country of Origin* | PBA team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Allan Gamboa | Pop Cola Panthers | UP-Diliman | |
| 12 | Joel Co | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs | ||
| 13 | Angelo Velasco | Mobiline Phone Pals | Santo Tomas | |
| 14 | William Marasigan | Barangay Ginebra Kings | San Sebastian | |
| 15 | John Tigley | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs | ||
| 16 | Allan Yu | Tanduay Rhum Masters | Quezon | |
| 17 | Joaquin Torres | Shell Velocity | Santo Tomas |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Country of origin* | PBA team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Arthur Managbanag | Sta. Lucia Realtors | ||
| 22 | Antonio Reyes | Pop Cola Panthers | Queensland | |
| 23 | Rommel Saga | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs | San Beda College | |
| 24 | Jojo Castillo | San Miguel Beermen |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Country of origin* | PBA team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Noel David | San Miguel Beermen |
Undrafted players signed by PBA team
- Barangay Ginebra Kings signed Alex Crisano and Ronald Magtulis from Far Eastern.
- Mobiline Phone Pals signed Don Camaso and Gherome Ejercito from Adamson University.
- Pop Cola Panthers signed Wynne Arboleda from Manuel Quezon.
- Sta. Lucia Realtors signed Chris Tan from La Salle-Manila.
- Tanduay Rhum Masters signed Rudy Hatfield from Michigan-Dearborn.
Note
*All players are Filipinos until proven otherwise.
References
- ^ "26 seek slots in 10 PBA teams". Manila Standard
- ^ "Sta.Lucia gets Paolo". Philippine Daily Inquirer