# 2011 PBA draft

The 2011 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event at which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at Robinson's Place Ermita in Manila on August 28, 2011. Players who applied for the draft underwent a rookie camp that lasted a week.

## Draft lottery

The lottery was held on August 6, 2011, before the start of the 2011 PBA Governors Cup Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The Powerade Tigers beat the statistical odds by winning the first overall pick against the Air21 Express (renamed as Barako Bull Energy starting the 2011-12 season). From this year on, as opposed in having the draft last two rounds as what was done from 2005 to 2010, the league allowed the draft to continue until all teams have passed.

## Draft

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

### 1st round

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Country of origin* | Team | College |
| 1 | 1 | #JVee Casio | PG | Philippines | Powerade Tigers | De La Salle University |
| 1 | 2 | *Paul Lee | PG | Philippines | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from Barako Bull Energy) | University of the East |
| 1 | 3 | #Chris Lutz | SF | United States | Barako Bull Energy (from Meralco, traded to Petron Blaze Boosters) | Marshall University |
| 1 | 4 | *Marcio Lassiter | SG/SF | United States | Powerade Tigers (from Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1 | 5 | *Mark Barroca | PG | Philippines | Shopinas.com Clickers (from B-Meg Llamados) | Far Eastern University |
| 1 | 6 | #Mac Baracael | SF/PF | Philippines | Alaska Aces | Far Eastern University |
| 1 | 7 | Jason Ballesteros | C | Philippines | Meralco Bolts (from Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters via Shopinas.com Clickers*) | San Sebastian |
| 1 | 8 | #Allein Maliksi | SF | Philippines | Petron Blaze Boosters (traded to Barako Bull Energy) | UST |
| 1 | 9 | Reil Cervantes | PF | Philippines | Barangay Ginebra Kings | Far Eastern University |
| 1 | 10 | #Dylan Ababou | SG/SF | Philippines | Barako Bull Energy (from Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) | UST |

### 2nd round

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Country of origin* | Team | College |
| 2 | 1 | Magi Sison | C | Philippines | Shopinas.com Clickers | UP Diliman |
| 2 | 2 | John Raymundo | PG | Philippines | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (from Barako Bull Energy) | San Sebastian |
| 2 | 3 | Eric Salamat | PG | Philippines | Alaska Aces (from Rain or Shine Elasto Painters via Powerade Tigers) | Ateneo |
| 2 | 4 | Julius Pasculado | SG/PG | Philippines | Alaska Aces (from Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and Powerade Tigers via Meralco Bolts) | Wilbur Wright |
| 2 | 5 | Ariel Mepaña | PF | Philippines | Alaska Aces (from Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | UV |
| 2 | 6 | Brian Ilad | -- | Philippines | B-Meg Llamados | De La Salle |
| 2 | 7 | Gilbert Bulawan | PF | Philippines | Alaska Aces (traded to Meralco Bolts) | San Sebastian |
| 2 | 8 | James Martinez | SG | Philippines | Barangay Ginebra Kings (from Shopinas.com Clickers*) | UE |
| 2 | 9 | Kenneth Acibar | F | Philippines | Barako Bull Energy (from Petron Blaze Boosters) | UE |
| 2 | 10 | Paul Sorongon | G | Philippines | Barako Bull Energy (from Barangay Ginebra Kings) | UP Diliman |
| 2 | 11 | John Marc Agustin | F | Philippines | Powerade Tigers (from Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) | Adamson |

### 3rd round

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Country of origin* | Team | College |
| 3 | 1 | Mark Cagoco | PG/SG | Philippines | Shopinas.com Clickers | Jose Rizal University |
| 3 | 2 | Filemon Fernandez | PG/SG | United States | Petron Blaze Boosters | Orange Coast College |
Note: Powerade, Barako Bull, Meralco, Rain or Shine, B-Meg, Alaska, Barangay Ginebra and Talk 'N Text passed in this round.

### 4th round

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Country of origin* | Team | College |
| 4 | 1 | Gerald Lapus | SF/PF | Philippines | Petron Blaze Boosters | Arellano University |
Note: Shopinas.com passed in this round.