# 2019 PBA draft

The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event that allows 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 two-thirds of the member teams from the 2019 season, with the worst team picking first.

## Draft order

The draft order was determined based on the overall performance of the teams from the previous season. The Philippine Cup final ranking comprises 40% of the points, while the rankings of the Commissioner's and Governors' Cups are 25% each. The order for teams picking 9th to 12th was determined by their positions after the Governors' Cup regular round. NorthPort and Rain or Shine swapped places during the draft.
| Draft order | Team | Final ranking | Final ranking | Final ranking | Total |
| Draft order | Team | PHI | COM | GOV | Total |
| 1st | Columbian Dyip | 10th | 11th | 10th | 10.3 |
| 2nd | Blackwater Elite | 12th | 6th | 12th | 10.2 |
| 3rd | NLEX Road Warriors | 9th | 12th | 5th | 8.7 |
| 4th | Alaska Aces | 8th | 8th | 7th | 7.7 |
| 5th | Meralco Bolts | 11th | 9th | 2nd | 7.7 |
| 6th | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 3rd | 10th | 11th | 7.5 |
| 7th | NorthPort Batang Pier | 7th | 5th | 8th | 6.7 |
| 8th | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4th | 4th | 9th | 5.5 |
| 9th | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 2nd | 7th | 6th | 4.7 |
| 10th | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 4.1 |
| 11th | TNT KaTropa | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 3.9 |
| 12th | San Miguel Beermen | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2.2 |

### Special draft

There was a separate draft for the players in the pool for the Philippine national team, better known as Gilas Pilipinas. The five teams held their rights to the players they selected only after their release from international duty.
As part of the agreement between the PBA and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the latter named 5 players being loaned to Gilas's training camp after their selection in this special draft. The draft order was identical to the first five picks in the regular first and second rounds.

## Draft selections

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

### Special round

| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | PBA D-League team | School |
| 1 | Isaac Go | C/F | Philippines | Columbian Dyip | Cignal HD Hawkeyes | Ateneo |
| 2 | Rey Suerte | G | Philippines | Blackwater Elite | Che'Lu Bar & Grill Revellers | UE |
| 3 | Matt Nieto | G | Philippines | NLEX Road Warriors | Cignal HD Hawkeyes | Ateneo |
| 4 | Allyn Bulanadi | G | Philippines | Alaska Aces | Valencia City, Bukidnon | San Sebastian |
| 5 | Mike Nieto | G/F | Philippines | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Cignal HD Hawkeyes | Ateneo |

### 1st round

| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | PBA D-League team | School |
| 1 | Roosevelt Adams | F | United States | Columbian Dyip | Go for Gold Scratchers | College of Idaho |
| 2 | Maurice Shaw | C | Philippines | Blackwater Elite | | Hutchinson CC |
| 3 | Mike Ayonayon | G | Philippines | NLEX Road Warriors | Marinerong Pilipino Skippers | Philippine Christian |
| 4 | Barkley Eboña | F | Philippines | Alaska Aces | Cha Dao Tea Place | Far Eastern |
| 5 | Adrian Wong | G | United States | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from Phoenix Pulse via Alaska) | Cignal HD Hawkeyes | Ateneo |
| 6 | Clint Doliguez | F | Philippines | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from Meralco) | Metropac Movers | San Beda |
| 7 | Prince Rivero | F | Philippines | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | | De La Salle |
| 8 | Sean Manganti | F | United States | NorthPort Batang Pier | Che'Lu Bar & Grill Revellers | Adamson |
| 9 | Aris Dionisio$^#$ | F | Philippines | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | Gamboa Coffee Mixers | St. Clare |
| 10 | Arvin Tolentino$^#$ | F | Philippines | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Wang's Basketball Couriers | Far Eastern |
| 11 | Kib Montalbo | G | Philippines | TNT KaTropa | Marinerong Pilipino Skippers | De La Salle |
| 12 | Christian Balagasay | C | Philippines | Columbian Dyip (from San Miguel) | Petron | Letran |

### 2nd round

| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | PBA D-League team | School |
| 13 | Jerrick Balanza | G | Philippines | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (from Columbian) | Petron | Letran |
| 14 | Richard Escoto | F | Philippines | Blackwater Elite | Phoenix Accelerators | Far Eastern |
| 15 | Will McAloney | C/F | Philippines | NLEX Road Warriors | Marinerong Pilipino Skippers | San Carlos |
| 16 | Rey Publico | F | Philippines | Alaska Aces | Go for Gold Scratchers | Letran |
| 17 | Jaycee Marcelino | G | Philippines | Alaska Aces (from Phoenix Pulse) | Zark's Jawbreakers | Lyceum |
| 18 | Aaron Black | G | Philippines | Meralco Bolts | AMA Online Education Titans | Ateneo |
| 19 | Vince Tolentino | F | United States | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Go for Gold Scratchers | Ateneo |
| 20 | AC Soberano | G | Philippines | NLEX Road Warriors (from NorthPort via TNT) | Metropac Movers | San Beda |
| 21 | Yankie Haruna | F | Philippines | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | Go for Gold Scratchers | St. Benilde |
| 22 | Kent Salado | G | Philippines | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Go for Gold Scratchers | Arellano |
| 23 | Wendell Comboy | G | Philippines | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (from TNT) | Cha Dao Tea Place | Far Eastern |
| 24 | Renzo Subido | G | Philippines | NorthPort Batang Pier (from San Miguel) | Ironcon Builders | Santo Tomas |

### 3rd round

| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | PBA D-League team | School |
| 25 | Bonbon Batiller | G | Philippines | Columbian Dyip | Petron | Letran |
| 26 | Chris Bitoon | G | Philippines | Blackwater Elite | Go for Gold Scratchers | St. Clare |
| 27 | Gelo Vito | F | Philippines | NLEX Road Warriors | Wang's Basketball Couriers | U of Philippines |
| 28 | Ralph Tansingco | F | Philippines | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | Zark's Jawbreakers | Lyceum |
| 29 | Mike Cañete | F | Philippines | Meralco Bolts | The Masterpiece / CD14 Designs-Trinity | Arellano |
| 30 | Luke Parcero | G | Philippines | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | AMA Online Education Titans | St. Francis of Assisi |
| 31 | Cris Dumapig | C/F | Philippines | NorthPort Batang Pier | BRT Sumisip Basilan | Southwestern-U |
| 32 | Alvin Capobres | F | Philippines | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | Valencia City, Bukidnon | San Sebastian |
| 33 | Fran Asuncion | G | Philippines | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | AMA Online Education Titans | AMA |
| 34 | Simon Camacho | F | Philippines | TNT KaTropa | Akari | Adamson |
| 35 | Travis Thompson | G | United States | San Miguel Beermen | | Alaska Anchorage |

### 4th round

| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | PBA D-League team | School |
| 36 | Marco Balagtas | F | Philippines | Columbian Dyip | Diliman College-Gerry's | José Rizal |
| 37 | Hubert Cani | G | Philippines | Blackwater Elite | Cha Dao Tea Place | Far Eastern |
| 38 | Jayvee Marcelino | G | Philippines | NLEX Road Warriors | Wang's Basketball Couriers | Lyceum |
| 39 | Spencer Pretta | G | Philippines | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | Zark's Jawbreakers | Lyceum |
| 40 | Dexter Zamora | G | Philippines | NorthPort Batang Pier | Batangas - EAC | Lyceum |
| 41 | Val Chauca | G | United States | TNT KaTropa | FamilyMart - Enderun | Adamson |
| 42 | Daniel de Guzman | F | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen | Batangas - EAC | NEUST |

### 5th round

| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country of birth | Team | PBA D-League team | School |
| 43 | Jeramer Cabanag | G | Philippines | NLEX Road Warriors | Wang's Basketball Couriers | San Beda |
| 44 | Jeffrey Santos | G | Philippines | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | Zark's Jawbreakers | Lyceum |
| 45 | Von Tambeling | G | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen | Wang's Basketball Couriers | Philippine Christian |

### 6th round

A sixth round was supposed to be held, but the teams from the fifth round passed, ending the draft.

## Draft picks per school

| School | Special round | 1st round | After 1st round | Total |
| Lyceum | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Ateneo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| FEU | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Letran | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Adamson | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| San Beda | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Arellano | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| De La Salle | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| PCU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| UST | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| St. Clare | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| St. Francis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Other schools | Other schools | Other schools | Other schools | 1 each |