More than 30 products of NCAA schools have been selected by teams in the PBA Season 48 Rookie Draft at the Market! Market! in Taguig on Sunday.
Arellano University's Cade Flores, who was Season 98 Rookie of the Year and Mythical Five member, led the list of drafted NCAA products after being picked 11th overall by the NorthPort Batang Pier.
Stephen Holt led this year's draft class as the top pick of the Terrafirma Dyip.
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Here is the full list of NCAA products who were called in the Rookie Draft.
Round 1:
- NorthPort - Cade Flores (Arellano University)
Round 2:
- Terrafirma - Kemark Cariño (San Beda University)
- NLEX - Enoch Valdez (Lyceum of the Philippines University)
- Converge - JL delos Santos (Jose Rizal University)
- Blackwater - James Kwekuteye (San Beda University)
- Terrafirma - Louie Sangalang (Colegio de San Juan de Letran)
- Rain or Shine - Rence Nocum (Mapua University)
Round 3:
- Terrafirma - JB Bahio (San Beda University)
- Blackwater - Clifford Jopia (San Beda University
- NorthPort - Brent Paraiso (Colegio de San Juan de Letran)
- Ginebra - Kim Aurin (University of Perpetual Help System DALTA)
Round 4:
- Terrafirma - Tommy Olivario (Colegio de San Juan de Letran)
- Blackwater - Archie Concepcion (Arellano University)
- Rain or Shine - JC Cullar (De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde)
- NorthPort - Fran Yu (Colegio de San Juan de Letran)
- Converge - King Caralipio (Colegio de San Juan de Letran)
- Magnolia - Rey Anthony Peralta (University of Perpetual Help System DALTA)
- Ginebra - Franz Abuda (San Beda University)
- San Miguel Beer - Jayson Apolonio (Colegio de San Juan de Letran)
Round 5:
- Terrafirma - Damie Cuntapay (San Beda University)
- Rain or Shine - Larry Arpia (San Sebastian College-Recoletos)
- NorthPort - John Amores (Jose Rizal University)
- NLEX - Renzo Navarro (Lyceum of the Philippines University)
- Converge - Rhinwil Yambing (San Sebastian College-Recoletos)
- Meralco - Jessie Sumoda (San Sebastian College-Recoletos)
- Magnolia - Warren Bonifacio (Mapua University)
- San Miguel Beer - Ichie Altamirano (San Sebastian College-Recoletos)
Round 6:
- Terrafirma - Kenneth Villapando (San Sebastian College-Recoletos)
- Magnolia - Christian Bunag (Mapua University)
Round 7:
- Terrafirma - JJ Pido (Mapua University)
- Converge - Raymond Binuya (San Sebastian College-Recoletos)
Round 9:
- NorthPort - Joemari Lacastesantos (Lyceum of the Philippines University)
- San Miguel - Kyt Jimenez (University of Perpetual Help System DALTA)
The schools listed here were indicated in the PBA's initial list of draft applicants released on September 11.
Some of the names such as Enoch Valdez, Warren Bonifacio, and JL delos Santos are still expected to suit up in the upcoming NCAA Season 99 before playing in the PBA, should they be signed by their ball clubs.
The NCAA will open its 99th season on September 24.
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—JKC, GMA Integrated News
