1998 PBA draft

Player selection in Philippine basketball 1998 PBA draft December 22, 1997 Glorietta Activity Center, Makati VTV on IBC Philippine Basketball Association Danny Ildefonso (Shell) 1997 1999 The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event at which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. The annual rookie draft was held on December 22, 1997, at the Glorietta Mall in Makati.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MQ8iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9QoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3789%2C2228009 Shell gets Ildefonso; No.2 Castillo to SMB Manila Standard Round 1 Pick Player Country of origin* PBA team College 1 Danilo Ildefonso Philippines 1936 Formula Shell Zoom Masters National 2 Noy Castillo San Miguel Beermen Citadel3 Ali Peek Pop Cola 800s Saint Mary's4 Brixter Encarnacion Philippines 1936 Pop Cola 800s San Sebastian5 William Antonio San Miguel Beermen Chaminade6 Banjo Calpito Philippines 1936 Sta. Lucia Realtors San Sebastian7 Henry Fernandez Philippines 1936 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies Visayas8 Steven Smith Gordon's Gin Boars US International Round 2 Pick Player Country of origin* PBA team College9 Jasper Ocampo Philippines 1936 Pop Cola 800s San Sebastian10 Joel Dualan Philippines 1936 Formula Shell Zoom Masters University of Manila11 Braulio Lim Philippines 1936 Mobiline Phone Pals UE 12 Stephen Antonio Alaska Milkmen Arizona State13 Oscar Simon Philippines 1936 San Miguel Beermen University of Manila15 Ulysses Tanique Philippines 1936 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies San Sebastian16 Erwin Framo Philippines 1936 Gordon's Gin Boars University of Manila Round 3 Pick Player Country of origin* PBA team College Randy Alcantara Philippines 1936 Formula Shell Zoom Masters Mapua Tech Terrence Bito Pop Cola 800s Cal State-Northridge Tyrone Bautista Philippines 1936 Mobiline Phone Pals De La Salle Patrick Benedicto Philippines 1936 Alaska Milkmen Mapua Tech Juan Augustus Ramirez Philippines 1936 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies UST Round 4 Pick Player Country of origin* PBA team College Jesse Cabanayan Philippines 1936 Pop Cola 800s University of Baguio Melchor Crisostomo Philippines 1936 Formula Shell Zoom Masters University of Manila Cristino Reynoso Jr. Philippines 1936 Alaska Milkmen Notes The Formula Shell Zoom Masters traded first overall pick Danilo Ildefonso to the San Miguel Beermen in exchange for second overall pick Noy Castillo on draft day. Ginebra San Miguel traded the draft rights to Steven Smith to the San Miguel Beermen in exchange for Paul Alvarez. The San Miguel Beermen's fifth overall draft pick William Antonio and the Alaska Milkmen's twelfth overall draft pick Stephen Antonio are brothers. References draft Category:Philippine Basketball Association draft