2005 PBA draft

Player selection in Philippine basketball 2005 PBA draft August 14, 2005 4:00 pm Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Cainta, Rizal ABC Philippine Basketball Association Jay Washington (Air21 Express) 2004 2006 The 2005 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event at which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. It was the first PBA Draft to feature only two rounds of drafting and the first draft held in August due to the league's adjustment of the season calendar.Henson Joaquin M. Joaquin Henson August 5, 2005 PBA draft rationalized to 2 rounds https://www.philstar.com/sports/2005/08/05/289910/pba-draft-rationalized-2-rounds 2026-04-21 Philstar.com It was held on August 14, 2005 at the Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall in Cainta, Rizal.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XLljAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DSgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2301%2C2200977 Air21 picks Washington The Manila Times Air21 Express won the draft lottery over the Sta. Lucia Realtors.Navarro June July 4, 2005 Beermen secure 2-0 lead https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=TVg1AAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA29&dq=2005%20pba%20draft&pg=PA29#v=onepage&q&f=false April 21, 2026 Philippine Daily Inquirer Round 1 * Mythical team member # All-star Pick Player Country of origin* PBA team College 1Anthony Washington* Air21 Express Eckerd 2Alex Cabagnot* Sta. Lucia Realtors Hawaii-Hilo 3 Denok Miranda Coca-Cola Tigers FEU 4 Jondan Salvador Purefoods Chunkee Giants St. Benilde 5Mark Cardona* Air21 Express De La Salle 6 Niño Canaleta Air21 Express UE 7 Michael Holper Barangay Ginebra Kings San Diego State 8 Paolo Hubalde San Miguel Beermen UE 9 Leo Najorda Red Bull Barako San Sebastian Round 2 Pick Player Country of origin* PBA team College 10 Cesar Catli Sta. Lucia Realtors FEU 11 Neil Rañeses Coca-Cola Tigers UV 12 Al Magpayo Coca-Cola Tigers St. Benilde 13 BJ Manalo Purefoods Chunkee Giants De La Salle 14Larry Fonacier# Red Bull Barako Ateneo 15 Mark Joseph Kong Alaska Aces Adamson 16 Rey Mendoza Sta. Lucia Realtors NU 17 Paolo Bugia Red Bull Barako Ateneo 18 Mark Macapagal# Talk 'N Text Phone Pals San Sebastian Eligibility The PBA reached out to the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) to allow its student-athletes to join the draft, but the UAAP denied the PBA's request.July 1, 2005 UAAP not relaxing rules for PBA draft https://www.philstar.com/sports/2005/07/01/284318/uaap-not-relaxing-rules-pba-draft 2026-04-21 Philstar.com By the end of the application period, 55 players declared for the draft. This was later reduced to 49 applicants.Henson Joaquin M. Joaquin Henson August 14, 2005 It’s Washington at No. 1 for sure https://www.philstar.com/sports/2005/08/14/291425/it146s-washington-no-1-sure 2026-04-21 Philstar.com The following were the eligibility requirements for local players:July 15, 2005 45 na ang aplikante sa PBA Draft https://qa.philstar.com/palaro/2005/07/15/286512/45-na-ang-aplikante-sa-pba-draft 2026-04-21 Philstar.com All applicants must be 23 years old on the day of the draft; Must have graduated from college or high school in 2001. Eligibility requirements for Filipino-foreigner entrants (Filipino-foreigners) were similar to the locals', but beginning this year, stricter guidelines were implemented:Navarro June January 18, 2005 Stricter rules for Fil-foreign PBA hopefuls https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=PFg1AAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA18&dq=2005%20pba%20draft&pg=PA18#v=onepage&q&f=false April 21, 2026 Philippine Daily Inquirer All Filipino-foreigner entrants must undergo an interview; Play at least 25 games in a local league; All Filipino-foreigner entrants must submit citizenship documents proving their Filipino lineage, including a Bureau of Immigration certificate of recognition, Department of Justice affirmation, and either an authentic birth certificate either from the National Statistics Office (if born in the Philippines), or an equivalent document if born outside the country. The deadline for submitting these was originally on May 1, but extended to May 31.Navarro June May 26, 2005 Ginebra halts 4-game FedEx winning skein https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=TlY1AAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA21&dq=2005%20pba%20draft&pg=PA21#v=onepage&q&f=false April 21, 2026 Philippine Daily Inquirer Meanwhile, players classified as half-Filipinos and seeking to join the 2005 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Draft have until May 31 to submit their respective applications. The eligibility of these players were allowed to be contested should the documents be found illegitimate. Undrafted players Draftee's name followed by college. All undrafted players become rookie free agents. Jerwin Gaco - De La SalleHenson Joaquin M. Joaquin Henson March 26, 2010 Perseverance pays off for PBA rookie https://www.philstar.com/sports/2010/03/26/561110/perseverance-pays-pba-rookie 2026-04-21 Philstar.com Froilan Baguion - NUHenson Joaquin M. Joaquin Henson June 28, 2012 Hat-trick for Baguion? https://www.philstar.com/sports/2012/06/28/822176/hat-trick-baguion 2026-04-21 Philstar.com Alwyn Espiritu - UST Emmerson Oreta - UST Arjun Cordero - San Beda Jake Agleron - UST Artemio Almeda - UP Diliman Gerard Jones - FEU Romar Menor - St. Benilde Valentin Domingo - MLQU Christian Coronel - San Sebastian Ronald Capati - St. Benilde Ryan Dy - SCSIT Bryan Tolentino - NU Arden Guiyab - PCU Raymond Dula - Mapua Don Villamin - UST Dennis Rodriguez - PCU James Razon - FEU Cyril Santiago - FEU Melchor Latoreno - UST Mark Abadia - Adamson Vincent John Santos Don Yabut - FEU Heremias Sison - UST Jose De Guzman - FEU Note *All players are Filipinos until proven otherwise. References Category:Philippine Basketball Association draft draft