List of First Overall Picks
Flags indicate the country were the player studied college; all players are Filipinos until proven otherwise, like Sonny Alvarado's case where he fled the country as his citizenship was being questioned.
Draft | Name | PBA team | College | End-of-season awards of the first overall pick for the season |
---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | Sonny Cabatu | Shell | De La Salle | none |
1986 | Reynaldo Cuenco | Alaska | Arellano | none |
1987 | Allan Caidic | Great Taste | UE | Rookie of the Year, Mythical Team |
1988 | Jack Tanuan | Purefoods | FEU | none |
1989 | Benjie Paras | Shell | UP Diliman | Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Mythical Five |
1990 | Peter Jao | Great Taste | USJ-R | none |
1991 | Alejandro Araneta | Alaska | Ateneo | none |
1992 | Vergel Meneses | Presto-Tivoli | JRC | none |
1993 | Jun Limpot | Sta. Lucia | De La Salle | Rookie of the Year, Mythical Second Team, All-Defensive Team |
1994 | Noli Locsin | TondeƱa | De La Salle* | none |
1995 | Dennis Espino | Sta. Lucia | UST | none |
1996 | Marlou Aquino | Ginebra | Adamson | Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Mythical Five, All-Defensive Team, Best Player of the Governors' Cup |
1997 | Andy Seigle | Mobiline | New Orleans | Rookie of the Year |
1998 | Danny Ildefonso | San Miguel | NU | Rookie of the Year, Mythical Second Team |
1999 | Sonny Alvarado | Tanduay | Texas | Mythical Five |
2000 | Paolo Mendoza | Sta. Lucia | UP Diliman | none |
2001 | Willie Miller | Red Bull | Letran | none |
2002 | Yancy de Ocampo | FedEx | St. Francis | none |
2003 | Mike Cortez | Alaska | De La Salle | Mythical Second Team |
2004 | Rich Alvarez | Shell | Ateneo | Rookie of the Year, All-Defensive Team |
2005 | Jay Washington | Air21 | Eckerd | none |
2006 | Kelly Williams | Sta. Lucia | Oakland | Rookie of the Year, Mythical Team |
2007 | Joe Devance | Welcoat | Texas-El Paso | none |
2008 | Gabe Norwood | Rain or Shine | George Mason | Rookie of the Year |
2009 | Japeth Aguilar | Burger King | WKU** | none |
2010 | Nonoy Baclao | Air21 | Ateneo | none |
2011 | JV Casio | Powerade | De La Salle | Sportsmanship Award |
2012 | Junmar Fajardo | Petron | University of Cebu | TBD |
*Locsin while playing for the De La Salle studied at Saint Benilde.
**Aguilar played for Ateneo before playing for WKU.
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