2025 PBA DRAFT | 128 DRAFT APPLICANTS?!?

With 128 applicants, I seriously doubt we’ll see even 40 percent of them actually suiting up in the PBA. Think about it—40 rookies is already a huge number when there are only 12 teams in the league. Last season, 34 players made their debut, and that tally included guys like Jordan Heading, as well as JC Cullar and JB Bahio, who weren’t even picked up right away in their draft years.

The 2025 PBA Draft, though, has its own wrinkle. Aside from the ongoing MPBL season, some teams will have to wait until their drafted players finish their NCAA Season 101 run before they can sign them. That delay means those rookies will miss a big chunk of the current PBA season, which pretty much kills their Rookie of the Year chances. In a way, this might explain why the UAAP decided to shut down the PBA’s request. Let’s be real—420K might feel like a lowball to some prospects, but one freak injury in their final collegiate season could also wreck their chances at negotiating a max contract down the road.

For now, everything is based on unofficial info since the PBA still hasn’t bothered to release the official applicants’ list. Translation: expect some trimming later on. Honestly, I just hope the NCAA guys set to play in Season 101 think twice before making the jump. No PBA team is drafting 10 players, and even if they did, there’s no way all of them get signed.

#	PLAYER	COLLEGE	POS	HT	DOB
1	ABIS, CEDRICK	PERPETUAL	F	6'3	2000
2	ADJEI, JAYCEE	STI - WEST NEGROS	G	6'2	1998
3	ADLAWAN, DOLAN	USC	F	6'5	1996
4	AFRICANO, ISAIAH	PACIFIC UNIV	F	6'2	1998
5	ALARCON, VJ	FATIMA	G	6'0	1998
6	ALFORQUE, ROYCE	FEU	G	5'11	2000
7	ALMENDRAS, JAN MARC	BATANGAS STATE	G	6'0	2002
8	ANDO, DAVE	UST	C	6'7	1999
9	ANDRADA, YUKIEN	SAN BEDA	F	6'5	2001
10	ANDREWS, ASHON	UST	C	6'5	2002
11	ARIAR, KINT	LETRAN	F	6'3	1999
12	AUSTRIA, CJ	DLSU	G	6'3	2001
13	BARASI, MARIO	ADAMSON	C	6'7	2000
14	BARBA, JOHN	LPU	G	6'2	2000
15	BASALLOTE, JAY-R	LICEO DE PULILAN	G	5'9	1988
16	BATALLER, IRA	LETRAN	F	6'4	2000
17	BELTRAN, ALLAN	UE	C	6'5	1999
18	BENEDICTOS, HERRALD	BULACAN STATE	G	6'2	1996
19	BRAVO, JM	LPU	F	6'4	2000
20	BRICKMAN, JASON	LIU	G	6'0	1991
21	CAMIT, CLAUDE	U-BAGUIO	G	5'10	1999
22	CANAL, MILES	USLS-BACOLOD	C	6'5	1999
23	CANOY, ALDAVE	STA ANA DE VICTORIAS	F	6'3	2000
24	CAPULONG, RENZ	ARELLANO	C	6'6	2000
25	CATACUTAN, ORIN	UE	G/F	6'2	1999
26	CAUILAN, JP	NU	F	6'4	1996
27	CELIS, JASON	JRU	G	5'9	1998
28	CELSO, JOSEPH	CEU	C	6'5	1993
29	CELZO, JOE	SAN BEDA	C	6'4	2000
30	CHIU, GEO	ATENEO	C	6'10	2001
31	CODINERA, MANU	ARELLANO	F	6'2	2000
32	COMETA, GAB	BENILDE	G	5'11	2000
33	COMIA, JEFFERSON	NEW ERA	G	5'11	1997
34	CRUZ, JACEY	QATAR U	G	5'9	2004
35	CRUZ-DUMONT, JACK	UE	G	6'3	2000
36	CUAJAO, DEO	LETRAN	G	6'1	2001
37	CUEVAS, JASPER	PERPETUAL	G	5'11	1999
38	CUNANAN, GREG	LPU	G	5'10	1999
39	DAVID, JOSHUA	DLSU	G	6'0	2000
40	DELA VIRGEN, MJ	JRU	G	5'10	1997
41	DIAZ, FRANZ RAY	CEU	G	5'9	1999
42	ESTIL, SONNY	LETRAN	F	6'3	2001
43	FLOWERS, AARON	ADAMSON	F	6'4	1999
44	FUENTES, JUDEL	CEU	G	5'10	1998
45	GABAT, REGGZ	SAN SEBASTIAN	G	6'1	1999
46	GALANG, ETHAN	UE	F	6'4	2001
47	GALICIA, JACOB	PHIL MERCHANT	F	6'3	1995
48	GALINATO, JOHN MARTIN	NU	G	6'1	1998
49	GAMBOA, ARVIN	MAPUA	F	6'4	1997
50	GASPAY, JAKE	BENILDE	F	6'4	2001
51	GESALEM, JONATHAN	UST	G	6'1	1999
52	GOMEZ DE LIANO, JUAN	UP	G	6'1	1999
53	GOMEZ, GAB	ATENEO	G	5'10	2000
54	GONZALES, LJAY	FEU	G	5'11	1998
55	GOZUM, WILL	BENILDE	F	6'6	1999
56	GUEVARRA, JUSTINE	UE	F	6'4	1999
57	GURTIZA, KING	EAC	G	6'0	1999
58	HERNANDEZ, KRISTAN	ST DOMINIC	F	6'5	1998
59	HOWE, DAJON	ENDERUN	G	5'9	2000
60	HUNTLEY, KAREEM	SO. ALBERTA	G	6'1	1997
61	INGEL, JORDAN	TRINITY	G	5'8	1998
62	INIGO, AXEL	FEU	G	5'8	1994
63	KOON, CHRIS	ATENEO	F	6'5	2001
64	LEPALAM, LADIS	BENILDE	C	6'9	1999
65	MADRIGAL, AJ	UP	G/F	6'3	1998
66	MAGBUHOS, VINCE	ADAMSON	F	6'5	1999
67	MALAZARTE, KENNETH	CSA - BACOLOD	G	5'11	2000
68	MALLARI, DANIELLE	ARELLANO	G/F	6'3	1998
69	MALLARI, RAPHAEL	ADAMSON	G	5'6	1996
70	MANALANG, JM	UE	F	6'5	1999
71	MANAYTAY, CHRISTIAN	UST	F	6'5	1999
72	MANTUA, ROYCE	ADAMSON	F	6'4	2002
73	MARCOS, MACOY	BENILDE	G/F	6'2	2000
74	MARTINEZ, JOHN MATTHEW	UM	G	5'5	1997
75	MAYNES, MITCHELLE	U-BAGUIO	F	6'2	1996
76	MAYO, LERRY	TAGUIG CITY U	F	6'2	1999
77	MEDINA, TRISTAN	PASIG CATHOLIC	G	6'0	1998
78	MESQUERIOLA, RAM	PCU - DASMARINAS	F	6'4	2002
79	MICEK, COLE	ST. FRANCIS (USA)	G	6'1	1996
80	MILLER, CHRIS	SALEM U	G	6'2	1993
81	MILOT, ANDREW	BALBOA SCHOOL	G	5'10	2001
82	MONJE, KOBE	LETRAN	F	6'4	2000
83	NADO, WILFRID	STA BARBARA	G	6'0	2002
84	NAYVE, ROBI	BENILDE	G	5'11	1999
85	OBUYES, ANGELO	LPU-ALABANG	G	6'0	2001
86	OCHEA, DAWN	ADAMSON	F	6'3	1996
87	OMEGA, MARK DENVER	LETRAN	C	6'5	2000
88	PABLEO, KOBE	LA CONSOLACION	F	6'4	2001
89	PAGSANJAN, HARVEY	EAC	G/F	6'1	1999
90	PANLILIO, DOMINIC	BENILDE	G	5'10	2002
91	PANOPIO, DALPH	CSU-BAKERSFIELD	G	6'1	2000
92	PERALTA, SAMUEL	MLQU	C	6'5	1998
93	PEROMINGAN, TRICKY	ADAMSON	G	5'11	1997
94	POOLE, MARC	MLQU	G/F	6'2	1999
95	QUIMINALES, PAOLO	JRU	C	6'5	1996
96	QUITEVIS, SEAN	ATENEO	G	6'1	1999
97	RAMIREZ, TUTOY	ICC	G	5'10	2000
98	RAMIRO, LIAN	DLSU	G	6'1	2002
99	RAMOS, PATRICK	JRU	G	6'0	1999
100	RIVERA, JOSHUA	MUNTINLUPA	G	5'4	1997
101	ROBINSON, GEREMY	UST	G	6'2	2001
102	ROCACURVA, KENNY	LETRAN	G	6'0	1999
103	ROJAS, JOHN EDCEL	ST CLARE	F	6'2	1997
104	ROQUE, JUN	LETRAN	G/F	6'3	2001
105	SAJONIA, BRYAN	SAN BEDA	G	6'0	2000
106	SAMSON, JC	PUP	G	5'10	2000
107	SANDAGON, XIMONE	FEU	F	6'5	1999
108	SANGCO, MARC	BENILDE	F	6'4	1999
109	SANTOS, IVAN	TIP	C	6'7	1997
110	SEDILLO, ALFRED	SAN BEDA	G/F	6'3	1995
111	SERAJOSEF, CHESTER	SAN SEBASTIAN	C	6'4	1999
112	SEVILLA, ANTHONY	KDG BELGIUM	G	6'0	1985
113	SMALL-MARTIN, KASCIUS	BROCK U	G	6'2	1998
114	STA. ANA, JORDAN	ARELLANO	G	6'1	1997
115	STRAIT, JASON	UE	F	6'4	1996
116	TAGALA, JOSHUA	SAN BEDA	G	6'1	1999
117	TEMPRA, JAMES	FEU	G/F	6'3	1999
118	TIBAYAN, JONAS	NU	F	6'3	1999
119	TOLENTINO, KYLE	LETRAN	G/F	6'3	2001
120	TOLENTINO, NEIL	ARELLANO	G/F	6'2	1998
121	UMALI, SHAWN	BENILDE	F	6'4	2000
122	UNA, JAMES	SAN SEBASTIAN	C	6'5	2001
123	VILLANUEVA, JERICK	UE	C	6'7	1996
124	WILSON, GJERALD	UE	G	6'0	2001
125	YERRO, JOSHUA	ADAMSON	G	6'2	2000
126	YNOT, TONY	BENILDE	G	6'1	2000
127	YU, ARCHIE	DLSU	G	5'8	1992
128	YU, ROMEO	BULACAN AGRI	G	5'7	2000