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. It was held on August 14, 2005 at the Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall in Cainta, Rizal. Air21 Express won the draft lottery over the Sta. Lucia Realtors.
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. By the end of the application period, 55 players declared for the draft. This was later reduced to 49 applicants.
The following were the eligibility requirements for local players:
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:
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.
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 Salle Froilan Baguion - NU 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.
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