Barangay Ginebra San Miguel draft history explained

The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel participated in the first ever PBA draft in 1985, selecting Reynaldo Perez as the first be drafted by them at 5th overall.

They have 3 first overall picks in their franchise history. The first was in 1994 when they drafted Noli Locsin.^[1] The second was in 1996 when they drafted Marlou Aquino.^[2] The third and the last one was in 2013 when they drafted Greg Slaughter.^[3]

Selections

Basketball positions

PG	Point guard
SG	Shooting guard
SF	Small forward
PF	Power forward
C	Center

Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Place of birth	Position	School	Ref
1985	1	5	Reynaldo Perez		SG / SF	Mapúa
1986	1	3	Dondon Ampalayo		PF	USJ–R
1987	1	3	Harmon Codiñera		PF	FEU	^[4]
	2	5	Anthony Mendoza		C / PF	Visayas
1988	1	3	Anthony Poblador		C	De La Salle
1989	1	5	Romy Dela Rosa		SF	Southwestern
	2	11	Peter Aguilar		C	Trinity
	3	17	Fernando Garcia		SF	Adamson
1990	1	6	Hilario Villanil		PF	USPF
	2	14	Fernando Libed		PG	Letran
1991	1	5	Jayvee Gayoso		SF / SG	Ateneo	^[5]
1992	1	8	Nonoy Chuatico		SG	Ateneo	^[6]
1993	1	2	Victor Pablo		PF / SF	FEU	^[7]
1994	1	1	Noli Locsin		PF	De La Salle
	2	9	Wilmer Ong		PF / C	USLS
	3	17	Jonas Mariano		SG	De La Salle
	4	22	Renato Cabaluna		PF	UST
	5	26	Jun Marzan		SG / SF	Baguio
1995	1	2	E.J. Feihl		C	Adamson	^[8]
	2	10	Robert Jaworski Jr.		SG / SF	Ateneo
	3	17	Lou Regidor		PG	San Carlos
1996	1	1	Marlou Aquino		C	Adamson
	3	14	Gerardo Locsin
1997	1	7	Edward Naron		SG	Visayas
	2	14	Manuel Ortega Jr.		PG	SLU
1998	1	8	Steven Smith		SG / SF	USIU
	2	16	Erwin Framo		SG	UM
1999	1	2	Anastacio Mendoza		PG	FEU
		9	Danilo Aying		SF	Southwestern
	3	19	Marvin Isidro			Farrington
2000	Direct Hire		Jayjay Helterbrand		PG / SG	Kentucky State
	1	6	Egay Billones		PG	Las Piñas
	2	14	William Marasigan			San Sebastian
2001	1	3	Mark Caguioa		SG	Glendale CC	^[9]
	2	13	Marlon Basco		C	Luzon
	3	23	Marlon Piodo		PF	USJ–R
2002	1	9	Chester Tolomia		SG / SF	Perpetual
	2	16	Gilbert Malabanan		SF	Perpetual
	3	26	Aries Dimaunahan		PG / SG	UST
2003	1	2	Rommel Adducul		C	San Sebastian	^[10]
	2	11	Sunday Salvacion		SF	Benilde
	3	22	Rob Johnson		PG	Bellevue
2004	3	20	Theodore Hawkins Jr.		SG	Cosumnes River
2005	1	7	Michael Holper		PF	San Diego State
2006	No draft picks
2007	1	10	Macky Escalona		PG	Ateneo
2008	No draft picks
2009	1	7	Chris Timberlake		PG	North Florida
	2	17	Orlando Daroya		SF	Arellano
2010	1	7	John Wilson		SG / SF	JRU
		8	Jimbo Aquino		SG / SF	San Sebastian
	2	12	Rob Labagala		PG	UE
2011	1	9	Reil Cervantes		PF	FEU
	2	18	James Martinez		PG / SG	UE
2012	1	6	Chris Ellis		SF	Mary Hardin–Baylor
		8	Keith Jensen		SF	NYU
	3	28	Jerick Cañada		PG	Adamson
	4	35	Paul Zamar		SG	UE
	5	38	JR Buensuceso		PG	BYU–Hawaii
	6	39	Elliot Tan		SG	Biola
2013	1	1	Greg Slaughter		C	Ateneo
	3	24	LA Revilla		PG	De La Salle
	4	33	John Usita		C	Shoreline
	5	39	Alvin Padilla		SG	UP
	6	42	Jens Knuttel		PG	FEU
2014	1	6	Rodney Brondial		PF / C	Adamson
2015	1	5	Scottie Thompson		SG / PG	Perpetual
	2	16	Aljon Mariano		SF / PF	UST
	3	28	Dennice Villamor		PF / SF	NU
2016	Special draft		Kevin Ferrer		SF / PF	UST
	2	3	Jammer Jamito		PF	St. Clare
		9	Jericho De Guzman		C	Benilde
2017	1	12	Jett Manuel		SG	UP
	3	35	Mikey Cabahug		SG	Ateneo
2018	3	32	Matt Salem		SF	NU	^[11]
2019	1	10	Arvin Tolentino		SF / PF	FEU	^[12]
	2	13	Jerrick Balanza		SG	Letran
		22	Kent Salado		PG	Arellano
	3	33	Fran Asuncion		SG	AMA
2021	1	12	Ken Holmqvist		C	FEU
	2	13	Brian Enriquez		SF / SG	William Woods
2022	1	8	Javi Gómez de Liaño		SF	UP
	2	20	Jayson David		SG / SF	Lyceum
	3	32	Rence Alcoriza		SG	Arellano
2023	2	23	Ralph Cu		PF	De La Salle
	3	34	Kim Aurin		SG	Perpetual
	4	45	Franz Abuda		SF	San Beda
	5	56	Brandrey Bienes		PF / C	FEU
2024	1	3	RJ Abarrientos		PG	FEU
	2	17	Didat Hanapi		SG	Adamson
		22	Paolo Hernandez		SG / SF	Mapúa
	3	34	Paul Garcia		SG	Ateneo

Notes

1.All players entering the draft are Filipinos until proven otherwise.

Notes and References

1. News: Rocky . Nazareno . January 17, 1994 . Surprises, surprises . July 15, 2024 . Manila Standard.
2. News: Jimbo . Gulle . January 22, 1996 . Aquino! Aquino! . July 15, 2024 . Manila Standard.
3. News: November 3, 2013 . Chants of 'Ginebra, Ginebra' as Slaughter made No. 1 pick in surprise-filled PBA draft . July 15, 2024 . Spin.ph.
4. News: Raffy . Japa . February 17, 1987 . Hills Bros. gets Solis; Codinera to Ginebra . July 15, 2024 . Manila Standard.
5. Web site: Jay . Mercado . January 12, 2023 . #ThrowbackThursday: Remembering the first televised PBA rookie draft . July 15, 2024 . Rivalry Network . en-US.
6. News: Rocky . Nazareno . January 13, 1992 . Meneses PBA draft top pick . July 15, 2024 . Manila Standard.
7. News: Rocky . Nazareno . January 18, 1993 . Book-form draft by PBA . July 15, 2024 . Manila Standard.
8. News: Manny . Angeles . January 9, 1995 . Espino to SLR; Feihl to Tondeña . July 15, 2024 . Manila Standard.
9. News: Marc Anthony . Reyes . January 15, 2001 . Red Bull gets flashy guard . July 15, 2024 . Philippine Daily Inquirer.
10. News: June . Navarro . January 13, 2003 . Aces drop Duremdes, pick Cortez 1st . July 15, 2024 . Philippine Daily Inquirer.
11. Web site: December 17, 2018 . Grading the 2018 PBA Rookie Draft . July 15, 2024 . ESPN.com . en.
12. Web site: December 8, 2019 . Columbian makes Adams the No. 1 pick in regular PBA draft; Shaw picked second . July 15, 2024 . Spin.ph . en.