1997 PBA Draft

The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Rookie Draft is an event, which will allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks.

Round 1

Pick	Player	Country of origin*	PBA Team	College
1	Andrew John Seigle	United States	Mobiline Cellulars	New Orleans
2	Nicholas Belasco	United States	Pop Cola 800s	Notre Dame-Maryland
3	Jason Webb	Philippines	Sta. Lucia Realtors	La Salle-Manila
4	Ernesto Ballesteros	Philippines	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	UST
5	Lowell Briones	Philippines	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	South Western University
6	Gabby Cui	Philippines	Sta. Lucia Realtors	ADMU
7	Edward Naron	Philippines	Gordon's Gin Boars	USC
8	Angelo David	Philippines	Sta. Lucia Realtors	FEU

Other Players Drafted

• Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys drafted Freche Ang from Saint La Salle
• Mobiline Cellulars drafted Patrick Fran from Santo Tomas and Tony Boy Espinosa from La Salle-Manila

See also

• 1997 PBA season

Preceded by 1996 PBA Draft

PBA Draft 1997

Succeeded by 1998 PBA Draft