The 2008 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Rookie Draft is an event, which will allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event is set to be held at Market! Market! in Taguig City on August 31, 2008. The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (formerly known as the Welcoat Dragons) selected Gabe Norwood of the George Mason University as the number one draft pick. Players applied for the draft had undergone a two-day rookie camp.
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| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center | * | Mythical team member | # | All-star |
| Pick | Player | Country of origin* | PBA Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabe Norwood* | United States | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | George Mason |
| 2 | Jared Dillinger# | United States | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | Hawaii |
| 3 | Jason Castro * | Philippines | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Pick was traded from the San Miguel Beermen in exchange for Jay Washington | PCU |
| 4 | Robert Reyes | United States | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | Flagler |
| 5 | Solomon Mercado# | United States Philippines | Alaska Aces | Biola |
| 6 | Mark Borboran | Philippines | Air21 Express | UE |
| 7 | Beau Belga | Philippines | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | PCU |
| 8 | Bonbon Custodio | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen | UE |
| 9 | Larry Rodriguez | Philippines | Red Bull Barako | PMI |
| 10 | Kelvin Gregorio | Philippines | Sta. Lucia Realtors | UE |
| Pick | Player | Country of origin* | PBA Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pong Escobal | Philippines | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | San Beda |
| 2 | Tyrone Tang | Philippines | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | De La Salle |
| 3 | Pocholo Villanueva | Philippines | Air 21 Express | De La Salle |
| 4 | Chito Jaime | Philippines | Sta. Lucia Realtors | AMA |
| 5 | Kelvin dela Peña | Philippines | Alaska Aces | Mapúa |
| 6 | Jonathan Fernandez | Philippines | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | NU |
| 7 | Jeffrei Chan | Philippines | Red Bull Barako | FEU |
| 8 | Mark Cuevas | United States | Red Bull Barako | Los Angeles County |
| 9 | Christian Cabatu | Philippines | Sta. Lucia Realtors | St. Benilde |
| Player | Country of origin* | College |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Luis Abad | Philippines | St. Benilde |
| Lawrence Bonus[1] | Philippines | UM |
| Patrick Cabahug | Philippines | Adamson |
| Ian Tayag | Philippines | Adamson |
| Andrew Catigan | Canada | Langara |
| Jan Anthony Coching | Philippines | St. Benilde |
| Dennis Concha | ||
| Rene Cunanan | Philippines | JRU |
| Kevin Dulafu | United States | Vanguard |
| Nestor David | Philippines | UP-Diliman |
| Michael Dizon | United States | Florida College |
| Anthony Espiritu | Philippines | UST |
| Michael Gonzales | Philippines | San Sebastian |
| Ismael Juinio | Philippines | Letran |
| Nizar Kiram | Philippines | St. Francis |
| Ferdie Melocoton | Philippines | EAC |
| Franklyn Nailon | Philippines | UC |
| Ricky Natividad | Philippines | PSBA |
| Leimar Navarro | Philippines | PCU |
| Angelus Raymundo | Philippines | San Sebastian |
| Ryan Regalado | Philippines | UM |
| Unik Christian Reyes | Philippines | St. Benilde |
| Earn Saguindel | Philippines | UE |
| Eder Saldua | Philippines | FEU |
| Mark Yee [2] | Philippines | San Sebastian-Cavite |
| Eian Yu | United States | UCLA |
*All aspirants are Filipinos until proven otherwise.
| Preceded by 2007 PBA Draft |
PBA Draft 2008 |
Succeeded by 2009 PBA Draft |
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