1988 PBA draft

1988 PBA Draft
General information
Date(s)	February 29, 1988
First selection	Edgar Tanuan (Purefoods)
PBA draft < 1987 1989 >

The 1988 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event at which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. The draft was held on February 29, 1988. ^[1]

Round 1

Pick	Player	Country of origin*	PBA team	College
1	Edgar Tanuan	Philippines	Purefoods Hotdogs	Far Eastern
	Ronnie Magsanoc	Philippines	Shell Helix	UP-Diliman
	Adriano Polistico	Philippines	Alaska Milk	Letran
	Eric Altamirano	Philippines	Great Taste Instant Milk	UP-Diliman
	Anthony Poblador	Philippines	Ginebra San Miguel	La Salle
	Joel Santos	Philippines	Purefoods Hotdogs	San Beda

Round 2

Pick	Player	Country of origin*	PBA team	College
	Aurelio Jalmasco	Philippines	Shell Helix	FEATI
	Reynaldo Yncierto	Philippines	Alaska Milk	Cebu Central
	Demetrio Antonio	Philippines	Shell Helix

Undrafted players

• Leoncio Tan, Jr
• Joseph Uichico

Direct-hire rookies

The PBA's newest ballclub Purefoods Hotdogs signed Glenn Capacio from FEU, Jerry Codinera from UE, Jojo Lastimosa from San Jose-Recoletos and Alvin Patrimonio from Mapua as direct rookie free agents.

References

1. Magsanoc, 2 others picked from pool