Phoenix Fuel Masters draft history

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The Phoenix Fuel Masters first participated in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) draft on October 30, 2016. The Fuel Masters entered the league before the 2016 Commissioner's Cup when they bought the former franchise of Barako Bull Energy.

Philippine Basketball Association

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the second oldest continuously professional basketball league existing in the world after the NBA, established before the "open era" of basketball in 1990 where FIBA allowed longstanding domestic leagues, which mostly had predated the PBA, to become professional. The league's regulations are a hybrid of rules from the NBA and FIBA.

The Philippine Basketball Association draft is an annual event dating back to 1985 in which the twelve teams from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) can draft players who are eligible and wish to join the league. The draft usually takes place in December, during the league's off-season. No player may sign with the PBA until he has been eligible for at least one draft.

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Matthew Wright became the team's first draft choice, the team's pick in the special draft for the Gilas cadets during the 2016 PBA draft.

Matthew Wright (basketball) Filipino-Canadian basketball player

Matthew Andrew Cristopher Wright is a Filipino-Canadian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played collegiate basketball at St. Bonaventure University.

Philippines mens national basketball team mens national basketball team representing the Philippines

The Philippines men's national basketball team is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas.

2016 PBA draft

The 2016 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event which allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The league determined the drafting order based on the performance of the member teams for the 2015–16 season, with the worst team picking first, as a replacement for its lottery system after the controversies that surrounded the 2014 draft.

Selections

Basketball positions
PG Point guard
SG Shooting guard
SF Small forward
PF Power forward
C Center
Draft Round Pick Player Pos. Country of birth* PBA D-League team College
2016 Special draft Matthew Wright GFlag of Canada.svg  Canada none St. Bonaventure
2 2 Gelo Alolino GFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Tanduay Light Rhum Masters NU
10 Jeoffrey Javillonar FFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Tanduay Light Rhum Masters NU
3 16 Nico Paolo Javelona GFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines BDO-National University NU
18 Alejandrino Iñigo, Jr. GFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Phoenix Accelerators FEU
2017 14 Jason Perkins F Flag of the United States.svg  United States Caida Tile Masters De La Salle
8 Sidney Onwubere F Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Racal Tile Masters Emilio Aguinaldo
221 Jayson Grimaldo F Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Racal Tile Masters/Victoria Sports MLQU
23 Wilson Baltazar G/F Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Bread Story Smashing Bakers Lyceum
328 Roldan Sara F Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Racal Tile Masters/Team Batangas San Beda
439 John Karlo Casiño G Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Cafe France Bakers/CEU Scorpions Centro Escolar

Notes

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

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