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Stephen Holt leads record 128 aspirants for PBA Draft


A record 128 players applied for the 2023 PBA Rookie Draft, the league announced on Monday.

Bannering the field is, of course, Stephen Holt, the presumptive first pick for Terrafirma.

Holt, the oldest in the field at 31 years old, previously played in the G League, Australia, Spain, Poland, Kazakhstan, Slovenia, and Romania.

He is one of 31 Fil-Foreign prospects who will join the combine, taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Gatorade Hoops Center.UAAP-84-Mens-Basketball-DLSU-vs-UP-Deschon-Winston-Zavier-Lucero-scaled Stephen Holt leads record 128 aspirants for PBA Draft Basketball News PBA  - philippine sports news

Zavier Lucero, Deschon Winston, and Ken Tuffin are also part of the Fil-foreign contingent, which also includes Luis Villegas, Brandon Bates, Keith Datu, Henry Galinato, Cade Flores, Christian David, and James Canlas.UAAP85-MBB-BRYAN-ANDRADE-2 Stephen Holt leads record 128 aspirants for PBA Draft Basketball News PBA  - philippine sports news

BJ Andrade and Kyt Jimenez are also classified as Fil-foreigners, as they were born in Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia, respectively.

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The tallest in the field is Kemark Carino at 6 feet 8 1/2 inches, while the shortest is 30-year-old Dickson Ty, standing at 5 feet 6 inches.2022-23-PSL-Dumper-Cup-Pampanga-Royce-vs-Cabuyao-Raffy-Verano Stephen Holt leads record 128 aspirants for PBA Draft Basketball News PBA  - philippine sports news

The youngest dreamer who applied is 20-year-old Ivan Sanchez, a native of Cainta who stands at 5-foot-7

Besides Andrade, other players who came from Ateneo and will enter the draft are Matthew Daves, Inand Fornillos, Troy Mallillin, Jolo Mendoza, Raffy Verano, and Patrick Maagdenberg.UAAP-84-MBB-ADMU-vs.-UP-Finals-G3-Ricci-Rivero-4300 Stephen Holt leads record 128 aspirants for PBA Draft Basketball News PBA  - philippine sports news

Joining Lucero and Galinato from UP are Ricci Rivero and Jboy Gob.NCAA-98-CSJL-vs-CSB-Fran-Yu-5 Stephen Holt leads record 128 aspirants for PBA Draft Basketball News PBA  - philippine sports news

From Letran, the players getting drafted are Fran Yu, King Caralipio, Louie Sangalang, Brent Paraiso, and Tommy Olivario.

Terrafirma will select first on draft day this Sunday, followed by Blackwater.

Rain or Shine takes the next two picks, followed by NorthPort, Phoenix, NLEX, and Meralco.

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Converge picks consecutively at numbers 9 and 10, followed by NorthPort and Terrafirma.

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