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Source:
By Naveen Ganglani
April 2, 2014
Philippine Superliga volleyball
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Manila — Earlier
today, the first ever draft of the Philippine Superliga was held at the
newly-established NBA Cafe at the SM Aura mall in Taguig City.
Besides the incoming
rookies of the league, players whose names weren’t included in the “protected
players” list submitted by the league’s teams a few weeks ago were available to
be drafted. Prior to the drafting, a lottery took place to determine the order
of the draft process.
Former National
University standout Dindin Santiago was selected as the top overall pick of the
draft by the Petron Blaze Spikers. Coming in second was former DLSU team
captain and two-time UAAP MVP Aby Marano, who will team up with former comrades
Melissa Gohing, Stephanie Mercado, and Michelle Gumabao in Air Asia — the PSL’s
newest team.
With
the third overall pick, RC Cola, which finished last in the Philippine
Superliga Grand Prix, selected DLSU alum Iari Yongco. Not long after, the
Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns took Janine Marciano out of San Beda College
with the fourth selection.
Rounding
up the first round were Ateneo’s Jamenea
Ferrer, who will reunite with former head coach Roger Gorayeb in PLDT, as the
fifth pick; Norie Diaz out of UPHSD, who will play for Cignal
after being taken with the sixth pick; and Christine Agno, who will help
Generika-Army (formerly known as TMS-Army)
try to win a third straight PSL championship, after being taken with the
seventh selection.
Here
are the full results of the first ever Philippine Superliga Draft:
Round
1
Dindin Santiago (NU) – Petron
Aby MaraƱo (DLSU) – Air Asia
Iari Yongco (DLSU-D) – RC Cola
Janine Marciano (SBC) – Cagayan Valley
Jamenea Ferrer (ADMU) – PLDT MyDSL
Norie Jane Diaz (UPHSD) – Cignal
Christine Agno (FEU) – Generika-Army
Dindin Santiago (NU) – Petron
Aby MaraƱo (DLSU) – Air Asia
Iari Yongco (DLSU-D) – RC Cola
Janine Marciano (SBC) – Cagayan Valley
Jamenea Ferrer (ADMU) – PLDT MyDSL
Norie Jane Diaz (UPHSD) – Cignal
Christine Agno (FEU) – Generika-Army
Round
2
Mina Aganon (NU) – Petron
Wensh Tiu (DLSU) – Air Asia
Jill Gustilo (AdU) – RC Cola
Charlene Gillego (UMak) – Cagayan Valley
Sasa Devanadera (SSC-R) – PLDT MyDSL
Michiko Castaneda (UP) – Cignal
Joyce Palad (UP) – Generika-Army
Mina Aganon (NU) – Petron
Wensh Tiu (DLSU) – Air Asia
Jill Gustilo (AdU) – RC Cola
Charlene Gillego (UMak) – Cagayan Valley
Sasa Devanadera (SSC-R) – PLDT MyDSL
Michiko Castaneda (UP) – Cignal
Joyce Palad (UP) – Generika-Army
Round
3
Mayette Zapanta (AdU) – Petron
May Macatuno (AdU) – Air Asia
Toni Faye Tan (UP) – RC Cola
Mayette Zapanta (AdU) – Petron
May Macatuno (AdU) – Air Asia
Toni Faye Tan (UP) – RC Cola
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