The 1994 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event at which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. It was held on January 16, 1994, at the Crystal Ballroom of the Hyatt Hotel in Manila.

Round 1 Pick Player Country of origin* PBA team College 1 Manuel Luis Locsin Tondeña 65 Rhum De La Salle 2 Reynaldo Evangelista Coney Island Ice Cream Stars Santo Tomas 3 Emmanuel Victoria Jr. Swift Mighty Meaties San Beda 4 Richard Ticzon Pepsi Mega Hotshots Ateneo de Manila 5 Edward Juinio Alaska Milkmen UP Diliman 6 Merwin Castelo Alaska Milkmen San Beda 7 Expedito Falcasantos Sta. Lucia Realtors Cebu Central 8 Vicente Hizon Coney Island Ice Cream Stars Ateneo de Manila

Round 2 Pick Player Country of origin* PBA team College 9 Wilmer Ong Tondeña 65 Rhum Saint La Salle 10 Henrico Gascon Shell Helix Far Eastern 11 Jesus Baglayon Sta. Lucia Realtors 12 Cris Bade Shell Helix San Sebastian 13 Cris Bolado Alaska Milkmen National 14 Peter Naron Coney Island Ice Cream Stars Visayas 15 Mike Otto San Miguel Beermen Far Eastern 16 Rudolf Belmonte Swift Mighty Meaties Santo Tomas

Round 3 Pick Player Country of origin* PBA team College 17 Jonas Mariano Tondeña 65 Rhum De La Salle 18 Eric Quiday Shell Helix Perpetual Help 19 Vidal Labrada Sta. Lucia Realtors San Jose-Recoletos 20 Beltran Reyes Coney Island Ice Cream Stars Santo Tomas 21 Alfredo Mislang Swift Mighty Meaties Perpetual Help

Round 4 Pick Player Country of origin* PBA team College 22 Renato Cabaluna Tondeña 65 Rum Santo Tomas 23 Octavio Marasigan Shell Helix Mapúa 24 Ramon Singson Sta. Lucia Realtors Santo Tomas 25 Genesis Sasuman Swift Mighty Meaties Letran

Round 5 Pick Player Country of origin* PBA team College 26 Porfirio Marzan Tondeña 65 Rum Baguio 27 Arnold Padaong Shell Helix Far Eastern

Notes Amateur standouts Marlou Aquino and Edward Joseph Feihl, both of Adamson University, withdrew their applications. Pepsi's rights to Richard Anthony Ticzon, including second-round draft picks in the 1995 and 1996 drafts, were traded to Purefoods for Dindo Pumaren and Dwight Lago. In another draft day trade, Pepsi traded its second round rights to Shell for Rey Cuenco.

Sources "Ballclubs stunned by Feihl, Aquino decision," The Philippine Star, January 6, 1994. "Ginebra starts new build-up with Locsin," The Philippine Star, January 17, 1994.

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