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The 1997 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event at which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. The annual rookie draft was held on January 19, 1997, at the Glorietta Mall in Makati.

Round 1

Pick	Player	Country of origin*	PBA team	College
1	Andrew John Seigle	Mobiline Cellulars	New Orleans
2	Nicholas Belasco	Pop Cola Bottlers	Notre Dame-Maryland
3	Jason Webb	Sta. Lucia Realtors	De La Salle
4	Ernesto Ballesteros	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	UST
5	Lowell Briones	Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys	Visayas
6	Gabby Cui	Sta. Lucia Realtors	Ateneo de Manila
7	Edward Naron	Gordon's Gin Boars	Visayas
8	Angelo David	Sta. Lucia Realtors	FEU

Round 2

Pick	Player	Country of origin*	PBA team	College
9	Tonyboy Espinosa	Mobiline Cellulars	De La Salle
10	Romulo Marata	Pop Cola Bottlers	Adamson
11	Ronilo Padilla	San Miguel Beermen	Cebu
12	Freche Ang	Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys	Saint La Salle
13	Jay Mendoza	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	Mapua
14	Manuel Ortega, Jr.	Gordon's Gin Boars	SLU

Notes

The top two draft picks; Andrew John Seigle and Nic Belasco were born outside the Philippines. It was the first time in league history that a pure-born Filipino player was not chosen as the overall top pick.

Round 1

Round 2

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