2020 WNBL–Philippines draft

The 2020 WNBL–Philippines draft will be the league's draft for the 2021 WNBL–Philippines season which is also the first season of the WNBL as a professional league. It will be the first ever draft of the league.[1] It will be held at a yet to be announced date.

2020 WNBL Draft
General information
SportBasketball
LocationTBA
Overview
LeagueWomen's National Basketball League–Philippines
Teams12

Combine

The draft combine will be held from December 12 to 13, 2020 at the Victoria Sports Tower in Quezon City with 148 participants.[2] was earlier supposed to be held from October 12 to 16 in Pampanga under a "bubble" setup as precaution measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Draft lottery

The draft lottery was scheduled be held on October 18 and will be organized as an online event.[1] However the draft lottery was delayed.

Eligibility

Entrants had to apply in order to be eligible for the draft. Initially the WNBL set September 30 as the deadline for prospect players to apply for the draft but the league moved the deadline earlier to September 22 due to the sheer number of applicants. At least 683 players applied for the draft.[1]

The eligibility criteria as follows:[3]

  • Be 21 to 40 years of age
  • Be Filipino and born in the Philippines

Prior to the 2021 season, players of the WNBL had to be 18 to 35 years old. The age requirement was changed to allow older players to play in the league. The age eligibility for prospects above age 40 may be waived if they are deemed competitive enough to play. The league is open to "homegrown" Filipino players which meant players born anywhere in the Philippines and does not exclude players who lived abroad. Collegiate players aren't prohibited from joining the draft but are encouraged to graduate first before entering future drafts to avoid complications with their mother collegiate leagues.[3]

Players of Air Force and Navy teams are excluded from the draft since all of them are also enlisted military personnel.[4]

References
  1. "WNBL closes draft application early as 683 and counting apply". Tiebreaker Times. September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  2. "Victoria Sports to host first WNBL combine as 148 players expected". Tiebreaker Times. December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. Villanueva, Eros (September 8, 2020). "WNBL attracts over 300 players for October draft". ESPN (in English and Filipino). Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  4. Naredo, Camille (September 7, 2020). "Applications now open for WNBL Draft". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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