ALMOST all entrants in the draft came out in Day One of the 2018 PBA Gatorade Draft Combine as 47 of the 48 applicants showed up on Wednesday at Gatorade Hoops Center in Shaw.
From the bunch, only University of the East forward RR de Leon did not show up for the anthropometry tests, which automatically disqualifies him for the final draft list.
As expected, bluechip recruits CJ Perez, Bobby Ray Parks, and Robert Bolick bannered the 47-man field for the session as they gauged themselves among their peers.
Surprisingly, other guys took the spotlight from the frontrunners, with lesser-known recruits topping the measurement and biometric tests.
John Ragasa of Victoria Sports tallied the fastest time in the Shuttle Run with 21.97 seconds, while FEU's Joe Trinidad got the 3/4 Court Sprint done in just 3.25 seconds.
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Reed-thin center Jeepy Faundo of UST also registered the the highest Vertical Leap with 33.29 inches, as Ateneo forward Dan Wong got the Max Touch (Jump Height) with 39.19 inches.
But the one to turned the most heads was CJ Isit, as the Mapua guard recorded the fastest time in Lane Agility with 11.2 seconds, as well as notching an 84-percent result in the Reaction Test.
The Thursday session of the 2-day Draft Combine will see players test their skills against one another with the conclusion of the mini-tournament. (RL)
