THREE of last year’s four lottery teams in Capital1, Farm Fresh and Galeries Tower will be among the first four teams to choose from what is expected to be a stacked player pool for the 2025 PVL Rookie Draft.
But it is Nxled that will have the highest odds of landing the coveted No. 1 pick at 40 percent.
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This is by virtue of having the lowest combined ranking from the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference (one-thirds) and the recently-concluded 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference (two-thirds).
The Solar Spikers (30 percent), Foxies (20 percent) and Highrisers (10 percent) follow suit among the lottery teams.
The draft lottery will take place on May 26, 11 days before draft night proper on Jun. 7.
While the drafting order of the first four teams will be determined in the lottery, the rest of the eight teams have already been ranked.
As such, last year’s No. 1 drafting team ZUS Coffee will be the fifth team to make its first-round pick, followed by Cignal (6th), Chery Tiggo (7th), Choco Mucho (8th), PLDT (9th), Akari (10th), Petro Gazz (11th) and Creamline (12th).
How to apply for PVL Draft?
The online application portal for interested applicants will open on Apr. 21 via pvl.ph/draft along with the submission of additional required documents through draft@pvl.ph.
Applications will close of May 23 before the final applicants are announced on Jun. 4.
The primary requirements to be eligible for the PVL Draft include being female at birth as indicated in a PSA-issued birth certificate and at least 21 years old on or before Dec. 31, 2025.
Collegiate playing experience and academic units are optional and not mandatory.
Endorsement letters from an applicant’s college coach or athletic director will be required for non-UAAP and non-NCAA players, while non-college players altogether must seek an endorsement letter from a currently-registered PVL, UAAP or NCAA coach.
Among other documentary requirements are a fit-to-play medical clearance from a licensed physician with a medical declaration and a notarized declaration of no pending obligations with one’s college or club team before joining the draft.
Fil-foreign applicants must secure a Philippine passport or a receipt of having one’s passport released before the league’s May 23 draft application deadline.
Applicants who will make the cut in the initial screening must attend all three days of the PVL Draft Combine from May 30 to Jun. 1.
Physical measurements, medical tests, interviews, athletic tests, and scrimmages in front of coaches and officials will take place in the three-day combine.
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