The Powerade Tigers first participated in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) draft as Coca-Cola Tigers, on January 13, 2002, months before their first PBA season. The Tigers bought the original franchise of the Pop Cola Panthers in 2002 after Pop-Cola disbanded after the 2001 season. Coca-Cola received the rights for all of the Pop-Cola's players and draftees.
Rafi Reavis became the team's first draft choice, the 2nd pick in the 2002 PBA draft. Different with the former expansion teams, Coke immediately won the All-Filipino Championship during their first season.
Selections +Basketball positionsPG Point guardSG Shooting guardSF Small forwardPF Power forwardC Center Draft Round Pick Player Place of birth Position School2002 1st 2nd Rafi Reavis C Coppin State University2002 1st 10th Leo Avenido SF Far Eastern University2002 2nd 11th Gilbert Lao C University of Santo Tomas2002 2nd 17th Jojo Manalo SG Perpetual Help University2002 3rd 25th Jason Misolas SF Letran College2003 1st 9th Reynel Hugnatan PF University of Manila2003 4th 35th Jeffrey Sanders SG Technological Institute of the Philippines2004 1st 10th Gary David SG Lyceum University2004 2nd 19th Manny Ramos PF De La Salle University2004 3rd 24th Rhagnee Sinco SF Far Eastern University2004 4th 27th Warren Ybañez PG PSBA2005 1st 3rd Dennis Miranda PG Far Eastern University2005 2nd 11th Neil Rañeses SF University of the Visayas2005 2nd 12th Al Magpayo SF College of St. Benilde2006 1st 3rd Joseph Yeo SG De La Salle University2006 2nd 12th R.J. Rizada SG Far Eastern University2006 2nd 14th Manuel Caceres SF PSBA2006 2nd 15th Chris Pacana PG St. Francis College2006 2nd 16th Mike Gavino PF University of the Philippines2006 2nd 17th Ronjay Enrile PG Letran College2010 2nd 18th Jai Reyes PG Ateneo de Manila University2011 1st 1st JV Casio PG De La Salle University2011 1st 4th Marcio Lassiter SG/SF Cal State Fullerton2011 2nd 21st Marc Agstin SF Adamson University
Notes 1.All players entering the draft are Filipinos until proven otherwise. 2.Coca-cola have traded all of their draft rights to other teams from the 2007 to 2009 drafts.
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