The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) holds its inaugural rookie draft on Monday night at Novotel in Quezon City.
ZUS Coffee, formerly known as Strong Group Athletics, owns the No. 1 pick and is expected to take former La Salle star Thea Gagate.
There are a total of 47 aspirants in the draft.
Capital1, Galeries Tower, Farm Fresh and Nxled hold picks No. 2 to 5, respectively, followed by Akari, Cignal, PLDT, Chery Tiggo, Petro Gazz, Choco Mucho and Creamline. The Cool Smashers are coming off a successful title defense in the PVL All-Filipino Conference last May.
The PVL Reinforced Conference, where the Angels are the reigning champions, fires off on July 16 at Philsports Arena in Pasig.
2024 PVL Rookie Draft order
Thea Gagate–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
The first-ever PVL Rookie Draft happens Monday night at Novotel Hotel in Cubao, and the league can finally check off the first of two activities it wants to implement that would hopefully instill—and keep—parity across the field beginning with the upcoming Reinforced Conference.
Ex-La Salle standout and Alas Pilipinas middle blocking ace Thea Gagate looms as the No. 1 overall pick by ZUS Coffee, and unlike in the past when direct recruiting was allowed, the next 46 players in the pool will also go through the process of being drafted.
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