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#10 Kerby Mariano Raymundo 

Career History:

Selected from PBL squad in 2000:
- 2000 - 2002 (2yrs)

Career Achievements:

• Mythical First Team 2005-2006
• Mythical Second Team 2007-2008, 2002
• Finals Most Valuable Player 2002 Governors' Cup
• Most Defensive Rebounds 2005-2006
• Most 2-Pointers Made 2007-2008

 Technically Kerby played only a year with RedBull becaues he got banned in his rookie year (2000) due to falsified documents about his age. If he only stayed more with RedBull, he could be their franchise player. During his rookie years he's been an integral to get the RedBull's first ever championship.

#9 Jimwell Torion

Career History:
Selected from PBL squad in 2000:
- 2000 - 2006 (7yrs)

Career Achievements:
Finals Most Valuable Player 2002 Commissioners' Cup


One of the bad boys in Barako even the fans hate him because of his "Maangas" looks specially when he plays against the crowd favorite team's Ginebra. He's a smaller bad-boy version of Willie Miller with an attitude. He's the main man for Barako's grabbing it's 2002 Commisioners Cup Championship.

#8 Mick Pennisi

Career History:

Direct Hired Fil-Foreigners 2000
- 2000-2008 (9yrs)


Career Achievements:
PBA All-Star 2003

 He's the last player from the original lineup to play for the team before being traded to San Miguel Beermen. Mick Pennisi accusation is a solution to the team's lack of height because Raymundo got banned and it's only Davonn Harp has to work on the paint. Pennisi rare talent for a big man is a big help to Red Bull during their championships campaign.

#7  Larry Fonacier

Career History:
2005 / Pick: 14th overall ,
- 2005 - 2007 (3yrs)

Career Achievements:

• Rookie of the Year 2005-2006 
• Mr. Quality Minutes 2011-2012 
• All-Rookie Team 2005-2006
• Finals Most Valuable Player 2011-2012 Philippine Cup

Fonacier won the PBA Rookie of the Year award during the 2005–06 season, his first year in the PBA with the Red Bull Barako. He's the only Barako Bull to ever win the Rookie of the Year and also the steal of the draft to ever won it in his generation. Nicknamed the "Babyface Assassin", He played 55 games with the Barakos during the 2006–07 season, with 13 starts. During that time, he was named as an All-Star, and played for the North All-Stars team in the 2007 PBA All-Star Weekend.

#6 Junthy Valenzuela

Career History:
Selected from PBL squad in 2000:
- 2000 - 2008 (9yrs)


Career Achievements:

• PBA All-Star 2004,2008
• 2004-05 PBA All-Defensive Team

Is one of the original member until the original Red Bull team disbanded along with Pennsi. His loyalty lasted to 9yrs when he got traded to Ginebra where his last team and officially retired in PBA due to injuries. Junthy in his prime is a pain in the arse Small Forward/Shooting Guard, he can shoot and post, then can defend his size. Junthy is one of the key players to reach Red Bulls 3x championships

#5 Davonn Harp  

Career History:

Selected from PBL squad in 2000:
- 2000 - 2004 (5yrs)

Career Achievements

• Defensive Player of the Year 2002
• Rookie of the Year 2000
• Mythical First Team 2002
• Mythical Second Team 2001
• All-Defensive Team 2002
• Best Player of the Conference 2002 Commissioners' Cup
• Finals Most Valuable Player 2002 Commissioners' Cup
• 2001 Commissioners' Cup
• Most Points 2002
• Most Defensive Rebounds 2002
• Most Minutes Played 2002
• Most 2-Pointers Made 2002

During his  legitimacy he achieved a lot of awards including the 2000 Rookie of the Year. He's probably the most awarded Fil-Shams. However in 2009, Harp was proven legit Fil-Am that's later has been invalidated but his reason of not coming back in the Philippines could be another story probably some other criminal case, check out this article Davon Harpp invalidates Deportation case

#4 Cyrus Baguio

Career History:
2003 / Pick: 14th overall
Selected by the Red Bull Barako :
- 2003 - 2008 (6yrs)



Career Achievements:

• Most Improved Player 2007-2008 
• Sportsmanship Award 2009-2010 
• Mythical Second Team 2012-2013
• Mythical Second Team 2007-2008
• Finals Most Valuable Player 2009-2010 
• Fiesta Conference Most Freethrows Made 2007-2008 
• Most Steals 2009-2010 

During his rookie year, he played the support role but did well. Slowly, after Red Bull traded away its main men like Willie Miller, Kerby Raymundo, Lordy Tugade, Enrico Villanueva, and Mick Pennisi, he then emerged as the team's leading scorer and main skipper.

He led his team in scoring and in other departments during his time with Red Bull. And on his last year with the team, he ended his stint still scorching the net by being among the top 10 leading scorers in the league, and by being an All-Star caliber player.



















 

#3 Lordy Tugade

Career History:
Selected from PBL squad in 2000:
- 2000 - 2006 (6yrs)


Career Achievements:

• PBA All-Star (2003)
• 2005-06 PBA Fiesta Conference Finals Most Valuable Player
• 2005-06 PBA Mythical First Team
•  Most 3-Pointers Made 2005-2006

In 2000, Red Bull moved up to the PBA ranks as its 10th member. Newly installed head coach Yeng Guiao, the same man who guided the PBL as its commissioner from 1997–99, picked Tugade as one of six direct-hire players from their amateur team.
He played a limited role during his first three seasons in the league and was instrumental in Red Bull's two title victories in the 2001 and 2002 Commissioner's Cup tournaments.

By the 2004-05 season, Tugade's role increased after the franchise retooled its lineup following losses to Davonn Harp, Willie Miller, and for a while, Mick Pennisi. Along with Enrico Villanueva both led Red Bull to a surprising semifinals appearance in the 2005 Fiesta Conference.

At the 2005 Fiesta Conference, through the effort of Tugade and the other tough players from the team, Red Bull won the Fiesta Conference crown and the club's first title in four years. In Game 2 against the Purefoods Chunkee Giants, Tugade outscored all locals with 30 points before eventually winning the championship. He was named the Finals Most Valuable Player for the first time in his PBA career.

The next conference, Tugade averaged 56.7 percent from the three-point distance, the highest of his career and became the league's leading three-point shooter during the 2006 Philippine Cup. At the end of the season, he ranked fourth in the MVP race and became part of the First Mythical Team selection for the first time in his career.

#2 Enrico Villanueva 

Career History:
2003 Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Batang Red Bull Thunder
- 2003 -2007 (5yrs)


Career Achievements:

• Most Improved Player 2004-2005 
• Mythical First Team 2005-2006 
• All-Defensive Team 2004-2005
• Best Player of the Conference 2005-2006 
• Finals Most Valuable Player 2005-2006 
• Most Total Rebounds 2005-2006 
• Most 2-Pointers Made 2005-2006

He was eventually selected seventh overall by Batang Red Bull Thunder. In his rookie season, he averaged modest numbers of 7.4 points and 4.5 rebounds playing a limited role as a reliever of veterans Davon Harp and Mick Pennisi.

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However, after Harp and Pennisi were shelved for failing to further prove their Filipino lineage (Pennisi has since returned to the league), he saw his playing time increase along with his production. Despite a sorry performance in the 2004-05 PBA Philippine Cup, he managed to lead Red Bull to a fourth-place finish in the 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference. By season's end, he was named as the Most Improved Player by the league and became the new face of the franchise.

In the 2005–06 PBA season, he became a two-time All-Star representing the North All-Stars. He led Red Bull to the 2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference championship where he was named as the Best Player of the Conference over Purefoods' Kerby Raymundo.

He again led the Bulls to the finals in the 2006 PBA Philippine Cup but lost to Purefoods, 4-2, in a rematch of the Fiesta Cup finals. By season's end, he was included in the PBA Mythical Team but lost in the MVP race to Purefoods' James Yap.

#1 Willie Miller 

Career History:
2001 Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Batang Red Bull Thunder
- 2001 - 2003 (3yrs)


Career Achievements:

• 2x PBA Obstacle Challenge Champion (2006, 2008)
• 11x PBA All-Star (2001, 2003–2004, 2006–2011)
• 2x PBA Most Valuable Player (2002, 2007)
• 3x PBA Mythical First Team (2002, 2005, 2007)
• 2x PBA Mythical Second Team (2008–2009)
• PBA All-Defensive Team (2003)
• PBA Fiesta Best Player of the Conference (2005)
• PBA Trick Shot Challenge Champion (2006)
• PBA Fiesta Conference Finals Most Valuable Player (2007)
• PBA All-Star Co-Finals Most Valuable Player (2007)
• PBA Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference (2009)
• PBA Motolite Pangmatagalan Player of the Year (2009)
• PBA Sportsmanship Award (2013-2014)
• Most Minutes Played 2006-2007 

Though Miller only playerd for 3years with Barako before he got traded to Mobiline, his 3yrs tenure is a fruitful year for the Barako which is winning the 2 Finals in 2001 and 2002. He's the only Barako Bull until now to ever won the MVP .

In his first season, Miller was playing the backup role to Jimwell Torion at point guard but was able to contribute solid numbers in his PBA debut. He played a key role in Red Bull's 2001 Commissioners Cup championship upset of the San Miguel Beermen. In Game 5, he made a last-second block on Beermen import Nate Johnson to preserve the Thunder's victory, and a 3-2 series lead.

Fortunes change 2002, despite playing sparingly with Torion, Junthy Valenzuela and Lordy Tugade, Miller played a huge role for Red Bull. After an impressive performance against the RP-Hapee Training Pool in which he single-handedly led Red Bull to an overtime win over the Nationals, Miller performances alongside the impressive play of teammate Davonn Harp led to Red Bull's second PBA title in the 2002 Commissioners Cup.

He continued his play all the way to the All-Filipino Cup almost leading the Thunder to another finals berth. At season's end, he was selected to the PBA Mythical Team and won the PBA Most Valuable Player Award, the only player in league history to win the award with a scoring average below 10 points a contest. Miller beat teammate Harp for the award.

Miller continued to play his usual performances in the 2003, making it to the Mythical Team for the second straight season.