‘Gingeneer’ Jett Manuel trends after being drafted by Ginebra

UP standout Jett Manuel was selected 12th in the 2017 PBA Draft, but he was one of the stars of the Twitterverse on Sunday after being chosen by Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.

Manuel joined number two overall pick Kiefer Ravena and sixth pick Rey Nambatac as one of the top 10 trending topics on Sunday night.

The licensed civil engineer had instant fans after his selection on Sunday, thanks to the legions of supporters of the freshly-minted 2017 PBA Governors’ Cup champions.

So Jett Manuel is officially “The Gingineer” #PBAGatoradeDraft2017

— #labapilipinas (@labapilipinas) October 29, 2017

Grabe licensed civil engineer na + Professional Basketball Player pa tong si Jett Manuel

— Jns.Mchl (@Honacioo) October 29, 2017

It is Jett Manuel! CTC loves high IQ players.

— OfficialBrgyGinebra (@OfficialGinebra) October 29, 2017

Welcome "Jett Manuel" to Brgy.Ginebra Team! ????????
Hearing Ginebra chant again sa Pba Draft. ????????#PBADraft2017

— Kath Capule (@KathCapule) October 29, 2017

JETT MANUEL FOR GINEBRA! ???? WELCOME TO THE FAMILY ?? #PBADraft2017

— BRGY GINEBRA (@ginebra1979nsd) October 29, 2017

Gingineer and Gineral playing together. Jett Manuel and LA Tenorio. #PBADraft2017

— ?ALDUB PLAYLIST? (@aldub_playlist) October 29, 2017

His school team was particularly proud of his accomplishment. "Congratulations to the first ever engineer in the PBA!" said the UP Fighting Maroons in a tweet.

Congratulations to the first ever Engineer in the PBA, @_jettmanuel! Your UP MBT family and the whole UP community is proud of you! ????? https://t.co/Ko1V0oChSM

— UP Fighting Maroons (@upmbt) October 29, 2017

May pa-trending si engineer @_jettmanuel! Maroon weekend! ?????? pic.twitter.com/X7530KREFc

— UP Fighting Maroons (@upmbt) October 29, 2017

Another Maroon, Dave Moralde, was the 10th pick of the third round of the draft and went to TNT.

The PBA draft was held on Sunday. Gilas Pilipinas star Christian Standhardinger was the top pick, going to the San Miguel Beermen. — BM, GMA News