2016–17 Blackwater Elite season

Blackwater Elite
2016–17 Blackwater Elite season
Head coach	Leo Isaac
Owner(s)	Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–6 ; (.455)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	2–9 ; (.182)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–6 ; (.455)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (Lost to Meralco with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Blackwater Elite seasons

The 2016–17 Blackwater Elite season was the 3rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2016

October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Special draft

Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
Mac Belo	F	Philippines	Phoenix Accelerators	FEU

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
2	1	Raphael Banal	G	Philippines	Racal Tile Masters	Hope International
3	11	Tristan Perez	C/F	Philippines	BDO-National University	NU

Roster

Blackwater Elite roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	1	DiGregorio, Michael	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1990–12–12	McKendree
F	2	Belo, Mac (R)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1993–02–12	Far Eastern
G	3	Miranda, Denok	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1982–07–14	Far Eastern
G	6	Banal, Raphael (R)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1992–10–28	Hope International
C	7	Erram, John Paul	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	1989–07–07	Ateneo
F	9	Canaleta, KG	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1982–02–12	UE
G	10	Pinto, John	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1990–10–15	Arellano
G	12	Sumang, Roi	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1990–12–12	UE
F	15	Sena, James	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1988–08–31	José Rizal
F/C	17	Javier, Chris (R)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992–12–06	UE
G/F	18	Maliksi, Allein	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1987–09–18	UST
F/C	22	Marcelo, Dave	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	1989–02–22	San Beda
F	26	Cervantes, Reil (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1986–08–16	Far Eastern
G	30	Cruz, Mark	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1992–07–27	Letran
G/F	34	Ellis, Chris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1988–12–05	Mary Hardin–Baylor

Head coach

Leo Isaac

Assistant coach(es)

Aris Dimaunahan (1st Assistant)
Bong Ramos
Rodil Sablan
Patrick Aquino
Junjie Ablan
Vince Hizon (Consultant)

Team manager

Johnson Martines

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
6	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	7
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

Alaska wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.
TNT wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort, Phoenix and Barangay Ginebra by highest quotient. TNT is 1.09; GlobalPort is 1.00; Phoenix is 0.96; Barangay Ginebra is 0.94.
Rain or Shine wins tiebreaker against Blackwater by winning the seeding playoff for 8th seed.
Mahindra wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 5–6

November: 2–0

December : 2–3

January : 1–3

2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	San Miguel	98
8	Rain or Shine	91
				1	San Miguel	4
	(Best-of-3)			4	TNT	3
4	TNT	2
5	GlobalPort	0
							1	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)						7	Barangay Ginebra	1
2	Alaska	81	97
7	Barangay Ginebra	85	108
				7	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(Best-of-3)			3	Star	3
3	Star	2
6	Phoenix	0

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1

8th seed playoff: 0–1

2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455	4
7	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182[lower-alpha 3]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182[lower-alpha 3]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Star via best head-to-head record. Barangay Ginebra is 2–0; San Miguel is 1–1; Star is 0–2.
Phoenix wins tiebreaker against Alaska and Globalport via best head-to-head record. Phoenix is 2–0; Alaska is 1–1; GlobalPort is 0–2. GlobalPort then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Alaska.
Blackwater wins tiebreaker against NLEX via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 2–9

March: 0–4

April : 1–2

May : 1–3

2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
5	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
8	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	9	.182	7
12	Kia Picanto	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

TNT wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra via head-to-head record.
Star wins tiebreaker against NLEX, San Miguel and Rain or Shine by highest quotient. Star is 1.04; NLEX is 1.01; San Miguel is 0.99; Rain or Shine is 0.96.
Alaska wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 5–6

July: 0–3

August : 3–1

September: 2–2

2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	Meralco	91	104
8	Blackwater	92	96
				1	Meralco	3
	(#4 twice-to-beat)			4	Star	0
4	Star	89
5	NLEX	77
							1	Meralco	3
	(#2 twice-to-beat)						3	Barangay Ginebra	4
2	TNT	102	118
7	Rain or Shine	106	114
				2	TNT	1
	(#3 twice-to-beat)			3	Barangay Ginebra	3
3	Barangay Ginebra	104
6	San Miguel	84

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–1

Quarterfinals: 1–1

2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Free Agency

Addition

Player	Number	Position	Date Signed	Notes
Michael Vincent DiGregorio[1]	1	Guard	February 20, 2017
Mark Cruz[2]	30	Point Guard	March 29, 2017

Trades

Off-season

November
October 26, 2016[3]	To Blackwater James Forrester 2016 2nd round pick	To NLEX Carlo Lastimosa
November 15, 2016[4]	To Blackwater Dylan Ababou	To TNT Frank Golla

Commissioner's Cup

March 2017
March 28, 2017[5]	To Blackwater 2017 Second Round pick (from NLEX)	To Meralco 2018 Second Round pick (from Blackwater)	To NLEX Rabeh Al-Hussaini (from Meralco)

March 29, 2017[2]

To Blackwater

Niño Canaleta

To Globalport

Dylan Ababou
James Forrester

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Greg Smith	4	March 18 (vs. Phoenix)	May 31 (vs. San Miguel)	2–9
Governors' Cup	Trevis Simpson	24	July 21 (vs. Meralco)	July 29 (vs. San Miguel)	0–3
Governors' Cup	Henry Walker	5	August 6 (vs. Phoenix)	September 28 (vs. Meralco)	6–4

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Mac Belo	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	November 28, 2016	[6]
Roi Sumang	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	January 16, 2017	[7]

References

"Signed up Michael Vincent Digregorio from Mahindra's free agent list". pba.ph. February 20, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
"Blackwater acquires free agent Mark Cruz, trades for KG Canaleta in exchange for Ababou, Forrester". spin.ph. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
Caro Lastimosa acquired by NLEX in trade reunites with uncle Jolas Archived 2016-11-16 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, November 15, 2016.
TNT sends Ababou to Blackwater for Golla, pba.inquirer.net, November 15, 2016.
Rabeh Al-Hussaini, coach Yeng Guiao reunited at NLEX after three-team PBA trade, spin.ph, March 28, 2017.
"Player of the Week: Rookie Belo makes early impact for Elite". Inquirer.net. November 28, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
"Player of the Week: Resurgent Sumang steps up for Elite". Inquirer.net. January 16, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

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[table_hth_ALA0.57134477913908-1] Alaska wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_BGSM0.57134477913908-2] TNT wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort, Phoenix and Barangay Ginebra by highest quotient. TNT is 1.09; GlobalPort is 1.00; Phoenix is 0.96; Barangay Ginebra is 0.94.

[table_hth_BWE0.57134477913908-3] Rain or Shine wins tiebreaker against Blackwater by winning the seeding playoff for 8th seed.

[table_hth_MAH0.57134477913908-4] Mahindra wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_BGSM0.82875098838878-5] Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Star via best head-to-head record. Barangay Ginebra is 2–0; San Miguel is 1–1; Star is 0–2.

[table_hth_ALA0.82875098838878-6] Phoenix wins tiebreaker against Alaska and Globalport via best head-to-head record. Phoenix is 2–0; Alaska is 1–1; GlobalPort is 0–2. GlobalPort then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Alaska.

[table_hth_BWE0.82875098838878-7] Blackwater wins tiebreaker against NLEX via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_TNT0.95908850708934-8] TNT wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_SH0.95908850708934-9] Star wins tiebreaker against NLEX, San Miguel and Rain or Shine by highest quotient. Star is 1.04; NLEX is 1.01; San Miguel is 0.99; Rain or Shine is 0.96.

[table_hth_ALA0.95908850708934-10] Alaska wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort via head-to-head record.

[11] "Signed up Michael Vincent Digregorio from Mahindra's free agent list". pba.ph. February 20, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.

[Blackwater-12] "Blackwater acquires free agent Mark Cruz, trades for KG Canaleta in exchange for Ababou, Forrester". spin.ph. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.

[13] Caro Lastimosa acquired by NLEX in trade reunites with uncle Jolas Archived 2016-11-16 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, November 15, 2016.

[14] TNT sends Ababou to Blackwater for Golla, pba.inquirer.net, November 15, 2016.

[15] Rabeh Al-Hussaini, coach Yeng Guiao reunited at NLEX after three-team PBA trade, spin.ph, March 28, 2017.

[16] "Player of the Week: Rookie Belo makes early impact for Elite". Inquirer.net. November 28, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

[17] "Player of the Week: Resurgent Sumang steps up for Elite". Inquirer.net. January 16, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

Blackwater Elite
Founded in 2014 Owned by Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Franchise	Franchise Expansion draft All-time roster Draft history Seasons
Administration	Owner Dioceldo Sy
Head coaches	Leo Isaac Bong Ramos Aries Dimaunahan
Retired numbers	11
Seasons (5)	2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2019