2016–17 Blackwater Elite season

2016–17 Blackwater Elite season
Head coachLeo Isaac
Owner(s)Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record2–9
(18.2%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Meralco with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Blackwater Elite seasons

The 2016–17 Blackwater Elite season was the third 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

Main article: 2016 PBA draft

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

2016–17 Blackwater Elite roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 United States DiGregorio, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–12 McKendree
F 2 Philippines Belo, Mac (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Far Eastern
G 3 Philippines Miranda, Denok 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1982–07–14 Far Eastern
G 6 Philippines Banal, Raphael (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–10–28 Hope International
C 7 Philippines Erram, Poy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo
F 9 Philippines Canaleta, KG 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982–02–12 UE
G 10 Philippines Pinto, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano
G 12 Philippines Sumang, Roi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1990–12–12 UE
F 15 Philippines Sena, James 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–31 José Rizal
F/C 17 Philippines Javier, Chris (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–12–06 UE
G/F 18 Philippines Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST
F/C 22 Philippines Marcelo, Dave 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1989–02–22 San Beda
F 26 Philippines Cervantes, Reil (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1986–08–16 Far Eastern
G 30 Philippines Cruz, Mark 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–07–27 Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured 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[a] 3
3 Star Hotshots 7 4 .636[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 6 5 .545[b] 4
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[b] 4
6 Phoenix Fuel Masters 6 5 .545[b] 4
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[c] 5
9 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 5
10 Mahindra Floodbuster 3 8 .273[d] 7
11 Meralco Bolts 3 8 .273[d] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
  2. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 5–6
November: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 23 Phoenix W 94–87 Mac Belo (17) Arthur dela Cruz (10) John Pinto (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 1–0
2 November 27 Meralco W 86–84 Mac Belo (25) Raymond Aguilar (7) Denok Miranda (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 2–0
December : 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 December 2 TNT L 92–99 Mac Belo (21) Belo, dela Cruz (9) dela Cruz, Pinto (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 2–1
4 December 9 Rain or Shine L 93–107 Raymond Aguilar (15) Mac Belo (9) Denok Miranda (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 2–2
5 December 14 NLEX W 96–85 Arthur dela Cruz (18) John Pinto (13) Belo, Buenafe (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 3–2
6 December 21 GlobalPort W 99–91 Mac Belo (20) Buenafe, Belo (6) John Pinto (6) Filoil Flying V Centre
 4–2
7 December 25 Mahindra L 93–97 (OT) Arthur dela Cruz (18) Mac Belo (9) John Pinto (7) Philippine Arena
 4–3
January : 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 January 6 San Miguel L 93–118 Arthur dela Cruz (16) John Pinto (10) John Pinto (7) Mall of Asia Arena
 4–4
9 January 15 Alaska W 103–100 Mac Belo (21) Mac Belo (7) John Pinto (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 5–4
10 January 20 Barangay Ginebra L 90–99 Roi Sumang (20) Arthur dela Cruz (12) Arthur dela Cruz (5) Cuneta Astrodome
 5–5
11 January 25 Star L 95–111 Arthur dela Cruz (23) James Sena (11) John Pinto (7) Cuneta Astrodome
 5–6
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel98
8Rain or Shine91
1San Miguel4
(best-of-3)
4TNT3
4TNT2
5GlobalPort0
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
7Barangay Ginebra1
2Alaska8197
7Barangay Ginebra85108
7Barangay Ginebra4
(best-of-3)
3Star3
3Star2
6Phoenix0
This box:

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
8th seed playoff: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 February 3 Rain or Shine L 80–103 Arthur dela Cruz (20) Arthur dela Cruz (9) Buenafe, Pinto (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 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[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[a] —
3 Star Hotshots 9 2 .818[a] — 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[b] 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364[b] 5
9 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[b] 5
10 Mahindra Floodbuster 3 8 .273 6
11 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182[c] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182[c] 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 2–9
March: 0–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 March 18 Phoenix L 116–118 (2OT) Greg Smith (37) Greg Smith (30) Roi Sumang (6) Cuneta Astrodome 0–1
2 March 22 Alaska L 95–109 Reil Cervantes (21) Greg Smith (16) Greg Smith (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 March 26 Rain or Shine L 88–95 Greg Smith (34) Greg Smith (20) Roi Sumang (5) Ynares Center 0–3
4 March 31 TNT L 89–92 Greg Smith (22) Greg Smith (31) Smith, Sumang (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–4
April : 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 April 8 GlobalPort W 118–113 Greg Smith (40) Greg Smith (19) Pinto, Smith (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–4
6 April 16 Meralco L 91–102 Greg Smith (19) Greg Smith (14) Pinto, Smith (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–5
7 April 22 Star L 90–96 KG Canaleta (27) Greg Smith (29) John Pinto (7) Mall of Asia Arena 1–6
All-Star Break
May : 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 May 3 NLEX W 104–98 Canaleta, Smith (24) Greg Smith (18) Greg Smith (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–6
9 May 7 Mahindra L 87–96 Greg Smith (29) Greg Smith (25) Greg Smith (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–7
10 May 26 Barangay Ginebra L 82–96 Greg Smith (35) Greg Smith (14) Cruz, Smith (6) Alonte Sports Arena 2–8
11 May 31 San Miguel L 113–124 Greg Smith (21) Greg Smith (22) Mark Cruz (6) Cuneta Astrodome 2–9
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[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Star Hotshots 7 4 .636[b] 2
5 NLEX Road Warriors 7 4 .636[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[b] 2
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[b] 2
8 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455 4
9 Alaska Aces 3 8 .273[c] 6
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[c] 6
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 2 9 .182 7
12 Kia Picanto 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. ^ a b c d Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 5–6
July: 0–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 July 19 Meralco L 78–107 Trevis Simpson (25) Trevis Simpson (8) John Pinto (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 July 23 Star L 86–103 Trevis Simpson (24) John Paul Erram (15) Trevis Simpson (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 July 29 San Miguel L 93–118 Michael DiGregorio (18) John Paul Erram (15) Gamalinda, Sumang (4) Ynares Center 0–3
August : 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 August 6 Phoenix W 92–86 Henry Walker (32) Henry Walker (15) Henry Walker (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
5 August 18 NLEX W 107–106 Roi Sumang (32) Henry Walker (15) Henry Walker (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3
6 August 23 Alaska W 111–106 (2OT) Henry Walker (35) Henry Walker (32) Cruz, Sumang (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
7 August 30 TNT L 96–117 Henry Walker (33) Henry Walker (18) John Pinto (5) Mall of Asia Arena 3–4
September: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 September 1 Kia W 118–97 Henry Walker (25) John Paul Erram (14) Henry Walker (7) Ynares Center 4–4
9 September 8 Barangay Ginebra L 81–98 Henry Walker (26) Henry Walker (17) Roi Sumang (5) Mall of Asia Arena 4–5
10 September 17 GlobalPort W 118–107 Allein Maliksi (22) Henry Walker (13) Henry Walker (9) Ynares Center 5–5
11 September 23 Rain or Shine L 98–122 Allein Maliksi (29) Henry Walker (13) Henry Walker (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Meralco91104
8Blackwater9296
1Meralco3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Star0
4Star89
5NLEX77
1Meralco3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra4
2TNT102118
7Rain or Shine106114
2TNT1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra3
3Barangay Ginebra104
6San Miguel84
This box:

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–1
Quarterfinals: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 September 26 Meralco W 92–91 Henry Walker (30) Henry Walker (18) Henry Walker (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
2 September 28 Meralco L 96–104 Henry Walker (34) Henry Walker (16) Roi Sumang (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Free agency

Addition

Player Number Position Date Signed Notes
Michael 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
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

Governors' Cup

November
September 10, 2017[6] To Blackwater
Allein MaliksiChris Javier 		To Star
Bambam GamalindaKyle Pascual

Recruited imports

Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Greg Smith United States 4 March 18
(vs. Phoenix)		 May 31
(vs. San Miguel)		 2–9
Governors' Cup Trevis Simpson United States 24 July 21
(vs. Meralco)		 July 29
(vs. San Miguel)		 0–3
Henry Walker United States 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 [7]
Roi Sumang January 16, 2017 [8]

References

  1. ^ "Signed up Michael Vincent Digregorio from Mahindra's free agent list". pba.ph. February 20, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Blackwater acquires free agent Mark Cruz, trades for KG Canaleta in exchange for Ababou, Forrester". spin.ph. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  3. ^ Caro Lastimosa acquired by NLEX in trade reunites with uncle Jolas Archived 2016-11-16 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, November 15, 2016.
  4. ^ TNT sends Ababou to Blackwater for Golla, pba.inquirer.net, November 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Rabeh Al-Hussaini, coach Yeng Guiao reunited at NLEX after three-team PBA trade". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  6. ^ Rola, Alyssa (September 10, 2017). "Allein Maliksi set to be traded to Blackwater from Star - report". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  7. ^ "Player of the Week: Rookie Belo makes early impact for Elite". Inquirer.net. November 28, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  8. ^ "Player of the Week: Resurgent Sumang steps up for Elite". Inquirer.net. January 16, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.