2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season

2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
Head coachCaloy Garcia
Owner(s)Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 0–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record9–2
(81.8%)
Place1st
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 1–3)
Governors' Cup results
Record3–8
(27.3%)
Place10th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters seasons
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2019  →

The 2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2017

  • October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2017 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League tea College
1 8 Rey Nambatac G Philippines Philippines Racal Tile Masters Letran
2 7 Jomari Sollano F Philippines Philippines Tanduay Light Rhum Masters Letran
3 6 Michael Juico G Philippines Philippines Wang's Couriers San Sebastian

Roster

2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 1 Philippines Onwubere, Sidney (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–08–01 Emilio Aguinaldo
F 5 United States Norwood, Gabe (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1985–02–09 George Mason
G 8 Philippines Daquioag, Ed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991–08–18 UST
F 12 Philippines Maiquez, Dexter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–06–09 San Sebastian
G 13 United States Ahanmisi, Maverick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota
F/C 15 Philippines Ponferada, Jewel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1988–07–08 National-U
F 16 Philippines Borboran, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1984–11–20 UE
G 17 Philippines Tiu, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1985–07–15 Ateneo
G/F 18 Philippines Yap, James 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1982–02–15 UE
C 20 Philippines Almazan, Raymond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran
F 23 Philippines Washington, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–10 Eckerd
G 27 Philippines Nambatac, Rey (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1994–01–27 Letran
F/C 29 Canada Torres, Norbert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–01–12 De La Salle
F/C 30 Philippines Belga, Beau 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986–11–30 Philippine Christian
F 33 Philippines Matias, Ronnie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983–11–29 Manila
G 40 Philippines Casiño, John (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Centro Escolar
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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 2
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 2
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 3
10 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 3
11 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364 4
12 Kia Picanto 1 10 .091 7
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
  3. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5
December: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 22 TNT W 82–79 Beau Belga (14) Raymond Almazan (10) Belga, Daquioag (3) Cuneta Astrodome 1–0
2 December 29 Blackwater L 87–92 Chris Tiu (14) Raymond Almazan (11) Belga, Tiu (4) Cuneta Astrodome 1–1
January: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 January 12 GlobalPort L 70–78 Gabe Norwood (15) Beau Belga (9) Maverick Ahanmisi (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–2
4 January 17 Phoenix W 120–99 Ed Daquioag (21) Beau Belga (7) Chris Tiu Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 January 20 Kia L 94–98 Rey Nambatac (12) Rey Nambatac (12) Maverick Ahanmisi (4) Cuneta Astrodome 2–3
6 January 26 NLEX W 97–86 Maverick Ahanmisi (20) Gabe Norwood (9) Beau Belga (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
February: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 February 2 Meralco W 90–84 Chris Tiu (18) Beau Belga (13) Chris Tiu (7) Mall of Asia Arena 4–3
8 February 10 Magnolia W 101–95 Raymond Almazan (23) Maverick Ahanmisi (8) Chris Tiu (6) Calasiao Sports Complex 5–3
9 February 23 Alaska L 95–99 Maverick Ahanmisi (23) Raymond Almazan (9) Maverick Ahanmisi (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–4
10 February 28 San Miguel W 95–80 Beau Belga (19) Maverick Ahanmisi (11) Maverick Ahanmisi (7) Mall of Asia Arena 6–4
March: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 March 2 TNT L 92–100 (3OT) Beau Belga (17) Gabe Norwood (10) Belga, Norwood (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel106
8TNT93
1San Miguel4
(best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra1
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Rain or Shine0
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Magnolia1
2Magnolia86
7GlobalPort79
2Magnolia4
(best-of-3)
6NLEX2
3Alaska0
6NLEX2
This box:

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 5 Barangay Ginebra L 80–88 Beau Belga (17) Norwood, Ponferada (6) Ahanmisi, Tiu (3) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2 March 7 Barangay Ginebra L 91–99 Maverick Ahanmisi (18) Raymond Almazan (13) Maverick Ahanmisi (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 3
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 5 .545[b] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[c] 5
10 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[c] 5
11 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 7
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 9–2
April: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 April 27 Alaska W 109–103 (OT) Reggie Johnson (32) Reggie Johnson (22) Gabe Norwood (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
1 April 29 Barangay Ginebra W 108–89 Raymond Almazan (20) Reggie Johnson (15) Chris Tiu (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
May: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 May 2 NLEX W 98–97 Reggie Johnson (27) Reggie Johnson (14) Norwood, Tiu (5) Ynares Center 3–0
4 May 9 Columbian L 96–104 Reggie Johnson (30) Reggie Johnson (17) Gabe Norwood (6) Mall of Asia Arena 3–1
5 May 13 San Miguel W 123–119 (OT) Reggie Johnson (27) Reggie Johnson (19) Chris Tiu (6) Ynares Center 4–1
6 May 20 GlobalPort W 96–90 Reggie Johnson (18) Reggie Johnson (16) Reggie Johnson (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1
All-Star Break
June: 4–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 June 2 Magnolia W 99–96 (OT) Reggie Johnson (23) Reggie Johnson (18) Johnson, Tiu (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1
8 June 8 Blackwater W 104–94 Raymond Almazan (26) Reggie Johnson (20) Chris Tiu (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–1
9 June 16 Phoenix W 108–106 Reggie Johnson (32) Reggie Johnson (16) three players (5) Mall of Asia Arena 8–1
10 June 24 Meralco W 106–99 (OT) Reggie Johnson (21) Reggie Johnson (18) Maverick Ahanmisi (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–1
July: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 July 7 TNT L 85–100 Reggie Johnson (12) Reggie Johnson (14) three players (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–2

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Rain or Shine113103
8GlobalPort11497
1Rain or Shine1
(best-of-3)
5Barangay Ginebra3
4Meralco0
5Barangay Ginebra2
5Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6San Miguel2
2Alaska89
7Magnolia78
2Alaska1
(best-of-3)
6San Miguel3
3TNT0
6San Miguel2
This box:

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–4
Quarterfinals: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 July 10 GlobalPort L 113–114 Reggie Johnson (24) Reggie Johnson (25) Maverick Ahanmisi (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
1 July 12 GlobalPort W 103–97 Reggie Johnson (29) Johnson, Norwood (15) Reggie Johnson (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1
Semifinals: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 July 15 Barangay Ginebra L 89–102 Reggie Johnson (30) Reggie Johnson (13) Belga, Tiu (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 July 19 Barangay Ginebra W 109–100 Reggie Johnson (25) Reggie Johnson (20) Reggie Johnson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 July 21 Barangay Ginebra L 72–75 Reggie Johnson (13) Reggie Johnson (22) Belga, Johnson (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–2
4 July 23 Barangay Ginebra L 94–96 Reggie Johnson (22) Reggie Johnson (16) Gabe Norwood (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Blackwater Elite 7 4 .636 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545 3
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[b] 4
8 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[b] 4
9 TNT KaTropa 4 7 .364 5
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 8 .273 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 2 9 .182 7
12 Columbian Dyip 1 10 .091 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 3–8
September: 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 September 22 TNT L 104–110 J'Nathan Bullock (23) Raymond Almazan (10) J'Nathan Bullock (5) City of Passi Arena 0–1
2 September 26 Magnolia L 76–92 J'Nathan Bullock (15) J'Nathan Bullock (10) Maverick Ahanmisi (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
October: 2–6
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 October 3 Alaska L 89–106 Beau Belga (20) Terrence Watson (13) Belga, Nambatac (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3
4 October 7 Blackwater L 93–99 Maverick Ahanmisi (25) Terrence Watson (14) Belga, Nambatac (4) Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex 0–4
5 October 13 Barangay Ginebra W 104–97 Terrence Watson (29) Terrence Watson (19) Ed Daquioag (6) Quezon Convention Center 1–4
6 October 17 NorthPort W 120–98 Chris Tiu (23) Beau Belga (12) Maverick Ahanmisi (9) Cuneta Astrodome 2–4
7 October 19 Columbian L 84–100 Terrence Watson (18) Terrence Watson (10) Maverick Ahanmisi (4) Ynares Center 2–5
8 October 21 Meralco L 82–91 Norbert Torres (16) Terrence Watson (13) Maverick Ahanmisi (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–6
9 October 24 Phoenix L 97–103 Chris Tiu (24) Norbert Torres (8) Ahanmisi, Norwood (4) Cuneta Astrodome 2–7
10 October 27 San Miguel L 97–109 Maverick Ahanmisi (26) Terrence Watson (15) Maverick Ahanmisi (6) Alonte Sports Arena 2–8
November: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 November 3 NLEX W 107–101 Chris Tiu (30) Norbert Torres (13) Chris Tiu (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–8

Transactions

Free agency signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
JK Casiño[3] April 29, 2018 Not disclosed Not disclosed None

Trades

Philippine Cup

February
February 15, 2018[4] To Rain or Shine
Kris Rosales
Sidney Onwubere
2018 PBA First Round Draft Pick 		To TNT
Jericho Cruz
March
March 26, 2018[5] To Rain or Shine
Norbert Torres 		To TNT
Don Trollano

Recruited imports

Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Reggie Johnson United States 42 April 27
(vs. Alaska)		 July 23
(vs. San Miguel)		 11–6
Governors' Cup J'Nathan Bullock United States 35 September 22
(vs. TNT)		 September 26
(vs. Magnolia)		 0–2
Terrence Watson United States 7 October 3
(vs. Alaska)		 October 27
(vs. San Miguel)		 2–6


Awards

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Chris Tiu Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week April 30, 2018 [6]
Governors' Cup Player of the Week November 6, 2018 [7]

References

  1. ^ San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
  2. ^ a b c "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  3. ^ Bacnis, Justine (2018-04-29). "JK Casiño finally lives the dream". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  4. ^ Leongson, Randolph (February 15, 2018). "PBA greenlights Jericho Cruz trade to TNT". sports.Inquirer.Net.
  5. ^ Leongson, Randolph (March 26, 2018). "TNT acquires Don Trollano for Norbert Torres in trade with Rain or Shine". Inquirer.Net. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "Chris Tiu's steady leadership puts ROS right on track". PBA.ph. April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  7. ^ "Chris Tiu saves best for last". PBA.ph.