2016–17 Blackwater Elite season (original) (raw)

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Basketball team season

2016–17 Blackwater Elite season
Head coach Leo Isaac
Owner(s) Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record 5–6 (45.5%)
Place 9th
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record 2–9 (18.2%)
Place 11th
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record 5–6 (45.5%)
Place 8th
Playoff finish Quarterfinalist (lost to Meralco with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Blackwater Elite seasons
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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

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

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, John Paul 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 3 in (1.91 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 G/F 34 United States Ellis, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–12–05 Mary Hardin–Baylor Head coach Philippines Leo Isaac Assistant coach(es) Philippines Aris Dimaunahan (1st Assistant) Philippines Bong Ramos Philippines Rodil Sablan Philippines Patrick Aquino Philippines Junjie Ablan United States Vince Hizon (Consultant) Team manager Philippines Johnson Martines 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
Pos Teamvte 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
  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
2017 PBA Philippine Cup game logTotal: 5–6
November: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance 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 LocationAttendance 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 LocationAttendance 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
2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game logTotal: 0–1
8th seed playoff: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance 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
Pos Teamvte 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
  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
2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game logTotal: 2–9
March: 0–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance 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 LocationAttendance 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 LocationAttendance 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
Pos Teamvte 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
  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
2017 PBA Governors' Cup game logTotal: 5–6
July: 0–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance 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 LocationAttendance 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 LocationAttendance 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
2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game logTotal: 1–1
Quarterfinals: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance 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
Player Number Position Date Signed Notes
Michael DiGregorio[1] 1 Guard February 20, 2017
Mark Cruz[2] 30 Point guard March 29, 2017
November
October 26, 2016[3] To BlackwaterJames Forrester2016 2nd round pick To NLEXCarlo Lastimosa
November 15, 2016[4] To BlackwaterDylan Ababou To TNTFrank Golla
March
March 28, 2017[5] To **Blackwater**2017 Second Round pick (from NLEX) To **Meralco**2018 Second Round pick (from Blackwater) To NLEXRabeh Al-Hussaini (from Meralco)
November
September 10, 2017[6] To BlackwaterAllein MaliksiChris Javier To StarBambam GamalindaKyle Pascual
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
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Mac Belo Philippine Cup Player of the Week November 28, 2016 [7]
Roi Sumang January 16, 2017 [8]
  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.