2014–15 Blackwater Elite season

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2014–15 Blackwater Elite season
Head coachLeo Isaac
Owner(s)Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record0–11
(.000)
Place12th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record3–8
(.273)
Place12th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record1–10
(.091)
Place12th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Blackwater Elite seasons

The 2014–15 Blackwater Elite season is the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates[]

  • July 18: The 2014 PBA Expansion Draft took place in Microtel Acropolis, in Libis, Quezon City.[1]
  • August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Expansion draft picks[]

Main article: 2014 PBA Expansion Draft
Pick Player Pos. Nationality Previous team PBA years[a]
1 Danny Ildefonso C  Philippines Meralco Bolts 16
3 Alex Nuyles G  Philippines Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 1
5 JR Cawaling F  Philippines San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 1
7 Eddie Laure F  Philippines Alaska Aces 11
9 Bryan Faundo F  Philippines Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5
11 John Paul Erram  Philippines Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 1
13 Paul Artadi G  Philippines Meralco Bolts 10
15 Gilbert Bulawan F  Philippines Barako Bull Energy 3
17 Riego Gamalinda G  Philippines Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 4
19 Chris Timberlake G  United States Meralco Bolts 5
21 Norman Gonzales F  Philippines San Miguel Beermen 13
23 Robby Celiz G  Philippines Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 1

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2014 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 12 Juami Tiongson G  Philippines Blackwater (D-League) ADMU
2 23 Frank Golla F  Philippines none ADMU
3 26 Brian Heruela G  Philippines Big Chill Super Chargers UC
3 27 F  Philippines Boracay Rum Waves STI
3 30 Juneric Baloria G  Philippines Big Chill Super Chargers Perpetual
3 31 Raul Soyud C  Philippines Blackwater (D-League) UP
3 33 G  Philippines Blackwater (D-League) UST
3 34 F/G  Philippines Letran

Roster[]

Blackwater Elite roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F/C 0 Philippines Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984-02-18 Letran
G 1 Philippines 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1982-05-27 Adamson
G 3 United States Timberlake, Chris (IN) 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1985-04-28 UNF
G 4 Philippines Reyes, Raphy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1987-12-01 UE
G 6 Philippines Lastimosa, Carlo (IN) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1990-09-03 Benilde
C 7 Philippines Erram, John Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989-07-07 Ateneo
F 8 Philippines Celiz, Robby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1988-09-07 NU
F 11 Philippines Bulawan, Gilbert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1986-08-25 San Sebastian
F/C 17 Philippines Golla, Frank (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990-01-17 Ateneo
F/C 18 Philippines Ballesteros, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985-10-07 San Sebastian
G/F 21 Philippines Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1986-05-25 San Beda
F 25 Philippines Laure, Eddie (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1977-07-06 Adamson
F 26 Philippines Cervantes, Reil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1986-08-16 FEU
F 33 Philippines Acuña, Val 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986-11-24 UE
C 43 United States Crisano, Alex 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976-02-26 Brooklyn
F 55 Philippines Rodriguez, Larry (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983-05-05 PMI
G/F 80 Philippines Salvacion, Sunday 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978-12-17 Benilde
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Philippine Cup[]

Eliminations[]

Standings[]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[a] — Advance to semifinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818[a] —
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[b] 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Texters 8 3 .727[b] 1
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[c] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[c] 3
7 Purefoods Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Barako Bull Energy 4 7 .364[d] 5
10 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[d] 5
11 Kia Sorento 1 10 .091 8
12 Blackwater Elite 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 87–79 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 100–98 Talk 'N Text
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 98–87 NLEX

Game log[]

Playoffs[]

Bracket[]

  Quarterfinals (1st phase)     Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(One-game playoff) 		    Semifinals
(Best-of-7) 		    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#3 twice to beat)                                  
  3 Alaska 82  
  10 NLEX 78  
            3 Alaska 87    
    (#6 twice to beat)       6 Meralco 69     2 Rain or Shine 2  
  6 Meralco 77     3 Alaska 4  
  7 Purefoods Star 65  
    3 Alaska 3
    (#4 twice to beat)     1 San Miguel 4
  4 Talk 'N Text 105  
  9 Barako Bull 76       1 San Miguel 4
            4 Talk 'N Text 83     4 Talk 'N Text 0  
    (#5 twice to beat)     5 Barangay Ginebra 67    
  5 Barangay Ginebra 95  
  8 GlobalPort 78    
This box:


Commissioner's Cup[]

Eliminations[]

Standings[]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Tropang TNT 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Purefoods Star Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] — Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[b] 2
5 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[b] 2
6 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455[c] 3
7 Barako Bull Energy 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 San Miguel Beermen 4 7 .364[d] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364[d] 4
11 Kia Carnival 4 7 .364[d] 4
12 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
  4. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

Game log[]

Playoffs[]

Bracket[]

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5) 		    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Rain or Shine 92    
  8 Barangay Ginebra 91    
            1 Rain or Shine 3    
    (Best-of-3)       5 Meralco 0  
  4 NLEX 0  
  5 Meralco 2    
    1 Rain or Shine 3
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     2 Talk 'N Text 4
  2 Talk 'N Text 127    
  7 Barako Bull 97    
            2 Talk 'N Text 3
    (Best-of-3)     3 Purefoods Star 1    
  3 Purefoods Star 2  
  6 Alaska 0    
This box:


Transactions[]

Trades[]

Pre-season[]

September 12, 2014[2] To Blackwater
Sunday Salvacion
Jason Ballesteros
(from Meralco) 		To Meralco
Sean Anthony
(from NLEX via Blackwater) 		To NLEX
Juneric Baloria
2016 & 2017 2nd round picks
(from Blackwater)
October 9, 2014[3] To Blackwater
Larry Rodriguez and
2015 1st round pick (from Talk 'N Text) 		To NLEX
Niño Canaleta
(from Talk 'N Text via Blackwater) 		To Talk 'N Text
Kevin Alas (from NLEX)
and 2015 1st round pick (from Blackwater)

Recruited imports[]

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Marcus Douthit February 1 (vs Barako Bull) March 25 (vs Meralco) 3–7
Governors' Cup May 5 (vs Alaska) June 3 (vs Rain or Shine) 1–6
Marcus Cousin June 12 (vs Talk 'N Text) June 23 (vs Star) 0–4

References[]

  1. ^ FLASH: Blackwater makes Danny Ildefonso the first pick of PBA dispersal draft, Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 18, 2014
  2. ^ "Anthony to Meralco, Baloria to NLEX in three-team PBA transfer".
  3. ^ Alas heads to TnT in 3-team trade deal philstar.com, retrieved October 9, 2014
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