2015–16 Blackwater Elite season

2015–16 Blackwater Elite season
Head coach	Leo Isaac
Owner(s)	Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	3–8 (.273)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (Lost to Rain or Shine in one game with twice-to-win disadvantage in Phase 1)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	3–8 (.273)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	1–10 (.091)
Place	12th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Blackwater Elite seasons
← 2014–15 2016–17  →

The 2015–16 Blackwater Elite season is the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates[]

2015[]

• August 23: The 2015 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	9		SF	Philippines	Hapee Fresh Fighters	San Beda
2	13	Almond Vosotros	SG		Cebuana Lhuillier Gems	DLSU
3	23		SF		Cagayan Valley Rising Suns	St. Francis of Assisi
4	34	Keith Agovida				Arellano
5	43		SG	United States		Cal State Stanislaus
6	48		SF	Philippines	Cagayan Valley Rising Suns	Arellano
7	51	Mon Abundo	PG		Café France Bakers	CEU
8	54	Randy Dilay	SG	United States	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	Dominican (IL)

Roster[]

Blackwater Elite roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1  (IN) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 156 lb (71 kg) 1988–05–27 Adamson G 2 Miranda, Denok 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1982–07–14 Far Eastern G 4 Reyes, Raphy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1987–12–01 UE G 5 Tiongson, Juami 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–02–05 Ateneo G 6 Lastimosa, Carlo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1990–09–03 St. Benilde C 7 Erram, J.P.  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo G 8 Pinto, Nard John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano G 12 Sumang, Shej Roi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1990–12–12 UE F/C 15 Sena, James 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–31 José Rizal F 16 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–18 St. Francis of Assisi F/C 17 Golla, Frank 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1990–01–17 Ateneo G/F 21 Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1986–05–25 San Beda F 25 dela Cruz, Arthur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–05–09 San Beda F 26 Cervantes, Reil (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1986–08–16 Far Eastern F 27 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1986–08–27 Far Eastern F/C 32 Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda G/F – Pascual, Ronald (IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1988–06–23 San Sebastian	Head coach Leo Isaac Assistant coach(es) Aris Dimaunahan (1st Assistant) Bong Ramos Patrick Aquino Team manager 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 Roster

Philippine Cup[]

Eliminations[]

Standings[]

Pos	Team v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	9	2	.818[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818[a]	—
3	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636[b]	2
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	7	4	.636[b]	2
6	TNT Tropang Texters	6	5	.545	3
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455[c]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barako Bull Energy	5	6	.455[c]	4
9	Star Hotshots	4	7	.364	5
10	Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273	6
11	Mahindra Enforcer	2	9	.182	7
12	Meralco Bolts	1	10	.091	8

Playoffs[]

Bracket[]

	Quarterfinals (1st phase)						Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (One-game playoff)					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#3 twice to beat)
	3	Rain or Shine		95
	10	Blackwater		90
							3	Rain or Shine	104
		(#6 twice to beat)					6	TNT	89			3	Rain or Shine	2
	6	TNT		90								2	San Miguel	4
	7	NLEX		88
																	2	San Miguel	4
		(#4 twice to beat)															1	Alaska	3
	4	Barangay Ginebra		92*
	9	Star		89								1	Alaska	4
							4	Barangay Ginebra	83			5	GlobalPort	1
		(#5 twice to beat)					5	GlobalPort	84*
	5	GlobalPort		94
	8	Barako Bull		85

*Game went into overtime

Commissioner's Cup[]

Eliminations[]

Standings[]

Pos	Team v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727[a]	—
3	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636[b]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636[b]	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[b]	1
6	Tropang TNT	6	5	.545	2
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Star Hotshots	5	6	.455[c]	3
9	Mahindra Enforcer	4	7	.364	4
10	Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273[d]	5
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	3	8	.273[d]	5
12	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[d]	5

Governors' Cup[]

Eliminations[]

Standings[]

Pos	Team v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT KaTropa	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[a]	2
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[a]	2
4	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545[b]	4
5	Mahindra Enforcer	6	5	.545[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	6	5	.545[b]	4
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455[c]	5
8	Phoenix Fuel Masters	5	6	.455[c]	5
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455[c]	5
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364	6
11	Star Hotshots	2	9	.182	8
12	Blackwater Elite	1	10	.091	9

Transactions[]

Trades[]

Off-season

August 7, 2015[1]

To Blackwater Mike Cortez James Sena (from Meralco)

To Meralco Jimmy Alapag (from Talk 'N Text via Blackwater)

To Talk 'N Text Larry Rodriguez (from Blackwater)

Recruited imports[]

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	M. J. Rhett[2]	February 10 (vs. TNT)	April 10 (vs. Rain or Shine)	3–8
Governors' Cup	Eric Dawson[3]	July 16 (vs. NLEX)	August 21 (vs. Mahindra)	1–5
	No regular import	August 17 (vs. Meralco), August 28 (vs. Alaska)		0–2
	[4]	September 7 (vs. Phoenix)	September 18 (vs. San Miguel)	0–3
	*[5]	July 29 (vs. Rain or Shine)	August 28 (vs. Alaska)	0–6

References[]