2016–17 Blackwater Elite season

2016–17 Blackwater Elite season
Head coach	Leo Isaac
Owner(s)	Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–6 (.455)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	2–9 (.182)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–6 (.455)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (Lost to Meralco with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Blackwater Elite seasons
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The 2016–17 Blackwater Elite season was the 3rd 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[]

Special draft[]

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

Regular draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
2	1		G	Philippines		Hope International
3	11		C/F	Philippines	BDO-National University	NU

Roster[]

Blackwater Elite roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 DiGregorio, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–12 McKendree F 2 Belo, Mac (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Far Eastern G 3 Miranda, Denok 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1982–07–14 Far Eastern G 6  (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–10–28 Hope International C 7 Erram, John Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo F 9 Canaleta, KG 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982–02–12 UE G 10 Pinto, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano G 12 Sumang, Roi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1990–12–12 UE F 15 Sena, James 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–31 José Rizal F/C 17 Javier, Chris (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–12–06 UE G/F 18 Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST F/C 22 Marcelo, Dave 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1989–02–22 San Beda F 26 Cervantes, Reil (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1986–08–16 Far Eastern G 30 Cruz, Mark 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–07–27 Letran G/F 34 Ellis, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–12–05 Mary Hardin–Baylor	Head coach Leo Isaac Assistant coach(es) Aris Dimaunahan (1st Assistant) Bong Ramos Patrick Aquino Vince Hizon (Consultant) Team manager Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

Philippine Cup[]

Eliminations[]

Standings[]

Pos	Team v t	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

Game log[]

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6
show 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) (7) Denok Miranda (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
show 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 (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
show 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[]

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel	98
	8	Rain or Shine	91
							1	San Miguel	4
		(Best-of-3)					4	TNT	3
	4	TNT	2
	5	GlobalPort	0
												1	San Miguel	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										7	Barangay Ginebra	1
	2	Alaska	81	97
	7	Barangay Ginebra	85	108
							7	Barangay Ginebra	4
		(Best-of-3)					3	Star	3
	3	Star	2
	6	Phoenix	0

Game log[]

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1
show 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 v t	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

Game log[]

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 2–9
show 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
show 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
show 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 v t	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

Game log[]

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 5–6
show 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
show 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
show 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[]

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Meralco	91	104
	8	Blackwater	92	96
							1	Meralco	3
		(#4 twice-to-beat)					4	Star	0
	4	Star	89
	5	NLEX	77
												1	Meralco	3
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										3	Barangay Ginebra	4
	2	TNT	102	118
	7	Rain or Shine	106	114
							2	TNT	1
		(#3 twice-to-beat)					3	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	Barangay Ginebra	104
	6	San Miguel	84

Game log[]

2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1
show 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 Vincent 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 2017
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

Recruited imports[]

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Greg Smith		4	March 18 (vs. Phoenix)	May 31 (vs. San Miguel)	2–9
Governors' Cup	Trevis Simpson		24	July 21 (vs. Meralco)	July 29 (vs. San Miguel)	0–3
	Henry Walker		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	[6]
Roi Sumang		January 16, 2017	[7]

References[]