2014–15 Blackwater Elite season

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

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

Key dates

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 Maclean Sabellina 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 Clark Bautista G  Philippines Blackwater (D-League) UST
3 34 Ford Ruaya F/G  Philippines Hog's Breath Razorbacks Letran

Roster
Blackwater Elite roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F/C 0 Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984-02-18 Letran
G 1 Cañada, Jerick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1982-05-27 Adamson
G 3 Timberlake, Chris (IN) 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1985-04-28 UNF
G 4 Reyes, Raphy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1987-12-01 UE
G 6 Lastimosa, Carlo (IN) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1990-09-03 Benilde
C 7 Erram, John Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989-07-07 Ateneo
F 8 Celiz, Robby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1988-09-07 NU
F 11 Bulawan, Gilbert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1986-08-25 San Sebastian
F/C 17 Golla, Frank (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990-01-17 Ateneo
F/C 18 Ballesteros, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985-10-07 San Sebastian
G/F 21 Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1986-05-25 San Beda
F 25 Laure, Eddie (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1977-07-06 Adamson
F 26 Cervantes, Reil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1986-08-16 FEU
F 33 Acuña, Val 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986-11-24 UE
C 43 Crisano, Alex 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976-02-26 Brooklyn
F 55 Rodriguez, Larry (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983-05-05 PMI
G/F 80 Salvacion, Sunday 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978-12-17 Benilde
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Johnson Martines


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

Philippine Cup

Standings

{{2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=BW}}

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    

Commissioner's Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB
Source: PBA.ph

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    


Transactions

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
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupMarcus DouthitFebruary 1 (vs Barako Bull)March 25 (vs Meralco)3–7
Governors' CupMay 5 (vs Alaska)June 3 (vs Rain or Shine)1–6
Marcus CousinJune 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. http://www.dugout.ph/2014/09/anthony-to-meralco-baloria-to-nlex-in-three-team-pba-transfer.html
  3. Alas heads to TnT in 3-team trade deal philstar.com, retrieved October 9, 2014
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