2015–16 Blackwater Elite season

The 2015—16 Blackwater Elite season is the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2015–16 Blackwater Elite season
Head coachLeo Isaac
Owner(s)Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record38
(.273)
Place10th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(Lost to Rain or Shine in one game with twice-to-win disadvantage in Phase 1)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record38
(.273)
Place10th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record00  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Blackwater Elite seasons

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 Art dela Cruz SF  Philippines Hapee Fresh Fighters San Beda
2 13 Almond Vosotros SG Cebuana Lhuillier Gems DLSU
3 23 Jason Melano SF Cagayan Valley Rising Suns St. Francis of Assisi
4 34 Keith Agovida Keramix Mixers Arellano
5 43 Jawhar Purdy SG  United States Wang's Basketball Couriers Cal State Stanislaus
6 48 Christian Palma 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Cañada, Jerick (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 Melano, Jason 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 Eguilos, Jaymo 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
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

Roster


Philippine Cup

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 9 2 .818[lower-alpha 1] Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[lower-alpha 1]
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 2
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 2
6 TNT Tropang Texters 6 5 .545 3
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barako Bull Energy 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 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
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
  2. Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 GlobalPort
  3. Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Barako Bull

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

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1]
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
6 Tropang TNT 6 5 .545 2
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Star Hotshots 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3
9 Mahindra Enforcer 4 7 .364 4
10 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273[lower-alpha 4] 5
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273[lower-alpha 4] 5
12 GlobalPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[lower-alpha 4] 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Meralco
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.18, Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 0.84
  3. Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Star
  4. Head-to-head quotient: Blackwater 1.04, Phoenix 0.99, GlobalPort 0.98

Governors' Cup

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT KaTropa 10 1 .909 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 2
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 2
4 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 4
5 Mahindra Enforcer 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 5
8 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 5
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 5
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364 6
11 Star Hotshots 2 9 .182 8
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 San Miguel
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.039, Mahindra 1.017, Alaska 0.950; fourth seed playoff: Meralco 104–99 Mahindra
  3. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.04, Rain or Shine 1.03, Phoenix 0.93; eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 105–94 Rain or Shine

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

TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupM. 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 importAugust 17 (vs. Meralco), August 28 (vs. Alaska)0–2
Keala King[4]September 7 (vs. Phoenix)September 18 (vs. San Miguel)0–3
Imad Qahwash*[5]July 29 (vs. Rain or Shine)August 28 (vs. Alaska)0–6

References

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