2019 Blackwater Elite season

The 2019 Blackwater Elite season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2019 Blackwater Elite season
Head coachBong Ramos
Aries Dimaunahan (starting April 4, 2019)
Nash Racela (starting November 27, 2019)
Owner(s)Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record2–9
(18.2%)
Place12th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Rain or Shine, 1–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record2–9
(18.2%)
Place12th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Blackwater Elite seasons
2020  →

Draft picks

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Roster

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2019 Blackwater Elite roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 0   Cortez, Mike (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1980–10–11 De La Salle
G 1   Tolomia, Mike 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993–01–06 Far Eastern
G 4   Alolino, Gelo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–01–04 National-U
G 5   Dario, Diego 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1997–01–06 UP Diliman
G 6   Sumang, Roi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1990–12–12 UE
F 7   Trollano, Don 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1992–01–07 Adamson
F 9   Canaleta, KG 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982–02–12 UE
F 12   Belo, Mac 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Far Eastern
G 13   Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
F 15   Sena, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–31 José Rizal
G 18   Desiderio, Paul 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1997–02–02 UP Diliman
C 19   Al-Hussaini, Rabeh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–08–11 Ateneo
F 21   Cruz, Carl Bryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–08–21 Far Eastern
F/C 28   Javier, Chris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–12–06 UE
F 35   Salem, Matt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1993–05–12 National-U
F 88   Eriobu, Joseph (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992–02–12 Mapúa
F   Semerad, Anthony   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  •   Injured

Roster


Philippine Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 9 2 .818 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[a] 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 7 4 .636[a] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[a] 2
6 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 5 .545 3
7 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[b] 5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[b] 5
10 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[b] 5
11 Meralco Bolts 3 8 .273 6
12 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 7
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[1]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

Game log

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2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 2–9
January: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 January 16 NorthPort L 91–117 Abu Tratter (18) Abu Tratter (9) Belo, Sumang (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 January 19 Meralco L 94–99 Allein Maliksi (17) Raymar Jose (10) Roi Sumang (9) Ynares Center 0–2
3 January 30 Rain or Shine W 111–99 Michael DiGregorio (27) Chris Javier (13) Roi Sumang (8) Cuneta Astrodome 1–2
February : 0–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
4 February 1 Phoenix L 95–114 Abu Tratter (24) Mac Belo (9) Belo, Dario (4) Ynares Center 1–3
5 February 6 San Miguel L 79–93 Roi Sumang (17) Maliksi, Tratter (12) Roi Sumang (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–4
6 February 9 Barangay Ginebra L 67–85 DiGregorio, Eriobu (14) Eriobu, Javier (8) Alolino, Belo, Desiderio, Sumang (3) Davao del Sur Coliseum 1–5
7 February 13 Alaska L 101–103 Allein Maliksi (25) Jose, Maliksi (5) Roi Sumang (5) Mall of Asia Arena 1–6
March : 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
8 March 1 Columbian W 106–100 Allein Maliksi (29) Mac Belo (9) Maliksi, Sumang (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–6
9 March 9 TNT L 89–127 Michael DiGregorio (20) Rabeh Al-Hussaini (6) Maliksi, Sumang (4) Ynares Center 2–7
10 March 17 NLEX L 101–122 Allein Maliksi (20) Abu Tratter (12) Diego Dario (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–8
11 March 22 Magnolia L 87–97 Belo, Maliksi (16) Abu Tratter (9) Banal, Dario (4) Ynares Center 2–9

Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT KaTropa 10 1 .909 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 NorthPort Batang Pier 9 2 .818 1
3 Blackwater Elite 7 4 .636[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[a] 3
5 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 5 6 .455[b] 5
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[b] 5
7 San Miguel Beermen 5 6 .455[b] 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[c] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364[c] 6
10 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[c] 6
11 Columbian Dyip 3 8 .273[d] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .273[d] 7
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

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2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 7–4
May: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 May 19 Meralco W 94–91 (OT) DiGregorio, Stepheson (21) Alex Stepheson (31) Roi Sumang (3) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
2 May 24 Barangay Ginebra W 108–107 (OT) Parks, Stepheson (28) Alex Stepheson (25) Roi Sumang (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 May 26 Columbian W 118–110 Alex Stepheson (26) Alex Stepheson (21) Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
4 May 31 Phoenix L 98–103 Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (25) Alex Stepheson (18) Mac Belo (4) Mall of Asia Arena 3–1
June : 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 June 2 Rain or Shine W 98–92 Allein Maliksi (19) Alex Stepheson (20) Roi Sumang (7) Ynares Center 4–1
6 June 8 NLEX W 132–106 Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (29) Alex Stepheson (17) Parks, Stepheson (5) Ynares Center 5–1
7 June 14 San Miguel L 106–127 Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (23) Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (13) Roi Sumang (5) Mall of Asia Arena 5–2
8 June 22 NorthPort L 99–127 Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (25) Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (11) Michael DiGregorio (10) Cuneta Astrodome 5–3
July : 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
9 July 5 Magnolia W 104–99 (OT) Roi Sumang (19) Staphon Blair (14) Roi Sumang (6) Mall of Asia Arena 6–3
10 July 7 TNT L 97–115 Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (21) Staphon Blair (16) Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–4
11 July 14 Alaska W 112–104 Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (25) Blair, Parks (10) Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1TNT72104
8Alaska10893
1TNT3
(best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra1
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Magnolia0
1TNT2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
7San Miguel4
2NorthPort8488
7San Miguel9890
7San Miguel3
(best-of-3)
6Rain or Shine1
3Blackwater1
6Rain or Shine2

Game log

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2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–2
Quarterfinals: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 July 20 Rain or Shine L 80–83 Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (20) Greg Smith (19) Roi Sumang (7) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2 July 23 Rain or Shine W 100–96 Greg Smith (31) Greg Smith (18) Allein Maliksi (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 July 25 Rain or Shine L 83–85 Belo, Parks (16) Greg Smith (18) Roi Sumang (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2

Governors' Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727[a] Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[a]
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a]
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636 1
5 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[b] 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455[c] 3
8 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 7 .364[d] 4
10 Kia Picanto 4 7 .364[d] 4
11 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 5
12 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 6
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian


Transactions

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Free agency

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Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
Gelo Alolino January 8, 2019[4] Not disclosed 1 year Phoenix
Matt Salem January 13, 2019[5] Barangay Ginebra

Trades

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Preseason

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December
December 19, 2018[6][7] To Blackwater Elite
2021 & 2022 second round picks
To San Miguel
Paul Zamar
December 28, 2018[8] To Blackwater
Abu Tratter (from NLEX)
Paul Desiderio (from NLEX)
Alfrancis Tamsi (from TNT)
2022 second round pick (from TNT)
To NLEX
John Paul Erram (from Blackwater)
Philip Paredes (from TNT)
To TNT
Michael Miranda (from NLEX)
2022 second round pick (from San Miguel via Blackwater)
January
January 7, 2019[9] To Blackwater Elite
John Pinto
To Phoenix Fuel Masters
Joseph Eriobu

Governors' Cup

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September
September 6, 2019[10] To Blackwater Elite
Carl Bryan Cruz
To Meralco Bolts
Abu Tratter
October
October 19, 2019[11] To Blackwater Elite
Brian Heruela
To TNT KaTropa
Mike DiGregorio
November
November 3, 2019[12] To Blackwater Elite
Don TrollanoAnthony SemeradSeason 47 draft pick
To TNT KaTropa
Bobby Ray Parks Jr.
December
December 19, 2019[13] To Blackwater Elite
Mike Tolomia
Niño Canaleta
2020 2nd round pick
Season 48 2nd round pick
To Meralco Bolts
Allein Maliksi
Raymar Jose

References

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  1. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (January 8, 2019). "Gelo Alolino joins Blackwater after being released by Phoenix". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "Matt Salem explains why he declined Ginebra offer to join Blackwater". Spin.ph. January 12, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  6. ^ Corp, ABS-CBN. "APPROVED: Beermen get Terrence Romeo, Paul Zamar, and Ronald Tubid in separate deals". ABS-CBN SPORTS. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  7. ^ "SMB trades for Terrence Romeo, Tubid, Zamar get PBA approval". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  8. ^ Dioquino, Delfin. "It's official: NLEX gets Erram in 3-team trade involving Desiderio, Tratter". Rappler. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  9. ^ Li, Matthew (January 7, 2019). "Phoenix sends Joseph Eriobu to Blackwater for John Pinto, releases Gelo Alolino". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  10. ^ Morales, Luisa (September 6, 2019). "Alaska ships Cruz to Blackwater for Tratter". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  11. ^ Dioquino, Delfin (October 19, 2019). "TNT gets Digregorio, trades Heruela to Blackwater". RAPPLER. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  12. ^ Ramos, Gerry (November 3, 2019). "Ray Parks now with TNT as PBA approves trade for Trollano, Semerad, draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  13. ^ Lozada, Bong (October 25, 2019). "Maliksi to Meralco trade approved; Blackwater gets Tolomia, Canaleta". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved August 31, 2022.