2015–16 Mahindra Enforcer season

The 2015–16 Mahindra Enforcer season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2015–16 Mahindra Enforcer season
Head coach	Manny Pacquiao
Owner	Columbian Autocar Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	2–9 (18.2%)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalists (lost to Meralco in one game)
Mahindra Enforcer seasons
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Key dates

• July 16: Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC) announced that they changed their team name from Kia Carnival to Mahindra Enforcers.^[1]
• August 23: The 2015 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2015 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	2	Troy Rosario	PF	Philippines	Hapee Fresh Fighters	NU
2	14	Bradwyn Guinto	C	Philippines	Cebuana Lhuillier Gems	SSC-R
3	24	Leo de Vera	SF	United States	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	SSC-R
4	35	Michael DiGregorio	SG	United States	KeraMix Mixers	McKendree
5	44	Alli Austria	SG	United States	Cagayan Valley Rising Suns	San Francisco State
6	49	Roberto Hainga	C	Philippines	MP Hotel Warriors	UST
7	52	Michael Abad	C/PF	Philippines	LiverMarin Guardians	Mapúa

Roster

2015–16 Mahindra Enforcer roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 0 Paolo Taha 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–12–05 St. Benilde F/C 1 Aldrech Ramos 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–04–03 Far Eastern G 2 L.A. Revilla 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 146 lb (66 kg) 1989–11–30 De La Salle F/C 5 Bradwyn Guinto 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–10–20 San Sebastian G 7 Michael DiGregorio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–12 McKendree G 8 Philip Paniamogan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991–05–30 José Rizal F 9 Niño Canaleta (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982–02–12 UE F 10 Joshua Webb (IN) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–11–14 De La Salle G 14 Pedrito Galanza 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–12–21 UE G 17 Manny Pacquiao 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1978–12–17 NDDU F 23 Keith Agovida 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–02–14 Arellano F 27 Mark Yee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982–01–04 San Sebastian (Cavite) F 28 Chito Jaime 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983–10–21 AMA G 32 Hyram Bagatsing 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1985–02–18 De La Salle C 81 Jason Ballesteros 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–10–07 San Sebastian	Head coach Manny Pacquiao Assistant coach(es) Chris Gavina (1st Assistant) Romulo Orillosa Rob Wainwright Alex Angeles Richard Alvarez Marlon Martin Joe Lipa (Consultant) Team manager Eric Pineda Joe Ramos (Assistant) 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

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
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

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat)					Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	1	TNT	136
	8	Phoenix	124
						1	TNT	1
						4	Meralco	3
	4	Meralco	105
	5	Mahindra	82
											4	Meralco	2
											3	Barangay Ginebra	4
	2	San Miguel	114
	7	NLEX	110
						2	San Miguel	2
						3	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	Barangay Ginebra	109
	6	Alaska	104

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

August 25, 2015[2]	To Mahindra Niño Canaleta and Aldrech Ramos (from NLEX) Robert Reyes (from Talk 'n Text)	To NLEX Kevin Alas (from Talk 'n Text via Mahindra)	To Talk 'N Text Troy Rosario
October 7, 2015[3]	To Mahindra Juneric Baloria 2016 and 2017 second round picks (from NLEX)	To Meralco 2016 and 2017 second round picks (from Mahindra)	To NLEX Sean Anthony (from Meralco via Mahindra)
April 29, 2016[4]	To Mahindra Keith Agovida and Paolo Taha	To Globalport Karl Dehesa	To Blackwater Roi Sumang

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Augustus Gilchrist[5]	February 12 (vs. GlobalPort)	April 13 (vs. Star)	4–7
Governors' Cup	James White[6]	July 15 (vs. Star)	September 24 (vs. Meralco)	6–7
	Iman Zandi*	July 15 (vs. Star)	August 12 (vs. Phoenix)	4–1