2017–18 Blackwater Elite season

The 2017–18 Blackwater Elite season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2017–18 Blackwater Elite season
Head coach	Leo Isaac (fired on April 30) Bong Ramos
Owner(s)	Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	1–10 (9.1%)
Place	12th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	7–4 (63.6%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Magnolia with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Blackwater Elite seasons
← 2016–17 2019  →

Key dates

2017

• October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2017 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	3	Raymar Jose	F	Philippines	Cignal HD Hawkeyes	FEU
2	3	Emil Palma	G	Philippines	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	UE
3	3	Ebrahim Enguio Lopez	SG	Indonesia	Marinerong Pilipino Skippers	UE
4	3	Kyle Neypes	F	Philippines	BDO – NU JAM Liner Racal Tile Masters	NU
5	3	Jhon Sumido	G	Philippines	Cobra Iron MenCebuana Lhuillier GemsMP Hotel Warriors	UE

Roster

2017–18 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 DiGregorio, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–12 McKendree G 2 Banal, Raphael 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–10–28 Hope International G 6 Sumang, Roi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1990–12–12 UE C 7 Erram, John Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo G 8 Zamar, Paul (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1987–10–20 UE G 9 Cruz, Mark 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–07–27 Letran G 10 Pinto, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano F 12 Belo, Mac 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Far Eastern F 15 Sena, James 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–31 José Rizal G 16 Palma, Renz (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1993–01–03 UE C 21 Al-Hussaini, Rabeh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–08–11 Ateneo G/F 22 Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST F 23 Jose, Raymar (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern F/C 28 Javier, Chris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–12–06 UE F 41 Neypes, Kyle (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) National-U	Head coach Bong Ramos Assistant coach(es) Aris Dimaunahan (1st Assistant) Junjie Ablan Patrick Aquino Joel Co Tylon Darjuan Benjie Sipin Vince Hizon (Consultant) Team manager Joel Co 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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
7	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	TNT KaTropa	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
9	Phoenix Fuel Masters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
10	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
11	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364	4
12	Kia Picanto	1	10	.091	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. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
3. Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6
December: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 22 Meralco L 98–103 Jose, Maliksi (16) John Paul Erram (10) Roi Sumang (3) Cuneta Astrodome 0–1 2 December 29 Rain or Shine W 92–87 Mac Belo (25) John Paul Erram (14) John Pinto (7) Cuneta Astrodome 1–1
January : 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 January 12 Barangay Ginebra W 94–77 Belo, Erram (22) John Paul Erram (11) Mike Cortez (4) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1 4 January 17 TNT L 83–92 John Paul Erram (20) Mac Belo (13) Belo, Cortez, DiGregorio (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 January 19 GlobalPort L 76–101 Mac Belo (17) Raymar Jose (12) Raymar Jose (5) Cuneta Astrodome 2–3 6 January 27 Alaska L 84–88 Belo, DiGregorio (15) John Paul Erram (21) Roi Sumang (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4
February : 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 February 2 Magnolia L 72–78 Mac Belo (25) John Paul Erram (13) John Paul Erram (3) Mall of Asia Arena 2–5 8 February 9 San Miguel W 106–96 Michael DiGregorio (26) John Paul Erram (18) Allein Maliksi (8) Cuneta Astrodome 3–5 9 February 16 Kia W 95–76 Michael DiGregorio (21) John Paul Erram (14) John Pinto (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5 10 February 18 NLEX L 90–93 Michael DiGregorio (16) John Paul Erram (17) Belo, Cruz, Erram, Pinto (3) Philippine Arena 4–6 11 February 21 Phoenix W 83–78 Belo, DiGregorio, Jose (14) John Paul Erram (19) DiGregorio, Erram, Pinto (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
7	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4
9	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	5
11	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	7
12	Blackwater Elite	1	10	.091	8

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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
3. Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 1–10
April: 0–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 April 22 Columbian L 98–126 Jarrid Famous (35) Jarrid Famous (22) Roi Sumang (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 April 25 Phoenix L 102–107 Roi Sumang (20) Jarrid Famous (16) Roi Sumang (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 3 April 29 Alaska L 74–93 Jarrid Famous (27) Jarrid Famous (21) Erram, Pinto, Sumang (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3
May : 0–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 May 2 GlobalPort L 106–117 Jarrid Famous (41) Jarrid Famous (22) Mac Belo (7) Ynares Center 0–4 5 May 11 Barangay Ginebra L 91–105 Jarrid Famous (25) Jarrid Famous (17) Roi Sumang (7) Alonte Sports Arena 0–5 6 May 18 TNT L 101–120 John Paul Erram (16) Jarrid Famous (12) Mike Cortez (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–6 All-Star Break 7 May 30 NLEX L 89–93 Michael DiGregorio (25) Henry Walker (15) Allein Maliksi (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–7
June : 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 June 6 Magnolia W 86–84 John Paul Erram (19) John Paul Erram (15) John Pinto (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–7 9 June 8 Rain or Shine L 94–104 Allein Maliksi (23) Maliksi, Sena (7) Pinto, Zamar (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–8 10 June 15 Meralco L 75–102 Henry Walker (14) Henry Walker (13) Henry Walker (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–9
July : 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 July 4 San Miguel L 106–115 Henry Walker (26) Henry Walker (12) John Pinto (8) Mall of Asia Arena 1–10

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Fuel Masters	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
5	Blackwater Elite	7	4	.636	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545	3
7	Meralco Bolts	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	4
8	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	4
9	TNT KaTropa	4	7	.364	5
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	8	.273	6
11	NorthPort Batang Pier	2	9	.182	7
12	Columbian Dyip	1	10	.091	8

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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
2. Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 7–4
August: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 August 24 TNT W 104–98 (OT) Allein Maliksi (28) Henry Walker (14) John Pinto (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
September: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 September 5 San Miguel W 103–100 Henry Walker (35) Henry Walker (17) John Pinto (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 September 19 NorthPort W 113–111 Henry Walker (24) Henry Walker (15) John Pinto (13) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0 4 September 21 Barangay Ginebra W 124–118 (OT) Henry Walker (39) John Paul Erram (11) Henry Walker (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0 5 September 26 NLEX L 106–124 Roi Sumang (24) Henry Walker (13) Henry Walker (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
October: 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 October 5 Meralco W 94–91 Henry Walker (24) Henry Walker (14) Pinto, Sumang, Walker (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1 7 October 7 Rain or Shine W 99–93 Michael DiGregorio (17) Henry Walker (14) Henry Walker (12) Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex 6–1 8 October 10 Magnolia L 99–133 Henry Walker (27) Henry Walker (18) John Pinto (7) Cuneta Astrodome 6–2 9 October 21 Alaska L 109–116 Henry Walker (29) Henry Walker (11) Henry Walker (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–3 10 October 27 Columbian W 120–99 Henry Walker (26) Henry Walker (11) John Pinto (5) Alonte Sports Arena 7–3
November: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 November 4 Phoenix L 91–97 Henry Walker (21) John Paul Erram (14) John Pinto (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Barangay Ginebra		111
	8	NLEX		75
							1	Barangay Ginebra	1
	(#4 twice-to-beat)
							4	Magnolia	3
	4	Magnolia		103
	5	Blackwater		99
												4	Magnolia	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												3	Alaska	2
	2	Phoenix	74	103
	7	Meralco	90	108*
							7	Meralco	1
	(#3 twice-to-beat)
							3	Alaska	3
	3	Alaska		96
	6	San Miguel		85

*Game went into overtime.

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Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 November 6 Magnolia L 99–103 Henry Walker (18) John Paul Erram (19) Pinto, Walker (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1

Transactions

Free agents

Player	Contract length	Date signed	Former team
Mike Cortez[3]	One-conference	December 4, 2017	GlobalPort Batang Pier
Paul Zamar[4]	Not disclosed	May 2, 2018	Mono Vampire (ABL)

Trades

May
May 18, 2018[5]	To Blackwater Rabeh Al-Hussaini	To NLEX Dave Marcelo

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Jarrid Famous		24	April 22 (vs. Columbian)	May 18 (vs. TNT)	0–6
	Henry Walker		88	May 30 (vs. NLEX)	November 6 (vs. Magnolia)	8–9
Governors' Cup			5

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Paul Zamar	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	October 10, 2018	[6]

References

1. San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
2. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
3. Ramos, Gerry (December 4, 2017). "Mike Cortez returns to Blackwater as a free agent on one-conference contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
4. Leongson, Randolph B. (2018-05-02). "After ABL stint, Paul Zamar joins Blackwater". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
5. Giongco, Mark (May 18, 2018). "NLEX trades Al-Hussaini for Blackwater's Marcelo". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
6. "Paul Zamar shows 'em what he's got".