2020 Blackwater Elite season

The 2020 Blackwater Elite season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2020 Blackwater Elite season
Head coach	Nash Racela
Owner(s)	Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	2–9 (18.2%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Blackwater Elite seasons
← 2019 2021 →

Key dates

• December 8: The 2019 PBA draft took place on Robinsons Place Manila.
• March 11: The PBA postpones the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.

Draft picks

Main article: 2019 PBA draft

Special draft

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club
2	Rey Suerte	SG	Philippines	UE

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club
1	2	Maurice Shaw	C	Philippines	Hutchinson CC
2	14	Richard Escoto	PF	Philippines	Far Eastern
3	25	Chris Bitoon	PG	Philippines	St. Clare
4	37	Hubert Cani	PG	Philippines	Far Eastern

Roster

2020 Blackwater Elite roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 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 G 8 Daquioag, Ed 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991–08–18 UST F 9 Canaleta, KG (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982–02–12 UE F/C 10 Golla, Frank 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1990–01–17 Ateneo F 12 Belo, Mac 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Far Eastern G 13 Tolomia, Mike 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993–01–06 Far Eastern G 18 Desiderio, Paul 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1997–02–02 UP Diliman C 19 Shaw, Maurice (R) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1985–01–08 Hutchinson CC F/C 22 Magat, Marion 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–10–22 National-U F 23 Escoto, Richard (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1997–03–21 Far Eastern F 35 Salem, Matt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1993–05–12 National-U G 77 Dennison, Ron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1993–11–21 Far Eastern F/C 86 Gabriel, Jonjon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 1993–01–06 San Lorenzo	Head coach Nash Racela Assistant coach(es) Aries Dimaunahan (1st assistant) Rommel Adducul Jem Ryan Betia Gilbert Lao Benjamin Sipin Team manager Jacob Nunez 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	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	TNT Tropang Giga	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1
7	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545	2
9	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	3
10	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6
11	NorthPort Batang Pier	1	10	.091[lower-alpha 3]	7
12	Terrafirma Dyip	1	10	.091[lower-alpha 3]	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. Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
2. Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
3. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 2–9
October: 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 12 NorthPort W 96–89 Sumang, Trollano (17) Don Trollano (10) 5 players (2) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–0 2 October 15 Barangay Ginebra L 99–103 Don Trollano (23) Don Trollano (10) Sumang, Daquioag (4) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–1 3 October 17 NLEX W 98–88 Canaleta, Trollano (18) Don Trollano (11) Ed Daquioag (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–1 4 October 20 Alaska L 82–120 Ed Daquioag (18) Jonjon Gabriel (7) Mike Tolomia (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–2 5 October 22 TNT L 96–109 Don Trollano (23) Mac Belo (8) Ed Daquioag (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–3
November: 0–6 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 November 3 San Miguel L 88–90 OT Ed Daquioag (20) KG Canaleta (10) Mike Tolomia (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–4 7 November 4 Meralco L 85–89 Don Trollano (16) Don Trollano (6) Roi Sumang (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–5 8 November 6 Terrafirma L 101–110 KG Canaleta (29) Don Trollano (13) Roi Sumang (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–6 9 November 8 Rain or Shine L 71–82 Mac Belo (15) Roi Sumang (10) Roi Sumang (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–7 10 November 9 Phoenix Super LPG L 95–100 KG Canaleta (21) Trollano, Belo (8) Roi Sumang (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–8 11 November 11 Magnolia L 80–95 KG Canaleta (14) Don Trollano (10) Roi Sumang (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–9

Transactions

Trades

Preseason

January
January 16, 2020[2]	To Blackwater Ron Dennison	To Phoenix Brian Heruela

February
February 28, 2020[3]	To Blackwater Marion Magat (from TNT) Yousef Taha (from TNT) Ed Daquioag (from TNT via Rain or Shine) 2021 first round pick (from TNT) 2022 first round pick (from TNT)	To NLEX Anthony Semerad (from Blackwater) Rabeh Al-Hussaini (from Blackwater) 2020 first round pick (from Blackwater) 2021 second round pick (from Blackwater)	To TNT John Paul Erram (from Blackwater via NLEX)

Free agents

Rookie Signings

Player	Signed	School/club
Maurice Shaw	December 15, 2019	Power Electricity Authority (PEA)
Richard Escoto	December 22, 2019	Far Eastern

Other Signings

Player	Signed	School/club
Jon-Jon Gabriel[4]	February 8, 2020	Manila Stars (MPBL)

References

1. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
2. Ramos, Gerry. "Blackwater trades Brian Heruela again, this time to Phoenix for Ron Dennison". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
3. Lintag, Paul Kennedy. "PBA: TNT finally lands Poy Erram in revised three-team trade". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
4. Bacnis, Justine (Feb 8, 2020). "Blackwater signs Manila Stars' Jonjon Gabriel". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-08-31.