2017–18 Blackwater Elite season

{{Infobox PBA season

| team = Blackwater Elite

| PBAyear = 2017–18

| coach = Leo Isaac (fired on April 30)
Bong Ramos

| 1c-name = Philippine Cup

| 1c-wins = 5

| 1c-losses = 6

| 1c-place = 10

| 1c-playoffs = Did not qualify

| 2c-name = Commissioner's Cup

| 2c-wins = 1

| 2c-losses = 10

| 2c-place = 12

| 2c-playoffs = Did not qualify

| 3c-name = Governors' Cup

| 3c-wins = 7

| 3c-losses = 4

| 3c-place = 5

| 3c-playoffs = Quarterfinalist (lost to Magnolia with twice-to-win disadvantage)

| owners = Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.

| pol_team =

| prevseason = 2016–17

| nextseason = 2019

}}

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

Key dates

=2017=

  • October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.[https://www.pba.ph/news/san-miguel-nets-standhardinger San Miguel nets Standhardinger], PBA.ph, October 29, 2017

Draft picks

{{main|2017 PBA draft}}

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="{{PBA color cell|Blackwater Elite|border=2}}" width="10%"| Round

! style="{{PBA color cell|Blackwater Elite|border=2}}" width="10%"| Pick

! style="{{PBA color cell|Blackwater Elite|border=2}}" width="20%"| Player

! style="{{PBA color cell|Blackwater Elite|border=2}}" width="15%"| Position

! style="{{PBA color cell|Blackwater Elite|border=2}}" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="{{PBA color cell|Blackwater Elite|border=2}}" width="20%"| PBA D-League team

! style="{{PBA color cell|Blackwater Elite|border=2}}" width="20%"| College

align=center| 1

|align=center| 3

|Raymar Jose

|F

|{{Flag|Philippines}}

|Cignal HD Hawkeyes

|FEU

align=center| 2

|align=center| 3

|Emil Palma

|G

|{{Flag|Philippines}}

|Tanduay Light Rhum Masters

|UE

align=center| 3

|align=center| 3

|Ebrahim Enguio Lopez

|SG

|{{Flag|Indonesia}}

|Marinerong Pilipino Skippers

|UE

align=center| 4

|align=center| 3

|Kyle Neypes

|F

|{{Flag|Philippines}}

|BDO – NU

JAM Liner

Racal Tile Masters

|NU

align=center| 5

|align=center| 3

|Jhon Sumido

|G

|{{PHL}}

|Cobra Iron MenCebuana Lhuillier GemsMP Hotel Warriors

|UE

Roster

{{PBA roster header

|team=Blackwater Elite

|season=2017–18

}}

{{player2 | num = 0 | first = Mike | last = Cortez | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 170 | DOB = 1980–10–11 | college = De La Salle | nat = USA | note = C }}

{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Michael | last = DiGregorio | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 1990–12–12 | college = McKendree | nat = USA }}

{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Raphael | last = Banal | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 190 | DOB = 1992–10–28 | college = Hope International | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Roi | last = Sumang | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = 155 | DOB = 1990–12–12 | college = UE | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Poy | last = Erram | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 227 | DOB = 1989–07–07 | college = Ateneo | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Paul | last = Zamar | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 179 | DOB = 1987–10–20 | college = UE | nat = PHI | note = R }}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Mark | last = Cruz | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 6 | lbs = 150 | DOB = 1992–07–27 | college = Letran | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = John | last = Pinto | dab = basketball | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 195 | DOB = 1990–10–15 | college = Arellano | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Mac | last = Belo | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 1993–02–12 | college = FEU | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = James | last = Sena | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 225 | DOB = 1988–08–31 | college = JRU | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 16 | first = Renz | last = Palma | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = | DOB = 1993–01–03 | college = UE | nat = PHI | note = R }}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Rabeh | last = Al-Hussaini | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1988–08–11 | college = Ateneo | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Allein | last = Maliksi | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 180 | college = UST | DOB = 1987–09–18 | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Raymar | last = Jose | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 210 | DOB = 1992–08–06 | college = FEU | nat = PHI | note = R }}

{{player2 | num = 28 | first = Chris | last = Javier | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 200 | DOB = 1992–12–06 | college = UE | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 41 | first = Kyle | last = Neypes | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = | DOB = | college = NU | nat = PHI | note = R }}

{{PBA roster footer

| head_coach = {{player||PHI|Bong Ramos}}

| asst_coach =

| team_man =

}}

Philippine Cup

=Eliminations=

==Standings==

{{2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup standings}}

==Game log==

{{PBA game log start|Blackwater Elite|end_year=2018|record=Total: 5–6}}

{{PBA game log section|Blackwater Elite|December|first=yes

| team_wins = 1

| team_losses = 1

}}

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 1

| December 22

| Meralco

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=795449 L 98–103]

| Jose, Maliksi (16)

| John Paul Erram (10)

| Roi Sumang (3)

| Cuneta Astrodome

| 0–1

|-bgcolor=ccffcc

| 2

| December 29

| Rain or Shine

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=795455 W 92–87]

| Mac Belo (25)

| John Paul Erram (14)

| John Pinto (7)

| Cuneta Astrodome

| 1–1

{{PBA game log section|Blackwater Elite|January

| team_wins = 1

| team_losses = 3

}}

|-bgcolor=ccffcc

| 3

| January 12

| Barangay Ginebra

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=798784 W 94–77]

| Belo, Erram (22)

| John Paul Erram (11)

| Mike Cortez (4)

| Mall of Asia Arena

| 2–1

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 4

| January 17

| TNT

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=798789 L 83–92]

| John Paul Erram (20)

| Mac Belo (13)

| Belo, Cortez, DiGregorio (3)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 2–2

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 5

| January 19

| GlobalPort

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=798790 L 76–101]

| Mac Belo (17)

| Raymar Jose (12)

| Raymar Jose (5)

| Cuneta Astrodome

| 2–3

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 6

| January 27

| Alaska

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=798800 L 84–88]

| Belo, DiGregorio (15)

| John Paul Erram (21)

| Roi Sumang (5)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 2–4

{{PBA game log section|Blackwater Elite|February

| team_wins = 3

| team_losses = 2

}}

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 7

| February 2

| Magnolia

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=798806 L 72–78]

| Mac Belo (25)

| John Paul Erram (13)

| John Paul Erram (3)

| Mall of Asia Arena

| 2–5

|-bgcolor=ccffcc

| 8

| February 9

| San Miguel

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=798813 W 106–96]

| Michael DiGregorio (26)

| John Paul Erram (18)

| Allein Maliksi (8)

| Cuneta Astrodome

| 3–5

|-bgcolor=ccffcc

| 9

| February 16

| Kia

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=798820 W 95–76]

| Michael DiGregorio (21)

| John Paul Erram (14)

| John Pinto (8)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 4–5

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 10

| February 18

| NLEX

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=798827 L 90–93]

| Michael DiGregorio (16)

| John Paul Erram (17)

| Belo, Cruz, Erram, Pinto (3)

| Philippine Arena

| 4–6

|-bgcolor=ccffcc

| 11

| February 21

| Phoenix

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=798831 W 83–78]

| Belo, DiGregorio, Jose (14)

| John Paul Erram (19)

| DiGregorio, Erram, Pinto (4)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 5–6

{{PBA game log end}}

Commissioner's Cup

=Eliminations=

==Standings==

{{2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup standings}}

==Game log==

{{PBA game log start|conference=Commissioner's Cup|Blackwater Elite|year=2018|record=Total: 1–10}}

{{PBA game log section|Blackwater Elite|April|first=yes

| team_wins = 0

| team_losses = 3

}}

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 1

| April 22

| Columbian

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=864734 L 98–126]

| Jarrid Famous (35)

| Jarrid Famous (22)

| Roi Sumang (5)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 0–1

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 2

| April 25

| Phoenix

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=864737 L 102–107]

| Roi Sumang (20)

| Jarrid Famous (16)

| Roi Sumang (5)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 0–2

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 3

| April 29

| Alaska

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=864742 L 74–93]

| Jarrid Famous (27)

| Jarrid Famous (21)

| Erram, Pinto, Sumang (4)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 0–3

{{PBA game log section|Blackwater Elite|May

| team_wins = 0

| team_losses = 4

}}

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 4

| May 2

| GlobalPort

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=864744 L 106–117]

| Jarrid Famous (41)

| Jarrid Famous (22)

| Mac Belo (7)

| Ynares Center

| 0–4

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 5

| May 11

| Barangay Ginebra

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=867939 L 91–105]

| Jarrid Famous (25)

| Jarrid Famous (17)

| Roi Sumang (7)

| Alonte Sports Arena

| 0–5

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 6

| May 18

| TNT

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=868194 L 101–120]

| John Paul Erram (16)

| Jarrid Famous (12)

| Mike Cortez (7)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 0–6

|- align="center"

|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 7

| May 30

| NLEX

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=868199 L 89–93]

| Michael DiGregorio (25)

| Henry Walker (15)

| Allein Maliksi (4)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 0–7

{{PBA game log section|Blackwater Elite|June

| team_wins = 1

| team_losses = 3

}}

|-bgcolor=ccffcc

| 8

| June 6

| Magnolia

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=868207 W 86–84]

| John Paul Erram (19)

| John Paul Erram (15)

| John Pinto (5)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 1–7

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 9

| June 8

| Rain or Shine

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=868209 L 94–104]

| Allein Maliksi (23)

| Maliksi, Sena (7)

| Pinto, Zamar (4)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 1–8

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 10

| June 15

| Meralco

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=868216 L 75–102]

| Henry Walker (14)

| Henry Walker (13)

| Henry Walker (6)

| Mall of Asia Arena

| 1–9

{{PBA game log section|Blackwater Elite|July

| team_wins = 0

| team_losses = 1

}}

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 11

| July 4

| San Miguel

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=868229 L 106–115]

| Henry Walker (26)

| Henry Walker (12)

| John Pinto (8)

| Mall of Asia Arena

| 1–10

{{PBA game log end}}

Governors' Cup

=Eliminations=

==Standings==

{{2018 PBA Governors' Cup standings}}

==Game log==

{{PBA game log start|conference=Governors' Cup|Blackwater Elite|year=2018|record=Total: 7–4}}

{{PBA game log section|Blackwater Elite|August|first=yes

| team_wins = 1

| team_losses = 0

}}

|-bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

| August 24

| TNT

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=910763 W 104–98 (OT)]

| Allein Maliksi (28)

| Henry Walker (14)

| John Pinto (4)

| Mall of Asia Arena

| 1–0

{{PBA game log section|Blackwater Elite|September|

| team_wins = 3

| team_losses = 1

}}

|-bgcolor=ccffcc

| 2

| September 5

| San Miguel

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=910780 W 103–100]

| Henry Walker (35)

| Henry Walker (17)

| John Pinto (7)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 2–0

|-bgcolor=ccffcc

| 3

| September 19

| NorthPort

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=910782 W 113–111]

| Henry Walker (24)

| Henry Walker (15)

| John Pinto (13)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 3–0

|-bgcolor=ccffcc

| 4

| September 21

| Barangay Ginebra

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=910785 W 124–118 (OT)]

| Henry Walker (39)

| John Paul Erram (11)

| Henry Walker (9)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 4–0

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 5

| September 26

| NLEX

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=910789 L 106–124]

| Roi Sumang (24)

| Henry Walker (13)

| Henry Walker (7)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 4–1

{{PBA game log section|Blackwater Elite|October|

| team_wins = 3

| team_losses = 2

}}

|-bgcolor=ccffcc

| 6

| October 5

| Meralco

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=910798 W 94–91]

| Henry Walker (24)

| Henry Walker (14)

| Pinto, Sumang, Walker (3)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 5–1

|-bgcolor=ccffcc

| 7

| October 7

| Rain or Shine

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=910802 W 99–93]

| Michael DiGregorio (17)

| Henry Walker (14)

| Henry Walker (12)

| Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex

| 6–1

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 8

| October 10

| Magnolia

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=910805 L 99–133]

| Henry Walker (27)

| Henry Walker (18)

| John Pinto (7)

| Cuneta Astrodome

| 6–2

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 9

| October 21

| Alaska

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=910791 L 109–116]

| Henry Walker (29)

| Henry Walker (11)

| Henry Walker (11)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 6–3

|-bgcolor=ccffcc

| 10

| October 27

| Columbian

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=910820 W 120–99]

| Henry Walker (26)

| Henry Walker (11)

| John Pinto (5)

| Alonte Sports Arena

| 7–3

{{PBA game log section|Blackwater Elite|November|

| team_wins = 0

| team_losses = 1

}}

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 11

| November 4

| Phoenix

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=910826 L 91–97]

| Henry Walker (21)

| John Paul Erram (14)

| John Pinto (10)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 7–4

{{PBA game log end}}

=Playoffs=

==Bracket==

{{2018 PBA Governors' Cup Playoffs bracket}}

==Game log==

{{PBA game log start|conference=Governors' Cup|Blackwater Elite|year=2018|record=Total: 0–1|playoffs=yes}}

{{PBA game log section|Blackwater Elite|Quarterfinals|first=yes|playoffs=yes

| team_wins = 0

| team_losses = 1

}}

|-bgcolor=ffcccc

| 1

| November 6

| Magnolia

| [http://pba.ph/recap?match=1046698 L 99–103]

| Henry Walker (18)

| John Paul Erram (19)

| Pinto, Walker (5)

| Smart Araneta Coliseum

| 0–1

{{PBA game log end}}

Transactions

=Free agents=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="text-align: center"

! style="{{PBA color cell|Blackwater Elite|border=2}}" width="5%" | Player

! style="{{PBA color cell|Blackwater Elite|border=2}}" width="4%" | Contract length

! style="{{PBA color cell|Blackwater Elite|border=2}}" width="5%" | Date signed

! style="{{PBA color cell|Blackwater Elite|border=2}}" width="6%" | Former team

Mike Cortez{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Gerry |date=December 4, 2017 |title=Mike Cortez returns to Blackwater as a free agent on one-conference contract |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/blackwater-signs-mike-cortez-only-for-the-season-opening-ph-cup-pba |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}

|One-conference

|December 4, 2017

|align=center| GlobalPort Batang Pier

Paul Zamar{{Cite web |last=Leongson |first=Randolph B. |date=2018-05-02 |title=After ABL stint, Paul Zamar joins Blackwater |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/295644/abl-stint-paul-zamar-joins-blackwater |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}

|Not disclosed

|May 2, 2018

|Mono Vampire (ABL)

=Trades=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%" bordercolor="#DFDFDF" cellpadding="5"
bgcolor="eeeeee"

!style="{{PBA color cell|Blackwater Elite|border=2}}" colspan=4|May

style="width:12%" | May 18, 2018{{Cite web |last=Giongco |first=Mark |date=May 18, 2018 |title=NLEX trades Al-Hussaini for Blackwater’s Marcelo |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/297961/nlex-trades-al-hussaini-blackwaters-marcelo |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}

| style="width:29.3%" valign="top"| To Blackwater


Rabeh Al-Hussaini

| style="width:29.3%" valign="top"| To NLEX


Dave Marcelo

=Recruited imports=

border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; width:100%;" cellpadding="5"
style="background:#eee;"

! Conference !! Name !! Country !! Number !! Debuted !! Last game !! Record

rowspan=2|Commissioner's CupJarrid Famous{{flagicon|USA}}24April 22
{{small|(vs. Columbian)}}
May 18
{{small|(vs. TNT)}}
0–6
rowspan=2|Henry Walkerrowspan=2|{{flagicon|USA}}88rowspan=2|May 30
{{small|(vs. NLEX)}}
rowspan=2|November 6
{{small|(vs. Magnolia)}}
rowspan=2|8–9
Governors' Cup5

Awards

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="text-align: center"

! style="{{PBA color cell|Blackwater Elite|border=2}}" width="5%" | Recipient

! style="{{PBA color cell|Blackwater Elite|border=2}}" width="9%" | Award

! style="{{PBA color cell|Blackwater Elite|border=2}}" width="5%" | Date awarded

! style="{{PBA color cell|Blackwater Elite|border=2}}" width="1%" class="unsortable" | Ref.

Paul Zamar

|rowspan=2|Governors' Cup Player of the Week

|October 10, 2018

|align=center| {{cite web|url=https://pba.ph/news/paul-zamar-shows-em-what-he-s-got|title=Paul Zamar shows 'em what he's got|publisher=}}

References

{{reflist}}

{{Blackwater Bossing seasons}}

{{2017–18 PBA season by team}}

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