Blackwater Smooth Razor
{{use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox basketball club
| color1 =#FFFFFF
| color2 =#C50001
| color3 =#000000
| name = Blackwater Smooth Razor
| logo = Blackwater Smooth Razor 3x3 logo.png
| image_size =200px
| leagues = PBA 3x3
| founded = 2022
| folded = 2024
| history = Blackwater Bossing Red President (2022–2023)
Blackwater Smooth Razor (2023–2024)
| arena =
| capacity =
| location =
| colors = Red, black, white
{{color box|#CE2029}} {{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| company = Ever Bilena
| owner =
| president =
| coach = Junjie Ablan
| website =
| championships =
| h_body =
| h_pattern_b =
| h_shorts =
| h_pattern_s =
| a_body =
| a_pattern_b =
| a_shorts =
| a_pattern_s =
}}
The Blackwater Smooth Razor was a Philippine 3x3 basketball team which competed in the PBA 3x3, organized by the Philippines' top-flight professional league, Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team is affiliated with the PBA member franchise team Blackwater Bossing.
History
Blackwater Bossing did not field a team in the inaugural 2021 PBA 3x3 season despite being one of the twelve regular franchise teams of the main 5x5 PBA league. This is due to cost-cutting measures of Blackwater's parent company Ever Bilena which was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |last1=Bacnis |first1=Justine |title=Blackwater to skip PBA 3x3 |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/blackwater-to-skip-pba-3x3/205004 |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=5 April 2021}} Blackwater announced intention to join in for the third conference in May 2022 but ultimately did not take part.{{cite news |last1=Bacnis |first1=Justine |title=Blackwater joins PBA 3x3 wars |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/blackwater-joins-pba-3x3wars/239055 |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=6 May 2022}}{{cite news |title=Tropang Giga stun Titans in dramatic comeback to emerge as grand champions |url=https://3x3.pba.ph/news/tropang-giga-stun-titans-in-dramatic-comeback-to-emerge-as-grand-champions |work=3x3.PBA.ph |date= July 3, 2022 |access-date=July 5, 2022}} The team later joined the PBA 3x3 in the 2022–23 season.{{cite news |last1=Ramos |first1=Gerry |title=Blackwater taps Junjie Ablan as coach in PBA 3x3 debut |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/blackwater-taps-junjie-ablan-as-coach-of-first-3x3-team-a793-20220822 |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=22 August 2022 |language=en}}
Following the shelving of the PBA 3x3 after the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, the team would be disbanded.{{cite news |title=TNT disbands Triple Giga, PBA 3×3’s most decorated team |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/tnt-triple-gigas-future-in-limbo-after-sudden-release-amid-pba-3x3-suspension/304895 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=June 9, 2024}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{PBA 3x3}}
{{Blackwater Bossing}}
Category:2022 establishments in the Philippines
Category:Basketball teams established in 2022
Category:Basketball teams disestablished in 2024
Category:2024 disestablishments in the Philippines
{{Philippines-basketball-team-stub}}