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 coachNash Racela
Owner(s)Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record2–9
(18.2%)
Place10th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Blackwater Elite seasons
← 2019
2021 →

Key dates edit

Draft picks edit

Special draft edit

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

Regular draft edit

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 edit

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
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  •   Injured

Roster


Philippine Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a]
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636[b] 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[b] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[b] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[b] 1
7 Magnolia Hotshots 7 4 .636[b] 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[c] 7
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091[c] 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. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
  2. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log edit

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

Transactions edit

Trades edit

Preseason edit

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 edit

Rookie Signings edit

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

Other Signings edit

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

References edit

  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.