2020 Blackwater Elite season

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

The 2020 Blackwater Elite season was the 6th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Special draft

Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
2 Rey Suerte SG  Philippines Che'Lu Bar & Grill Revellers UE

Regular draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 2 Maurice Shaw C  Philippines Hutchinson CC
2 14 Richard Escoto PF  Philippines Phoenix Accelerators Far Eastern
3 25 Chris Bitoon PG  Philippines Go for Gold Scratchers St. Clare
4 37 Hubert Cani PG  Philippines Cha Dao Tea Place Far Eastern

Roster

2020 Blackwater Elite roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 5 Diego Dario 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1997–01–06 UP Diliman
G 6 Roi Sumang 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1990–12–12 UE
F 7 Don Trollano 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1992–01–07 Adamson
G 8 Ed Daquioag 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991–08–18 UST
F 9 KG Canaleta (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982–02–12 UE
F/C 10 Frank Golla 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1990–01–17 Ateneo
F 12 Mac Belo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Far Eastern
G 13 Mike Tolomia 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993–01–06 Far Eastern
G 18 Paul Desiderio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1997–02–02 UP Diliman
C 19 Maurice Shaw (R) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1985–01–08 Hutchinson CC
F/C 22 Marion Magat 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–10–22 National-U
F 23 Richard Escoto (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1997–03–21 Far Eastern
F 35 Matt Salem 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1993–05–12 National-U
G 77 Ron Dennison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1993–11–21 Far Eastern
F/C 86 Jonjon Gabriel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 1993–01–06 San Lorenzo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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 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 Pambansang Manok 7 4 .636[b] 1
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545 2
9 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 3
10 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

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". INQUIRER.net. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  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.