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The 2017–18 Blackwater Elite season was the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

HeadcoachLeo Isaac (fired on April 30)
Bong Ramos
OwnersEver Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place10th
Quick facts Blackwater Elite season, Head coach ...
2017–18 Blackwater Elite season
Head coachLeo Isaac (fired on April 30)
Bong Ramos
OwnersEver Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place10th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record1–10
(9.1%)
Place12th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Magnolia with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Blackwater Elite seasons
← 2016–17
2019 →
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Key dates

2017

  • October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2017 PBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 3 Raymar Jose F Philippines Cignal HD Hawkeyes FEU
2 3 Emil Palma G Philippines Tanduay Light Rhum Masters UE
3 3 Ebrahim Enguio Lopez SG Indonesia Marinerong Pilipino Skippers UE
4 3 Kyle Neypes F Philippines BDO – NU

JAM Liner Racal Tile Masters

 NU
5 3 Jhon Sumido G  Philippines Cobra Iron MenCebuana Lhuillier GemsMP Hotel Warriors UE
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2017–18 Blackwater Elite roster
Players Coaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 0 United States Mike Cortez (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1980–10–11 De La Salle
G 1 United States Michael DiGregorio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–12 McKendree
G 2 Philippines Raphael Banal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–10–28 Hope International
G 6 Philippines Roi Sumang 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1990–12–12 UE
C 7 Philippines Poy Erram 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo
G 8 Philippines Paul Zamar (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1987–10–20 UE
G 9 Philippines Mark Cruz 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–07–27 Letran
G 10 Philippines John Pinto 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano
F 12 Philippines Mac Belo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Far Eastern
F 15 Philippines James Sena 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–31 José Rizal
G 16 Philippines Renz Palma (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1993–01–03 UE
C 21 Philippines Rabeh Al-Hussaini 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–08–11 Ateneo
G/F 22 Philippines Allein Maliksi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST
F 23 Philippines Raymar Jose (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern
F/C 28 Philippines Chris Javier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–12–06 UE
F 41 Philippines Kyle Neypes (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) National-U
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Joel Co


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 Injured
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Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 2
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 2
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 3
10 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 3
11 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364 4
12 Kia Picanto 1 10 .091 7
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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[2]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
  3. [c]
    Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; 8th seed playoff: TNT 118–97 Phoenix

Game log

More information 2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6, Game ...
2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 5–6
December: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 22 Meralco L 98–103 Jose, Maliksi (16) John Paul Erram (10) Roi Sumang (3) Cuneta Astrodome 0–1
2 December 29 Rain or Shine W 92–87 Mac Belo (25) John Paul Erram (14) John Pinto (7) Cuneta Astrodome 1–1
January : 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3 January 12 Barangay Ginebra W 94–77 Belo, Erram (22) John Paul Erram (11) Mike Cortez (4) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1
4 January 17 TNT L 83–92 John Paul Erram (20) Mac Belo (13) Belo, Cortez, DiGregorio (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 January 19 GlobalPort L 76–101 Mac Belo (17) Raymar Jose (12) Raymar Jose (5) Cuneta Astrodome 2–3
6 January 27 Alaska L 84–88 Belo, DiGregorio (15) John Paul Erram (21) Roi Sumang (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4
February : 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 February 2 Magnolia L 72–78 Mac Belo (25) John Paul Erram (13) John Paul Erram (3) Mall of Asia Arena 2–5
8 February 9 San Miguel W 106–96 Michael DiGregorio (26) John Paul Erram (18) Allein Maliksi (8) Cuneta Astrodome 3–5
9 February 16 Kia W 95–76 Michael DiGregorio (21) John Paul Erram (14) John Pinto (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 February 18 NLEX L 90–93 Michael DiGregorio (16) John Paul Erram (17) Belo, Cruz, Erram, Pinto (3) Philippine Arena 4–6
11 February 21 Phoenix W 83–78 Belo, DiGregorio, Jose (14) John Paul Erram (19) DiGregorio, Erram, Pinto (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6
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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 3
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 5 .545[b] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[c] 5
10 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[c] 5
11 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 7
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 8
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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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
  3. [c]
    Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

More information 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 1–10, Game ...
2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 1–10
April: 0–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 April 22 Columbian L 98–126 Jarrid Famous (35) Jarrid Famous (22) Roi Sumang (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 April 25 Phoenix L 102–107 Roi Sumang (20) Jarrid Famous (16) Roi Sumang (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 April 29 Alaska L 74–93 Jarrid Famous (27) Jarrid Famous (21) Erram, Pinto, Sumang (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3
May : 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 May 2 GlobalPort L 106–117 Jarrid Famous (41) Jarrid Famous (22) Mac Belo (7) Ynares Center 0–4
5 May 11 Barangay Ginebra L 91–105 Jarrid Famous (25) Jarrid Famous (17) Roi Sumang (7) Alonte Sports Arena 0–5
6 May 18 TNT L 101–120 John Paul Erram (16) Jarrid Famous (12) Mike Cortez (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–6
All-Star Break
7 May 30 NLEX L 89–93 Michael DiGregorio (25) Henry Walker (15) Allein Maliksi (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–7
June : 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8 June 6 Magnolia W 86–84 John Paul Erram (19) John Paul Erram (15) John Pinto (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–7
9 June 8 Rain or Shine L 94–104 Allein Maliksi (23) Maliksi, Sena (7) Pinto, Zamar (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–8
10 June 15 Meralco L 75–102 Henry Walker (14) Henry Walker (13) Henry Walker (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–9
July : 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 July 4 San Miguel L 106–115 Henry Walker (26) Henry Walker (12) John Pinto (8) Mall of Asia Arena 1–10
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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Blackwater Elite 7 4 .636 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545 3
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[b] 4
8 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[b] 4
9 TNT KaTropa 4 7 .364 5
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 8 .273 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 2 9 .182 7
12 Columbian Dyip 1 10 .091 8
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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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

More information 2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 7–4, Game ...
2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 7–4
August: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 August 24 TNT W 104–98 (OT) Allein Maliksi (28) Henry Walker (14) John Pinto (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
September: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 September 5 San Miguel W 103–100 Henry Walker (35) Henry Walker (17) John Pinto (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 September 19 NorthPort W 113–111 Henry Walker (24) Henry Walker (15) John Pinto (13) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
4 September 21 Barangay Ginebra W 124–118 (OT) Henry Walker (39) John Paul Erram (11) Henry Walker (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0
5 September 26 NLEX L 106–124 Roi Sumang (24) Henry Walker (13) Henry Walker (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
October: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 October 5 Meralco W 94–91 Henry Walker (24) Henry Walker (14) Pinto, Sumang, Walker (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1
7 October 7 Rain or Shine W 99–93 Michael DiGregorio (17) Henry Walker (14) Henry Walker (12) Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex 6–1
8 October 10 Magnolia L 99–133 Henry Walker (27) Henry Walker (18) John Pinto (7) Cuneta Astrodome 6–2
9 October 21 Alaska L 109–116 Henry Walker (29) Henry Walker (11) Henry Walker (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–3
10 October 27 Columbian W 120–99 Henry Walker (26) Henry Walker (11) John Pinto (5) Alonte Sports Arena 7–3
November: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 November 4 Phoenix L 91–97 Henry Walker (21) John Paul Erram (14) John Pinto (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4
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Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Top 4 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
1Barangay Ginebra111
8NLEX75
1Barangay Ginebra1
4Magnolia3
4Magnolia103
5Blackwater99
4Magnolia4
3Alaska2
2Phoenix74103
7Meralco90108*
7Meralco1
3Alaska3
3Alaska96
6San Miguel85

*Game went into overtime.

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Game log

More information 2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1, Game ...
2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 November 6 Magnolia L 99–103 Henry Walker (18) John Paul Erram (19) Pinto, Walker (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
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Transactions

Free agents

More information Player, Contract length ...
Player Contract length Date signed Former team
Mike Cortez[3] One-conference December 4, 2017 GlobalPort Batang Pier
Paul Zamar[4] Not disclosed May 2, 2018 Mono Vampire (ABL)
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Trades

More information May ...
May
May 18, 2018[5] To Blackwater
Rabeh Al-Hussaini		 To NLEX
Dave Marcelo
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Recruited imports

More information Conference, Name ...
ConferenceNameCountryNumberDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupJarrid FamousUnited States24April 22
(vs. Columbian)		May 18
(vs. TNT)		0–6
Henry WalkerUnited States88May 30
(vs. NLEX)		November 6
(vs. Magnolia)		8–9
Governors' Cup5
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Awards

More information Recipient, Award ...
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Paul Zamar Governors' Cup Player of the Week October 10, 2018 [6]
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