2016–17 Blackwater Elite season explained

Team:	Blackwater Elite
Pbayear:	2016–17
Coach:	Leo Isaac
1C-Name:	Philippine Cup
1C-Wins:	5
1C-Losses:	6
1C-Place:	9
1C-Playoffs:	Did not qualify
2C-Name:	Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:	2
2C-Losses:	9
2C-Place:	11
2C-Playoffs:	Did not qualify
3C-Name:	Governors' Cup
3C-Wins:	5
3C-Losses:	6
3C-Place:	8
3C-Playoffs:	Quarterfinalist (lost to Meralco with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Owners:	Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Prevseason:	2015–16
Nextseason:	2017–18

The 2016–17 Blackwater Elite season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2016

October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

See main article: 2016 PBA draft.

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
2	1	Raphael Banal	G		Racal Tile Masters	Hope International
3	11	Tristan Perez	C/F		BDO-National University	NU

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| November 23| Phoenix| W 94–87| Mac Belo (17)| Arthur dela Cruz (10)| John Pinto (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| November 27| Meralco| W 86–84| Mac Belo (25)| Raymond Aguilar (7)| Denok Miranda (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 2–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| December 2| TNT| L 92–99| Mac Belo (21)| Belo, dela Cruz (9)| dela Cruz, Pinto (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| December 9| Rain or Shine| L 93–107| Raymond Aguilar (15)| Mac Belo (9)| Denok Miranda (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 2–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| December 14| NLEX| W 96–85| Arthur dela Cruz (18)| John Pinto (13)| Belo, Buenafe (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 3–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| December 21| GlobalPort| W 99–91| Mac Belo (20)| Buenafe, Belo (6)| John Pinto (6)| Filoil Flying V Centre
| 4–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| December 25| Mahindra| L 93–97 (OT)| Arthur dela Cruz (18)| Mac Belo (9)| John Pinto (7)| Philippine Arena
| 4–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| January 6| San Miguel| L 93–118| Arthur dela Cruz (16)| John Pinto (10)| John Pinto (7)| Mall of Asia Arena
| 4–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9| January 15| Alaska| W 103–100| Mac Belo (21)| Mac Belo (7)| John Pinto (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 5–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| January 20| Barangay Ginebra| L 90–99| Roi Sumang (20)| Arthur dela Cruz (12)| Arthur dela Cruz (5)| Cuneta Astrodome
| 5–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| January 25| Star| L 95–111| Arthur dela Cruz (23)| James Sena (11)| John Pinto (7)| Cuneta Astrodome
| 5–6

Playoffs

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| February 3| Rain or Shine| L 80–103| Arthur dela Cruz (20)| Arthur dela Cruz (9)| Buenafe, Pinto (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum
| 0–1

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| March 18| Phoenix| L 116–118 (2OT)| Greg Smith (37)| Greg Smith (30)| Roi Sumang (6)| Cuneta Astrodome| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| March 22| Alaska| L 95–109| Reil Cervantes (21)| Greg Smith (16)| Greg Smith (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| March 26| Rain or Shine| L 88–95| Greg Smith (34)| Greg Smith (20)| Roi Sumang (5)| Ynares Center| 0–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| March 31| TNT| L 89–92| Greg Smith (22) | Greg Smith (31)| Smith, Sumang (3)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| April 8| GlobalPort| W 118–113| Greg Smith (40)| Greg Smith (19)| Pinto, Smith (4)| Mall of Asia Arena| 1–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| April 16| Meralco| L 91–102| Greg Smith (19)| Greg Smith (14)| Pinto, Smith (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| April 22| Star| L 90–96| KG Canaleta (27)| Greg Smith (29)| John Pinto (7)| Mall of Asia Arena| 1–6|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| May 3| NLEX| W 104–98| Canaleta, Smith (24)| Greg Smith (18)| Greg Smith (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| May 7| Mahindra| L 87–96| Greg Smith (29)| Greg Smith (25)| Greg Smith (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| May 26| Barangay Ginebra| L 82–96| Greg Smith (35)| Greg Smith (14)| Cruz, Smith (6)| Alonte Sports Arena| 2–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| May 31| San Miguel| L 113–124| Greg Smith (21)| Greg Smith (22)| Mark Cruz (6)| Cuneta Astrodome| 2–9

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| July 19| Meralco| L 78–107| Trevis Simpson (25)| Trevis Simpson (8)| John Pinto (3)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| July 23| Star| L 86–103| Trevis Simpson (24)| John Paul Erram (15)| Trevis Simpson (2)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| July 29| San Miguel| L 93–118| Michael DiGregorio (18)| John Paul Erram (15)| Gamalinda, Sumang (4)| Ynares Center| 0–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| August 6| Phoenix| W 92–86| Henry Walker (32)| Henry Walker (15)| Henry Walker (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| August 18| NLEX| W 107–106| Roi Sumang (32)| Henry Walker (15)| Henry Walker (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| August 23| Alaska| W 111–106 (2OT)| Henry Walker (35)| Henry Walker (32)| Cruz, Sumang (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| August 30| TNT| L 96–117| Henry Walker (33)| Henry Walker (18)| John Pinto (5)| Mall of Asia Arena| 3–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| September 1| Kia| W 118–97| Henry Walker (25)| John Paul Erram (14)| Henry Walker (7)| Ynares Center| 4–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| September 8| Barangay Ginebra| L 81–98| Henry Walker (26)| Henry Walker (17)| Roi Sumang (5)| Mall of Asia Arena| 4–5|- style="background:#cfc;" | 10| September 17| GlobalPort| W 118–107| Allein Maliksi (22)| Henry Walker (13)| Henry Walker (9)| Ynares Center| 5–5|- style="background:#fcc;" | 11| September 23| Rain or Shine| L 98–122| Allein Maliksi (29)| Henry Walker (13)| Henry Walker (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum | 5–6

Playoffs

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| September 26| Meralco| W 92–91| Henry Walker (30)| Henry Walker (18)| Henry Walker (6)| Mall of Asia Arena| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| September 28| Meralco| L 96–104| Henry Walker (34)| Henry Walker (16)| Roi Sumang (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–1

Transactions

Free agency

Addition

Player	Number	Position	Date Signed	Notes
Michael DiGregorio^[1]	1	Guard	February 20, 2017
Mark Cruz^[2]	30	Point guard	March 29, 2017

Trades

Off-season

November
October 26, 2016^[3]	To Blackwater James Forrester 2016 2nd round pick	To NLEX Carlo Lastimosa
November 15, 2016^[4]	To Blackwater Dylan Ababou	To TNT Frank Golla

Commissioner's Cup

March 29, 2017

To Blackwater

To Globalport

Dylan Ababou
James Forrester

Governors' Cup

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
			4	March 18 (vs. Phoenix)	May 31 (vs. San Miguel)	2–9
			24	July 21 (vs. Meralco)	July 29 (vs. San Miguel)	0–3
			5	August 6 (vs. Phoenix)	September 28 (vs. Meralco)	6–4

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Mac Belo	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	November 28, 2016	^[7]
Roi Sumang	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	January 16, 2017	^[8]

Notes and References

Web site: Signed up Michael Vincent Digregorio from Mahindra's free agent list. pba.ph. February 20, 2017. March 30, 2017.
Web site: Blackwater acquires free agent Mark Cruz, trades for KG Canaleta in exchange for Ababou, Forrester. spin.ph. March 29, 2017. March 29, 2017.
http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/carlo-lastimosa-acquired-by-nlex-in-trade-reunites-with-uncle-jolas Caro Lastimosa acquired by NLEX in trade reunites with uncle Jolas
http://pba.inquirer.net/78287/tnt-sends-ababou-to-blackwater-for-golla TNT sends Ababou to Blackwater for Golla
Web site: Rabeh Al-Hussaini, coach Yeng Guiao reunited at NLEX after three-team PBA trade . 2022-08-31 . Spin.ph . en.
Web site: Rola . Alyssa . September 10, 2017 . Allein Maliksi set to be traded to Blackwater from Star - report . 2022-08-31 . RAPPLER . en-US.
Web site: Player of the Week: Rookie Belo makes early impact for Elite . November 28, 2016 . . March 3, 2017.
Web site: Player of the Week: Resurgent Sumang steps up for Elite . January 16, 2017 . Inquirer.net . March 3, 2017.