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2014–15 Blackwater Elite season

The 2014–15 Blackwater Elite season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2014–15 Blackwater Elite season
Head coachLeo Isaac
Owner(s)Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record0–11
(0%)
Place12th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record3–8
(27.3%)
Place12th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record1–10
(9.1%)
Place12th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Blackwater Elite seasons

Key dates edit

Expansion draft picks edit

Main article: 2014 PBA Expansion Draft
Pick Player Pos. Nationality Previous team PBA years[a]
1 Danny Ildefonso C   Philippines Meralco Bolts 16
3 Alex Nuyles G   Philippines Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 1
5 JR Cawaling F   Philippines San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 1
7 Eddie Laure F   Philippines Alaska Aces 11
9 Bryan Faundo F   Philippines Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5
11 John Paul Erram   Philippines Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 1
13 Paul Artadi G   Philippines Meralco Bolts 10
15 Gilbert Bulawan F   Philippines Barako Bull Energy 3
17 Riego Gamalinda G   Philippines Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 4
19 Chris Timberlake G   United States Meralco Bolts 5
21 Norman Gonzales F   Philippines San Miguel Beermen 13
23 Robby Celiz G   Philippines Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 1

Draft picks edit

Main article: 2014 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 12 Juami Tiongson G   Philippines Blackwater (D-League) ADMU
2 23 Frank Golla F   Philippines none ADMU
3 26 Brian Heruela G   Philippines Big Chill Super Chargers UC
3 27 Maclean Sabellina F   Philippines Boracay Rum Waves STI
3 30 Juneric Baloria G   Philippines Big Chill Super Chargers Perpetual
3 31 Raul Soyud C   Philippines Blackwater (D-League) UP
3 33 Clark Bautista G   Philippines Blackwater (D-League) UST
3 34 Ford Ruaya F/G   Philippines Hog's Breath Razorbacks Letran

Roster edit

Blackwater Elite roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F/C 0   Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984-02-18 Letran
G 1   Cañada, Jerick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1982-05-27 Adamson
G 3   Timberlake, Chris (IN) 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1985-04-28 North Florida
G 4   Reyes, Raphy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1987-12-01 UE
G 6   Lastimosa, Carlo (IN) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1990-09-03 St. Benilde
C 7   Erram, John Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989-07-07 Ateneo
F 8   Celiz, Robby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1988-09-07 National-U
F 11   Bulawan, Gilbert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1986-08-25 San Sebastian
F/C 17   Golla, Frank (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990-01-17 Ateneo
F/C 18   Ballesteros, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985-10-07 San Sebastian
G/F 21   Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1986-05-25 San Beda
F 25   Laure, Eddie (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1977-07-06 Adamson
F 26   Cervantes, Reil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1986-08-16 Far Eastern
G 29   O'Mara, Scott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991-01-13 Dandenong Rangers
F 33   Acuña, Val 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986-11-24 UE
C 43   Crisano, Alex 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976-02-26 Brooklyn
F 55   Rodriguez, Larry (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983-05-05 PMI
G/F 80   Salvacion, Sunday 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978-12-17 St. Benilde
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

Philippine Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[a] — Advance to semifinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818[a] —
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[b] 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Texters 8 3 .727[b] 1
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[c] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[c] 3
7 Purefoods Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Barako Bull Energy 4 7 .364[d] 5
10 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[d] 5
11 Kia Sorento 1 10 .091 8
12 Blackwater Elite 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

Game log edit

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals (1st phase)Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(Single elimination)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#3 twice to beat)
3Alaska82
2Rain or Shine2
10NLEX78
3Alaska873Alaska4
(#6 twice to beat)
6Meralco69
6Meralco77
3Alaska3
7Purefoods Star65
1San Miguel4
(#4 twice to beat)
4Talk 'N Text105
1San Miguel4
9Barako Bull76
4Talk 'N Text834Talk 'N Text0
(#5 twice to beat)
5Barangay Ginebra67
5Barangay Ginebra95
8GlobalPort78
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Commissioner's Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Tropang TNT 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Purefoods Star Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] — Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[b] 2
5 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[b] 2
6 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455[c] 3
7 Barako Bull Energy 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 San Miguel Beermen 4 7 .364[d] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364[d] 4
11 Kia Carnival 4 7 .364[d] 4
12 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
  4. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

Game log edit

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Rain or Shine92
8Barangay Ginebra91
1Rain or Shine3
(Best-of-3)
5Meralco0
4NLEX0
5Meralco2
1Rain or Shine3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Talk 'N Text4
2Talk 'N Text127
7Barako Bull97
2Talk 'N Text3
(Best-of-3)
3Purefoods Star1
3Purefoods Star2
6Alaska0
This box:


Transactions edit

Trades edit

Pre-season edit

September 12, 2014[2] To Blackwater
Sunday Salvacion
Jason Ballesteros
(from Meralco) 		To Meralco
Sean Anthony
(from NLEX via Blackwater) 		To NLEX
Juneric Baloria
2016 & 2017 2nd round picks
(from Blackwater)
October 9, 2014[3] To Blackwater
Larry Rodriguez and
2015 1st round pick (from Talk 'N Text) 		To NLEX
Niño Canaleta
(from Talk 'N Text via Blackwater) 		To Talk 'N Text
Kevin Alas (from NLEX)
and 2015 1st round pick (from Blackwater)

Commissioner's Cup edit

March 24, 2015[4] To Blackwater
Reil Cervantes 		To KIA
Alex Nuyles

Governors' Cup edit

July 2, 2015[5] To Blackwater
Carlo Lastimosa 		To Barako Bull
Brian Heruela

Recruited imports edit

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Marcus Douthit February 1 (vs Barako Bull) March 25 (vs Meralco) 3–7
Governors' Cup May 5 (vs Alaska) June 3 (vs Rain or Shine) 1–6
Marcus Cousin June 12 (vs Talk 'N Text) June 23 (vs Star) 0–4

References edit

  1. ^ FLASH: Blackwater makes Danny Ildefonso the first pick of PBA dispersal draft, Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 18, 2014
  2. ^ "Anthony to Meralco, Baloria to NLEX in three-team PBA transfer".
  3. ^ Alas heads to TnT in 3-team trade deal philstar.com, retrieved October 9, 2014
  4. ^ Giongco, Mark (March 25, 2015). "Reil Cervantes shines in Blackwater return". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  5. ^ Ganglani, Naveen (July 2, 2015). "Blackwater trades Heruela to Barako Bull for Lastimosa". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
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