2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season

2017–18   Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
Head coach	Caloy Garcia
Owner(s)	Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 0–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	9–2 (81.8%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 1–3)
Governors' Cup results
Record	3–8 (27.3%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters seasons
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The 2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	8	Rey Nambatac	G	Philippines	Racal Tile Masters	Letran
2	7	Jomari Sollano	F	Philippines	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	Letran
3	6	Michael Juico	G	Philippines	Wang's Couriers	San Sebastian

Roster

2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 1 Sidney Onwubere  (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–08–01 Emilio Aguinaldo F 5 Gabe Norwood  (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1985–02–09 George Mason G 8 Ed Daquioag 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991–08–18 UST F 12 Dexter Maiquez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–06–09 San Sebastian G 13 Maverick Ahanmisi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota F/C 15 Jewel Ponferada 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1988–07–08 National-U F 16 Mark Borboran 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1984–11–20 UE G 17 Chris Tiu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1985–07–15 Ateneo G/F 18 James Yap 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1982–02–15 UE C 20 Raymond Almazan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran F 23 Jay Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–10 Eckerd G 27 Rey Nambatac  (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1994–01–27 Letran F/C 29 Norbert Torres 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–01–12 De La Salle F/C 30 Beau Belga 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986–11–30 Philippine Christian F 33 Ronnie Matias 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983–11–29 Manila G 40 John Casiño  (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Centro Escolar	Head coach Caloy Garcia Assistant coach(es) Mike Buendia (1st Assistant) Jolly Escobar Ricky Umayam Don Dulay Matthew Makalintal Team manager Mamerto Mondragon Jay Legacion (Assistant) 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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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

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. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
3. 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

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5
December: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 22 TNT W 82–79 Beau Belga (14) Raymond Almazan (10) Belga, Daquioag (3) Cuneta Astrodome 1–0 2 December 29 Blackwater L 87–92 Chris Tiu (14) Raymond Almazan (11) Belga, Tiu (4) Cuneta Astrodome 1–1
January: 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 January 12 GlobalPort L 70–78 Gabe Norwood (15) Beau Belga (9) Maverick Ahanmisi (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–2 4 January 17 Phoenix W 120–99 Ed Daquioag (21) Beau Belga (7) Chris Tiu Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 January 20 Kia L 94–98 Rey Nambatac (12) Rey Nambatac (12) Maverick Ahanmisi (4) Cuneta Astrodome 2–3 6 January 26 NLEX W 97–86 Maverick Ahanmisi (20) Gabe Norwood (9) Beau Belga (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
February: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 February 2 Meralco W 90–84 Chris Tiu (18) Beau Belga (13) Chris Tiu (7) Mall of Asia Arena 4–3 8 February 10 Magnolia W 101–95 Raymond Almazan (23) Maverick Ahanmisi (8) Chris Tiu (6) Calasiao Sports Complex 5–3 9 February 23 Alaska L 95–99 Maverick Ahanmisi (23) Raymond Almazan (9) Maverick Ahanmisi (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–4 10 February 28 San Miguel W 95–80 Beau Belga (19) Maverick Ahanmisi (11) Maverick Ahanmisi (7) Mall of Asia Arena 6–4
March: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 March 2 TNT L 92–100 (3OT) Beau Belga (17) Gabe Norwood (10) Belga, Norwood (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (best-of-7)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel	106
	8	TNT	93
						1	San Miguel	4
	(best-of-3)
						4	Barangay Ginebra	1
	4	Barangay Ginebra	2
	5	Rain or Shine	0
											1	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											2	Magnolia	1
	2	Magnolia	86
	7	GlobalPort	79
						2	Magnolia	4
	(best-of-3)
						6	NLEX	2
	3	Alaska	0
	6	NLEX	2

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2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 March 5 Barangay Ginebra L 80–88 Beau Belga (17) Norwood, Ponferada (6) Ahanmisi, Tiu (3) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1 2 March 7 Barangay Ginebra L 91–99 Maverick Ahanmisi (18) Raymond Almazan (13) Maverick Ahanmisi (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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

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. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
3. Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 9–2
April: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 April 27 Alaska W 109–103 (OT) Reggie Johnson (32) Reggie Johnson (22) Gabe Norwood (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 1 April 29 Barangay Ginebra W 108–89 Raymond Almazan (20) Reggie Johnson (15) Chris Tiu (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
May: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 May 2 NLEX W 98–97 Reggie Johnson (27) Reggie Johnson (14) Norwood, Tiu (5) Ynares Center 3–0 4 May 9 Columbian L 96–104 Reggie Johnson (30) Reggie Johnson (17) Gabe Norwood (6) Mall of Asia Arena 3–1 5 May 13 San Miguel W 123–119 (OT) Reggie Johnson (27) Reggie Johnson (19) Chris Tiu (6) Ynares Center 4–1 6 May 20 GlobalPort W 96–90 Reggie Johnson (18) Reggie Johnson (16) Reggie Johnson (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1 All-Star Break
June: 4–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 June 2 Magnolia W 99–96 (OT) Reggie Johnson (23) Reggie Johnson (18) Johnson, Tiu (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1 8 June 8 Blackwater W 104–94 Raymond Almazan (26) Reggie Johnson (20) Chris Tiu (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–1 9 June 16 Phoenix W 108–106 Reggie Johnson (32) Reggie Johnson (16) three players (5) Mall of Asia Arena 8–1 10 June 24 Meralco W 106–99 (OT) Reggie Johnson (21) Reggie Johnson (18) Maverick Ahanmisi (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–1
July: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 July 7 TNT L 85–100 Reggie Johnson (12) Reggie Johnson (14) three players (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–2

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Rain or Shine	113	103
	8	GlobalPort	114	97
							1	Rain or Shine	1
	(best-of-3)
							5	Barangay Ginebra	3
	4	Meralco		0
	5	Barangay Ginebra		2
												5	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												6	San Miguel	2
	2	Alaska		89
	7	Magnolia		78
							2	Alaska	1
	(best-of-3)
							6	San Miguel	3
	3	TNT		0
	6	San Miguel		2

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2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–4
Quarterfinals: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 July 10 GlobalPort L 113–114 Reggie Johnson (24) Reggie Johnson (25) Maverick Ahanmisi (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 1 July 12 GlobalPort W 103–97 Reggie Johnson (29) Johnson, Norwood (15) Reggie Johnson (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1
Semifinals: 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 July 15 Barangay Ginebra L 89–102 Reggie Johnson (30) Reggie Johnson (13) Belga, Tiu (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 July 19 Barangay Ginebra W 109–100 Reggie Johnson (25) Reggie Johnson (20) Reggie Johnson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 July 21 Barangay Ginebra L 72–75 Reggie Johnson (13) Reggie Johnson (22) Belga, Johnson (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–2 4 July 23 Barangay Ginebra L 94–96 Reggie Johnson (22) Reggie Johnson (16) Gabe Norwood (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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

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. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
2. Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 3–8
September: 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 September 22 TNT L 104–110 J'Nathan Bullock (23) Raymond Almazan (10) J'Nathan Bullock (5) City of Passi Arena 0–1 2 September 26 Magnolia L 76–92 J'Nathan Bullock (15) J'Nathan Bullock (10) Maverick Ahanmisi (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
October: 2–6 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 October 3 Alaska L 89–106 Beau Belga (20) Terrence Watson (13) Belga, Nambatac (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3 4 October 7 Blackwater L 93–99 Maverick Ahanmisi (25) Terrence Watson (14) Belga, Nambatac (4) Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex 0–4 5 October 13 Barangay Ginebra W 104–97 Terrence Watson (29) Terrence Watson (19) Ed Daquioag (6) Quezon Convention Center 1–4 6 October 17 NorthPort W 120–98 Chris Tiu (23) Beau Belga (12) Maverick Ahanmisi (9) Cuneta Astrodome 2–4 7 October 19 Columbian L 84–100 Terrence Watson (18) Terrence Watson (10) Maverick Ahanmisi (4) Ynares Center 2–5 8 October 21 Meralco L 82–91 Norbert Torres (16) Terrence Watson (13) Maverick Ahanmisi (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–6 9 October 24 Phoenix L 97–103 Chris Tiu (24) Norbert Torres (8) Ahanmisi, Norwood (4) Cuneta Astrodome 2–7 10 October 27 San Miguel L 97–109 Maverick Ahanmisi (26) Terrence Watson (15) Maverick Ahanmisi (6) Alonte Sports Arena 2–8
November: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 November 3 NLEX W 107–101 Chris Tiu (30) Norbert Torres (13) Chris Tiu (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–8

Transactions

Free agency signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
JK Casiño [3]	April 29, 2018	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	None

Trades

Philippine Cup

February
February 15, 2018 [4]	To Rain or Shine Kris Rosales Sidney Onwubere 2018 PBA First Round Draft Pick	To TNT Jericho Cruz
March
March 26, 2018 [5]	To Rain or Shine Norbert Torres	To TNT Don Trollano

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Reggie Johnson		42	April 27 (vs. Alaska)	July 23 (vs. San Miguel)	11–6
Governors' Cup	J'Nathan Bullock		35	September 22 (vs. TNT)	September 26 (vs. Magnolia)	0–2
	Terrence Watson		7	October 3 (vs. Alaska)	October 27 (vs. San Miguel)	2–6

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Chris Tiu	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	April 30, 2018	[6]
	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	November 6, 2018	[7]

References

1. San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
2. "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
3. Bacnis, Justine (2018-04-29). "JK Casiño finally lives the dream". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
4. Leongson, Randolph (February 15, 2018). "PBA greenlights Jericho Cruz trade to TNT". sports.Inquirer.Net.
5. Leongson, Randolph (March 26, 2018). "TNT acquires Don Trollano for Norbert Torres in trade with Rain or Shine". Inquirer.Net. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
6. "Chris Tiu's steady leadership puts ROS right on track". PBA.ph. April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
7. "Chris Tiu saves best for last". PBA.ph.