2019 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season

2019   Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
Head coach	Caloy Garcia
Owner(s)	Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	8–3 (72.7%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to Magnolia, 3–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to San Miguel, 1–3)
Governors' Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters seasons
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The 2019 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2018

• December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2018 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	6	Javee Mocon	F	Philippines	Cignal HD - San Beda	San Beda
	8	Jayjay Alejandro	G	Philippines	Go for Gold Scratchers	National U
2	13	Paul Varilla	G/F	Philippines	Tanduay Light	UE
	19	Robbie Manalang	G	Philippines	Marinerong Pilipino	Adamson
	20	Harold Ng	G	Philippines	AMA	Adamson
3	30	Kent Lao	F	Philippines	Che'Lu Bar and Grill	UST
4	39	Al Josef Cariaga	G	Canada	Zark's Burger	Southern Alberta

Roster

2019 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 1 Sidney Onwubere 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 7 Jjay Alejandro 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1995–04–13 National-U G 8 Ed Daquioag 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991–08–18 UST G 9 Chris Exciminiano 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–11–17 Far Eastern F 10 Javee Mocon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1995–04–07 San Beda G 11 Kris Rosales 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–12–20 Hope International 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/F 18 James Yap   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1982–02–15 UE G 27 Rey Nambatac 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 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1986–11–30 Philippine Christian	Head coach Caloy Garcia Assistant coach(es) Chris Gavina (1st assistant) Mike Buendia Jireh Ibañes Ricky Umayam 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 Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636 [a]	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	7	4	.636 [a]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636 [a]	2
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545	3
7	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364 [b]	5
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364 [b]	5
10	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364 [b]	5
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273	6
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	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. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
2. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 88–80 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 8–3
January: 2–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 January 18 NLEX W 96–87 James Yap (20) Rey Nambatac (10) Beau Belga (7) Cuneta Astrodome 1–0 2 January 26 Barangay Ginebra W 83–80 Borboran, Torres (12) Borboran, Mocon, Torres (8) Ahanmisi, Daquioag (4) Calasiao Sports Complex 2–0 3 January 30 Blackwater L 99–111 James Yap (20) Ahanmisi, Mocon (8) Ahanmisi, Belga (4) Cuneta Astrodome 2–1
February: 5–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 February 1 San Miguel W 108–98 James Yap (21) Javee Mocon (17) Almazan, Mocon (4) Ynares Center 3–1 5 February 3 Alaska W 85–72 Rey Nambatac (12) Maverick Ahanmisi (14) Ahanmisi, Belga (5) Mall of Asia Arena 4–1 6 February 8 NorthPort W 107–100 Belga, Yap (19) Maverick Ahanmisi (7) Beau Belga (7) Mall of Asia Arena 5–1 7 February 10 Phoenix W 98–94 (OT) Belga, Rosales (16) Beau Belga (9) Beau Belga (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1 8 February 13 Magnolia W 75–74 James Yap (18) Raymond Almazan (14) Ahanmisi, Almazan (3) Mall of Asia Arena 7–1
March: 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 March 3 TNT L 92–100 James Yap (18) Ahanmisi, Belga (7) Belga, Mocon (4) Ynares Center 7–2 10 March 6 Columbian L 82–85 Mark Borboran (21) Javee Mocon (9) Maverick Ahanmisi (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–3 11 March 15 Meralco W 88–85 James Yap (14) Beau Belga (11) Ahanmisi, Belga, Mocon, Yap (3) Cuneta Astrodome 8–3

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (best-of-7)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Phoenix	91
	8	Alaska	76
						1	Phoenix	1
	(best-of-3)
						5	San Miguel	4
	4	TNT	1
	5	San Miguel	2
											5	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											6	Magnolia	3
	2	Rain or Shine	91
	7	NorthPort	85
						2	Rain or Shine	3
	(best-of-3)
						6	Magnolia	4
	3	Barangay Ginebra	1
	6	Magnolia	2

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2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 4–4
Quarterfinals: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 7 NorthPort W 91–85 Ed Daquioag (15) Javee Mocon (7) Belga, Daquioag (4) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
Semifinals: 3–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 12 Magnolia W 84–77 Javee Mocon (15) Javee Mocon (10) Rey Nambatac (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 April 14 Magnolia W 93–80 Ed Daquioag (19) Javee Mocon (6) Gabe Norwood (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 April 16 Magnolia L 74–85 Javee Mocon (18) Mocon, Norwood (9) Gabe Norwood (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 April 22 Magnolia L 91–94 James Yap (24) Gabe Norwood (8) Beau Belga (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 April 24 Magnolia L 74–82 Gabe Norwood (15) Beau Belga (10) Ahanmisi, Belga, Rosales (3) Cuneta Astrodome 2–3 6 April 26 Magnolia W 91–81 Nambatac, Yap (16) Gabe Norwood (10) Ahanmisi, Belga (4) Ynares Center 3–3 7 April 28 Magnolia L 60–63 (OT) James Yap (14) Ahanmisi, Norwood (7) Gabe Norwood (4) Mall of Asia Arena 3–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT KaTropa	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	NorthPort Batang Pier	9	2	.818	1
3	Blackwater Elite	7	4	.636 [a]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636 [a]	3
5	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	5	6	.455 [b]	5
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455 [b]	5
7	San Miguel Beermen	5	6	.455 [b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364 [c]	6
9	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364 [c]	6
10	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	4	7	.364 [c]	6
11	Columbian Dyip	3	8	.273 [d]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273 [d]	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. Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
2. Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
3. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 108–103 Meralco
4. Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 5–6
May: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 31 Meralco L 84–91 Denzel Bowles (31) Denzel Bowles (13) Bowles, Mocon (4) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
June: 3–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 June 2 Blackwater L 92–98 Denzel Bowles (27) James Yap (8) James Yap (5) Ynares Center 0–2 3 June 7 Barangay Ginebra W 104–81 Rey Nambatac (30) Denzel Bowles (17) Beau Belga (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 June 9 Phoenix W 89–82 Denzel Bowles (28) Denzel Bowles (14) Denzel Bowles (5) Ynares Center 2–2 5 June 19 NorthPort L 105–107 (OT) Denzel Bowles (41) Denzel Bowles (21) Javee Mocon (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–3 6 June 23 Columbian W 88–86 (OT) Denzel Bowles (29) Denzel Bowles (14) Denzel Bowles (10) Batangas City Coliseum 3–3 7 June 28 NLEX L 97–100 Denzel Bowles (35) Denzel Bowles (9) Javee Mocon (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4
July: 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 July 3 TNT L 81–102 Denzel Bowles (28) Javee Mocon (10) Mocon, Rosales (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5 9 July 6 Alaska W 86–84 Denzel Bowles (16) Beau Belga (7) Beau Belga (5) Mall of Asia Arena 4–5 10 July 10 Magnolia W 86–82 Beau Belga (22) Carl Montgomery (12) Rey Nambatac (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–5 11 July 13 San Miguel L 87–89 Javee Mocon (20) Carl Montgomery (13) Javee Mocon (5) Xavier University Gym 5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	TNT	72	104
	8	Alaska	108	93
							1	TNT	3
	(best-of-3)
							4	Barangay Ginebra	1
	4	Barangay Ginebra		2
	5	Magnolia		0
												1	TNT	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												7	San Miguel	4
	2	NorthPort	84	88
	7	San Miguel	98	90
							7	San Miguel	3
	(best-of-3)
							6	Rain or Shine	1
	3	Blackwater		1
	6	Rain or Shine		2

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2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 3–4
Quarterfinals: 2–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 July 20 Blackwater W 83–80 Ed Daquioag (19) Carl Montgomery (19) Belga, Borboran, Daquioag (3) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 2 July 23 Blackwater L 96–100 Javee Mocon (25) Carl Montgomery (15) Kris Rosales (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 July 25 Blackwater W 85–83 Rey Nambatac (21) Carl Montgomery (23) Javee Mocon (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
Semifinals: 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 July 27 San Miguel L 105–111 Carl Montgomery (20) Carl Montgomery (17) Javee Mocon (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 July 29 San Miguel L 105–117 Carl Montgomery (24) Carl Montgomery (15) Carl Montgomery (6) Mall of Asia Arena 0–2 3 July 31 San Miguel W 112–104 Carl Montgomery (25) Carl Montgomery (15) Beau Belga (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 August 2 San Miguel L 95–98 Carl Montgomery (18) Carl Montgomery (17) Carl Montgomery (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727 [a]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727 [a]	—
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727 [a]	—
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	1
5	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545 [b]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545 [b]	2
7	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455 [c]	3
8	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455 [c]	3
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364 [d]	4
10	Kia Picanto	4	7	.364 [d]	4
11	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	5
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6

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. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
2. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
4. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Game log

2019 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 4–7
September: 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 September 20 NorthPort L 94–99 Joel Wright (22) Joel Wright (14) Rey Nambatac (5) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1 2 September 22 Columbian W 96–90 Joel Wright (30) Joel Wright (10) Ed Daquioag (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 September 28 TNT L 91–103 Joel Wright (20) Joel Wright (8) Joel Wright (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
October: 1–5 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 October 4 Magnolia L 68–69 Javee Mocon (14) Kayel Locke (9) Chris Exciminiano (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3 5 October 9 Phoenix L 84–86 Kayel Locke (29) Javee Mocon (14) Kayel Locke (4) Cuneta Astrodome 1–4 6 October 13 Alaska L 71–78 Kayel Locke (25) Kayel Locke (10) Beau Belga (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–5 7 October 23 Blackwater W 99–82 Rey Nambatac (18) Kwame Alexander (16) Rey Nambatac (7) Cuneta Astrodome 2–5 8 October 26 Barangay Ginebra L 89–98 Kwame Alexander (20) Kwame Alexander (10) Beau Belga (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–6 9 October 30 NLEX L 91–111 Richard Ross (20) Mocon, Norwood, Ross (8) Gabe Norwood (5) Cuneta Astrodome 2–7
November: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 10 November 9 San Miguel W 91–85 Mocon, Ross (16) Javee Mocon (14) Mocon, Ross (4) Hoops Dome 3–7 11 November 17 Meralco W 83–81 Richard Ross (26) Richard Ross (12) Belga, Nambatac (4) Cuneta Astrodome 4–7

Transactions

Commissioner's Cup

August
August 16, 2019 [2]	To Rain or Shine Ping Exciminiano 2019 first round pick	To Alaska Maverick Ahanmisi

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
James Yap	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	February 18, 2019	[3]
Javee Mocon	Philippine Cup Rookie of the Month	March 1, 2019	[4]

References

1. "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
2. Terrado, Reuben (August 16, 2019). "Ahanmisi now with Alaska as PBA approves trade with ROS for Exciminiano, draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
3. "James Yap continues to defy Father Time". PBA.ph. February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
4. "Jayvee Mocon makes a strong statement". PBA.ph. March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.