2020 Blackwater Elite season

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2020   Blackwater Elite season
Head coach Nash Racela
Owner(s)Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record29
(18.2%)
Place10th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Blackwater Elite seasons
  2019
2021  

The 2020 Blackwater Elite season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Key dates

Draft picks

Special draft

PickPlayerPositionNationalityPBA D-League teamCollege
2 Rey Suerte SGFlag of the Philippines.svg PhilippinesChe'Lu Bar & Grill Revellers UE

Regular draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityPBA D-League teamCollege
12 Maurice Shaw CFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Hutchinson CC
214 Richard Escoto PFFlag of the Philippines.svg PhilippinesPhoenix Accelerators Far Eastern
325 Chris Bitoon PGFlag of the Philippines.svg PhilippinesGo for Gold ScratchersSt. Clare
437 Hubert Cani PGFlag of the Philippines.svg PhilippinesCha Dao Tea Place Far Eastern

Roster

2020 Blackwater Elite roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Diego Dario 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)145 lb (66 kg)1997–01–06 UP Diliman
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Roi Sumang 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)155 lb (70 kg)1990–12–12 UE
F 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg Don Trollano 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg)1992–01–07 Adamson
G 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ed Daquioag 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)1991–08–18 UST
F 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg KG Canaleta  (C)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)1982–02–12 UE
F/C 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Frank Golla 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)290 lb (132 kg)1990–01–17 Ateneo
F 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mac Belo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)1993–02–12 Far Eastern
G 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mike Tolomia 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)170 lb (77 kg)1993–01–06 Far Eastern
G 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Paul Desiderio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg)1997–02–02 UP Diliman
C 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Maurice Shaw  (R)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg)1985–01–08 Hutchinson CC
F/C 22 Flag of the Philippines.svg Marion Magat 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg)1989–10–22 National-U
F 23 Flag of the Philippines.svg Richard Escoto  (R)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)204 lb (93 kg)1997–03–21 Far Eastern
F 35 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Salem 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)1993–05–12 National-U
G 77 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ron Dennison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)1993–11–21 Far Eastern
F/C 86 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jonjon Gabriel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)1993–01–06 San Lorenzo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Roster


Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 83.727 [a] Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 83.727 [a]
3 TNT Tropang Giga 74.636 [b] 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 74.636 [b] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 74.636 [b] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 74.636 [b] 1
7 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 74.636 [b] 1
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 65.5452
9 NLEX Road Warriors 56.4553
10 Blackwater Elite 29.1826
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 110.091 [c] 7
12 Terrafirma Dyip 110.091 [c] 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. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
  3. 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 2–9
October: 2–3

Transactions

Trades

Preseason

January
January 16, 2020 [2] To Blackwater
Ron Dennison
To Phoenix
Brian Heruela
February
February 28, 2020 [3] To Blackwater
Marion Magat (from TNT)
Yousef Taha (from TNT)
Ed Daquioag (from TNT via Rain or Shine)
2021 first round pick (from TNT)
2022 first round pick (from TNT)
To NLEX
Anthony Semerad (from Blackwater)
Rabeh Al-Hussaini (from Blackwater)
2020 first round pick (from Blackwater)
2021 second round pick (from Blackwater)
To TNT
John Paul Erram (from Blackwater via NLEX)

Free agents

Rookie Signings

PlayerSignedSchool/club
Maurice Shaw December 15, 2019 Power Electricity Authority (PEA)
Richard Escoto December 22, 2019 Far Eastern

Other Signings

PlayerSignedSchool/club
Jon-Jon Gabriel [4] February 8, 2020 Manila Stars (MPBL)

References

  1. "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  2. Ramos, Gerry. "Blackwater trades Brian Heruela again, this time to Phoenix for Ron Dennison". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  3. Lintag, Paul Kennedy. "PBA: TNT finally lands Poy Erram in revised three-team trade". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  4. Bacnis, Justine (Feb 8, 2020). "Blackwater signs Manila Stars' Jonjon Gabriel". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-08-31.