2021 Blackwater Bossing season

2021   Blackwater Bossing season
Head coach	Ariel Vanguardia (interim)
Owner(s)	Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	0–11 (0%)
Place	12th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	1–10 (9.1%)
Place	12th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Blackwater Bossing seasons
←  2020 2022–23  →

The 2021 Blackwater Bossing season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• March 14: The PBA Season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong. ^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: PBA Season 46 draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
2	14	Rey Mark Acuno	C	Philippines	UE
2	15	Joshua Torralba	G/F	USA	La Salle
3	27	Andre Paras	C/F	USA	UP
4	38	Jun Manzo	G	Philippines	UP
5	48	Kim Bayquin	G	Philippines	FEU
6	56	Jeson Delfinado	G	Philippines	FEU

Roster

Blackwater Bossing roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F/C 00 Washington, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–10 Eckerd G 1 Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda G 2 McCarthy, Rashawn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–09–10 SUNY–Old Westbury G/F 4 Suerte, Rey  (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1994–10–04 UE G 5 Chauca, Val 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1994–10–11 Adamson F/C 6 Gabriel, Jonjon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 1993–01–06 San Lorenzo F/C 14 Paras, Andre  (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1995–11–01 UP Diliman G/F 15 Torralba, Joshua   (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1993–09–09 De La Salle F/C 16 Eboña, Barkley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–29 Far Eastern G 18 Desiderio, Paul 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1997–02–02 UP Diliman C 20 Ambulodto, John  (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–09–25 St. Clare G 21 Melton, Justin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1987–04–07 Mount Olive F 23 Escoto, Richard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1997–03–21 Far Eastern G 28 Ayonayon, Mike 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1992–12–08 Philippine Christian F/C 33 Nabong, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–11–17 SRJC G 42 Casio, JVee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986–09–01 De La Salle G 45 Baloria, Juneric 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–06–03 UPHSD	Head coach Ariel Vanguardia (interim) Assistant coach(es) Justino Pinat (1st assistant) Patrick Aquino Junjie Ablan Aries Dimaunahan Da Olan Team manager Johnson Martinez Jacob Nunez (assistant) 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 Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT Tropang Giga	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	1
3	Magnolia Hotshots	8	3	.727	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636	3
5	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 1]	4
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 1]	4
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	6
9	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	6
10	Terrafirma Dyip	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	6
11	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273	7
12	Blackwater Bossing	0	11	.000	10

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: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
2. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 0–11
July: 0–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 July 16 Alaska L 77–103 Simon Enciso (23) Kelly Nabong (9) Amer, Enciso, Magat (3) Ynares Sports Arena 0–1 2 July 18 Rain or Shine L 62–71 Kelly Nabong (18) Marion Magat (10) Simon Enciso (3) Ynares Sports Arena 0–2 3 July 23 Barangay Ginebra L 81–96 Mike Tolomia (22) Kelly Nabong (7) Simon Enciso (5) Ynares Sports Arena 0–3 4 July 28 San Miguel L 80–99 Simon Enciso (25) David Semerad (8) Mike Tolomia (6) Ynares Sports Arena 0–4
September : 0–7 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 September 1 TNT L 76–96 Simon Enciso (14) Kelly Nabong (12) Mike Tolomia (6) DHVSU Gym 0–5 6 September 3 Magnolia L 78–94 Kelly Nabong (19) Kelly Nabong (14) Simon Enciso (5) DHVSU Gym 0–6 7 September 5 Terrafirma L 84–96 Mike Tolomia (14) Kelly Nabong (8) Mike Tolomia (5) DHVSU Gym 0–7 8 September 9 NorthPort L 73–98 Frank Golla (14) Frank Golla (7) Simon Enciso (7) DHVSU Gym 0–8 9 September 11 Phoenix L 92–114 Mike Tolomia (23) Ed Daquioag (7) Ed Daquioag (5) DHVSU Gym 0–9 10 September 16 NLEX L 73–90 Simon Enciso (17) Marion Magat (7) Simon Enciso (7) DHVSU Gym 0–10 11 September 18 Meralco L 97–104 Canaleta, Escoto, Tolomia (15) Mike Tolomia (8) Enciso, Tolomia (4) DHVSU Gym 0–11

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Magnolia Hotshots	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727	1
3	TNT Tropang Giga	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	2
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 2]	3
7	Alaska Aces	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 2]	3
8	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	5	6	.455 [lower-alpha 3]	4
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455 [lower-alpha 3]	4
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	8	.273	6
11	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	7
12	Blackwater Bossing	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), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss ^[3]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
2. Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
3. Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 1–10
December: 0–5 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 9 Rain or Shine L 79–92 Rashawn McCarthy (15) Bond, Eboña (11) Baser Amer (7) Ynares Sports Arena 0–1 2 December 11 Phoenix L 99–110 Jaylen Bond (18) Jaylen Bond (15) Rashawn McCarthy (7) Ynares Sports Arena 0–2 3 December 16 Meralco L 77–98 Rashawn McCarthy (19) Jaylen Bond (15) Rashawn McCarthy (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3 4 December 18 San Miguel L 88–107 Paul Desiderio (16) Jaylen Bond (17) Ed Daquioag (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–4 5 December 22 Alaska L 75–98 Rashawn McCarthy (16) Richard Escoto (7) Baser Amer (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–5
February : 0–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 February 12, 2022 Terrafirma L 103–109 Shawn Glover (35) Shawn Glover (17) JVee Casio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–6 7 February 18, 2022 NLEX L 97–117 Shawn Glover (39) Shawn Glover (15) Ayonayon, Casio (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–7 8 February 25, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 100–109 Shawn Glover (29) Shawn Glover (6) JVee Casio (6) Ynares Center 0–8
March : 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 March 2, 2022 NorthPort L 103–116 Shawn Glover (47) Shawn Glover (12) JVee Casio (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–9 10 March 4, 2022 TNT L 93–106 Shawn Glover (26) Shawn Glover (15) Shawn Glover (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–10 11 March 9, 2022 Magnolia W 101–100 Shawn Glover (33) Shawn Glover (9) Shawn Glover (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–10

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Kelly Nabong	March 25, 2021 [4]	Not disclosed	Six months	NorthPort Batang Pier
Val Chauca	September 30, 2021 [5]		Not disclosed	N/A
Juneric Baloria	October 15, 2021 [6]		One-conference	Basilan Peace Riders (Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup)
John Ambulodto	December 30, 2021 [7]		Not disclosed	Manila Stars (MPBL)

Trades

Pre-season

February
February 4, 2021 [8]	To Blackwater Baser Amer Bryan Faundo	To Meralco Mac Belo
March
March 11, 2021 [9]	To Blackwater 2020 NLEX first-round pick (No. 4)	To NLEX Maurice Shaw Roi Sumang Don Trollano 2022 Blackwater second-round pick
	To Blackwater Simon Enciso David Semerad 2023 TNT first-round pick 2024 TNT second-round pick	To TNT 2020 NLEX first-round pick (No. 4)

Philippine Cup

September
September 28, 2021 [10]	To Blackwater Rashawn McCarthy	To Terrafirma Simon Enciso
October
October 12, 2021 [11]	To Blackwater JVee Casio Barkley Eboña	To Alaska Mike Tolomia 2022 Blackwater second-round pick

Mid-season

November
November 16, 2021 [12]	To Blackwater Mike Ayonayon Will McAloney	To NLEX Marion Magat 2023 Blackwater second-round pick
December
December 3, 2021 [13]	To Blackwater Jay Washington 2022 NorthPort second-round pick 2025 TNT second-round pick	To TNT Carl Bryan Cruz

Governors' Cup

December
December 24, 2021 [14]	To Blackwater Justin Melton	To Terrafirma Ed Daquioag

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Governors' Cup	Jaylen Bond	December 9, 2021 (vs. Rain or Shine)	December 22, 2021 (vs. Alaska)	0–5
	Shawn Glover	February 12, 2022 (vs. Terrafirma)	March 9, 2022 (vs. Magnolia)	1–5

References

1. Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020
2. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
3. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
4. Ramos, Gerry (March 25, 2021). "Blackwater takes a gamble, signs Kelly Nabong to short-term deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
5. Ramos, Gerry (September 30, 2021). "Blackwater picks up Val Chauca as roster upgrade continues". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
6. Terrado, Reuben (October 15, 2021). "Jong Baloria back in PBA after signing one-conference deal with Blackwater". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
7. "PBA: Blackwater re-signs Ebona, gives Amer 1-year extension". ABS-CBN News. December 30, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
8. Ramos, Gerry (February 4, 2021). "Belo-Amer trade approved by PBA after Faundo added to package". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
9. "NLEX trades No. 4 first round draft pick to Blackwater". PBA.ph. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
10. Ramos, Gerry (September 28, 2021). "Blackwater trades Simon Enciso to Terrafirma for Rashawn McCarthy". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
11. Terrado, Reuben (October 12, 2021). "JVee Casio, Alaska part ways as PBA approves trade to Blackwater". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
12. "NLEX re-acquires Magat from Blackwater". PBA.ph. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
13. "TNT acquires CBC from Blackwater in exchange for Jay Washington, 2 future picks". PBA.ph. December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
14. "Terrafirma deals newly acquired Melton to Bossing for Daquioag". PBA.ph. December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.