Blackwater Bossing

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Blackwater Bossing
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Founded2014
HistoryBlackwater Elite (2014–2021)
Blackwater Bossing (2021–present)
Team colorsRed, black, white
   
Company Ever Bilena
Board governorSilliman Sy
Team manager Johnson Martinez
Rhona Tibor (assistant)
Head coach Jeffrey Cariaso
Ownership Dioceldo S. Sy
Retired numbers1 (11)
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The Blackwater Bossing is a professional basketball team owned by Ever Bilena, Inc. that is playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) beginning in the 2014–2015 season. The franchise started as one of the founding teams in the PBA Developmental League. It transferred to the PBA after being accepted as an expansion team. The team is named after Ever Bilena's brand of men's fragrances.

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History

PBA D-League

Blackwater was one of the founding teams in the PBA Developmental League (PBA D-League). It won one PBA D-League championship. The team's predecessor was the Blu Detergent team [1] in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL), best known as the first Philippine basketball team of Asi Taulava. [2]

PBA

On April 10, 2014, Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc., along with Manila North Tollways Corporation (NLEX Road Warriors) and Columbian Autocar Corporation (Kia Sorento), were approved by the PBA Board of Governors to become expansion teams in the PBA. [3] Upon entry to the PBA, the three teams will select players from a dispersal draft in July consisting of unprotected current PBA players and free agents. [4] They will also pick rookies in the 2014 PBA draft in August. [5]

Blackwater and the NLEX Road Warriors became the first franchises to enter the PBA from its D-League.

With the help of Gilas player Marcus Douthit, Blackwater got their first win in the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup against San Miguel Beermen, 80–77.

In August 2020, it was reported that the team would change its name to "Blackwater Bossing". [6] The new branding, including the team's logo and jersey design, was unveiled in September 2020. [7]

International stint

On July 12, 2018, Blackwater Elite completed a six-game sweep of the Pacific Caesar 50th Anniversary Pro Tournament in Surabaya, Indonesia. [8]

The following week, they represented the Philippines along with NLEX Road Warriors in the Asia League's Summer Super 8 Invitational Tournament held in Macau. [9]

Current roster

Blackwater Bossing roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 0 Flag of the Philippines.svg RK Ilagan 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)150 lb (68 kg)1997–04–03 San Sebastian
F/C 1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Abu Tratter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)1993–01–09 De La Salle
G 2 Flag of the United States.svg Sedrick Barefield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)1996–11–18 Utah
F/C 4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Prince Caperal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)1993–06–12 Arellano
G/F 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jaydee Tungcab  Injury icon 2.svg6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)196 lb (89 kg)1997–05–05 Philippines
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg JVee Casio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg)1986–09–01 De La Salle
F/C 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bradwyn Guinto 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)1991–10–20 San Sebastian
G/F 10 Flag of Hong Kong.svg BJ Andrade 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)1996–07–26 Ateneo
F 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Miguel Corteza 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)1998–02–23 St. Benilde
C 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Clifford Jopia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) San Beda
F 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Troy Mallillin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Ateneo
G 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kib Montalbo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg)1996–04–02 De La Salle
C 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Justin Chua 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)232 lb (105 kg)1989–07–13 Ateneo
G 22 Flag of the United States.svg DJ Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) Hartford
F 23 Flag of the Philippines.svg Richard Escoto 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)204 lb (93 kg)1997–03–21 Far Eastern
F 25 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christian David 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)1998–06–19 Butler
F/C 27 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jewel Ponferada  Injury icon 2.svg6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)211 lb (96 kg)1988–07–08 National-U
G 28 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mike Ayonayon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)1992–12–08 Philippine Christian
F 33 Flag of the United States.svg Tyrus Hill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg)1996–03–20 De La Salle
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

Players

Imports

Retired numbers

Blackwater Bossing retired number
N°PlayerPositionTenure
11 Gilbert Bulawan PF/ C 2014–2016 [a]

Coaches

  1. Leo Isaac (2014–fired 2018)
  2. Bong Ramos (2018–fired 2019)
  3. Aries Dimaunahan (2019 as interim coach)
  4. Nash Racela (2019–fired 2020)
  5. Ariel Vanguardia (2021–2023 as interim coach)
  6. Jeffrey Cariaso (2023–present)

Season-by-season records

List of the last five conferences completed by the Blackwater franchise. For the full-season history, see List of Blackwater Bossing seasons.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, W–L% = Winning percentage

SeasonConferenceGPWLW–L%FinishPlayoffs
2023–24 Commissioner's 11110.09111thDid not qualify
Philippine 1147.36410thDid not qualify
2024–25 Governors' 1055.5005th (Group B)Did not qualify
Commissioner's 1239.25011thDid not qualify
Philippine 1129.18210thDid not qualify
An asterisk (*) indicates one-game playoff; two asterisks (**) indicates team with twice-to-beat advantage

Awards

Individual awards

PBA Mythical Second Team

PBA Press Corps Individual Awards

Defensive Player of the YearAll-Rookie Team

All-Star Weekend

All - Star Selection

2016

2017

2018

2019

  • Mac Belo

2024

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Blackwater set to join PBA as 11th franchise". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ Richard Dy (September 16, 2014). "Expansion ballclub Blackwater Sports keen to show it belongs ahead of PBA debut". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "PBA approves entry of new teams NLEX, Kia, Blackwater for next season". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  4. ↑ "PBA readies dispersal draft". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  5. ↑ "solarsportsdesk.ph". Solarsportsdesk.ph. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ Goodbye, Elite. Hello, Bossing as Blackwater to adopt new moniker, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, August 1, 2020
  7. ↑ From the wires (September 18, 2020). "Blackwater Bossing unveil new logo ahead of PBA bubble". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Blackwater sweeps Pacific Caesar Basketball Pro tourney" . Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ Lintag, Paul (July 13, 2018). "SUPER 8: PBA's NLEX, Blackwater, set for Macau invitational". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  10. ↑ Blackwater set to retire jersey of fallen Gilbert Bulawan Archived July 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , Rey Joble, Interaksyon.com, July 4, 2016
  11. ↑ Blackwater gives tribute to late player Gilbert Bulawan after retiring jersey no.11, Gerry Ramos, SPIN.ph, July 16, 2016
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