# 2021 Blackwater Bossing season

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.

## Draft picks

| 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 |

## Philippine Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 0 | 11 | .000 | 10 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 3 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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 Super LPG
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 | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT Tropang Giga | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 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 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

#### Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 1–10 :
December: 0–5
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 Super LPG
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 | Not disclosed | Six months | NorthPort Batang Pier |
| Val Chauca | September 30, 2021 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | N/A |
| Juneric Baloria | October 15, 2021 | Not disclosed | One-conference | Basilan Peace Riders (Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup) |
| John Ambulodto | December 30, 2021 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Manila Stars (MPBL) |

### Trades
#### Pre-season

February :
| February 4, 2021 | To BlackwaterBaser Amer Bryan Faundo | To MeralcoMac Belo |
| March ||||
| March 11, 2021 | To Blackwater2020 NLEX first-round pick (No. 4) | To NLEXMaurice Shaw Roi Sumang Don Trollano 2022 Blackwater second-round pick |
| March 11, 2021 | To BlackwaterSimon Enciso David Semerad 2023 TNT first-round pick 2024 TNT second-round pick | To TNT2020 NLEX first-round pick (No. 4) |

#### Philippine Cup

September :
| September 28, 2021 | To BlackwaterRashawn McCarthy | To TerrafirmaSimon Enciso |
| October ||||
| October 12, 2021 | To BlackwaterJVee Casio Barkley Eboña | To AlaskaMike Tolomia 2022 Blackwater second-round pick |

#### Mid-season

November :
| November 16, 2021 | To BlackwaterMike Ayonayon Will McAloney | To NLEXMarion Magat 2023 Blackwater second-round pick |
| December ||||
| December 3, 2021 | To BlackwaterJay Washington 2022 NorthPort second-round pick 2025 TNT second-round pick | To TNTCarl Bryan Cruz |

#### Governors' Cup

December :
| December 24, 2021 | To BlackwaterJustin Melton | To TerrafirmaEd 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 |
| Governors' Cup | Shawn Glover | February 12, 2022 (vs. Terrafirma) | March 9, 2022 (vs. Magnolia) | 1–5 |