# 2019 Blackwater Elite season

The 2019 Blackwater Elite season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

#### Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 2–9 :
January: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
January 16
NorthPort
L 91–117
Abu Tratter (18)
Abu Tratter (9)
Belo, Sumang (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
January 19
Meralco
L 94–99
Allein Maliksi (17)
Raymar Jose (10)
Roi Sumang (9)
Ynares Center
0–2
3
January 30
Rain or Shine
W 111–99
Michael DiGregorio (27)
Chris Javier (13)
Roi Sumang (8)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–2 :
February
: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
February 1
Phoenix
L 95–114
Abu Tratter (24)
Mac Belo (9)
Belo, Dario (4)
Ynares Center
1–3
5
February 6
San Miguel
L 79–93
Roi Sumang (17)
Maliksi, Tratter (12)
Roi Sumang (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–4
6
February 9
Barangay Ginebra
L 67–85
DiGregorio, Eriobu (14)
Eriobu, Javier (8)
Alolino, Belo, Desiderio, Sumang (3)
Davao del Sur Coliseum
1–5
7
February 13
Alaska
L 101–103
Allein Maliksi (25)
Jose, Maliksi (5)
Roi Sumang (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–6 :
March
: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
March 1
Columbian
W 106–100
Allein Maliksi (29)
Mac Belo (9)
Maliksi, Sumang (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–6
9
March 9
TNT
L 89–127
Michael DiGregorio (20)
Rabeh Al-Hussaini (6)
Maliksi, Sumang (4)
Ynares Center
2–7
10
March 17
NLEX
L 101–122
Allein Maliksi (20)
Abu Tratter (12)
Diego Dario (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–8
11
March 22
Magnolia
L 87–97
Belo, Maliksi (16)
Abu Tratter (9)
Banal, Dario (4)
Ynares Center
2–9 :

## Commissioner's Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Columbian Dyip | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 7–4 :
May: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 19
Meralco
W 94–91 (OT)
DiGregorio, Stepheson (21)
Alex Stepheson (31)
Roi Sumang (3)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0
2
May 24
Barangay Ginebra
W 108–107 (OT)
Parks, Stepheson (28)
Alex Stepheson (25)
Roi Sumang (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
May 26
Columbian
W 118–110
Alex Stepheson (26)
Alex Stepheson (21)
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–0
4
May 31
Phoenix
L 98–103
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (25)
Alex Stepheson (18)
Mac Belo (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–1 :
June
: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
June 2
Rain or Shine
W 98–92
Allein Maliksi (19)
Alex Stepheson (20)
Roi Sumang (7)
Ynares Center
4–1
6
June 8
NLEX
W 132–106
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (29)
Alex Stepheson (17)
Parks, Stepheson (5)
Ynares Center
5–1
7
June 14
San Miguel
L 106–127
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (23)
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (13)
Roi Sumang (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
5–2
8
June 22
NorthPort
L 99–127
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (25)
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (11)
Michael DiGregorio (10)
Cuneta Astrodome
5–3 :
July
: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
July 5
Magnolia
W 104–99 (OT)
Roi Sumang (19)
Staphon Blair (14)
Roi Sumang (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
6–3
10
July 7
TNT
L 97–115
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (21)
Staphon Blair (16)
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–4
11
July 14
Alaska
W 112–104
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (25)
Blair, Parks (10)
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–4 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

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

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–2 :
Quarterfinals: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
July 20
Rain or Shine
L 80–83
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (20)
Greg Smith (19)
Roi Sumang (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1
2
July 23
Rain or Shine
W 100–96
Greg Smith (31)
Greg Smith (18)
Allein Maliksi (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
July 25
Rain or Shine
L 83–85
Belo, Parks (16)
Greg Smith (18)
Roi Sumang (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2 :

## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 10 | Kia Picanto | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

## Transactions
### Free agency

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| Gelo Alolino | January 8, 2019 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Phoenix |
| Matt Salem | January 13, 2019 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Barangay Ginebra |

### Trades
#### Preseason

December :
| December 19, 2018 | To Blackwater Elite2021 & 2022 second round picks | To San MiguelPaul Zamar |
| December 28, 2018 | To BlackwaterAbu Tratter (from NLEX) Paul Desiderio (from NLEX) Alfrancis Tamsi (from TNT) 2022 second round pick (from TNT) | To NLEXJohn Paul Erram (from Blackwater) Philip Paredes (from TNT) | To TNTMichael Miranda (from NLEX) 2022 second round pick (from San Miguel via Blackwater) |
January :
| January 7, 2019 | To Blackwater EliteJohn Pinto | To Phoenix Fuel MastersJoseph Eriobu |

#### Governors' Cup

September :
| September 6, 2019 | To Blackwater EliteCarl Bryan Cruz | To Meralco BoltsAbu Tratter |
October :
| October 19, 2019 | To Blackwater EliteBrian Heruela | To TNT KaTropaMike DiGregorio |
November :
| November 3, 2019 | To Blackwater EliteDon TrollanoAnthony SemeradSeason 47 draft pick | To TNT KaTropaBobby Ray Parks Jr. |
December :
| December 19, 2019 | To Blackwater EliteMike Tolomia Niño Canaleta 2020 2nd round pick Season 48 2nd round pick | To Meralco BoltsAllein Maliksi Raymar Jose |