# 2016–17 Blackwater Elite season

The 2016–17 Blackwater Elite season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates
### 2016

* October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Draft picks
### Special draft

| Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| Mac Belo | F | Philippines | Phoenix Accelerators | FEU |

### Regular draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| 2 | 1 | Raphael Banal | G | Philippines | Racal Tile Masters | Hope International |
| 3 | 11 | Tristan Perez | C/F | Philippines | BDO-National University | NU |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Star Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | |
| 10 | Mahindra Floodbuster | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

#### Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6 :
November: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 23
Phoenix
W 94–87
Mac Belo (17)
Arthur dela Cruz (10)
John Pinto (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
November 27
Meralco
W 86–84
Mac Belo (25)
Raymond Aguilar (7)
Denok Miranda (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0 :
December
: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
December 2
TNT
L 92–99
Mac Belo (21)
Belo, dela Cruz (9)
dela Cruz, Pinto (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
December 9
Rain or Shine
L 93–107
Raymond Aguilar (15)
Mac Belo (9)
Denok Miranda (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
December 14
NLEX
W 96–85
Arthur dela Cruz (18)
John Pinto (13)
Belo, Buenafe (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2
6
December 21
GlobalPort
W 99–91
Mac Belo (20)
Buenafe, Belo (6)
John Pinto (6)
Filoil Flying V Centre
4–2
7
December 25
Mahindra
L 93–97 (OT)
Arthur dela Cruz (18)
Mac Belo (9)
John Pinto (7)
Philippine Arena
4–3 :
January
: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
January 6
San Miguel
L 93–118
Arthur dela Cruz (16)
John Pinto (10)
John Pinto (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
4–4
9
January 15
Alaska
W 103–100
Mac Belo (21)
Mac Belo (7)
John Pinto (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–4
10
January 20
Barangay Ginebra
L 90–99
Roi Sumang (20)
Arthur dela Cruz (12)
Arthur dela Cruz (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
5–5
11
January 25
Star
L 95–111
Arthur dela Cruz (23)
James Sena (11)
John Pinto (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
5–6 :
2016–17 schedule :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | 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 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 98 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 91 | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | TNT | 2 | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 5 | GlobalPort | GlobalPort | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | GlobalPort | GlobalPort | 0 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 |
| 2 | Alaska | 81 | 97 | | | | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 85 | 108 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 85 | 108 | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Star | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Star | Star | 2 | 3 | Star | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Phoenix | Phoenix | 0 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
8th seed playoff: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 3
Rain or Shine
L 80–103
Arthur dela Cruz (20)
Arthur dela Cruz (9)
Buenafe, Pinto (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1 :
2016–17 schedule :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Star Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Mahindra Floodbuster | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 2–9 :
March: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
March 18
Phoenix
L 116–118 (2OT)
Greg Smith (37)
Greg Smith (30)
Roi Sumang (6)
Cuneta Astrodome
0–1
2
March 22
Alaska
L 95–109
Reil Cervantes (21)
Greg Smith (16)
Greg Smith (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
March 26
Rain or Shine
L 88–95
Greg Smith (34)
Greg Smith (20)
Roi Sumang (5)
Ynares Center
0–3
4
March 31
TNT
L 89–92
Greg Smith (22)
Greg Smith (31)
Smith, Sumang (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–4 :
April
: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
April 8
GlobalPort
W 118–113
Greg Smith (40)
Greg Smith (19)
Pinto, Smith (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–4
6
April 16
Meralco
L 91–102
Greg Smith (19)
Greg Smith (14)
Pinto, Smith (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–5
7
April 22
Star
L 90–96
KG Canaleta (27)
Greg Smith (29)
John Pinto (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–6
All-Star Break :
May
: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
May 3
NLEX
W 104–98
Canaleta, Smith (24)
Greg Smith (18)
Greg Smith (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–6
9
May 7
Mahindra
L 87–96
Greg Smith (29)
Greg Smith (25)
Greg Smith (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–7
10
May 26
Barangay Ginebra
L 82–96
Greg Smith (35)
Greg Smith (14)
Cruz, Smith (6)
Alonte Sports Arena
2–8
11
May 31
San Miguel
L 113–124
Greg Smith (21)
Greg Smith (22)
Mark Cruz (6)
Cuneta Astrodome
2–9 :
2016–17 schedule :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Meralco Bolts | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Star Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | NLEX Road Warriors | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
* 1 2 3 4 Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

#### Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 5–6 :
July: 0–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
July 19
Meralco
L 78–107
Trevis Simpson (25)
Trevis Simpson (8)
John Pinto (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
July 23
Star
L 86–103
Trevis Simpson (24)
John Paul Erram (15)
Trevis Simpson (2)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
July 29
San Miguel
L 93–118
Michael DiGregorio (18)
John Paul Erram (15)
Gamalinda, Sumang (4)
Ynares Center
0–3 :
August
: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
August 6
Phoenix
W 92–86
Henry Walker (32)
Henry Walker (15)
Henry Walker (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–3
5
August 18
NLEX
W 107–106
Roi Sumang (32)
Henry Walker (15)
Henry Walker (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3
6
August 23
Alaska
W 111–106 (2OT)
Henry Walker (35)
Henry Walker (32)
Cruz, Sumang (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–3
7
August 30
TNT
L 96–117
Henry Walker (33)
Henry Walker (18)
John Pinto (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–4 :
September: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
September 1
Kia
W 118–97
Henry Walker (25)
John Paul Erram (14)
Henry Walker (7)
Ynares Center
4–4
9
September 8
Barangay Ginebra
L 81–98
Henry Walker (26)
Henry Walker (17)
Roi Sumang (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
4–5
10
September 17
GlobalPort
W 118–107
Allein Maliksi (22)
Henry Walker (13)
Henry Walker (9)
Ynares Center
5–5
11
September 23
Rain or Shine
L 98–122
Allein Maliksi (29)
Henry Walker (13)
Henry Walker (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–6 :
2016–17 schedule :

### 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 | Meralco | 91 | 104 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Blackwater | 92 | 96 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Blackwater | 92 | 96 | 1 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Star | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Star | Star | 89 | 4 | Star | 0 | | | |
| 5 | NLEX | NLEX | 77 | | | | | | |
| 5 | NLEX | NLEX | 77 | | | | 1 | Meralco | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Meralco | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 2 | TNT | 102 | 118 | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | 106 | 114 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | 106 | 114 | 2 | TNT | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | TNT | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 104 | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 6 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 84 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1 :
Quarterfinals: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
September 26
Meralco
W 92–91
Henry Walker (30)
Henry Walker (18)
Henry Walker (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0
2
September 28
Meralco
L 96–104
Henry Walker (34)
Henry Walker (16)
Roi Sumang (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1 :
2016–17 schedule :

## Transactions
### Free agency
#### Addition

| Player | Number | Position | Date Signed | Notes |
| Michael DiGregorio | 1 | Guard | February 20, 2017 | |
| Mark Cruz | 30 | Point guard | March 29, 2017 | |

### Trades
#### Off-season

November :
| October 26, 2016 | To BlackwaterJames Forrester 2016 2nd round pick | To NLEXCarlo Lastimosa |
| November 15, 2016 | To BlackwaterDylan Ababou | To TNTFrank Golla |

#### Commissioner's Cup

March :
| March 28, 2017 | To Blackwater2017 Second Round pick (from NLEX) | To Meralco2018 Second Round pick (from Blackwater) | To NLEXRabeh Al-Hussaini (from Meralco) |
| March 29, 2017 | To BlackwaterNiño Canaleta | To GlobalportDylan Ababou James Forrester |

#### Governors' Cup

November :
| September 10, 2017 | To BlackwaterAllein MaliksiChris Javier | To StarBambam GamalindaKyle Pascual |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Greg Smith | 4 | March 18 (vs. Phoenix) | May 31 (vs. San Miguel) | 2–9 |
| Governors' Cup | Trevis Simpson | 24 | July 21 (vs. Meralco) | July 29 (vs. San Miguel) | 0–3 |
| Governors' Cup | Henry Walker | 5 | August 6 (vs. Phoenix) | September 28 (vs. Meralco) | 6–4 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
| Mac Belo | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | November 28, 2016 | |
| Roi Sumang | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | January 16, 2017 | |