# 2017–18 Blackwater Elite season

The 2017–18 Blackwater Elite season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates
### 2017

* October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| 1 | 3 | Raymar Jose | F | Philippines | Cignal HD Hawkeyes | FEU |
| 2 | 3 | Emil Palma | G | Philippines | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters | UE |
| 3 | 3 | Ebrahim Enguio Lopez | SG | Indonesia | Marinerong Pilipino Skippers | UE |
| 4 | 3 | Kyle Neypes | F | Philippines | BDO – NU JAM Liner Racal Tile Masters | NU |
| 5 | 3 | Jhon Sumido | G | Philippines | Cobra Iron MenCebuana Lhuillier GemsMP Hotel Warriors | UE |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | TNT KaTropa | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

#### Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6 :
December: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 22
Meralco
L 98–103
Jose, Maliksi (16)
John Paul Erram (10)
Roi Sumang (3)
Cuneta Astrodome
0–1
2
December 29
Rain or Shine
W 92–87
Mac Belo (25)
John Paul Erram (14)
John Pinto (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–1 :
January
: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
January 12
Barangay Ginebra
W 94–77
Belo, Erram (22)
John Paul Erram (11)
Mike Cortez (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–1
4
January 17
TNT
L 83–92
John Paul Erram (20)
Mac Belo (13)
Belo, Cortez, DiGregorio (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
January 19
GlobalPort
L 76–101
Mac Belo (17)
Raymar Jose (12)
Raymar Jose (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
2–3
6
January 27
Alaska
L 84–88
Belo, DiGregorio (15)
John Paul Erram (21)
Roi Sumang (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–4 :
February
: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
February 2
Magnolia
L 72–78
Mac Belo (25)
John Paul Erram (13)
John Paul Erram (3)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–5
8
February 9
San Miguel
W 106–96
Michael DiGregorio (26)
John Paul Erram (18)
Allein Maliksi (8)
Cuneta Astrodome
3–5
9
February 16
Kia
W 95–76
Michael DiGregorio (21)
John Paul Erram (14)
John Pinto (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5
10
February 18
NLEX
L 90–93
Michael DiGregorio (16)
John Paul Erram (17)
Belo, Cruz, Erram, Pinto (3)
Philippine Arena
4–6
11
February 21
Phoenix
W 83–78
Belo, DiGregorio, Jose (14)
John Paul Erram (19)
DiGregorio, Erram, Pinto (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–6 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 11 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

#### Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 1–10 :
April: 0–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
April 22
Columbian
L 98–126
Jarrid Famous (35)
Jarrid Famous (22)
Roi Sumang (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
April 25
Phoenix
L 102–107
Roi Sumang (20)
Jarrid Famous (16)
Roi Sumang (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
April 29
Alaska
L 74–93
Jarrid Famous (27)
Jarrid Famous (21)
Erram, Pinto, Sumang (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–3 :
May
: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
May 2
GlobalPort
L 106–117
Jarrid Famous (41)
Jarrid Famous (22)
Mac Belo (7)
Ynares Center
0–4
5
May 11
Barangay Ginebra
L 91–105
Jarrid Famous (25)
Jarrid Famous (17)
Roi Sumang (7)
Alonte Sports Arena
0–5
6
May 18
TNT
L 101–120
John Paul Erram (16)
Jarrid Famous (12)
Mike Cortez (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–6
All-Star Break
7
May 30
NLEX
L 89–93
Michael DiGregorio (25)
Henry Walker (15)
Allein Maliksi (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–7 :
June
: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
June 6
Magnolia
W 86–84
John Paul Erram (19)
John Paul Erram (15)
John Pinto (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–7
9
June 8
Rain or Shine
L 94–104
Allein Maliksi (23)
Maliksi, Sena (7)
Pinto, Zamar (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–8
10
June 15
Meralco
L 75–102
Henry Walker (14)
Henry Walker (13)
Henry Walker (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–9 :
July
: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
July 4
San Miguel
L 106–115
Henry Walker (26)
Henry Walker (12)
John Pinto (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–10 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | TNT KaTropa | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Columbian Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 7–4 :
August: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
August 24
TNT
W 104–98 (OT)
Allein Maliksi (28)
Henry Walker (14)
John Pinto (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0 :
September: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
September 5
San Miguel
W 103–100
Henry Walker (35)
Henry Walker (17)
John Pinto (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
September 19
NorthPort
W 113–111
Henry Walker (24)
Henry Walker (15)
John Pinto (13)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–0
4
September 21
Barangay Ginebra
W 124–118 (OT)
Henry Walker (39)
John Paul Erram (11)
Henry Walker (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–0
5
September 26
NLEX
L 106–124
Roi Sumang (24)
Henry Walker (13)
Henry Walker (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–1 :
October: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
October 5
Meralco
W 94–91
Henry Walker (24)
Henry Walker (14)
Pinto, Sumang, Walker (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–1
7
October 7
Rain or Shine
W 99–93
Michael DiGregorio (17)
Henry Walker (14)
Henry Walker (12)
Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex
6–1
8
October 10
Magnolia
L 99–133
Henry Walker (27)
Henry Walker (18)
John Pinto (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
6–2
9
October 21
Alaska
L 109–116
Henry Walker (29)
Henry Walker (11)
Henry Walker (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–3
10
October 27
Columbian
W 120–99
Henry Walker (26)
Henry Walker (11)
John Pinto (5)
Alonte Sports Arena
7–3 :
November: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
November 4
Phoenix
L 91–97
Henry Walker (21)
John Paul Erram (14)
John Pinto (10)
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 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 111 | | | | | | |
| 8 | NLEX | NLEX | 75 | | | | | | |
| 8 | NLEX | NLEX | 75 | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 103 | 4 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Blackwater | Blackwater | 99 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Blackwater | Blackwater | 99 | | | | 4 | Magnolia | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Magnolia | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Alaska | 2 |
| 2 | Phoenix | 74 | 103 | | | | 3 | Alaska | 2 |
| 7 | Meralco | 90 | 108* | | | | | | |
| 7 | Meralco | 90 | 108* | 7 | Meralco | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 7 | Meralco | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | Alaska | 96 | 3 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| 6 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 85 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime.
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
November 6
Magnolia
L 99–103
Henry Walker (18)
John Paul Erram (19)
Pinto, Walker (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1 :

## Transactions
### Free agents

| Player | Contract length | Date signed | Former team |
| Mike Cortez | One-conference | December 4, 2017 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| Paul Zamar | Not disclosed | May 2, 2018 | Mono Vampire (ABL) |

### Trades

May :
| May 18, 2018 | To BlackwaterRabeh Al-Hussaini | To NLEXDave Marcelo |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Jarrid Famous | 24 | April 22 (vs. Columbian) | May 18 (vs. TNT) | 0–6 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Henry Walker | 88 | May 30 (vs. NLEX) | November 6 (vs. Magnolia) | 8–9 |
| Governors' Cup | Henry Walker | 5 | May 30 (vs. NLEX) | November 6 (vs. Magnolia) | 8–9 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
| Paul Zamar | Governors' Cup Player of the Week | October 10, 2018 | |