# 2023–24 Blackwater Bossing season

The 2023–24 Blackwater Bossing season is the ninth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* September 17: The PBA season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| 1 | 2 | Christian David | F | Canada | Butler |
| 2 | 20 | James Kwekuteye | G | Canada | San Beda |
| 3 | 26 | Clifford Jopia | C | Philippines | San Beda |
| 4 | 37 | Archie Concepcion | G | Philippines | Arellano |
| 5 | 48 | Dariel Bayla | F | Philippines | Arellano |

## Preseason
### PBA on Tour
#### Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log Total: 7–4 :
May: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 21
NLEX
W 93–88
Mike Ayonayon (16)
RK Ilagan (8)
Ilagan, McCarthy (4)
Caloocan Sports Complex
1–0
2
May 28
Magnolia
L 83–117
James Sena (11)
Sena, Ular (5)
RK Ilagan (5)
Ynares Sports Arena
1–1
3
May 31
Terrafirma
W 100–94
Troy Rosario (20)
Ato Ular (8)
Rashawn McCarthy (7)
Ynares Sports Arena
2–1 :
June: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
June 9
NorthPort
L 95–112
Troy Rosario (17)
Hill, Ular (7)
Rashawn McCarthy (4)
Ynares Sports Arena
2–2
5
June 14
Converge
W 102–97
Rashawn McCarthy (30)
Hill, McCarthy, Taha, Ular (5)
Baser Amer (5)
Ynares Sports Arena
3–2
6
June 21
Barangay Ginebra
L 80–81 (OT)
James Sena (18)
Troy Rosario (11)
Rashawn McCarthy (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
3–3
7
June 25
Phoenix Super LPG
W 92–90
Troy Rosario (24)
Troy Rosario (8)
Baser Amer (7)
Ynares Sports Arena
4–3 :
July: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
July 2
San Miguel
W 103–101
Troy Rosario (19)
Ato Ular (6)
Rosario, Sena, Suerte, Ular (4)
Filoil EcoOil Centre
5–3
9
July 14
Meralco
W 89–82
Troy Rosario (21)
Ato Ular (14)
Amer, Ayonayon, Banal (3)
Ynares Sports Arena
6–3
10
July 23
Rain or Shine
L 108–131
RK Ilagan (18)
Ato Ular (11)
Rey Suerte (5)
Filoil EcoOil Centre
6–4
11
July 30
TNT
W 101–78
JVee Casio (18)
Rey Suerte (10)
Rashawn McCarthy (5)
Ynares Sports Arena
7–4 :

### Converge Pocket Tournament
#### Game log

2023 PBA Converge Pocket Tournament game log Total: 2–1 :
October: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 13
Converge
L 75–87
Chris Ortiz (22)
Chris Ortiz (8)
Banal, Ilagan, McCarthy (3)
Gatorade Hoops Center
0–1
2
October 15
Phoenix Super LPG
W 103–96
Chris Ortiz (28)
Chris Ortiz (14)
JVee Casio (7)
Gatorade Hoops Center
1–1
3
October 17
Rain or Shine
W 102–87
Chris Ortiz (21)
Chris Ortiz (8)
Gab Banal (6)
Gatorade Hoops Center
2–1 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | TNT Tropang Giga | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
| 12 | Converge FiberXers | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

#### Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 1–10 :
November: 1–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 8
Converge
W 103–84
Chris Ortiz (21)
Chris Ortiz (11)
Chris Ortiz (6)
PhilSports Arena
1–0
2
November 11
Meralco
L 84–91
Chris Ortiz (29)
Troy Rosario (8)
JVee Casio (5)
Ynares Center
1–1
3
November 15
Terrafirma
L 87–97
Mike Ayonayon (16)
Chris Ortiz (11)
Chris Ortiz (6)
Ynares Center
1–2
4
November 24
Phoenix Super LPG
L 106–111
Chris Ortiz (35)
Chris Ortiz (13)
Chris Ortiz (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–3
5
November 26
Barangay Ginebra
L 87–90
Chris Ortiz (20)
Chris Ortiz (10)
Troy Rosario (7)
PhilSports Arena
1–4 :
December: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
December 2
Rain or Shine
L 110–115
Chris Ortiz (46)
Chris Ortiz (9)
Mike Ayonayon (6)
PhilSports Arena
1–5
7
December 6
Magnolia
L 84–105
Ayonayon, David (15)
Hill, Ilagan (6)
Chris Ortiz (8)
PhilSports Arena
1–6
8
December 15
TNT
L 96–105
Chris Ortiz (25)
Chris Ortiz (20)
Ortiz, Rosario (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–7
9
December 22
NLEX
L 97–104
Chris Ortiz (27)
Troy Rosario (8)
Chris Ortiz (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–8 :
January: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
January 5
NorthPort
L 89–106
Rey Suerte (20)
Chris Ortiz (13)
Banal, Ilagan, Kwekuteye (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–9
11
January 12
San Miguel
L 117–125
Chris Ortiz (43)
Chris Ortiz (15)
Kwekuteye, Ortiz, Suerte (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–10 :

## 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 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT Tropang Giga | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Terrafirma Dyip | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Bossing | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | Converge FiberXers | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Terrafirma 104–96 NorthPort

#### Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 4–7 :
February: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
February 28
Meralco
W 96–93
Rey Nambatac (27)
Guinto, Jopia (6)
Rey Nambatac (10)
Ynares Center
1–0 :
March: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
March 2
TNT
W 87–76
Troy Rosario (20)
RK Ilagan (7)
RK Ilagan (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
March 6
Converge
W 90–78
Christian David (16)
Troy Rosario (8)
Rey Nambatac (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–0
4
March 13
NLEX
L 97–103
Rey Suerte (21)
Bradwyn Guinto (9)
Rey Suerte (4)
PhilSports Arena
3–1
5
March 16
Terrafirma
L 91–92
Troy Rosario (23)
Troy Rosario (8)
Ilagan, Suerte (5)
Rizal Memorial Coliseum
3–2
All-Star Break :
April: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
April 6
Rain or Shine
L 103–110
Rey Suerte (20)
Troy Rosario (8)
Guinto, Ilagan, Tungcab (3)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–3
7
April 12
Barangay Ginebra
L 86–105
James Kwekuteye (20)
Justin Chua (10)
RK Ilagan (5)
PhilSports Arena
3–4
8
April 17
Magnolia
L 77–81
James Kwekuteye (23)
RK Ilagan (6)
Troy Rosario (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–5
9
April 27
NorthPort
L 113–115
Troy Rosario (33)
Christian David (15)
Rey Nambatac (7)
Caloocan Sports Complex
3–6 :
May: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
May 1
San Miguel
L 109–124
Kwekuteye, Rosario, Tungcab (15)
Christian David (13)
Rey Nambatac (5)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–7
11
May 4
Phoenix
W 102–83
Jaydee Tungcab (19)
Troy Rosario (14)
Rey Suerte (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
4–7 :

## Transactions
### Free agency
#### Signings

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| Bradwyn Guinto | November 4, 2023 | Not disclosed | 1 conference | Converge FiberXers |
| Baser Amer | December 31, 2023 | Not disclosed | Rest of the conference | Re-signed |
| Rey Suerte | January 25, 2024 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| James Yap | February 9, 2024 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| Richard Escoto | February 27, 2024 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team |
| Joshua Torralba | 33 | Shooting guard / Small forward | End of contract | Goyang Sono Skygunners (KBL) |
| Rashawn McCarthy | 2, 10 | Shooting guard | End of contract | |
| Baser Amer | 14, 1, 9 | Point guard | Released | NLEX Road Warriors |
| Gab Banal | 77 | Small forward | Released | Quezon Huskers (MPBL) |

### Trades
#### Mid-season

February :
| February 14, 2024 | To BlackwaterRey Nambatac | To Rain or Shine2023 TNT first-round pick 2024 TNT second-round pick |
| February 26, 2024 |
| February 26, 2024 | To BlackwaterJustin Chua Jaydee Tungcab 2025 TNT first-round pick | To NLEXYousef Taha Ato Ular 2025 Blackwater first-round pick | To TNTBrandon Ganuelas-Rosser |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Chris Ortiz | November 8, 2023 (vs. Converge) | January 12, 2024 (vs. San Miguel) | 1–10 |