# 2023–24 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season

The 2023–24 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was be the 17th 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 | 3 | Luis Villegas | C | USA | UE |
| 1 | 4 | Keith Datu | F | USA | Chico State |
| 2 | 15 | Henry Galinato | F | USA | UP Diliman |
| 2 | 24 | Adrian Nocum | G | Philippines | Mapúa |
| 3 | 27 | Sherwin Concepcion | F | Philippines | UST |
| 4 | 38 | JC Cullar | G | Italy | Benilde |
| 5 | 49 | Larry Arpia | G | Northern Mariana Islands | San Sebastian |

## Roster

* $^a$ also serves as Rain or Shine's board governor.

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

2023 PBA on Tour game log Total: 8–3 :
May: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 26
NLEX
W 117–93
Asistio, Nambatac (22)
Leonard Santillan (10)
Jhonard Clarito (4)
Ynares Sports Arena
1–0 :
June: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
June 2
Phoenix Super LPG
W 113–104
Caracut, Demusis (15)
Leonard Santillan (11)
Demusis, Mamuyac, Nambatac (4)
Ynares Center
2–0
3
June 7
San Miguel
W 100–98
Jhonard Clarito (17)
Leonard Santillan (10)
Beau Belga (8)
Ynares Sports Arena
3–0
4
June 11
Terrafirma
W 121–95
Rey Nambatac (21)
Nick Demusis (7)
Andrei Caracut (5)
Ynares Center
4–0
5
June 25
Barangay Ginebra
L 107–108
Demusis, Mamuyac (16)
Mark Borboran (10)
Rey Nambatac (7)
Ynares Sports Arena
4–1
6
June 30
Converge
W 127–110
Anton Asistio (20)
Nick Demusis (8)
Leonard Santillan (5)
Ynares Sports Arena
5–1 :
July: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
July 12
TNT
W 106–100
Gian Mamuyac (21)
Gian Mamuyac (10)
Caracut, Mamuyac (5)
Ynares Sports Arena
6–1
8
July 15
Magnolia
L 88–103
Jhonard Clarito (17)
Jhonard Clarito (9)
Jhonard Clarito (5)
Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center
6–2
9
July 19
NorthPort
W 118–112
Leonard Santillan (20)
Beau Belga (8)
Beau Belga (7)
Ynares Sports Arena
7–2
10
July 23
Blackwater
W 131–108
Leonard Santillan (24)
Beau Belga (8)
Beau Belga (10)
Filoil EcoOil Centre
8–2
11
July 28
Meralco
L 95–103
Mac Belo (22)
Nick Demusis (10)
Jhonard Clarito (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
8–3 :

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

2023 PBA Converge Pocket Tournament game log Total: 1–2 :
October: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 13
Phoenix Super LPG
W 109–105
DaJuan Summers (20)
Sherwin Concepcion (7)
Gabe Norwood (4)
Gatorade Hoops Center
1–0
2
October 15
Converge
L 111–120
DaJuan Summers (21)
Andrei Caracut (5)
Andrei Caracut (6)
Gatorade Hoops Center
1–1
3
October 17
Blackwater
L 87–102
Clarito, Santillan (17)
Belga, Clarito, Ildefonso (7)
Caracut, Mamuyac (4)
Gatorade Hoops Center
1–2 :

### MassKara Festival exhibition
#### Game log

2023 PBA MassKara Festival exhibition game log Total: 1–0 :
October: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 19
Meralco
W 94–81
Leonard Santillan (16)
Leonard Santillan (12)
Anton Asistio (4)
La Salle Coliseum
1–0 :

## 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: 6–5 :
November: 0–5
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 8
Meralco
L 102–107
DaJuan Summers (27)
DaJuan Summers (9)
Andrei Caracut (6)
PhilSports Arena
0–1
2
November 12
NorthPort
L 103–113
DaJuan Summers (32)
DaJuan Summers (9)
Andrei Caracut (5)
Ynares Center
0–2
3
November 18
Phoenix Super LPG
L 98–99
Leonard Santillan (19)
DaJuan Summers (7)
Andrei Caracut (5)
Ynares Center
0–3
4
November 24
Barangay Ginebra
L 102–107
Andrei Caracut (32)
DaJuan Summers (12)
Andrei Caracut (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–4
5
November 29
San Miguel
L 110–115
Gian Mamuyac (33)
Demetrius Treadwell (15)
Andrei Caracut (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–5 :
December: 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
December 2
Blackwater
W 115–110
Andrei Caracut (17)
Demetrius Treadwell (18)
Demetrius Treadwell (7)
PhilSports Arena
1–5
7
December 8
NLEX
W 113–101
Demetrius Treadwell (23)
Demetrius Treadwell (18)
Andrei Caracut (6)
PhilSports Arena
2–5
8
December 16
Magnolia
W 113–110
Demetrius Treadwell (30)
Demetrius Treadwell (16)
Demetrius Treadwell (9)
Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention Center
3–5
9
December 23
Terrafirma
W 116–105
Beau Belga (18)
Demetrius Treadwell (19)
Caracut, Nocum, Treadwell (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5 :
January: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
January 5
TNT
W 119–112
Demetrius Treadwell (25)
Demetrius Treadwell (24)
Caracut, Nambatac, Treadwell (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–5
11
January 14
Converge
W 112–111
Demetrius Treadwell (21)
Demetrius Treadwell (17)
Demetrius Treadwell (8)
PhilSports Arena
6–5 :

### 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 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 109 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | TNT | 94 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | TNT | 94 | 1 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 107 | 88 | 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 116*** | 84 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 116*** | 84 | | | | 1 | Magnolia | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Magnolia | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 2 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 127 | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 122 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 122 | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 106 | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | | | |
| 6 | NorthPort | NorthPort | 93 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
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#### Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
January 19
San Miguel
L 122–127
Demetrius Treadwell (22)
Demetrius Treadwell (10)
Demetrius Treadwell (8)
PhilSports Arena
0–1 :

## 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: 6–5 :
February: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
February 28
TNT
L 107–108
Nocum, Santillan (20)
Leonard Santillan (11)
Beau Belga (6)
Ynares Center
0–1 :
March: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
March 2
Meralco
L 117–121 (OT)
Adrian Nocum (29)
Beau Belga (9)
Caracut, Norwood, Santillan (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
March 8
Barangay Ginebra
L 107–113
Anton Asistio (21)
Beau Belga (11)
Adrian Nocum (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–3
4
March 15
San Miguel
L 97–109
Leonard Santillan (31)
Leonard Santillan (14)
Gian Mamuyac (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–4
5
March 17
Phoenix
W 100–85
Adrian Nocum (28)
Beau Belga (11)
Caracut, Nocum (6)
Ynares Center
1–4
All-Star Break :
April: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
April 3
Converge
W 110–90
Beau Belga (25)
Beau Belga (12)
Andrei Caracut (13)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–4
7
April 6
Blackwater
W 110–103
Leonard Santillan (28)
Belga, Santillan (7)
Gian Mamuyac (8)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–4
8
April 13
Terrafirma
W 116–104
Beau Belga (19)
Leonard Santillan (9)
Andrei Caracut (10)
Caloocan Sports Complex
4–4
9
April 17
NorthPort
W 115–105
Beau Belga (28)
Beau Belga (13)
Beau Belga (7)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
5–4
10
April 20
Magnolia
L 102–108
Adrian Nocum (19)
Beau Belga (8)
Beau Belga (6)
Tiaong Convention Center
5–5 :
May: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
May 3
NLEX
W 120–104
Beau Belga (18)
Leonard Santillan (9)
Andrei Caracut (6)
PhilSports Arena
6–5 :

### 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 | 95 | 110 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Terrafirma | 106 | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Terrafirma | 106 | 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) | 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | TNT | 1 | 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Meralco | 4 |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 99 | | | | 3 | Meralco | 4 |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 77 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 77 | 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Meralco | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Meralco | Meralco | 2 | 3 | Meralco | 4 | | | |
| 6 | NLEX | NLEX | 0 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–5 :
Quarterfinals: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 8
TNT
L 99–116
Leonard Santillan (23)
Mark Borboran (5)
Andrei Caracut (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
May 10
TNT
W 121–113
Jhonard Clarito (29)
Jhonard Clarito (7)
Beau Belga (5)
Rizal Memorial Coliseum
1–1
3
May 13
TNT
W 110–109
Gian Mamuyac (25)
Jhonard Clarito (9)
Asistio, Belga, Caracut, Nocum, Santillan (3)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
2–1 :
Semifinals: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 17
San Miguel
L 98–101
Gian Mamuyac (20)
Leonard Santillan (8)
Jhonard Clarito (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1
2
May 19
San Miguel
L 89–106
Anton Asistio (20)
Adrian Nocum (9)
Adrian Nocum (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–2
3
May 22
San Miguel
L 107–117
Beau Belga (19)
Leonard Santillan (11)
Andrei Caracut (6)
Dasmariñas Arena
0–3
4
May 24
San Miguel
L 100–107
Gian Mamuyac (30)
Belga, Demusis (8)
Belga, Norwood (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–4 :

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

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| Nick Demusis | April 28, 2023 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Mark Borboran | April 28, 2023 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Mac Belo | May 31, 2023 | ₱300,000 per month | 1 year | Re-signed |
| Rey Nambatac | June 27, 2023 | ₱420,000 per month (max. contract) | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Andrei Caracut | August 29, 2023 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| James Yap | September 26, 2023 | Not disclosed | 1 conference | Re-signed |
| Beau Belga | December 14, 2023 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed |
| Leonard Santillan | January 24, 2024 | Not disclosed | 3 years | Re-signed |
| Anton Asistio | January 24, 2024 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Philip Paredes | March 21, 2024 | Not disclosed | 1 conference | NLEX Road Warriors |
| Shaun Ildefonso | April 29, 2024 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Jhonard Clarito | April 29, 2024 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Gabe Norwood | May 30, 2024 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team |
| Dave Marcelo | | Center | Waived | NLEX Road Warriors |
| James Yap | 18 | Small forward / Shooting guard | Request for release | Blackwater Bossing |

### Trades
#### Pre-season

May :
| May 8, 2023 | To Rain or Shine2024 Converge second-round pick2025 Converge second-round pick | To ConvergeMike Nieto |
| May 18, 2023 | To Rain or ShineMac Belo | To MeralcoNorbert Torres |
| September ||||
| September 21, 2023 | To Rain or ShineDave Marcelo2024 TNT first-round pick | To TNTHenry GalinatoJewel Ponferada |

#### Philippine Cup

February :
| February 14, 2024 | To Rain or Shine2023 TNT first-round pick 2024 TNT second-round pick | To BlackwaterRey Nambatac |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | DaJuan Summers | November 8, 2023 (vs. Meralco) | November 24, 2023 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 0–4 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Demetrius Treadwell | November 29, 2023 (vs. San Miguel) | January 19, 2024 (vs. San Miguel) | 6–2 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
| Jhonard Clarito | 2023–24 PBA Most Improved Player | August 18, 2024 |