# 2020 Blackwater Elite season

The 2020 Blackwater Elite season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* December 8: The 2019 PBA draft took place on Robinsons Place Manila.
* March 11: The PBA postpones the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.

## Draft picks
### Special draft

| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club |
| 2 | Rey Suerte | SG | Philippines | UE |

### Regular draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club |
| 1 | 2 | Maurice Shaw | C | Philippines | Hutchinson CC |
| 2 | 14 | Richard Escoto | PF | Philippines | Far Eastern |
| 3 | 25 | Chris Bitoon | PG | Philippines | St. Clare |
| 4 | 37 | Hubert Cani | PG | Philippines | Far Eastern |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT Tropang Giga | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
| 12 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
* 1 2 3 4 5 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

#### Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 2–9 :
October: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 12
NorthPort
W 96–89
Sumang, Trollano (17)
Don Trollano (10)
5 players (2)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–0
2
October 15
Barangay Ginebra
L 99–103
Don Trollano (23)
Don Trollano (10)
Sumang, Daquioag (4)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–1
3
October 17
NLEX
W 98–88
Canaleta, Trollano (18)
Don Trollano (11)
Ed Daquioag (8)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
2–1
4
October 20
Alaska
L 82–120
Ed Daquioag (18)
Jonjon Gabriel (7)
Mike Tolomia (7)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
2–2
5
October 22
TNT
L 96–109
Don Trollano (23)
Mac Belo (8)
Ed Daquioag (7)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
2–3 :
November: 0–6
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
November 3
San Miguel
L 88–90 OT
Ed Daquioag (20)
KG Canaleta (10)
Mike Tolomia (5)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
2–4
7
November 4
Meralco
L 85–89
Don Trollano (16)
Don Trollano (6)
Roi Sumang (5)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
2–5
8
November 6
Terrafirma
L 101–110
KG Canaleta (29)
Don Trollano (13)
Roi Sumang (5)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
2–6
9
November 8
Rain or Shine
L 71–82
Mac Belo (15)
Roi Sumang (10)
Roi Sumang (7)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
2–7
10
November 9
Phoenix Super LPG
L 95–100
KG Canaleta (21)
Trollano, Belo (8)
Roi Sumang (5)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
2–8
11
November 11
Magnolia
L 80–95
KG Canaleta (14)
Don Trollano (10)
Roi Sumang (5)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
2–9 :

## Transactions
### Trades
#### Preseason

January :
| January 16, 2020 | To BlackwaterRon Dennison | To PhoenixBrian Heruela |
February :
| February 28, 2020 | To BlackwaterMarion Magat (from TNT) Yousef Taha (from TNT) Ed Daquioag (from TNT via Rain or Shine) 2021 first round pick (from TNT) 2022 first round pick (from TNT) | To NLEXAnthony Semerad (from Blackwater) Rabeh Al-Hussaini (from Blackwater) 2020 first round pick (from Blackwater) 2021 second round pick (from Blackwater) | To TNTJohn Paul Erram (from Blackwater via NLEX) |

### Free agents
#### Rookie Signings

| Player | Signed | School/club |
| Maurice Shaw | December 15, 2019 | Power Electricity Authority (PEA) |
| Richard Escoto | December 22, 2019 | Far Eastern |

### Other Signings

| Player | Signed | School/club |
| Jon-Jon Gabriel | February 8, 2020 | Manila Stars (MPBL) |