2015–16 Blackwater Elite season

2015–16 Blackwater Elite season
Head coach	Leo Isaac
Owner(s)	Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	3–8 (.273)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (Lost to Rain or Shine in one game with twice-to-win disadvantage in Phase 1)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	3–8 (.273)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Blackwater Elite seasons
2014–15

The 2015—16 Blackwater Elite season is the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2015

• August 23: The 2015 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2015 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	9	Art dela Cruz	SF	Philippines	Hapee Fresh Fighters	San Beda
2	13	Almond Vosotros	SG		Cebuana Lhuillier Gems	DLSU
3	23	Jason Melano	SF		Cagayan Valley Rising Suns	St. Francis of Assisi
4	34	Keith Agovida			Keramix Mixers	Arellano
5	43	Jawhar Purdy	SG	United States	Wang's Basketball Couriers	Cal State Stanislaus
6	48	Christian Palma	SF	Philippines	Cagayan Valley Rising Suns	Arellano
7	51	Mon Abundo	PG		Café France Bakers	CEU
8	54	Randy Dilay	SG	United States	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	Dominican (IL)

Roster

Blackwater Elite roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 0 Cortez, Mike (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1980–10–11 La Salle G 1 Cañada, Jerick 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 156 lb (71 kg) 1988–05–27 Adamson G 4 Reyes, Raphael 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1987–12–01 UE G 5 Tiongson, Juami 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–02–05 Ateneo G 6 Lastimosa, Carlo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1990–09–03 Benilde F/C 7 Erram, J.P. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo G 9 Vosotros, Almond (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1990–01–26 La Salle F 11 Bulawan, Gilbert 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1986–08–25 San Sebastian F/C 15 Sena, James 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–31 JRU F 16 Melano, Jason (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–18 Saint Francis of Assisi F/C 17 Golla, Frank (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1990–01–17 Ateneo G/F 21 Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1986–05–25 San Beda F 25 dela Cruz, Arthur (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–05–09 San Beda F 26 Cervantes, Reil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1986–08–16 FEU F/C 32 Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda G – Sumang, Shej Roi (R / IN) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1990–12–12 UE	Head coach Leo Isaac Assistant coach(es) Aris Dimaunahan (1st Assistant) Rodil Sablan Bong Ramos Patrick Aquino Junjie Ablan Tylon Darjuan Chito Loyzaga (Consultant) Team manager Johnson Martines Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

Transactions

Trades

Off-season

August 7, 2015

To Blackwater Mike Cortez James Sena (from Meralco)

To Meralco Jimmy Alapag (from Talk 'N Text via Blackwater)

To Talk 'N Text Larry Rodriguez (from Blackwater)

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	M.J Rhett	February 10 (vs. TNT)	April 10 (vs. Rain or Shine)	3-8
Governors' Cup