The 2017–18 Blackwater Elite season was the fourth season of the franchise in the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...

(PBA).

Key dates

2017

*October 29: The

2017 PBA draft The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event that allowed teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. It was held at the Midtown Atrium, Robinsons Place Manila on October 29, 2017. The league determined the drafting ...

took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.San Miguel nets Standhardinger
PBA.ph, October 29, 2017

Draft picks

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, -bgcolor=ffcccc , 1 , December 22 ,

Meralco The Manila Electric Company (), also known as Meralco (, ), is an electric power distribution company in the Philippines. It is Metro Manila's only electric power distributor and holds the power distribution franchise for 22 cities and 89 munic ...

L 98–103
,

Jose Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya * Jose the Galilea ...

, Maliksi (16) ,

John Paul Erram John Paul "Poy" I. Erram (born July 7, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 15th overall in 2013 by the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. He star ...

(10) , Roi Sumang (3) ,

Cuneta Astrodome The Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor arena that is located in Pasay, Philippines. Since the 1993 PBA season, it was better known as the home of the Philippine Basketball Association. when it left the PhilSports Arena (that was then known as ULTRA), ...

, 0–1 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 2 , December 29 , Rain or Shine
W 92–87
,

Mac Belo Rey Mark G. "Mac" Belo (born February 12, 1993) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Early life Hailing from Midsayap, Cotabato, Belo was born on February 12, 1993. ...

(25) ,

(14) ,

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(7) ,

, 1–1 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 3 , January 12 , Barangay Ginebra
W 94–77
, Belo, Erram (22) ,

(11) , Mike Cortez (4) ,

Mall of Asia Arena The SM Mall of Asia Arena, also known as the Mall of Asia Arena or the MoA Arena, is an indoor arena within the SM Mall of Asia complex, in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. It has a seating capacity of 15,000 for sporting events, an ...

, 2–1 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 4 , January 17 ,

TNT Trinitrotoluene (), more commonly known as TNT, more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. TNT is occasionally used as a reagen ...

L 83–92
,

(20) ,

(13) , Belo, Cortez, DiGregorio (3) ,

Smart Araneta Coliseum The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed as "the Big Do ...

, 2–2 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 5 , January 19 , GlobalPort
L 76–101
,

(17) ,

Raymar Jose Raymar A. Jose is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 3rd overall by Blackwater Elite in the 2017 PBA draft. Early life and high school career Jose's ...

(12) ,

(5) ,

, 2–3 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 6 , January 27 ,

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...

L 84–88
, Belo, DiGregorio (15) ,

(21) , Roi Sumang (5) ,

, 2–4 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 7 , February 2 ,

Magnolia ''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendro ...

L 72–78
,

(25) ,

(13) ,

(3) ,

, 2–5 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 8 , February 9 , San Miguel
W 106–96
, Michael DiGregorio (26) ,

(18) ,

Allein Maliksi Allein Gail Q. Maliksi (born September 18, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 8th by the Petron Blaze Boosters in the 2011 PBA draft. College ...

(8) ,

, 3–5 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 9 , February 16 ,

Kia Kia Corporation, commonly known as Kia (, ; formerly known as Kyungsung Precision Industry and Kia Motors Corporation), is a South Korean multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It is South Korea's second lar ...

W 95–76
, Michael DiGregorio (21) ,

(14) ,

(8) ,

, 4–5 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 10 , February 18 ,

NLEX The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), signed as E1 of the Philippine expressway network, partially as N160 of the Philippine highway network, and R-8 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects M ...

L 90–93
, Michael DiGregorio (16) ,

(17) , Belo,

Cruz Cruz is a surname of Iberian Peninsula, Iberian origin, first found in Castile (historical region), Castile, Spain, but later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish Empire, Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In Spanish and Portugu ...

, Erram,

Pinto Pinto is a Portuguese language, Portuguese, Spanish language, Spanish, Sephardi Jews, Jewish (Sephardic), and Italian language, Italian surname. It is a high-frequency surname in all List of countries and territories where Portuguese is an officia ...

(3) ,

Philippine Arena The Philippine Arena is the world's largest indoor arena. It is a multipurpose indoor arena with a maximum seating capacity of 55,000 at Ciudad de Victoria, a 140-hectare tourism enterprise zone in Bocaue and Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippin ...

, 4–6 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 11 , February 21 ,

Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

W 83–78
, Belo, DiGregorio,

(14) ,

(19) , DiGregorio, Erram,

(4) ,

, 5–6

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, -bgcolor=ffcccc , 1 , April 22 , Columbian
L 98–126
, Jarrid Famous (35) , Jarrid Famous (22) , Roi Sumang (5) ,

, 0–1 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 2 , April 25 ,

L 102–107
, Roi Sumang (20) , Jarrid Famous (16) , Roi Sumang (5) ,

, 0–2 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 3 , April 29 ,

L 74–93
, Jarrid Famous (27) , Jarrid Famous (21) , Erram,

, Sumang (4) ,

, 0–3 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 4 , May 2 , GlobalPort
L 106–117
, Jarrid Famous (41) , Jarrid Famous (22) ,

(7) ,

Ynares Center The Ynares Center is an indoor sporting arena located along the Circumferential Road in Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines. The facility, which has a seating capacity of 7,400, is managed by the Provincial Government of Rizal. Aside from hosting bask ...

, 0–4 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 5 , May 11 , Barangay Ginebra
L 91–105
, Jarrid Famous (25) , Jarrid Famous (17) , Roi Sumang (7) ,

Alonte Sports Arena The Alonte Sports Arena is an indoor arena in Biñan, Laguna, Philippines with the capacity of 6,500 people. It serves as the home to the Laguna Heroes of Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League and has hosted games of the Philippine Basketball Ass ...

, 0–5 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 6 , May 18 ,

L 101–120
,

(16) , Jarrid Famous (12) , Mike Cortez (7) ,

, 0–6 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 7 , May 30 ,

L 89–93
, Michael DiGregorio (25) , Henry Walker (15) ,

(4) ,

, 0–7 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 8 , June 6 ,

W 86–84
,

(19) ,

(15) ,

(5) ,

, 1–7 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 9 , June 8 , Rain or Shine
L 94–104
,

(23) , Maliksi, Sena (7) ,

, Zamar (4) ,

, 1–8 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 10 , June 15 ,

L 75–102
, Henry Walker (14) , Henry Walker (13) , Henry Walker (6) ,

, 1–9 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 11 , July 4 , San Miguel
L 106–115
, Henry Walker (26) , Henry Walker (12) ,

(8) ,

, 1–10

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, -bgcolor=ccffcc , 1 , August 24 ,

W 104–98 (OT)
,

(28) , Henry Walker (14) ,

(4) ,

, 1–0 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 2 , September 5 , San Miguel
W 103–100
, Henry Walker (35) , Henry Walker (17) ,

(7) ,

, 2–0 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 3 , September 19 , NorthPort
W 113–111
, Henry Walker (24) , Henry Walker (15) ,

(13) ,

, 3–0 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 4 , September 21 , Barangay Ginebra
W 124–118 (OT)
, Henry Walker (39) ,

(11) , Henry Walker (9) ,

, 4–0 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 5 , September 26 ,

L 106–124
, Roi Sumang (24) , Henry Walker (13) , Henry Walker (7) ,

, 4–1 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 6 , October 5 ,

W 94–91
, Henry Walker (24) , Henry Walker (14) ,

, Sumang,

Walker Walker or The Walker may refer to: People * Walker (given name) *Walker (surname) * Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Places In the United States *Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County *Walker, Mono County, California ...

(3) ,

, 5–1 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 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 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 8 , October 10 ,

L 99–133
, Henry Walker (27) , Henry Walker (18) ,

(7) ,

, 6–2 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 9 , October 21 ,

L 109–116
, Henry Walker (29) , Henry Walker (11) , Henry Walker (11) ,

, 6–3 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 10 , October 27 , Columbian
W 120–99
, Henry Walker (26) , Henry Walker (11) ,

(5) ,

, 7–3 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 11 , November 4 ,

L 91–97
, Henry Walker (21) ,

(14) ,

(10) ,

, 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

, -bgcolor=ffcccc , 1 , November 6 ,

L 99–103
, Henry Walker (18) ,

(19) ,

(5) ,

, 0–1

Transactions

Free agents

Trades

Recruited imports

Awards

References

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