The 2017–18 Blackwater Elite season was the 4th 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 Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...

(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 draf ...

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

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Meralco The Manila Electric Company, also known as Meralco (, , stylized in uppercase), 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 3 ...

L 98–103
,

Jose Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. Given name Mishnaic and Talmudic periods * Jose ben Abin * Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean * Jose ben Halafta ...

, Maliksi (16) , John Paul Erram (10) ,

Roi Sumang Shej Roi R. Sumang (born December 12, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Zamboanga Sikat of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Early life He is the eldest of six children of Jess and Sheila Sumang. He grew ...

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Cuneta Astrodome Cuneta Astrodome, also known as Pasay Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, is an indoor arena located in Pasay, Philippines. The arena has hosted Philippine Basketball Association games from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2001 onwards, and also cur ...

, 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 who plays for the Zamboanga Valientes of The Asian Tournament (TAT). Early life Hailing from Midsayap, Cotabato, Belo was born on February 12, 1993. Hi ...

(25) , John Paul Erram (14) , John Pinto (7) ,

, 1–1 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 3 , January 12 , Barangay Ginebra
W 94–77
, Belo, Erram (22) , John Paul Erram (11) ,

Mike Cortez Mike Salonga Cortez (born November 10, 1980) is a Filipino-American professional basketball coach and former player. He is an assistant coach for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played for eight franchis ...

(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 and ...

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

TNT Troponin T (shortened TnT or TropT) is a part of the troponin complex, which are proteins integral to the contraction of skeletal and heart muscles. They are expressed in skeletal and cardiac myocytes. Troponin T binds to tropomyosin and helps ...

L 83–92
, John Paul Erram (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 "the Big Dome" ...

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

(17) , Raymar Jose (12) , Raymar Jose (5) ,

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

Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...

L 84–88
, Belo, DiGregorio (15) , John Paul Erram (21) ,

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

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L 72–78
,

(25) , John Paul Erram (13) , John Paul Erram (3) ,

, 2–5 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 8 , February 9 ,

San Miguel San Miguel, Spanish for Saint Michael, may refer to: Places Argentina *San Miguel Partido *San Miguel, Buenos Aires * San Miguel, Catamarca * San Miguel, Corrientes * San Miguel, La Rioja *San Miguel Arcángel, a Volga German colony in Adolfo Al ...

W 106–96
, Michael DiGregorio (26) , John Paul Erram (18) , Allein Maliksi (8) ,

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

Kia Kia Corporation (, formerly known as Kyungsung Precision Industry (京城精密工業) and Kia Motors Corporation) is a South Korean multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It is South Korea's second larges ...

W 95–76
, Michael DiGregorio (21) , John Paul Erram (14) , John Pinto (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 partially as R-8 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is a controlled-access highway that ...

L 90–93
, Michael DiGregorio (16) , John Paul Erram (17) , Belo,

Cruz Cruz is mostly a surname but is also used as a first name. It is of Iberian Peninsula, Iberian origin, first found in Castile (historical region), Castile, Spain, and later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish Empire, Spanish ...

, Erram,

Pinto Pinto is a Portuguese, Spanish, Jewish (Sephardic), and Italian surname. It is a high-frequency surname in all Portuguese-speaking countries and is also widely present in Spanish-speaking countries, Italy, India (especially in Mangalore, Karnata ...

(3) ,

Philippine Arena The Philippine Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena located within the Ciudad de Victoria tourism enterprise zone in the towns of Bocaue and Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines. It is located about north of Manila. With a maximum seating capac ...

, 4–6 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 11 , February 21 , Phoenix
W 83–78
, Belo, DiGregorio,

(14) , John Paul Erram (19) , DiGregorio, Erram,

(4) ,

, 5–6

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, -bgcolor=ffcccc , 1 , April 22 , Columbian
L 98–126
,

Jarrid Famous Jarrid Jerome Famous (born July 16, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for NSH Mountain Gold Timika of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball at both Westchester Community College and ...

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, 0–1 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 2 , April 25 , Phoenix
L 102–107
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(16) ,

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

L 74–93
,

(27) ,

(21) , Erram,

, Sumang (4) ,

, 0–3 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 4 , May 2 , GlobalPort
L 106–117
,

(41) ,

(22) ,

(7) ,

Ynares Center The Ynares Center, also known as Ynares Center Antipolo, is an indoor 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 ...

, 0–4 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 5 , May 11 , Barangay Ginebra
L 91–105
,

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(17) ,

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Alonte Sports Arena Basketball venues in the Philippines Biñan Tatak Gel Buildings and structures in Biñan Indoor arenas in the Philippines MPBL venues Philippine Basketball Association venues Sports in Laguna (province) Sports venues completed in 2013 Volleyball v ...

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

L 101–120
, John Paul Erram (16) ,

(12) ,

(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) , Allein Maliksi (4) ,

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

W 86–84
, John Paul Erram (19) , John Paul Erram (15) , John Pinto (5) ,

, 1–7 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 9 , June 8 , Rain or Shine
L 94–104
, Allein Maliksi (23) , Maliksi,

Sena Sena may refer to: Places * Sanandaj or Sena, city in northwestern Iran * Sena (state constituency), represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly * Sena, a Medieval Catalan exonym for Siena, Italy * Sena, Dashtestan, village in Bushehr P ...

(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 ,

L 106–115
, Henry Walker (26) , Henry Walker (12) , John Pinto (8) ,

, 1–10

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, -bgcolor=ccffcc , 1 , August 24 ,

W 104–98 (OT)
, Allein Maliksi (28) , Henry Walker (14) , John Pinto (4) ,

, 1–0 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 2 , September 5 ,

W 103–100
, Henry Walker (35) , Henry Walker (17) , John Pinto (7) ,

, 2–0 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 3 , September 19 , NorthPort
W 113–111
, Henry Walker (24) , Henry Walker (15) , John Pinto (13) ,

, 3–0 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 4 , September 21 , Barangay Ginebra
W 124–118 (OT)
, Henry Walker (39) , John Paul Erram (11) , Henry Walker (9) ,

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

L 106–124
,

(24) , Henry Walker (13) , Henry Walker (7) ,

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

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

, Sumang,

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(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) , John Pinto (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) , John Pinto (5) ,

, 7–3 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 11 , November 4 , Phoenix
L 91–97
, Henry Walker (21) , John Paul Erram (14) , John Pinto (10) ,

, 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

, -bgcolor=ffcccc , 1 , November 6 ,

L 99–103
, Henry Walker (18) , John Paul Erram (19) ,

(5) ,

, 0–1

Transactions

Free agents

Trades

Recruited imports

Awards

References

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