2015–16 Mahindra Enforcer season
# 2015–16 Mahindra Enforcer season

The 2015–16 Mahindra Enforcer season was the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* July 16: Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC) announced that they changed their team name from Kia Carnival to Mahindra Enforcers.
* August 23: The 2015 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Troy Rosario | PF | Philippines | Hapee Fresh Fighters | NU |
| 2 | 14 | Bradwyn Guinto | C | Philippines | Cebuana Lhuillier Gems | SSC-R |
| 3 | 24 | Leo de Vera | SF | United States | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters | SSC-R |
| 4 | 35 | Michael DiGregorio | SG | United States | KeraMix Mixers | McKendree |
| 5 | 44 | Alli Austria | SG | United States | Cagayan Valley Rising Suns | San Francisco State |
| 6 | 49 | Roberto Hainga | C | Philippines | MP Hotel Warriors | UST |
| 7 | 52 | Michael Abad | C/PF | Philippines | LiverMarin Guardians | Mapúa |

## Philippine Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alaska Aces | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | TNT Tropang Texters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barako Bull Energy | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Star Hotshots | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 11 | Mahindra Enforcer | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Meralco Bolts | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 GlobalPort
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Barako Bull

## Commissioner's Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Tropang TNT | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Star Hotshots | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Mahindra Enforcer | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Meralco
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.18, Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 0.84
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Star
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Blackwater 1.04, Phoenix 0.99, GlobalPort 0.98

## Governors' Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | TNT KaTropa | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | Mahindra Enforcer | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Star Hotshots | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 San Miguel
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.039, Mahindra 1.017, Alaska 0.950; fourth seed playoff: Meralco 104–99 Mahindra
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.04, Rain or Shine 1.03, Phoenix 0.93; eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 105–94 Rain or Shine

**Bracket**

| 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 | TNT | 136 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Phoenix | 124 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Phoenix | 124 | 1 | TNT | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | 1 | TNT | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | 4 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Meralco | 105 | 4 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Mahindra | 82 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mahindra | 82 | | | | 4 | Meralco | 2 |
| (#2 twice to beat) | (#2 twice to beat) | (#2 twice to beat) | | | | 4 | Meralco | 2 |
| (#2 twice to beat) | (#2 twice to beat) | (#2 twice to beat) | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 2 | San Miguel | 114 | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 7 | NLEX | 110 | | | | | | |
| 7 | NLEX | 110 | 2 | San Miguel | 2 | | | |
| (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | 2 | San Miguel | 2 | | | |
| (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 109 | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Alaska | 104 | | | | | | |

## Transactions

### Trades

Pre-season

| August 25, 2015 | To MahindraNiño Canaleta and Aldrech Ramos (from NLEX) Robert Reyes (from Talk 'n Text) | To NLEXKevin Alas (from Talk 'n Text via Mahindra) | To Talk 'N TextTroy Rosario |
| - | - | - | - |
| October 7, 2015 | To MahindraJuneric Baloria 2016 and 2017 second round picks (from NLEX) | To Meralco 2016 and 2017 second round picks (from Mahindra) | To NLEXSean Anthony (from Meralco via Mahindra) |
| April 29, 2016 | To MahindraKeith Agovida and Paolo Taha | To GlobalportKarl Dehesa | To BlackwaterRoi Sumang |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Commissioner's Cup | Augustus Gilchrist | February 12 (vs. GlobalPort) | April 13 (vs. Star) | 4–7 |
| Governors' Cup | James White | July 15 (vs. Star) | September 24 (vs. Meralco) | 6–7 |
| Governors' Cup | Iman Zandi* | July 15 (vs. Star) | August 12 (vs. Phoenix) | 4–1 |
