2021 Blackwater Bossing season
# 2021 Blackwater Bossing season

The 2021 Blackwater Bossing season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* March 14: The PBA Season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 14 | Rey Mark Acuno | C | Philippines | UE |
| 2 | 15 | Joshua Torralba | G/F | USA | La Salle |
| 3 | 27 | Andre Paras | C/F | USA | UP |
| 4 | 38 | Jun Manzo | G | Philippines | UP |
| 5 | 48 | Kim Bayquin | G | Philippines | FEU |
| 6 | 56 | Jeson Delfinado | G | Philippines | FEU |

## Philippine Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Magnolia Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 0 | 11 | .000 | 10 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

**Game log**

2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 0–11 :

July: 0–4

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

July 16

Alaska

L 77–103

Simon Enciso (23)

Kelly Nabong (9)

Amer, Enciso, Magat (3)

Ynares Sports Arena

0–1

2

July 18

Rain or Shine

L 62–71

Kelly Nabong (18)

Marion Magat (10)

Simon Enciso (3)

Ynares Sports Arena

0–2

3

July 23

Barangay Ginebra

L 81–96

Mike Tolomia (22)

Kelly Nabong (7)

Simon Enciso (5)

Ynares Sports Arena

0–3

4

July 28

San Miguel

L 80–99

Simon Enciso (25)

David Semerad (8)

Mike Tolomia (6)

Ynares Sports Arena

0–4 :

September

: 0–7

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

5

September 1

TNT

L 76–96

Simon Enciso (14)

Kelly Nabong (12)

Mike Tolomia (6)

DHVSU Gym

0–5

6

September 3

Magnolia

L 78–94

Kelly Nabong (19)

Kelly Nabong (14)

Simon Enciso (5)

DHVSU Gym

0–6

7

September 5

Terrafirma

L 84–96

Mike Tolomia (14)

Kelly Nabong (8)

Mike Tolomia (5)

DHVSU Gym

0–7

8

September 9

NorthPort

L 73–98

Frank Golla (14)

Frank Golla (7)

Simon Enciso (7)

DHVSU Gym

0–8

9

September 11

Phoenix

L 92–114

Mike Tolomia (23)

Ed Daquioag (7)

Ed Daquioag (5)

DHVSU Gym

0–9

10

September 16

NLEX

L 73–90

Simon Enciso (17)

Marion Magat (7)

Simon Enciso (7)

DHVSU Gym

0–10

11

September 18

Meralco

L 97–104

Canaleta, Escoto, Tolomia (15)

Mike Tolomia (8)

Enciso, Tolomia (4)

DHVSU Gym

0–11 :

## Governors' Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Magnolia Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT Tropang Giga | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |

* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

**Game log**

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 1–10 :

December: 0–5

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

December 9

Rain or Shine

L 79–92

Rashawn McCarthy (15)

Bond, Eboña (11)

Baser Amer (7)

Ynares Sports Arena

0–1

2

December 11

Phoenix

L 99–110

Jaylen Bond (18)

Jaylen Bond (15)

Rashawn McCarthy (7)

Ynares Sports Arena

0–2

3

December 16

Meralco

L 77–98

Rashawn McCarthy (19)

Jaylen Bond (15)

Rashawn McCarthy (3)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–3

4

December 18

San Miguel

L 88–107

Paul Desiderio (16)

Jaylen Bond (17)

Ed Daquioag (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–4

5

December 22

Alaska

L 75–98

Rashawn McCarthy (16)

Richard Escoto (7)

Baser Amer (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–5 :

February

: 0–3

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

6

February 12, 2022

Terrafirma

L 103–109

Shawn Glover (35)

Shawn Glover (17)

JVee Casio (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–6

7

February 18, 2022

NLEX

L 97–117

Shawn Glover (39)

Shawn Glover (15)

Ayonayon, Casio (5)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–7

8

February 25, 2022

Barangay Ginebra

L 100–109

Shawn Glover (29)

Shawn Glover (6)

JVee Casio (6)

Ynares Center

0–8 :

March

: 1–2

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

9

March 2, 2022

NorthPort

L 103–116

Shawn Glover (47)

Shawn Glover (12)

JVee Casio (8)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–9

10

March 4, 2022

TNT

L 93–106

Shawn Glover (26)

Shawn Glover (15)

Shawn Glover (9)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

0–10

11

March 9, 2022

Magnolia

W 101–100

Shawn Glover (33)

Shawn Glover (9)

Shawn Glover (7)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

1–10 :

## Transactions

### Free agency

**Signings**

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Kelly Nabong | March 25, 2021 | Not disclosed | Six months | NorthPort Batang Pier |
| Val Chauca | September 30, 2021 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | N/A |
| Juneric Baloria | October 15, 2021 | Not disclosed | One-conference | Basilan Peace Riders (Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup) |
| John Ambulodto | December 30, 2021 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Manila Stars (MPBL) |

### Trades

**Pre-season**

February :

| February 4, 2021 | To BlackwaterBaser Amer Bryan Faundo | To MeralcoMac Belo |
| - | - | - |
| March ||||
| March 11, 2021 | To Blackwater2020 NLEX first-round pick (No. 4) | To NLEXMaurice Shaw Roi Sumang Don Trollano 2022 Blackwater second-round pick |
| March 11, 2021 | To BlackwaterSimon Enciso David Semerad 2023 TNT first-round pick 2024 TNT second-round pick | To TNT2020 NLEX first-round pick (No. 4) |

**Philippine Cup**

September :

| September 28, 2021 | To BlackwaterRashawn McCarthy | To TerrafirmaSimon Enciso |
| - | - | - |
| October ||||
| October 12, 2021 | To BlackwaterJVee Casio Barkley Eboña | To AlaskaMike Tolomia 2022 Blackwater second-round pick |

**Mid-season**

November :

| November 16, 2021 | To BlackwaterMike Ayonayon Will McAloney | To NLEXMarion Magat 2023 Blackwater second-round pick |
| - | - | - |
| December ||||
| December 3, 2021 | To BlackwaterJay Washington 2022 NorthPort second-round pick 2025 TNT second-round pick | To TNTCarl Bryan Cruz |

**Governors' Cup**

December :

| December 24, 2021 | To BlackwaterJustin Melton | To TerrafirmaEd Daquioag |
| - | - | - |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Governors' Cup | Jaylen Bond | December 9, 2021 (vs. Rain or Shine) | December 22, 2021 (vs. Alaska) | 0–5 |
| Governors' Cup | Shawn Glover | February 12, 2022 (vs. Terrafirma) | March 9, 2022 (vs. Magnolia) | 1–5 |
