2020 Blackwater Elite season
# 2020 Blackwater Elite season

The 2020 Blackwater Elite season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* December 8: The 2019 PBA draft took place on Robinsons Place Manila.
* March 11: The PBA postpones the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.

## Draft picks

### Special draft

| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Rey Suerte | SG | Philippines | UE |

### Regular draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Maurice Shaw | C | Philippines | Hutchinson CC |
| 2 | 14 | Richard Escoto | PF | Philippines | Far Eastern |
| 3 | 25 | Chris Bitoon | PG | Philippines | St. Clare |
| 4 | 37 | Hubert Cani | PG | Philippines | Far Eastern |

## Philippine Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

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

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
* 1 2 3 4 5 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

**Game log**

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 2–9 :

October: 2–3

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

October 12

NorthPort

W 96–89

Sumang, Trollano (17)

Don Trollano (10)

5 players (2)

AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center

1–0

2

October 15

Ginebra

L 99–103

Don Trollano (23)

Don Trollano (10)

Sumang, Daquioag (4)

AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center

1–1

3

October 17

NLEX

W 98–88

Canaleta, Trollano (18)

Don Trollano (11)

Ed Daquioag (8)

AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center

2–1

4

October 20

Alaska

L 82–120

Ed Daquioag (18)

Jonjon Gabriel (7)

Mike Tolomia (7)

AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center

2–2

5

October 22

TNT

L 96–109

Don Trollano (23)

Mac Belo (8)

Ed Daquioag (7)

AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center

2–3 :

November

: 0–6

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

6

November 3

San Miguel

L 88–90 OT

Ed Daquioag (20)

KG Canaleta (10)

Mike Tolomia (5)

AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center

2–4

7

November 4

Meralco

L 85–89

Don Trollano (16)

Don Trollano (6)

Roi Sumang (5)

AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center

2–5

8

November 6

Terrafirma

L 101–110

KG Canaleta (29)

Don Trollano (13)

Roi Sumang (5)

AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center

2–6

9

November 8

Rain or Shine

L 71–82

Mac Belo (15)

Roi Sumang (10)

Roi Sumang (7)

AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center

2–7

10

November 9

Phoenix

L 95–100

KG Canaleta (21)

Trollano, Belo (8)

Roi Sumang (5)

AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center

2–8

11

November 11

Magnolia

L 80–95

KG Canaleta (14)

Don Trollano (10)

Roi Sumang (5)

AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center

2–9 :

## Transactions

### Trades

**Preseason**

January :

| January 16, 2020 | To BlackwaterRon Dennison | To PhoenixBrian Heruela |
| - | - | - |

February :

| February 28, 2020 | To BlackwaterMarion Magat (from TNT) Yousef Taha (from TNT) Ed Daquioag (from TNT via Rain or Shine) 2021 first round pick (from TNT) 2022 first round pick (from TNT) | To NLEXAnthony Semerad (from Blackwater) Rabeh Al-Hussaini (from Blackwater) 2020 first round pick (from Blackwater) 2021 second round pick (from Blackwater) | To TNTJohn Paul Erram (from Blackwater via NLEX) |
| - | - | - | - |

### Free agents

**Rookie Signings**

| Player | Signed | School/club |
| - | - | - |
| Maurice Shaw | December 15, 2019 | Power Electricity Authority (PEA) |
| Richard Escoto | December 22, 2019 | Far Eastern |

### Other Signings

| Player | Signed | School/club |
| - | - | - |
| Jon-Jon Gabriel | February 8, 2020 | Manila Stars (MPBL) |
