2020 Blackwater Elite season explained

Team:	Blackwater Elite
Pbayear:	2020
Coach:	Nash Racela
1C-Name:	Philippine Cup
1C-Wins:	2
1C-Losses:	9
1C-Place:	10
1C-Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Owners:	Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Prevseason:	2019
Nextseason:	2021

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

See main article: 2019 PBA draft.

Regular draft

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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=bbffbb| 1| October 12| NorthPort| W 96–89| Sumang, Trollano (17)| Don Trollano (10)| 5 players (2)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| October 15| Barangay Ginebra| L 99–103| Don Trollano (23)| Don Trollano (10)| Sumang, Daquioag (4)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 1–1|-bgcolor=bbffbb| 3| October 17| NLEX| W 98–88| Canaleta, Trollano (18)| Don Trollano (11)| Ed Daquioag (8)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 2–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| October 20| Alaska| L 82–120| Ed Daquioag (18)| Jonjon Gabriel (7)| Mike Tolomia (7)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 2–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| October 22| TNT| L 96–109| Don Trollano (23)| Mac Belo (8)| Ed Daquioag (7)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 2–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 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|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| November 4| Meralco| L 85–89| Don Trollano (16)| Don Trollano (6)| Roi Sumang (5)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 2–5|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 8| November 6| Terrafirma| L 101–110| KG Canaleta (29)| Don Trollano (13)| Roi Sumang (5)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 2–6|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 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|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 10| November 9| Phoenix Super LPG| L 95–100| KG Canaleta (21)| Trollano, Belo (8)| Roi Sumang (5)| AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center| 2–8|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blackwater trades Brian Heruela again, this time to Phoenix for Ron Dennison. Ramos. Gerry. Spin.ph. en. January 16, 2020.
2. Web site: PBA: TNT finally lands Poy Erram in revised three-team trade. Lintag. Paul Kennedy. ABS-CBN Sports. en. February 28, 2020.
3. Web site: Bacnis . Justine . Feb 8, 2020 . Blackwater signs Manila Stars' Jonjon Gabriel . 2022-08-31 . Tiebreaker Times . en-US.