2023–24 Blackwater Bossing season
Head coachJeffrey Cariaso
Owner(s)Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Commissioner's Cup results
Record1–10 (9.1%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Philippine Cup results
PlaceTBD
Blackwater Bossing seasons

The 2023–24 Blackwater Bossing season is the ninth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
12Christian DavidF CanadaButler
220James KwekuteyeG CanadaSan Beda
326Clifford JopiaC PhilippinesSan Beda
437Archie ConcepcionG PhilippinesArellano
548Dariel BaylaF PhilippinesArellano

Roster

Blackwater Bossing roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 0 Philippines Ilagan, RK 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1997–04–03 San Sebastian
G 1 United States DiGregorio, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–12–12 McKendree
G 2 Philippines Concepcion, Archie (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Arellano
G/F 4 Philippines Suerte, Rey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1994–10–04 UE
F 5 Philippines Ular, Ato 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1995–05–04 Letran
G 6 Philippines Casio, JVee (C / IN) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986–09–01 De La Salle
G 7 Canada Kwekuteye, James (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1998–08–15 San Beda
F/C 8 Philippines Guinto, Bradwyn (FA) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–10–20 San Sebastian
G 9 Philippines Amer, Baser (FA) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda
C 13 Philippines Jopia, Clifford (R) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San Beda
F 15 Philippines Sena, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–31 José Rizal
F 18 Philippines Rosario, Troy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1992–01–20 National-U
F 23 Philippines Escoto, Richard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1997–03–21 Far Eastern
F 25 Canada David, Christian (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998–06–19 Butler
G 28 Philippines Ayonayon, Mike Injured (FA) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–12–08 Philippine Christian
F 33 United States Hill, Tyrus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996–03–20 De La Salle
C 55 Kuwait Taha, Yousef (FA) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1988–07–08 Mapúa
F 77 Philippines Banal, Gab 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990–09–09 Mapúa
F 31 Philippines Publico, Rey (3x3) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1992–11–29 Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Johnson Martinez
  • Philippines Rhona Tibor (assistant)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 7–4
May: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 21 NLEX W 93–88 Mike Ayonayon (16) RK Ilagan (8) Ilagan, McCarthy (4) Caloocan Sports Complex 1–0
2 May 28 Magnolia L 83–117 James Sena (11) Sena, Ular (5) RK Ilagan (5) Ynares Sports Arena 1–1
3 May 31 Terrafirma W 100–94 Troy Rosario (20) Ato Ular (8) Rashawn McCarthy (7) Ynares Sports Arena 2–1
June: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 June 9 NorthPort L 95–112 Troy Rosario (17) Hill, Ular (7) Rashawn McCarthy (4) Ynares Sports Arena 2–2
5 June 14 Converge W 102–97 Rashawn McCarthy (30) Hill, McCarthy, Taha, Ular (5) Baser Amer (5) Ynares Sports Arena 3–2
6 June 21 Barangay Ginebra L 80–81 (OT) James Sena (18) Troy Rosario (11) Rashawn McCarthy (6) Ynares Sports Arena 3–3
7 June 25 Phoenix Super LPG W 92–90 Troy Rosario (24) Troy Rosario (8) Baser Amer (7) Ynares Sports Arena 4–3
July: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8 July 2 San Miguel W 103–101 Troy Rosario (19) Ato Ular (6) Rosario, Sena, Suerte, Ular (4) Filoil EcoOil Centre 5–3
9 July 14 Meralco W 89–82 Troy Rosario (21) Ato Ular (14) Amer, Ayonayon, Banal (3) Ynares Sports Arena 6–3
10 July 23 Rain or Shine L 108–131 RK Ilagan (18) Ato Ular (11) Rey Suerte (5) Filoil EcoOil Centre 6–4
11 July 30 TNT W 101–78 JVee Casio (18) Rey Suerte (10) Rashawn McCarthy (5) Ynares Sports Arena 7–4

Converge Pocket Tournament

Game log

2023 PBA Converge Pocket Tournament game log
Total: 2–1
October: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 13 Converge L 75–87 Chris Ortiz (22) Chris Ortiz (8) Banal, Ilagan, McCarthy (3) Gatorade Hoops Center 0–1
2 October 15 Phoenix Super LPG W 103–96 Chris Ortiz (28) Chris Ortiz (14) JVee Casio (7) Gatorade Hoops Center 1–1
3 October 17 Rain or Shine W 102–87 Chris Ortiz (21) Chris Ortiz (8) Gab Banal (6) Gatorade Hoops Center 2–1

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Magnolia Hotshots 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1
4 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 3
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 3
8 TNT Tropang Giga 5 6 .455 4
9 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364 5
10 Terrafirma Dyip 2 9 .182 7
11 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091[lower-alpha 3] 8
12 Converge FiberXers 1 10 .091[lower-alpha 3] 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  3. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 1–10
November: 1–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 8 Converge W 103–84 Chris Ortiz (21) Chris Ortiz (11) Chris Ortiz (6) PhilSports Arena 1–0
2 November 11 Meralco L 84–91 Chris Ortiz (29) Troy Rosario (8) JVee Casio (5) Ynares Center 1–1
3 November 15 Terrafirma L 87–97 Mike Ayonayon (16) Chris Ortiz (11) Chris Ortiz (6) Ynares Center 1–2
4 November 24 Phoenix Super LPG L 106–111 Chris Ortiz (35) Chris Ortiz (13) Chris Ortiz (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
5 November 26 Barangay Ginebra L 87–90 Chris Ortiz (20) Chris Ortiz (10) Troy Rosario (7) PhilSports Arena 1–4
December: 0–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 December 2 Rain or Shine L 110–115 Chris Ortiz (46) Chris Ortiz (9) Mike Ayonayon (6) PhilSports Arena 1–5
7 December 6 Magnolia L 84–105 Ayonayon, David (15) Hill, Ilagan (6) Chris Ortiz (8) PhilSports Arena 1–6
8 December 15 TNT L 96–105 Chris Ortiz (25) Chris Ortiz (20) Ortiz, Rosario (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–7
9 December 22 NLEX L 97–104 Chris Ortiz (27) Troy Rosario (8) Chris Ortiz (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–8
January: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
10 January 5 NorthPort L 89–106 Rey Suerte (20) Chris Ortiz (13) Banal, Ilagan, Kwekuteye (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–9
11 January 12 San Miguel L 117–125 Chris Ortiz (43) Chris Ortiz (15) Kwekuteye, Ortiz, Suerte (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–10

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
Bradwyn Guinto November 4, 2023 [3] Not disclosed 1 conference Converge FiberXers
Baser Amer December 31, 2023 [4] Rest of the conference Re-signed

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team
Joshua Torralba[5] 33 Shooting guard / Small forward End of contract Goyang Sono Skygunners
Rashawn McCarthy[6] 2, 10 Shooting guard End of contract

Recruited imports

TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupChris OrtizNovember 8, 2023 (vs. Converge)January 12, 2024 (vs. San Miguel)1–10

References

  1. ↑ , PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
  2. ↑ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (November 8, 2023). "Bradwyn Guinto finds a new home at Blackwater". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (December 31, 2023). "Baser Amer to play for Blackwater until end of Commissioner's Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  5. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (July 24, 2023). "KBL offer to Joshua Torralba too big to match for Blackwater". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Blackwater set to release McCarthy, signs Kwekuteye, Concepcion". Tiebreaker Times. December 14, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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