Blackwater Bossing

For their affiliate 3x3 team, see Blackwater Bossing Red President.

The Blackwater Bossing is a professional basketball team owned by Ever Bilena, Inc. that is playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) beginning in the 2014–2015 season. The franchise began as one of the founding teams in the PBA Developmental League. It transferred to the PBA after being accepted as an expansion team. The team is named after the Ever Bilena's brand of men's fragrances.

Blackwater Bossing
2022–23 Blackwater Bossing season
Founded	2014
History	Blackwater Elite (2014–2021) Blackwater Bossing (2021–present)
Team colors	Red, black, white
Company	Ever Bilena
Board governor	Silliman Sy
Team manager	Joel Co
Head coach	Jeffrey Cariaso
Ownership	Dioceldo S. Sy
Affiliation(s)	Blackwater Bossing Red President
Retired numbers	1 (11)
Light uniform Dark uniform

History

PBA D-League

Main article: Blackwater Sports

Blackwater was one of the founding teams in the PBA Developmental League (PBA D-League). It won one PBA D-League championship. The team's predecessor was the Blu Detergent team^[1] in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL), best known as the first Philippine basketball team of Asi Taulava.^[2]

PBA

On April 10, 2014, Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc., along with Manila North Tollways Corporation (NLEX Road Warriors) and Columbian Autocar Corporation (Kia Sorento) were given approval by the PBA Board of Governors to become expansion teams in the PBA.^[3] Upon entry to the PBA, the three teams will select players from a dispersal draft in July consisting of unprotected current PBA players and free agents.^[4] They will also get to pick rookies in the 2014 PBA draft in August.^[5]

Blackwater and the NLEX Road Warriors became the first franchises to enter the PBA from its D-League.

With the help of Gilas player Marcus Douthit, Blackwater got their first win in 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup against San Miguel Beermen, 80–77.

In August 2020, it was reported that the team would be changing its name to "Blackwater Bossing".^[6] The new branding including the team's logo and jersey design was unveiled in September 2020.^[7]

International stint

On July 12, 2018, Blackwater Elite completed a six-game sweep of the Pacific Caesar 50th Anniversary Pro Tournament in Surabaya, Indonesia.^[8]

The following week, they represented the Philippines along with NLEX Road Warriors in the Asia League's Summer Super 8 Invitational Tournament held in Macau.^[9]

Current roster

Blackwater Bossing roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 0   Ilagan, RK 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1997–04–03 San Sebastian G 1   DiGregorio, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–12–12 McKendree G/F 4   Suerte, Rey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1994–10–04 UE F 5   Ular, Ato 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1995–05–04 Letran G 6   Casio, JVee (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986–09–01 De La Salle F 7   Dyke, Mark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1997–09–28 De La Salle G 9   Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda G 10   McCarthy, Rashawn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–09–10 SUNY–Old Westbury F 15   Sena, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–31 José Rizal F 18   Rosario, Troy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1992–01–20 National-U F 21   Hill, Tyrus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996–03–20 De La Salle F 23   Escoto, Richard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1997–03–21 Far Eastern G 28   Ayonayon, Mike 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–12–08 Philippine Christian F 31   Publico, Rey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1992–11–29 Letran G/F 33   Torralba, Joshua 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1993–09–09 De La Salle C 55   Taha, Yousef 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1988–07–08 Mapúa F 77   Banal, Gab 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990–09–09 Mapúa G –   Jackson, Trevis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995–09–14 Sacramento State	Head coach   Jeffrey Cariaso Assistant coach(es)   Justino Pinat (1st assistant)   Junjie Ablan   Aries Dimaunahan   Da Olan Team manager   Johnson Martinez   Patrick Aquino (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 Roster

Players

Main article: Blackwater Bossing all-time roster

• Dylan Ababou (2016–2017)
• Val Acuña
• Raymond Aguilar (2016–2017)
• Jason Ballesteros (2014–2016)
• Raphael Banal (2016–present)
• Mac Belo (2016–present)
• Gilbert Bulawan (2014–2016)
• Niño Canaleta (2017–present)
• Jerick Cañada
• JR Cawaling
• Robby Celiz
• Reil Cervantes
• Mike Cortez
• Mark Cruz (2017–present)
• Arthur dela Cruz (2015–2017)
• J.P. Erram
• Bryan Faundo
• James Forrester (2016–2017)
• Riego Gamalinda
• Frank Golla (2016)
• Brian Heruela
• Carlo Lastimosa
• Eddie Laure
• Dave Marcelo (2017–present)
• Jason Melano
• Denok Miranda (2016–present)
• Alex Nuyles
• Bobby Ray Parks Jr.
• Kyle Pascual
• Tristan Perez (2016–present)
• John Pinto (2016–2019)
• Raphael Reyes
• Larry Rodriguez
• Sunday Salvacion
• James Sena
• Roi Sumang
• Chris Timberlake
• Juami Tiongson
• Almond Vosotros

Imports

•   Eric Dawson (2016)
•   Imad Qahwash (2016)
•   Trevis Simpson (2017)
•   Greg Smith (2017)
•   Henry Walker (2017)

Retired numbers

Blackwater Bossing retired number
N°	Player	Position	Tenure
11	Gilbert Bulawan	PF/ C	2014–2016^[a]

• ^a  – The team retired his jersey number in his honor during Blackwater's first game in the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup versus the NLEX Road Warriors on July 16, 2016. He collapsed and died during the team's practice on July 3, 2016.^[10][11]

Coaches

1. Leo Isaac (2014–fired 2018)
2. Bong Ramos (2018–fired 2019)
3. Aries Dimaunahan (2019 as interim coach)
4. Nash Racela (2019–fired 2020)
5. Ariel Vanguardia (2021–2023 as interim coach)
6. Jeffrey Cariaso (2023–present)

Season-by-season records

Main article: List of Blackwater Bossing seasons

Records from the 2022–23 PBA season:

Conf.	Team name	Elimination round				Playoffs
		Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
PHI	Blackwater Bossing	8th/12	5	6	.455	Quarterfinals	San Miguel** 123, Blackwater 93
COM		12th/13	3	9	.250	Did not qualify
GOV		12th/12	1	10	.091
Total elimination round			9	25	.265	0 Semifinals appearance
Total playoffs			0	1	.000	0 Finals appearance
Total 2022–23			9	26	.257	0 Championships
Total franchise			61	180	.253	0 Championships

*one-game playoffs
**team had the twice-to-beat advantage

See also

• Blackwater Bossing draft history

References

1. "Blackwater set to join PBA as 11th franchise". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
2. Richard Dy (September 16, 2014). . Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
3. . InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
4. "PBA readies dispersal draft". Philstar.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
5. "solarsportsdesk.ph". Solarsportsdesk.ph. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
6. Goodbye, Elite. Hello, Bossing as Blackwater to adopt new moniker, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, August 1, 2020
7. From the wires (September 18, 2020). "Blackwater Bossing unveil new logo ahead of PBA bubble". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
8. "Blackwater sweeps Pacific Caesar Basketball Pro tourney". Retrieved August 9, 2018.
9. Lintag, Paul (July 13, 2018). . ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
10. Blackwater set to retire jersey of fallen Gilbert Bulawan July 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, Interaksyon.com, July 4, 2016
11. Blackwater gives tribute to late player Gilbert Bulawan after retiring jersey no.11, Gerry Ramos, SPIN.ph, July 16, 2016