The 2017–18 Blackwater Elite season was the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates 2017 October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College 1 3Raymar JoseFCignal HD HawkeyesFEU 2 3Emil PalmaGTanduay Light Rhum MastersUE 3 3Ebrahim Enguio LopezSG Marinerong Pilipino SkippersUE 4 3Kyle NeypesFBDO – NU JAM Liner Racal Tile MastersNU 5 3Jhon SumidoGCobra Iron MenCebuana Lhuillier GemsMP Hotel WarriorsUE
Roster
Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Game log
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | December 22 | Meralco | L 98–103 | Jose, Maliksi (16) | John Paul Erram (10) | Roi Sumang (3) | Cuneta Astrodome | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | December 29 | Rain or Shine | W 92–87 | Mac Belo (25) | John Paul Erram (14) | John Pinto (7) | Cuneta Astrodome | 1–1
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | January 12 | Barangay Ginebra | W 94–77 | Belo, Erram (22) | John Paul Erram (11) | Mike Cortez (4) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | January 17 | TNT | L 83–92 | John Paul Erram (20) | Mac Belo (13) | Belo, Cortez, DiGregorio (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | January 19 | GlobalPort | L 76–101 | Mac Belo (17) | Raymar Jose (12) | Raymar Jose (5) | Cuneta Astrodome | 2–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | January 27 | Alaska | L 84–88 | Belo, DiGregorio (15) | John Paul Erram (21) | Roi Sumang (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–4
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | February 2 | Magnolia | L 72–78 | Mac Belo (25) | John Paul Erram (13) | John Paul Erram (3) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–5 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 8 | February 9 | San Miguel | W 106–96 | Michael DiGregorio (26) | John Paul Erram (18) | Allein Maliksi (8) | Cuneta Astrodome | 3–5 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 9 | February 16 | Kia | W 95–76 | Michael DiGregorio (21) | John Paul Erram (14) | John Pinto (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–5 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 10 | February 18 | NLEX | L 90–93 | Michael DiGregorio (16) | John Paul Erram (17) | Belo, Cruz, Erram, Pinto (3) | Philippine Arena | 4–6 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 11 | February 21 | Phoenix | W 83–78 | Belo, DiGregorio, Jose (14) | John Paul Erram (19) | DiGregorio, Erram, Pinto (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 5–6
Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Game log
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | April 22 | Columbian | L 98–126 | Jarrid Famous (35) | Jarrid Famous (22) | Roi Sumang (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | April 25 | Phoenix | L 102–107 | Roi Sumang (20) | Jarrid Famous (16) | Roi Sumang (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | April 29 | Alaska | L 74–93 | Jarrid Famous (27) | Jarrid Famous (21) | Erram, Pinto, Sumang (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–3
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | May 2 | GlobalPort | L 106–117 | Jarrid Famous (41) | Jarrid Famous (22) | Mac Belo (7) | Ynares Center | 0–4 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | May 11 | Barangay Ginebra | L 91–105 | Jarrid Famous (25) | Jarrid Famous (17) | Roi Sumang (7) | Alonte Sports Arena | 0–5 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | May 18 | TNT | L 101–120 | John Paul Erram (16) | Jarrid Famous (12) | Mike Cortez (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–6 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | May 30 | NLEX | L 89–93 | Michael DiGregorio (25) | Henry Walker (15) | Allein Maliksi (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–7
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 8 | June 6 | Magnolia | W 86–84 | John Paul Erram (19) | John Paul Erram (15) | John Pinto (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–7 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 9 | June 8 | Rain or Shine | L 94–104 | Allein Maliksi (23) | Maliksi, Sena (7) | Pinto, Zamar (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–8 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 10 | June 15 | Meralco | L 75–102 | Henry Walker (14) | Henry Walker (13) | Henry Walker (6) | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–9
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 11 | July 4 | San Miguel | L 106–115 | Henry Walker (26) | Henry Walker (12) | John Pinto (8) | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–10
Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Game log
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | August 24 | TNT | W 104–98 (OT) | Allein Maliksi (28) | Henry Walker (14) | John Pinto (4) | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–0
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | September 5 | San Miguel | W 103–100 | Henry Walker (35) | Henry Walker (17) | John Pinto (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | September 19 | NorthPort | W 113–111 | Henry Walker (24) | Henry Walker (15) | John Pinto (13) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | September 21 | Barangay Ginebra | W 124–118 (OT) | Henry Walker (39) | John Paul Erram (11) | Henry Walker (9) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | September 26 | NLEX | L 106–124 | Roi Sumang (24) | Henry Walker (13) | Henry Walker (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–1
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | October 5 | Meralco | W 94–91 | Henry Walker (24) | Henry Walker (14) | Pinto, Sumang, Walker (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 5–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 7 | October 7 | Rain or Shine | W 99–93 | Michael DiGregorio (17) | Henry Walker (14) | Henry Walker (12) | Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex | 6–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 8 | October 10 | Magnolia | L 99–133 | Henry Walker (27) | Henry Walker (18) | John Pinto (7) | Cuneta Astrodome | 6–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 9 | October 21 | Alaska | L 109–116 | Henry Walker (29) | Henry Walker (11) | Henry Walker (11) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 6–3 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 10 | October 27 | Columbian | W 120–99 | Henry Walker (26) | Henry Walker (11) | John Pinto (5) | Alonte Sports Arena | 7–3
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 11 | November 4 | Phoenix | L 91–97 | Henry Walker (21) | John Paul Erram (14) | John Pinto (10) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–4
Playoffs
Bracket
Game log
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | November 6 | Magnolia | L 99–103 | Henry Walker (18) | John Paul Erram (19) | Pinto, Walker (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1
Transactions Free agents Player Contract length Date signed Former teamMike CortezOne-conferenceDecember 4, 2017 GlobalPort Batang PierPaul ZamarNot disclosedMay 2, 2018Mono Vampire (ABL) Trades May May 18, 2018 To BlackwaterRabeh Al-Hussaini To NLEXDave Marcelo
Recruited imports Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game RecordCommissioner's Cup Jarrid Famous 24 April 22 May 18 0–6Henry Walker 88 May 30 November 6 8–9 Governors' Cup 5
Awards Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.Paul ZamarGovernors' Cup Player of the WeekOctober 10, 2018
References