2022–23 Blackwater Bossing season

The 2022–23 Blackwater Bossing season was the 8th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2022–23 Blackwater Bossing season
Head coach	Ariel Vanguardia (interim)
Owner(s)	Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	3–9 (25%)
Place	12th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	1–10 (9.1%)
Place	12th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Blackwater Bossing seasons
← 2021 2023–24  →

Key dates

• May 15: The PBA Season 47 draft was held at the Robinsons Place Manila in Manila.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: PBA Season 47 draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	1	Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser	C	USA	UC Riverside
1	9	Kurt Lojera	G	Philippines	De La Salle
1	11	Mark Dyke	F	Philippines	De La Salle
2	13	Ato Ular	F	Philippines	Letran
3	25	Daryl Pascual	C	Philippines	Letran
4	37	Earvin Lacsamana	C	Canada	Champlain
5	45	Arthur Navasero	G	Philippines	Centennial

Roster

2022–23 Blackwater Bossing roster

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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT Tropang Giga	8	3	.727[a]	1
3	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	8	3	.727[a]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[a]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545	3
7	Converge FiberXers	5	6	.455[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Blackwater Bossing	5	6	.455[b]	4
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364	5
10	NorthPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[c]	6
11	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	3	8	.273[c]	6
12	Terrafirma Dyip	0	11	.000	9

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. Head-to-head quotient:TNT 1.12, Magnolia 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.90
2. Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Blackwater
3. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2022 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6
June: 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 June 9 TNT W 85–78 JVee Casio (22) Yousef Taha (12) Yousef Taha (5) Ynares Center 1–0 2 June 12 Barangay Ginebra L 82–85 Rey Suerte (15) Yousef Taha (13) Baser Amer (4) Ynares Center 1–1 3 June 18 NorthPort W 97–90 JVee Casio (22) McCarthy, Taha (7) Rashawn McCarthy (10) Ynares Center 2–1 4 June 25 Terrafirma W 107–70 Ato Ular (16) Yousef Taha (14) Amer, Melton (5) Ynares Center 3–1 5 June 30 Meralco W 90–89 Casio, Ular (19) Ato Ular (15) Rashawn McCarthy (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
July: 1–5 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 July 8 Phoenix Super LPG W 91–89 Ato Ular (34) Ato Ular (10) Yousef Taha (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1 7 July 10 San Miguel L 107–110 (OT) Rashawn McCarthy (22) Ato Ular (8) Amer, Melton (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,308 5–2 8 July 13 Rain or Shine L 90–107 Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (19) Ato Ular (9) Casio, McCarthy (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–3 9 July 15 NLEX L 68–98 Yousef Taha (9) Ato Ular (11) Ayonayon, Melton (4) Ynares Center 5–4 10 July 20 Converge L 90–92 Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (20) Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (12) Amer, Casio, Eboña (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–5 11 July 22 Magnolia L 66–75 Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (12) Ganuelas-Rosser, Ular (7) JVee Casio (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel	123
	8	Blackwater	93
						1	San Miguel	4
	(Best-of-3)
						5	Meralco	3
	4	Barangay Ginebra	1
	5	Meralco	2
											1	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											2	TNT	3
	2	TNT	116
	7	Converge	95
						2	TNT	4
	(Best-of-3)
						3	Magnolia	2
	3	Magnolia	2
	6	NLEX	1

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Game log

2022 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 July 27 San Miguel L 93–123 Ato Ular (15) Ato Ular (11) Baser Amer (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Bay Area Dragons (G)	10	2	.833[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	10	2	.833[a]	—
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	3	.750	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Converge FiberXers	8	4	.667	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	5	.583	3
6	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	6	.500[b]	4
7	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	6	6	.500[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	7	.417[c]	5
9	NLEX Road Warriors	5	7	.417[c]	5
10	Meralco Bolts	4	8	.333[d]	6
11	TNT Tropang Giga	4	8	.333[d]	6
12	Blackwater Bossing	3	9	.250	7
13	Terrafirma Dyip	1	11	.083	9

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]
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Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Bay Area 1–0 Magnolia
2. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix
3. Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 110–100 NLEX
4. Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 TNT

Game log

2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 3–9
September: 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 September 21, 2022 Bay Area L 87–133 Ato Ular (13) Ato Ular (14) Cameron Krutwig (8) SM Mall of Asia Arena 0–1 2 September 24, 2022 Phoenix Super LPG W 97–85 Baser Amer (24) Cameron Krutwig (16) Cameron Krutwig (7) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 3 September 30, 2022 NLEX L 102–105 Baser Amer (26) Cameron Krutwig (14) Cameron Krutwig (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
October: 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 October 5, 2022 San Miguel W 109–106 Cameron Krutwig (20) Cameron Krutwig (18) Cameron Krutwig (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 October 12, 2022 NorthPort L 83–87 Cameron Krutwig (28) Cameron Krutwig (17) Banal, Krutwig (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3 6 October 14, 2022 Terrafirma W 93–86 Cameron Krutwig (29) Cameron Krutwig (24) Amer, McCarthy (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3 7 October 22, 2022 TNT L 98–108 Cameron Krutwig (25) Ato Ular (13) Ato Ular (6) PhilSports Arena 3–4 8 October 30, 2022 Converge L 71–77 Cameron Krutwig (16) Cameron Krutwig (15) Cameron Krutwig (4) Ynares Center 3–5
November: 0–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 November 6, 2022 Magnolia L 69–91 Ato Ular (14) Cameron Krutwig (16) Cameron Krutwig (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,149 3–6 10 November 11, 2022 Meralco L 98–102 (OT) Cameron Krutwig (23) Cameron Krutwig (19) Cameron Krutwig (6) Ynares Center 3–7 11 November 18, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 84–98 Ato Ular (20) Cameron Krutwig (15) Cameron Krutwig (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–8 12 November 25, 2022 Rain or Shine L 97–116 Cameron Krutwig (23) Cameron Krutwig (17) Cameron Krutwig (4) PhilSports Arena 3–9

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT Tropang Giga	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727	2
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636[a]	3
5	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	7	4	.636[a]	3	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636[a]	3
7	Converge FiberXers	6	5	.545	4
8	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	4	7	.364	6
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273	7
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	2	9	.182	8
11	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	8
12	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091	9

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. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.099, Magnolia 1.0741, NLEX 0.86

Game log

2023 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 1–10
January: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 January 25 NLEX L 102–124 Shawn Glover (26) Ato Ular (11) Rashawn McCarthy (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 January 27 Phoenix Super LPG W 108–105 Shawn Glover (31) Glover, Taha (13) Rashawn McCarthy (7) Ynares Center 1–1
February: 0–8 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 February 1 San Miguel L 86–105 Shawn Glover (16) Shawn Glover (12) RK Ilagan (6) PhilSports Arena 1–2 4 February 4 Meralco L 99–125 Shawn Glover (20) Glover, Ilagan (7) Rashawn McCarthy (8) Ynares Center 1–3 5 February 9 Terrafirma L 106–119 Troy Williams (55) Troy Williams (14) Troy Williams (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–4 6 February 12 Rain or Shine L 117–122 Troy Williams (40) Ular, Williams (13) Baser Amer (7) SM Mall of Asia Arena 11,212 1–5 7 February 15 TNT L 116–138 Troy Williams (22) Taha, Williams (8) Troy Williams (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–6 8 February 19 Barangay Ginebra L 93–119 Shawn Glover (14) Glover, Ular (10) Glover, Ilagan, McCarthy (3) PhilSports Arena 1–7 9 February 23 Converge L 90–98 Troy Rosario (20) Shawn Glover (10) Shawn Glover (5) PhilSports Arena 1–8 10 February 25 NorthPort L 104–110 Shawn Glover (20) Shawn Glover (9) RK Ilagan (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–9
March: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 March 8 Magnolia L 95–110 Shawn Glover (22) Ato Ular (10) JVee Casio (10) Ynares Center 1–10

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Yousef Taha	May 23, 2022[3]	Not disclosed	1 year	Re-signed
Rey Publico				Alaska Aces
Jollo Go	July 21, 2022[4]			Marinerong Pilipino Skippers (PBA D-League)
Trevis Jackson	September 20, 2022[5]		Not disclosed	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Baser Amer	December 29, 2022[6]		1 year	Re-signed

Trades

Pre-season

May
May 21, 2022[7]	To Blackwater Yousef Taha	To Converge Kurt Lojera

Mid-season

September
September 19, 2022[8]	To Blackwater Gab Banal Troy Rosario	To NLEX Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser 2022 NorthPort second-round pick (from Blackwater) 2025 Blackwater second-round pick	To TNT Calvin Oftana Raul Soyud

Commissioner's Cup

January
January 3, 2023[9]	To Blackwater Michael DiGregorio Tyrus Hill RK Ilagan	To Converge Barkley Eboña 2022 TNT first-round pick

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Cameron Krutwig	September 21, 2022 (vs. Bay Area)	November 25, 2022 (vs. Rain or Shine)	3–9
Governors' Cup	Shawn Glover	January 25, 2023 (vs. NLEX)	March 8, 2023 (vs. Magnolia)	1–7
	Troy Williams	February 9, 2023 (vs. Terrafirma)	February 15, 2023 (vs. TNT)	0–3

Awards

Recipient	Honors	Date awarded
Ato Ular	2022–23 PBA All-Rookie Team	November 19, 2023[10]