Blackwater Bossing draft history

The Blackwater Elite first participated in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Draft on August 24, 2014, two months before their first PBA season. Blackwater entered the league through expansion together with Kia Sorento.

Juami Tiongson became the team's first draft choice, the 12th pick in the 2014 PBA draft. Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser is their first number one draft pick in franchise history.

Selections[edit]

Basketball positions
PG	Point guard
SG	Shooting guard
SF	Small forward
PF	Power forward
C	Center

Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Pos.	Country of birth*	PBA D-League team	College
2014^[1]	1	12	Juami Tiongson	G	Philippines	Blackwater Sports	ADMU
	2	23	Frank Golla	F	Philippines		ADMU
	3	26	Brian Heruela	G	Philippines	Big Chill Super Chargers	UC
		27	Maclean Sabellina	F	Philippines	Boracay Rum Waves	STI
		30	Juneric Baloria	G	Philippines	Big Chill Super Chargers	Perpetual
		31	Raul Soyud	C	Philippines	Blackwater Sports	UP
		34	Clark Bautista	G	Philippines	Blackwater Sports	UST
		35	Ford Ruaya	F/G	Philippines	Hog's Breath Razorbacks	Letran
2015^[2]	1	9	Arthur dela Cruz	SF/PF	Philippines	Hapee Fresh Fighters	San Beda
	2	13	Almond Vosotros	PG/SG	Philippines	Cebuana Lhuillier Gems	De La Salle
	3	23	Jason Melano	SF	Philippines	Cagayan Rising Suns	St. Francis of Assisi
	4	34	Keith Agovida	SF	Philippines	KeraMix Mixers	Arellano
	5	43	Jawhar Purdy	SG	United States	Wang's Basketball Couriers	Cal State Stanislaus
	6	48	Christian Palma	SF	Philippines	Cagayan Rising Suns	Arellano
	7	51	Mon Abundo	PG	Philippines	Café France Bakers	CEU
	8	54	Randy Dilay	SG	United States	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	Dominican U
2016^[3]	Special draft		Mac Belo	F	Philippines	Phoenix Accelerators	FEU
	2	1	Raphael Banal	G	Philippines	Racal Tile Masters	Hope International
	3	11	Tristan Perez	C/F	Philippines	BDO-National University	NU
2017^[4]	1	3	Raymar Jose	F	Philippines	Cignal HD Hawkeyes	FEU
	2	15	Renz Palma	G	Philippines	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	UE
	3	27	Ebrahim Lopez	G	Philippines	Marinerong Pilipino Skippers	UE
	4	38	Kyle Neypes	F	Philippines	BDO – NU JAM Liner Racal Tile Masters	NU
	5	2	Jhon Sumido	G	Philippines	Cobra Iron Men Cebuana Lhuillier Gems MP Hotel Warriors	UE
2018^[5]	1	2	Bobby Ray Parks Jr.	G	Philippines	NU-Banco De Oro Hapee Fresh Fighters	NU
	3	24	Diego Dario	G	Philippines	AMA	UP
	4	34	Dan Alberto	G	Philippines	AMA	UE
	5	40	Chris de la Peña	C	Philippines	Batangas-EAC	Letran
2019^[6]	Special Draft		Rey Suerte	G/F	Philippines	Che'Lu Bar & Grill Revellers	UV / UE
	1	2	Maurice Shaw	C	Philippines		Hutchinson CC
	2	14	Richard Escoto	F	Philippines	Chadao-FEU Tea & Place	FEU
	3	26	Chris Bitoon	G	Philippines	Che'Lu Bar & Grill Revellers	St. Clare College of Caloocan
	4	37	Hubert Cani	G	Philippines		FEU
2020^[7]	2	14	Rey Mark Acuno	C	Philippines		UE
	2	15	Joshua Torralba	G/F	United States		La Salle
	3	27	Andre Paras	F/C	United States	AMA Online Education	UP
	4	38	Jun Manzo	G	Philippines		UV / UP
	5	48	Kim Bayquin	G/F	Philippines		FEU
	6	56	Jeson Delfinado	G	Philippines		FEU
2021^[8]	1	1	Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser	C/F	United States		UC Riverside
	1	9	Kurt Lojera	G	Philippines		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
2022^[9]	1	2	Christian David	F	Canada		Butler
	2	20	James Kwekuteye	G	Canada		San Beda
	3	26	Clifford Jopia	C	Philippines		San Beda
	4	37	Archie Concepcion	G	Philippines		Arellano
	5	48	Dariel Bayla	F	Philippines		Arellano

Notes[edit]

1.^ All players entering the draft are Filipinos until proven otherwise.

References[edit]

^ Garcia, Pio (August 26, 2014). "2014 PBA Rookie Draft Post-Mortem". Philstar.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ Fule, Paolo (August 23, 2015). "Full list of 2015 PBA draftees". Dugout PH. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ Naredo, Camille B. (October 30, 2016). "Ael's selection 'another miracle' for Banal family". news.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ FOPALAN, RENEE (October 29, 2017). "LOOK: The 2017 PBA draft round-up". GMA News Online. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "LIST: The 2018 PBA Rookie Draft picks". GMA News Online. December 16, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ Leongson, Randolph B. (December 8, 2019). "Columbian makes Adams the No. 1 pick in regular PBA draft; Shaw picked second". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ Terrado, Reuben (March 15, 2021). "Blackwater owner excited to see Andre Paras still available in third round". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ Leongson, Randolph B. (May 15, 2022). "Phoenix owns biggest haul; Letran, La Salle have most draftees". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ Terrado, Reuben (September 17, 2023). "FULL LIST of 79 players picked in PBA Season 48 Rookie Draft". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[1] Garcia, Pio (August 26, 2014). "2014 PBA Rookie Draft Post-Mortem". Philstar.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[2] Fule, Paolo (August 23, 2015). "Full list of 2015 PBA draftees". Dugout PH. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[3] Naredo, Camille B. (October 30, 2016). "Ael's selection 'another miracle' for Banal family". news.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[4] FOPALAN, RENEE (October 29, 2017). "LOOK: The 2017 PBA draft round-up". GMA News Online. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[5] "LIST: The 2018 PBA Rookie Draft picks". GMA News Online. December 16, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[6] Leongson, Randolph B. (December 8, 2019). "Columbian makes Adams the No. 1 pick in regular PBA draft; Shaw picked second". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[7] Terrado, Reuben (March 15, 2021). "Blackwater owner excited to see Andre Paras still available in third round". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[8] Leongson, Randolph B. (May 15, 2022). "Phoenix owns biggest haul; Letran, La Salle have most draftees". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[9] Terrado, Reuben (September 17, 2023). "FULL LIST of 79 players picked in PBA Season 48 Rookie Draft". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

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