2025–26 Blackwater Bossing season

2025–26 Blackwater Bossing season
Head coachJeffrey Cariaso
General managerJohnson Martinez
Rhona Tibor (assistant)
GovernorSilliman Sy
OwnerEver Bilena Cosmetics, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record1–10
(9.1%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Governors' Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Blackwater Bossing seasons

The 2025–26 Blackwater Bossing season is the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: PBA season 50 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 3 Dalph Panopio PG  Italy Cal State Bakersfield
2 15 Ximone Sandagon PF/C  Philippines FEU
3 27 Jack Cruz-Dumont SG  Philippines UE
4 38 James Una PF  Philippines San Sebastian
5 49 Dominic Panlilio PG  Philippines Benilde
6 57 Gjerard Wilson PG  United States UE
7 63 Jude Codiñera SG  Philippines UST

Roster

Blackwater Bossing roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 1 Abu Tratter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–01–09 De La Salle
G 2 Sedrick Barefield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996–11–18 Utah
F 4 David Murrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–08 UP Diliman
G 5 Paul Zamar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1987–10–20 UE
F/C 8 Bradwyn Guinto 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–10–20 San Sebastian
G 9 Dalph Panopio (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000–06–10 Cal State Bakersfield
G/F 10 BJ Andrade 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996–07–26 Ateneo
G 12 Jack Cruz-Dumont (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 2000–10–14 UE
C 13 Clifford Jopia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998–05–11 San Beda
F 14 Troy Mallillin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999–01–04 Ateneo
G 16 RK Ilagan  5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1997–04–03 San Sebastian
F 19 James Una (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 2001–03–19 San Sebastian
F 23 Richard Escoto 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1997–03–21 Far Eastern
G 24 Ichie Altamirano (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1997–08–21 San Sebastian
F 25 Christian David 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998–06–19 Butler
G 26 Jed Mendoza 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1996–06–21 UE
C 32 Daniel Ochefu (CI) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1993–12–15 Villanova
F/C – Ximone Sandagon  (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1999–03–10 Far Eastern
G/F – Jaydee Tungcab  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1997–05–05 Philippines
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Johnson Martinez
  • Rhona Tibor (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 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 TNT Tropang 5G 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Converge FiberXers 7 4 .636[b] 2
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 5 .545[c] 3
7 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[c] 3
8 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[c] 3
9 Titan Ultra Giant Risers 4 7 .364 5
10 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 6
11 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091[d] 8
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091[d] 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall quotient; 5) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 TNT
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.09, Meralco 0.99, NLEX 0.93
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 1–10
October: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 10, 2025 Terrafirma W 107–87 Christian David (24) RK Ilagan (10) Dalph Panopio (4) Ynares Center Montalban 1–0
2 October 15, 2025 Meralco L 96–105 Sedrick Barefield (34) David, Mallillin, Tratter (6) Christian David (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 October 24, 2025 Rain or Shine L 100–110 Richard Escoto (20) Christian David (9) Panopio, Zamar (3) Ynares Center Antipolo 1–2
4 October 29, 2025 NLEX L 88–99 Sedrick Barefield (19) Sedrick Barefield (7) Sedrick Barefield (5) Ynares Center Antipolo 1–3
November: 0–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 November 5, 2025 Titan Ultra L 86–97 Sedrick Barefield (18) David, Guinto (11) Barefield, Mendoza, Murrell, Panopio (3) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–4
6 November 8, 2025 Converge L 94–99 Sedrick Barefield (33) David, Panopio (7) Dalph Panopio (7) Ynares Center Antipolo 1–5
7 November 14, 2025 Magnolia L 75–90 Sedrick Barefield (16) Abu Tratter (10) Barefield, Tratter (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–6
December: 0–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 December 6, 2025 Phoenix L 98–106 Sedrick Barefield (25) Christian David (10) Barefield, Panopio (5) Ynares Center Antipolo 1–7
9 December 10, 2025 Barangay Ginebra L 85–103 Dalph Panopio (22) David, Panopio (8) David, Panopio (3) Ynares Center Antipolo 1–8
10 December 13, 2025 San Miguel L 92–116 James Una (19) James Una (12) Ichie Altamirano (6) Ynares Center Antipolo 1–9
11 December 19, 2025 TNT L 96–113 Troy Mallillin (20) Guinto, Jopia (8) Jack Cruz-Dumont (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–10

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Terrafirma Dyip 3 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 2 0 1.000 0.5
3 NLEX Road Warriors 2 0 1.000 0.5
4 Meralco Bolts 1 0 1.000 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 1 0 1.000 1 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Converge FiberXers 1 2 .333 2
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 0 0 — 1.5
8 San Miguel Beermen 0 0 — 1.5
9 TNT Tropang 5G 0 0 — 1.5
10 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 0 2 .000 2.5
11 Blackwater Bossing 0 2 .000 2.5
12 g – Macau Black Knights 0 2 .000 2.5
13 Titan Ultra Giant Risers 0 2 .000 2.5
Updated to match(es) played on March 18, 2026. Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall quotient; 5) coin toss[3]
g – Guests

Game log

2026 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 0–2
March: 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 March 13, 2026 NLEX L 81–84 Sedrick Barefield (18) Daniel Ochefu (16) Dalph Panopio (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1
2 March 18, 2026 Terrafirma L 88–99 Sedrick Barefield (25) Ochefu, Tratter (7) David, Ilagan (4) Ynares Center Antipolo 0–2
3 March 22, 2026 Magnolia Ynares Center Antipolo
4 March 31, 2026 Rain or Shine Ninoy Aquino Stadium
April: 0–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 April 8, 2026 Titan Ultra Ninoy Aquino Stadium
6 April 14, 2026 TNT Ynares Center Antipolo
7 April 17, 2026 Phoenix Super LPG Ynares Center Montalban
8 April 22, 2026 San Miguel Ninoy Aquino Stadium
9 April 24, 2026 Barangay Ginebra Smart Araneta Coliseum
10 April 28, 2026 Macau Ninoy Aquino Stadium
May: 0–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 May 3, 2026 Meralco Smart Araneta Coliseum
12 May 9, 2026 Converge Ynares Center Antipolo



Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team Ref.
Paul Zamar July 30, 2025 Not disclosed Not disclosed NorthPort Batang Pier [4]
Richard Escoto August 2, 2025 2 years Re-signed [5]
Troy Mallillin
David Murrell September 9, 2025 1 year Barangay Ginebra San Miguel [6]
Christian David September 12, 2025 2 years Re-signed [7]
Jed Mendoza September 20, 2025 1 year Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots [8]

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team Ref.
Mike Ayonayon 28 Shooting guard / Point guard Going to other leagues Abra Solid North Weavers (MPBL) [9]
Miguel Corteza 12 Power forward / Small forward Contract not renewed Muntinlupa Cagers (MPBL) [10]
Prince Caperal 4 Center / Power forward Contract not renewed Phoenix Fuel Masters [11]
Tyrus Hill 21, 33 Power forward / Small forward Free agent TNT Tropang 5G [12]
JVee Casio 42, 6 Point guard Retired / Going to other leagues Basilan Steel (MPBL) [13][14]
Justin Chua 9, 18 Center Free agent TNT Tropang 5G [15]


Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Commissioner's Cup Daniel Ochefu March 13, 2026 (vs. NLEX) 0–2 [16][17]

References

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