2015–16 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season

2015–16 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao
Owner(s)	Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results Record 8–3 (.727) Place 3rd Playoff finish Semifinalist (Lost to San Miguel, 2-4) Commissioner's Cup results Record 7–4 (.636) Place 5th Playoff finish Champions (def. Alaska, 4-2) Governors' Cup results Record 5–6 (.455) Place 9th Playoff finish Did not qualify Rain or Shine Elasto Painters seasons 2014–15 2016–17

The 2015–16 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season is the tenth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• August 23: The 2015 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	3	Maverick Ahanmisi	PG	United States	Café France Bakers	Minnesota
1	12	Josan Nimes	SF	Philippines		Mapúa
2	14	Don Trollano			Cagayan Rising Suns	Adamson
2	17	Simon Enciso	PG	United States	Cebuana Lhuiller Gems	Notre Dame de Namur

Roster

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 3 Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 East G/F 5 Norwood, Gabe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985–02–09 George Mason F 6 Ibañes, Jireh  (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1982–04–20 Philippines G 8 Teng, Jeric 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991–03–18 UST G 9 Cruz, Jericho 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–11 Adamson G 13 Ahanmisi, Maverick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota F/C 15 Ponferrada, Jewel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1988–07–08 National-U G/F 16 Chan, Jeffrei 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern G 17 Tiu, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1985–07–15 Ateneo G/F 19 Trollano, Don 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1992–01–07 Adamson F/C 20 Almazan, Raymond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran G/F 23 Nimes, Josan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–11 Mapúa F/C 30 Belga, Beau 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986–11–30 Philippine Christian 33 Edrosa, Jonathan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983–11–29 Far Eastern F/C 48 Quiñahan, J.R. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–05–08 Visayas	Head coach Yeng Guiao Assistant coach(es) Caloy Garcia (1st Assistant) Mike Buendia Ricky Umayam Team manager Mamerto Mondragon Jay Legacion (1st Assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

• ^a also serves as Rain or Shine's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Outright semifinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
6	TNT Tropang Texters	6	5	.545	3
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barako Bull Energy	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	4
9	Star Hotshots	4	7	.364	5
10	Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273	6
11	Mahindra Enforcer	2	9	.182	7	Eliminated
12	Meralco Bolts	1	10	.091	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Alaska wins tiebreaker against San Miguel via head-to-head record.
2. Ginebra wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort via head-to-head record.
3. NLEX wins tiebreaker against Barako Bull via head-to-head record.

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (1st phase)						Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (One-game playoff)					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#3 twice to beat)
	3	Rain or Shine		95
	10	Blackwater		90
							3	Rain or Shine	104
		(#6 twice to beat)					6	TNT	89			3	Rain or Shine	2
	6	TNT		90								2	San Miguel	4
	7	NLEX		88
																	2	San Miguel	4
		(#4 twice to beat)															1	Alaska	3
	4	Barangay Ginebra		92*
	9	Star		89								1	Alaska	4
							4	Barangay Ginebra	83			5	GlobalPort	1
		(#5 twice to beat)					5	GlobalPort	84*
	5	GlobalPort		94
	8	Barako Bull		85

*Game went into overtime

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1
6	Tropang TNT	6	5	.545	2
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Star Hotshots	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
9	Mahindra Enforcer	4	7	.364	4	Eliminated
10	Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	5
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	5
12	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	5

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. San Miguel wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.
2. Alaska wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra and Rain or Shine via best head-to-head record. Alaska is 2–0; Barangay Ginebra is 1–1; Rain or Shine is 0–2.
3. NLEX wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.
4. Blackwater wins tiebreaker against Phoenix and GlobalPort by greatest quotient. Blackwater with 1.04; Phoenix with 0.99; GlobalPort with 0.98.

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice to beat)
	1	San Miguel	99	103
	8	Star	108	99
							1	San Miguel	1
		(Best-of-3)					5	Rain or Shine	3
	4	Barangay Ginebra	0
	5	Rain or Shine	2
												5	Rain or Shine	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										3	Alaska	2
	2	Meralco	104
	7	NLEX	97
							2	Meralco	2
		(Best-of-3)					3	Alaska	3
	3	Alaska	2
	6	TNT	1

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT KaTropa	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	2
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	2
4	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
5	Mahindra Enforcer	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5
8	Phoenix Fuel Masters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5	Eliminated
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364	6
11	Star Hotshots	2	9	.182	8
12	Blackwater Elite	1	10	.091	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. San Miguel wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra via head-to-head record.
2. Meralco wins tiebreaker against Mahindra and Alaska via best head-to-head record. Meralco is 2–0; Mahindra is 1–1; Alaska is 0–2. Meralco then won the seeding playoff for 4th seed against Mahindra.
3. NLEX wins tiebreaker against Rain or Shine and Phoenix by highest quotient. NLEX is 1.04; Rain or Shine is 1.03; Phoenix is 0.93. Phoenix then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Rain or Shine.

Transactions

Trades

Off-season

August 18, 2015[1]	To GlobalPort Jervy Cruz	To Rain or Shine Jewel Ponferada
August 24, 2015[2]	To NLEX Simon Enciso	To Rain or Shine 2018 2nd round pick

September 23, 2015[3]	To Barako Bull Ronald Pascual (from San Miguel)	To Rain or Shine 2016 2nd round pick(from Barako Bull)	To San Miguel Ryan Araña (from Rain or Shine via Barako Bull)

Governor's Cup

October 16, 2016[4]	To Rain or Shine Jay Washington	To GlobalPort J.R. Quiñahan
October 16, 2016[5]	To Rain or Shine James Yap	To Star Paul Lee

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Wayne Chism[6]	February 13 (vs. Star)	February 17 (vs. Meralco)	1–1
	Antoine Wright[7]	February 21 (vs. Ginebra)	March 4 (vs. NLEX)	1–2
	Mo Charlo[8]	March 11 (vs. San Miguel)	April 5 (vs. GlobalPort)	4−1
	Pierre Henderson-Niles[9]	April 10 (vs. Blackwater)	May 18 (vs. Alaska)	10–3
Governors' Cup	Dior Lowhorn[10]	July 20 (vs. TNT)	August 27 (vs. GlobalPort)	3–4
	Jason Forte[11]	September 2 (vs. Mahindra)	September 4 (vs. NLEX)	1–1
	Josh Dollard[12]	September 10 (vs. San Miguel)	September 21 (vs. Phoenix)	1–2

References

1. PBA approves GlobalPort trade for Jervy Cruz, interaksyon.com, August 18, 2015
2. Rain or Shine sends draftee Simon Enciso to NLEX for future draft pick, spin.ph, August 24, 2015
3. Rain or Shine sends Ryan Arana to Barako Bull for 2016 pick, interaksyon.com, September 23, 2015
4. , pba.inquirer.net, October 16, 2016
5. , spin.ph, October 16, 2016
6. PBA: Rain or Shine taps Wayne Chism for Commissioner's Cup, Marisse Panaligan, GMA News Online, November 28, 2015
7. Rain or Shine bringing in new import Antoine Wright for injured Wayne Chism, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, February 20, 2016
8. Dy, Richard (March 9, 2016). "Rain or Shine taps Mo Charlo to replace Antoine Wright". Fox Sports. foxsportsasia.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
9. Joble, Rey (April 10, 2016). "Rain or Shine adds 'extra rice' with new import Pierre Henderson-Niles". Sports5. InterAksyon.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
10. Another ‘Balik Import’ tapped as Dior Lowhorn suits up for Rain or Shine
11. "RoS bringing in former Alaska import Jason Forte as Smith exceeds height limit". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. spin.ph. August 31, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
12. Ramos, Gerry (September 9, 2016). "Rain or Shine to parade new import Josh Dollard in crucial match against SMB". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Spin.ph. Retrieved September 9, 2016.