2015–16 Mahindra Enforcer season
Basketball team season
2015–16 Mahindra Enforcer season | |
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Head coach | Manny Pacquiao |
Owner(s) | Columbian Autocar Corporation |
Philippine Cup results | |
Record | 2–9 (18.2%) |
Place | 11th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Commissioner's Cup results | |
Record | 4–7 (36.4%) |
Place | 9th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Governors' Cup results | |
Record | 6–5 (54.5%) |
Place | 5th |
Playoff finish | Quarterfinalists (lost to Meralco in one game) |
Mahindra Enforcer seasons | |
The 2015–16 Mahindra Enforcer season was the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates
- July 16: Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC) announced that they changed their team name from Kia Carnival to Mahindra Enforcers.[1]
- August 23: The 2015 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
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1 | 2 | Troy Rosario | PF | ![]() | Hapee Fresh Fighters | NU |
2 | 14 | Bradwyn Guinto | C | ![]() | Cebuana Lhuillier Gems | SSC-R |
3 | 24 | Leo de Vera | SF | ![]() | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters | SSC-R |
4 | 35 | Michael DiGregorio | SG | ![]() | KeraMix Mixers | McKendree |
5 | 44 | Alli Austria | SG | ![]() | Cagayan Valley Rising Suns | San Francisco State |
6 | 49 | Roberto Hainga | C | ![]() | MP Hotel Warriors | UST |
7 | 52 | Michael Abad | C/PF | ![]() | LiverMarin Guardians | Mapúa |
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team
| W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Alaska Aces | 9 | 2 | .818[a] | — | Advance to semifinals |
2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818[a] | — | |
3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 2 | |
5 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 2 | |
6 | TNT Tropang Texters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | |
7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
8 | Barako Bull Energy | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 4 | |
9 | Star Hotshots | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
10 | Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
11 | Mahindra Enforcer | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
12 | Meralco Bolts | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 GlobalPort
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Barako Bull
Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team
| W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 1 | |
5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 1 | |
6 | Tropang TNT | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | |
7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
8 | Star Hotshots | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
9 | Mahindra Enforcer | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
10 | Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273[d] | 5 | |
11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273[d] | 5 | |
12 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273[d] | 5 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Meralco
- ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.18, Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 0.84
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Star
- ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Blackwater 1.04, Phoenix 0.99, GlobalPort 0.98
Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team
| W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | TNT KaTropa | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 2 | |
3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 2 | |
4 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 4 | |
5 | Mahindra Enforcer | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
6 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 4 | |
7 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 5 | |
8 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 5 | |
9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 5 | |
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:
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 San Miguel
- ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.039, Mahindra 1.017, Alaska 0.950; fourth seed playoff: Meralco 104–99 Mahindra
- ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.04, Rain or Shine 1.03, Phoenix 0.93; eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 105–94 Rain or Shine
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
(#1 twice to beat) | |||||||||||||
1 | TNT | 136 | |||||||||||
8 | Phoenix | 124 | |||||||||||
1 | TNT | 1 | |||||||||||
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4 | Meralco | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | Meralco | 105 | |||||||||||
5 | Mahindra | 82 | |||||||||||
4 | Meralco | 2 | |||||||||||
(#2 twice to beat) | |||||||||||||
3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | San Miguel | 114 | |||||||||||
7 | NLEX | 110 | |||||||||||
2 | San Miguel | 2 | |||||||||||
(#3 twice to beat) | |||||||||||||
3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Barangay Ginebra | 109 | |||||||||||
6 | Alaska | 104 | |||||||||||
Transactions
Trades
Pre-season
August 25, 2015[2] | To Mahindra Niño Canaleta and Aldrech Ramos (from NLEX) Robert Reyes (from Talk 'n Text) | To NLEX Kevin Alas (from Talk 'n Text via Mahindra) | To Talk 'N Text Troy Rosario |
October 7, 2015[3] | To Mahindra Juneric Baloria 2016 and 2017 second round picks (from NLEX) | To Meralco 2016 and 2017 second round picks (from Mahindra) | To NLEX Sean Anthony (from Meralco via Mahindra) |
April 29, 2016[4] | To Mahindra Keith Agovida and Paolo Taha | To Globalport Karl Dehesa | To Blackwater Roi Sumang |
Recruited imports
Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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Commissioner's Cup | Augustus Gilchrist[5] | February 12 (vs. GlobalPort) | April 13 (vs. Star) | 4–7 |
Governors' Cup | ![]() | July 15 (vs. Star) | September 24 (vs. Meralco) | 6–7 |
![]() | July 15 (vs. Star) | August 12 (vs. Phoenix) | 4–1 |
References
- ^ "PBA ballclub rolls out new name, switches from KIA Carnival to Mahindra Enforcers". Spin.ph. July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ TnT nets Rosario in 3-team trade; SMB acquires Heruela, philstar.ph, August 25, 2015.
- ^ NLEX gets Sean Anthony in three-team deal inquirer.net, October 7, 2015
- ^ [1] inquirer.net, October 7, 2015
- ^ Mahindra enforcing Augustus Gilchrist as Commissioner’s Cup import, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, January 6, 2016
- ^ Badua, Snow (June 6, 2016). "Mahindra opts for James White after bid to bring back Vernon Macklin falls through". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2016.