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2015–16  Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
Head coach Yeng Guiao
Owner(s)Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinalist
(lost to San Miguel, 2–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place5th
Playoff finish Champions
(def. Alaska, 4-2)
Governors' Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters seasons

The 2015–16 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was 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 Philippines Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE
G/F 5 United States Norwood, Gabe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985–02–09 George Mason
F 6 Philippines Ibañes, Jireh Injured (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1982–04–20 Philippines
G 8 Philippines Teng, Jeric 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991–03–18 UST
G 9 Philippines Cruz, Jericho 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–11 Adamson
G 13 United States Ahanmisi, Maverick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota
F/C 15 Philippines Ponferada, Jewel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1988–07–08 National-U
G/F 16 Philippines Chan, Jeffrei 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern
G 17 Philippines Tiu, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1985–07–15 Ateneo
G/F 19 Philippines Trollano, Don 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1992–01–07 Adamson
F/C 20 Philippines Almazan, Raymond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran
G/F 23 Philippines Nimes, Josan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–11 Mapúa
F/C 30 Philippines Belga, Beau 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986–11–30 Philippine Christian
33 Philippines Edrosa, Jonathan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983–11–29 Far Eastern
F/C 48 Philippines Quiñahan, J.R. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–05–08 Visayas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured 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 [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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 GlobalPort
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Barako Bull

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals (1st phase)Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(Single elimination)
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#3 twice to beat)
3 Rain or Shine95
2 San Miguel4
10 Blackwater90
3Rain or Shine1043Rain or Shine2
(#6 twice to beat)
6TNT89
6 TNT90
2San Miguel4
7 NLEX88
1Alaska3
(#4 twice to beat)
4 Barangay Ginebra92*
1 Alaska4
9 Star89
4Barangay Ginebra835GlobalPort1
(#5 twice to beat)
5GlobalPort84*
5 GlobalPort94
8 Barako Bull85

*Game went into overtime

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Meralco
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.18, Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 0.84
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Star
  4. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Blackwater 1.04, Phoenix 0.99, GlobalPort 0.98

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1 San Miguel99103
8 Star10899
1San Miguel1
(Best-of-3)
5Rain or Shine3
4 Barangay Ginebra0
5 Rain or Shine2
5Rain or Shine4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Alaska2
2 Meralco104
7 NLEX97
2Meralco2
(Best-of-3)
3Alaska3
3 Alaska2
6 TNT1

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 [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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 San Miguel
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.039, Mahindra 1.017, Alaska 0.950; fourth seed playoff: Meralco 104–99 Mahindra
  3. ^ 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

Transactions

Free agency

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
Ronnie Matias [1] 2015 Not disclosed One-year Barako Bull Energy

Trades

Off-season

August 18, 2015 [2]
To GlobalPort
Jervy Cruz
To Rain or Shine
Jewel Ponferada
August 24, 2015 [3]
To NLEX
Simon Enciso
To Rain or Shine
2018 2nd round pick
September 23, 2015 [4]
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 [5]
To Rain or Shine
Jay Washington
To GlobalPort
J.R. Quiñahan
October 16, 2016 [6]
To Rain or Shine
James Yap
To Star
Paul Lee

Recruited imports

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

References

  1. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (Oct 20, 2015). "'Lucky charm' Ronnie Matias thankful after earning spot in Rain or Shine lineup". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  2. ^ PBA approves GlobalPort trade for Jervy Cruz[ permanent dead link], interaksyon.com, August 18, 2015
  3. ^ Rain or Shine sends draftee Simon Enciso to NLEX for future draft pick, spin.ph, August 24, 2015
  4. ^ Rain or Shine sends Ryan Arana to Barako Bull for 2016 pick Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, September 23, 2015
  5. ^ [1], pba.inquirer.net, October 16, 2016
  6. ^ [2], spin.ph, October 16, 2016
  7. ^ PBA: Rain or Shine taps Wayne Chism for Commissioner's Cup, Marisse Panaligan, GMA News Online, November 28, 2015
  8. ^ Rain or Shine bringing in new import Antoine Wright for injured Wayne Chism, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, February 20, 2016
  9. ^ Dy, Richard (March 9, 2016). "Rain or Shine taps Mo Charlo to replace Antoine Wright". Fox Sports. foxsportsasia.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  10. ^ Joble, Rey (April 10, 2016). "Rain or Shine adds 'extra rice' with new import Pierre Henderson-Niles". Sports5. InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  11. ^ Another ‘Balik Import’ tapped as Dior Lowhorn suits up for Rain or Shine
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ 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.