2015–16 Mahindra Enforcer season
Head coachManny Pacquiao
Owner(s)Columbian Autocar Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record29
(18.2%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record47
(36.4%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record65
(54.5%)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalists
(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
1 2 Troy Rosario PF  Philippines Hapee Fresh Fighters NU
2 14 Bradwyn Guinto C  Philippines Cebuana Lhuillier Gems SSC-R
3 24 Leo de Vera SF  United States Tanduay Light Rhum Masters SSC-R
4 35 Michael DiGregorio SG  United States KeraMix Mixers McKendree
5 44 Alli Austria SG  United States Cagayan Valley Rising Suns San Francisco State
6 49 Roberto Hainga C  Philippines MP Hotel Warriors UST
7 52 Michael Abad C/PF  Philippines LiverMarin Guardians Mapúa

Roster

Mahindra Enforcer roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 0 Philippines Taha, Paolo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–12–05 St. Benilde
F/C 1 Philippines Ramos, Aldrech 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–04–03 Far Eastern
G 2 Philippines Revilla, L.A. 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 146 lb (66 kg) 1989–11–30 De La Salle
F/C 5 Philippines Guinto, Bradwyn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–10–20 San Sebastian
G 7 United States DiGregorio, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–12 McKendree
G 8 Philippines Paniamogan, Philip 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991–05–30 José Rizal
F 9 Philippines Canaleta, Niño (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982–02–12 UE
G/F 10 Philippines Webb, Joshua (IN) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–11–14 De La Salle
G/F 14 Philippines Galanza, Pedrito 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–12–21 UE
G 17 Philippines Pacquiao, Manny 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1978–12–17 NDDU
G/F 23 Philippines Agovida, Keith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–02–14 Arellano
F 27 Philippines Yee, Mark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982–01–04 San Sebastian (Cavite)
F 28 Philippines Jaime, Chito 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983–10–21 AMA
G 32 United States Bagatsing, Hyram 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1985–02–18 De La Salle
F/C 81 Philippines Ballesteros, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–10–07 San Sebastian
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Eric Pineda
  • Philippines Joe Ramos (Assistant)



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


Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 9 2 .818[lower-alpha 1] Advance to 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
12 Meralco Bolts 1 10 .091 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 GlobalPort
  3. 1 2 Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Barako Bull

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
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. 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Meralco
  2. 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.18, Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 0.84
  3. 1 2 Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Star
  4. 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Blackwater 1.04, Phoenix 0.99, GlobalPort 0.98

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

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice to beat)
1TNT136
8Phoenix124
1TNT1
(#4 twice to beat)
4Meralco3
4Meralco105
5Mahindra82
4Meralco2
(#2 twice to beat)
3Barangay Ginebra4
2San Miguel114
7NLEX110
2San Miguel2
(#3 twice to beat)
3Barangay Ginebra3
3Barangay Ginebra109
6Alaska104

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

TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupAugustus Gilchrist[5]February 12 (vs. GlobalPort)April 13 (vs. Star)4–7
Governors' CupUnited States James White[6]July 15 (vs. Star)September 24 (vs. Meralco)6–7
Iran Iman Zandi*July 15 (vs. Star)August 12 (vs. Phoenix)4–1

References

  1. "PBA ballclub rolls out new name, switches from KIA Carnival to Mahindra Enforcers". Spin.ph. July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  2. TnT nets Rosario in 3-team trade; SMB acquires Heruela, philstar.ph, August 25, 2015.
  3. NLEX gets Sean Anthony in three-team deal inquirer.net, October 7, 2015
  4. inquirer.net, October 7, 2015
  5. Mahindra enforcing Augustus Gilchrist as Commissioner’s Cup import, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, January 6, 2016
  6. 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.
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