2021 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season

2021 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
2021 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
Head coach	Chris Gavina
Owner(s)	Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Magnolia, 0–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record	3–8 (27.3%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters seasons
	← 2020 2022–23 →

The 2021 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

March 14: The PBA season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	5	Leonard Santillan	Forward	Philippines	La Salle
2	17	Franky Johnson	Guard	USA	Warner Pacific
2	22	Anton Asistio	Guard	Philippines	Ateneo
2	23	Andrei Caracut	Guard	Philippines	La Salle
3	29	Kenneth Mocon	Guard	Philippines	San Beda
4	40	RJ Argamino	Guard	Philippines	Benilde
5	50	Philip Manalang	Guard	Philippines	UE

Roster

2021 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	1	Trevis Jackson	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	1995–09–14	Sacramento State
F/C	2	Bradwyn Guinto	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1991–10–20	San Sebastian
F	5	Gabe Norwood	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1985–02–09	George Mason
G	6	Rey Nambatac	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		1994–01–27	Letran
F	7	Javee Mocon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	1995–04–07	San Beda
G	8	Anton Asistio (R)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1995–06–02	Ateneo
F	9	Prince Rivero	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1995–02–19	De La Salle
F	12	Vince Tolentino	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1993–08–27	Ateneo
G	14	Andrei Caracut (R)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996–01–30	De La Salle
F/C	15	Jewel Ponferada	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	1988–07–08	National-U
F	16	Mark Borboran	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1984–11–01	UE
F	17	Mike Nieto (R)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1997–05–31	Ateneo
G/F	18	James Yap	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1982–02–15	UE
F	25	Leonard Santillan (R)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1996–03–05	De La Salle
F/C	29	Norbert Torres	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1990–01–12	De La Salle
F/C	30	Beau Belga (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1986–11–30	Philippine Christian

Head coach

Chris Gavina

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Mamerto Mondragon^[a]
Jireh Ibañes (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

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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT Tropang Giga	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots	8	3	.727	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636	3
5	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545^[a]	4
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545^[a]	4
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	4	7	.364^[b]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	4	7	.364^[b]	6
10	Terrafirma Dyip	4	7	.364^[b]	6
11	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273	7
12	Blackwater Bossing	0	11	.000	10

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5

July: 3–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	July 16	NLEX	W 83–82	Rey Nambatac (19)	Rey Nambatac (8)	Beau Belga (5)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–0
2	July 18	Blackwater	W 71–62	Rey Nambatac (21)	Mocon, Nambatac (12)	Mocon, Norwood (3)	Ynares Sports Arena	2–0
3	July 24	Meralco	W 85–72	Javee Mocon (18)	Beau Belga (10)	Javee Mocon (6)	Ynares Sports Arena	3–0
4	July 28	Alaska	L 48–74	Adrian Wong (9)	Javee Mocon (10)	Mocon, Nambatac, Ponferada (2)	Ynares Sports Arena	3–1
5	July 30	TNT	L 69–79	Javee Mocon (22)	Norbert Torres (11)	Javee Mocon (3)	Ynares Sports Arena	3–2

August: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	August 1	Terrafirma	W 83–77	Rey Nambatac (17)	Javee Mocon (9)	Beau Belga (5)	Ynares Sports Arena	4–2

September: 2–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	September 2	Phoenix Super LPG	L 77–78	Belga, Mocon (17)	Javee Mocon (12)	Gabe Norwood (5)	DHVSU Gym	4–3
8	September 8	Barangay Ginebra	L 77–83	Rey Nambatac (18)	Mark Borboran (7)	Javee Mocon (5)	DHVSU Gym	4–4
9	September 10	Magnolia	W 75–72	Javee Mocon (19)	Javee Mocon (8)	Beau Belga (3)	DHVSU Gym	5–4
10	September 12	San Miguel	W 95–93	Leonard Santillan (21)	Javee Mocon (12)	Anton Asistio (7)	DHVSU Gym	6–4
11	September 19	NorthPort	L 88–91 (OT)	Jewel Ponferada (17)	Javee Mocon (11)	Javee Mocon (6)	DHVSU Gym	6–5

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	TNT		84

8	Barangay Ginebra		71
				1	TNT	4
(Best-of-3)
				4	San Miguel	3
4	San Miguel		2

5	NorthPort		0
							1	TNT	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							3	Magnolia	1
2	Meralco	80	97

7	NLEX	81	86
				2	Meralco	2
(Best-of-3)
				3	Magnolia	4
3	Magnolia		2

6	Rain or Shine		0

Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2

Quarterfinals: 0–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	September 26	Magnolia	L 70–81	Leonard Santillan (17)	Leonard Santillan (12)	Beau Belga (6)	DHVSU Gym	0–1
2	September 30	Magnolia	L 86–96	James Yap (16)	Belga, Santillan (6)	Beau Belga (5)	DHVSU Gym	0–2

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727	1
3	TNT Tropang Giga	7	4	.636^[a]	2
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636^[a]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636^[a]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^[b]	3
7	Alaska Aces	6	5	.545^[b]	3
8	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	5	6	.455^[c]	4
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455^[c]	4
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	8	.273	6
11	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	7
12	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091	8

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
^ ^a ^b Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 3–8

December: 2–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	December 9	Blackwater	W 92–79	Henry Walker (20)	Javee Mocon (9)	Belga, Mocon (4)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–0
2	December 11	Terrafirma	L 106–112 (OT)	Nambatac, Walker (25)	Henry Walker (12)	Gabe Norwood (9)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–1
3	December 16	Phoenix Super LPG	W 90–88	Rey Nambatac (17)	Leonard Santillan (10)	Beau Belga (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1
4	December 19	Magnolia	L 98–109	Nambatac, Walker (23)	Henry Walker (6)	Belga, Mocon, Nambatac (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–2
5	December 26	TNT	L 92–95	Henry Walker (32)	Henry Walker (9)	Caracut, Nambatac (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–3

February: 1–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	February 12, 2022	NorthPort	W 104–90	Mike Nieto (21)	Henry Walker (11)	Henry Walker (10)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–3
7	February 17, 2022	Alaska	L 74–80	Henry Walker (25)	Henry Walker (13)	Gabe Norwood (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–4
8	February 20, 2022	Meralco	L 88–93	Henry Walker (24)	Borboran, Mocon, Walker (10)	Javee Mocon (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum 3,347	3–5
9	February 25, 2022	NLEX	L 100–109 (OT)	Henry Walker (28)	Henry Walker (13)	Gabe Norwood (5)	Ynares Center	3–6

March: 0–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
10	March 3, 2022	San Miguel	L 100–104	Henry Walker (23)	Henry Walker (10)	Nambatac, Walker (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–7
11	March 6, 2022	Barangay Ginebra	L 93–104	Henry Walker (34)	Henry Walker (8)	Andrei Caracut (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum 6,502	3–8

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Rey Nambatac	November 3, 2021^[3]	₱420,000 per month (max. contract)	3 years	Re-signed
Anton Asistio	November 24, 2021^[4]	Not disclosed	2 years
Norbert Torres	November 24, 2021^[4]
Beau Belga	November 26, 2021^[5]

Trades

Pre-season

January
January 20, 2021^[6]	To Rain or Shine Bradwyn Guinto	To NorthPort Clint Doliguez Sidney Onwubere

Mid-season

December
December 4, 2021^[7]	To Rain or Shine Trevis Jackson	To Meralco Franky Johnson

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Governors' Cup	Henry Walker	December 9 (vs. Blackwater)	March 6 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	3–8

References

^ Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020
^ ^a ^b INQUIRER.net (2012-12-10). "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
^ "Rey Nambatac signs three-year, max deal with Rain or Shine". Sports Interactive Network. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
^ "Norbert Torres, Anton Asistio rewarded with two-year ROS extensions". Sports Interactive Network. November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
^ "Beau Belga renews ties with RoS after signing two-year contract". Sports Interactive Network. November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
^ Terrado, Reuben (January 20, 2021). "Guinto beefs up RoS frontline as PBA approves trade with NorthPort". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
^ "Jackson for Johnson as RoS, Meralco seal trade deal". PBA.ph. December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

[table_hth_NP0.26867707132766-2] Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_BGSM0.26867707132766-3] Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

[table_hth_MER0.50138613698137-5] Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95

[table_hth_ALA0.50138613698137-6] Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska

[table_hth_NP0.50138613698137-7] Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

[1] Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020

[pbaquotient-4] INQUIRER.net (2012-12-10). "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2025-02-01.

[8] "Rey Nambatac signs three-year, max deal with Rain or Shine". Sports Interactive Network. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.

[9] "Norbert Torres, Anton Asistio rewarded with two-year ROS extensions". Sports Interactive Network. November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.

[10] "Beau Belga renews ties with RoS after signing two-year contract". Sports Interactive Network. November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.

[11] Terrado, Reuben (January 20, 2021). "Guinto beefs up RoS frontline as PBA approves trade with NorthPort". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

[12] "Jackson for Johnson as RoS, Meralco seal trade deal". PBA.ph. December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

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