Blackwater Sports
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| Blackwater Sports | |
|---|---|
| Leagues | PBA D-League |
| Founded | 2006 |
| History | Blackwater Elite (2011) Blackwater Sports (2012–2014) |
| Location | Philippines |
| Team colors | Black, White |
| President | Dioceldo S. Sy |
| Head coach | Leo Isaac |
| Championships | 1 (2013 Foundation Cup) |
The Blackwater Sports was a basketball team that played in the
Blackwater Elite
.
The franchise's predecessor was the Blu Detergent team[1] in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL), best known as the first Philippine basketball team of Asi Taulava.[2]
On April 10, 2014, Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc., along with Manila North Tollways Corporation (
Kia Sorentos) were given approval by the PBA Board of Governors to become expansion teams in the PBA.[3] Blackwater and the NLEX Road Warriors
became the first PBA D-League franchises to move to the PBA.
References
- The Philippine STAR.
- ^ "Expansion ballclub Blackwater Sports keen to show it belongs ahead of PBA debut | PBA | SPIN.PH". Archived from the original on 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
- ^ "PBA approves entry of new teams NLEX, Kia, Blackwater for next season | InterAksyon.com | Sports5". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
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