2024–25 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season

2024–25 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
Head coachYeng Guiao
General ManagerMamerto Mondragon
Jireh Ibañes (assistant)
Owner(s)Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.
Governors' Cup results
Record7–3
(70%)
Place1st in group B
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to TNT, 1–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record7–5
(58.3%)
Place6th
Playoff finishTBD
Philippine Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters seasons

The 2024–25 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season is the 18th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: PBA season 49 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 7 Caelan Tiongson F  USA Biola
1 8 Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti G  Sweden Salt Lake CC
2 13 Francis Escandor F  Philippines De La Salle
2 16 Mike Malonzo F  Philippines NU
2 20 Miguel Corteza F  Philippines Benilde
3 32 Darwish Bederi C/F  Philippines UP

Roster

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 0 Tiongson, Caelan (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1992–05–07 Biola
G 1 Nocum, Adrian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1999−08−10 Mapúa
G 2 Pangilinan-Lemetti, Felix (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1999–02–10 Salt Lake CC
G 3 Mamuyac, Gian  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999–03–05 Ateneo
G/F 4 Malonzo, Mike (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1999−10−23 National-U
F 5 Norwood, Gabe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1985–02–09 George Mason
F 7 Escandor, Francis (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
G 8 Asistio, Anton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995–06–02 Ateneo
C 9 Thompson, Deon (CI) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988–09–16 North Carolina
G/F 10 Ildefonso, Shaun 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1997–09–30 National-U
G 14 Caracut, Andrei 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996–01–30 De La Salle
F 16 Borboran, Mark (FA) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1984–11–01 UE
F/C 21 Datu, Keith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996–03–19 Chico State
G/F 22 Clarito, Jhonard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1996–04–03 De Ocampo
C 24 Villegas, Luis  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997−09−05 UE
F 25 Santillan, Leonard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996–03–05 De La Salle
F/C 28 Belga, Beau (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1986–11–30 Philippine Christian
F 31 Demusis, Nick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–05–09 Whittier
Head coach
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.


Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Group B Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 3 .700 — Quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 6 4 .600 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 4 .600 1
4 NLEX Road Warriors 5 5 .500 2
5 Blackwater Bossing 5 5 .500 2
6 Phoenix Fuel Masters 1 9 .100 6
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); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Barangay Ginebra (San Miguel 1.23, Barangay Ginebra 0.82)
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–1 Blackwater (NLEX 1.03, Blackwater 0.97)

Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 7–3
August: 4–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 20 Blackwater W 110–97 Aaron Fuller (24) Aaron Fuller (19) Andrei Caracut (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 August 24 Barangay Ginebra W 73–64 Aaron Fuller (16) Aaron Fuller (23) Jhonard Clarito (4) Candon City Arena 2–0
3 August 28 NLEX W 124–105 Jhonard Clarito (24) Aaron Fuller (20) Andrei Caracut (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–0
4 August 30 Phoenix W 116–99 Aaron Fuller (28) Aaron Fuller (22) Caracut, Tiongson (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–0
September: 3–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 September 5 San Miguel L 112–113 Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti (28) Aaron Fuller (19) Gian Mamuyac (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–1
6 September 10 Phoenix W 122–107 Fuller, Nocum (16) Aaron Fuller (11) Caracut, Nocum (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–1
7 September 13 Barangay Ginebra L 102–124 Aaron Fuller (28) Aaron Fuller (11) Andrei Caracut (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2
8 September 17 NLEX W 123–114 (OT) Anton Asistio (25) Aaron Fuller (25) Caelan Tiongson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–2
9 September 19 San Miguel W 122–112 Andrei Caracut (20) Fuller, Norwood (11) Andrei Caracut (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 7–2
10 September 23 Blackwater L 118–139 Jhonard Clarito (18) Aaron Fuller (9) Andrei Caracut (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 7–3

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
A1TNT3
B4NLEX1
A1TNT4
B1Rain or Shine1
B1Rain or Shine3
A4Magnolia2
A1TNT4
B3Barangay Ginebra2
B2San Miguel3
A3Converge2
B2San Miguel2
B3Barangay Ginebra4
A2Meralco0
B3Barangay Ginebra3
This box:

Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 4–6
Quarterfinals: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 25 Magnolia W 109–105 Aaron Fuller (24) Aaron Fuller (20) Fuller, Santillan (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–0
2 September 27 Magnolia L 69–121 Adrian Nocum (13) Caelan Tiongson (6) Gian Mamuyac (3) Santa Rosa Sports Complex 1–1
3 September 29 Magnolia W 111–106 (OT) Aaron Fuller (29) Leonard Santillan (13) Aaron Fuller (6) Ynares Center 2–1
4 October 1 Magnolia L 100–129 Aaron Fuller (22) Aaron Fuller (10) Belga, Caracut, Clarito, Mamuyac, Nocum, Norwood, Pangilinan-Lemetti (2) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–2
5 October 5 Magnolia W 113–103 Aaron Fuller (26) Jhonard Clarito (10) Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti (6) Ynares Center 3–2
Semifinals: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 October 9 TNT L 81–90 Aaron Fuller (18) Aaron Fuller (21) Caracut, Mamuyac (4) PhilSports Arena 0–1
2 October 11 TNT L 91–108 Jhonard Clarito (18) Jhonard Clarito (7) Caracut, Fuller (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 October 13 TNT W 110–109 Aaron Fuller (26) Aaron Fuller (16) Gian Mamuyac (5) Dasmariñas Arena 1–2
4 October 16 TNT L 79–81 Aaron Fuller (22) Aaron Fuller (18) Mamuyac, Nocum, Pangilinan-Lemetti (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
5 October 18 TNT L 95–113 Aaron Fuller (14) Aaron Fuller (6) Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti (4) Ynares Center
10,039 		1–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NorthPort Batang Pier 9 3 .750 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 TNT Tropang Giga 8 4 .667 1
3 Converge FiberXers 8 4 .667 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 4 .667 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 5 .583 2
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 5 .583 2
7 Eastern (G) 7 5 .583 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 6 .500 3
9 NLEX Road Warriors 6 6 .500 3
10 San Miguel Beermen 5 7 .417 4
11 Blackwater Bossing 3 9 .250 6
12 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 9 .250 6
13 Terrafirma Dyip 1 11 .083 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
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.04, Converge 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 0.94
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.08, Rain or Shine 1.04, Eastern 0.88
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Magnolia 112–81 NLEX
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 7–5
December: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 1, 2024 Meralco L 111–121 Keith Datu (17) Jhonard Clarito (11) Andrei Caracut (8) Ynares Center 0–1
2 December 4, 2024 Eastern W 99–81 Deon Thompson (21) Deon Thompson (15) Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–1
3 December 10, 2024 San Miguel W 107–93 Deon Thompson (18) Jhonard Clarito (11) Caracut, Nocum, Pangilinan-Lemetti (5) Filoil EcoOil Centre 2–1
4 December 18, 2024 Magnolia W 102–100 Deon Thompson (18) Deon Thompson (15) Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–1
5 December 22, 2024 Terrafirma W 124–112 Deon Thompson (23) Deon Thompson (17) Pangilinan-Lemetti, Thompson (4) PhilSports Arena 4–1
January: 3–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 January 8, 2025 Blackwater W 122–106 Deon Thompson (25) Deon Thompson (16) Anton Asistio (7) PhilSports Arena 5–1
7 January 11, 2025 Phoenix L 91–93 Deon Thompson (22) Deon Thompson (13) Deon Thompson (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–2
8 January 14, 2025 Converge L 96–103 Jhonard Clarito (24) Deon Thompson (22) Andrei Caracut (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–3
9 January 16, 2025 NorthPort W 127–107 Deon Thompson (27) Deon Thompson (11) Adrian Nocum (7) PhilSports Arena 6–3
10 January 22, 2025 Barangay Ginebra L 92–120 Deon Thompson (23) Deon Thompson (15) Caelan Tiongson (5) Ynares Center 6–4
11 January 25, 2025 NLEX L 110–122 Deon Thompson (26) Deon Thompson (11) Nocum, Thompson (5) Ynares Center 6–5
12 January 31, 2025 TNT W 106–96 Deon Thompson (22) Deon Thompson (16) Andrei Caracut (6) PhilSports Arena 7–5

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1NorthPort
8Magnolia
(best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra
5Meralco
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2TNT
7Eastern
(best-of-3)
3Converge
6Rain or Shine
This box:

Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total:
Quarterfinals
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 February 5, 2025 Converge Smart Araneta Coliseum
2 February 7, 2025 Converge Ninoy Aquino Stadium


Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team Ref.
Beau Belga September 11, 2024 Not disclosed 1 year Re-signed

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team Ref.
Sherwin Concepcion 23 Small forward End of contract Abra Weavers (MPBL)
Mac Belo 12 Power forward Released Zamboanga Valientes (The Asian Tournament)

Trades

Pre-season

July
July 17, 2024 To Rain or Shine
2026 Blackwater second-round pick (from TNT) 		To Blackwater
Miguel Corteza

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Governors' Cup Aaron Fuller August 20, 2024 (vs. Blackwater) October 18, 2024 (vs. TNT) 11–9
Commissioner's Cup Deon Thompson December 4, 2024 (vs. Eastern) 7–4

References

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  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. December 10, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
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  5. ^ Terrado, Reuben (June 15, 2024). "MPBL: Sherwin Concepcion, ex-PBA 3x3 players sign with Abra". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Mac Belo now a free agent after being released by Rain or Shine". Spin.ph. June 24, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 17, 2024). "ROS trades draftee Miggy Corteza to Blackwater for future pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  8. ^ Terrado, Reuben (July 16, 2024). "Aaron Fuller reunites with Guiao as Rain or Shine import". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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