2025–26 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season

2025–26 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
2025–26 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao
General manager	Mamerto Mondragon; Jireh Ibañes (assistant)
Governors	Mamerto Mondragon; Edison Oribiana (alternate)
Owner	Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	8–3 ; (72.7%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	TBD
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Governors' Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters seasons

The 2025–26 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season is the 19th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

September 7, 2025: The PBA season 50 draft was held at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	10	Christian Manaytay	PF	Philippines	UST
1	12	Arthur Roque	SF/SG	Philippines	Letran
2	20	Mark Omega	C	Philippines	Letran
2	22	Vince Cuajao	SG	Philippines	Letran
2	24	Joshua David	PG/SG	Philippines	De La Salle
3	34	Cole Micek	PG	United States	St. Francis
4	45	Kyle Tolentino	SG/SF	United States	Letran
5	55	MJ dela Virgen	PG	Philippines	JRU

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
F	0	Caelan Tiongson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)		1992–05–07	Biola
G	1	Adrian Nocum	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	1999−08−10	Mapúa
G	2	Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)		1999–02–10	Salt Lake CC
G	3	Gian Mamuyac	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999–03–05	Ateneo
F	4	Mike Malonzo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)		1999−10−23	National-U
F	5	Gabe Norwood	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1985–02–09	George Mason
G	8	Anton Asistio	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1995–06–02	Ateneo
G/F	10	Shaun Ildefonso	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1997–09–30	National-U
G	11	Stanley Pringle	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1987–03–05	Penn State
G	14	Andrei Caracut	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996–01–30	De La Salle
C	21	Keith Datu	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1996–03–19	Chico State
G/F	22	Jhonard Clarito	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1996–04–03	De Ocampo
C	24	Luis Villegas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1997−09−05	UE
F/C	25	Leonard Santillan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1996–03–05	De La Salle
C	28	Beau Belga	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1986–11–30	Philippine Christian
C	41	Kris Porter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1994–09–02	Ateneo
F	44	Christian Manaytay (R)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)		1999−11−02	UST

Head coach

Yeng Guiao

Assistant coach(es)

Caloy Garcia (1st assistant)
Mike Buendia
Ricky Umayam

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	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727^[a]	1
3	TNT Tropang 5G	8	3	.727^[a]	1
4	Converge FiberXers	7	4	.636^[b]	2
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636^[b]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	6	5	.545^[c]	3
7	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545^[c]	3
8	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545^[c]	3
9	Titan Ultra Giant Risers	4	7	.364	5
10	Phoenix Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091^[d]	8
12	Terrafirma Dyip	1	10	.091^[d]	8

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall quotient; 5) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 TNT
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.09, Meralco 0.99, NLEX 0.93
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 8–3

October: 4–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 11, 2025	Meralco	W 96–95 (OT)	Caelan Tiongson (23)	Caelan Tiongson (10)	Adrian Nocum (4)	Ynares Center II	1–0
2	October 19, 2025	San Miguel	L 93–111	Adrian Nocum (17)	Caelan Tiongson (13)	Porter, Pringle (4)	Ynares Center II	1–1
3	October 24, 2025	Blackwater	W 110–100	Keith Datu (20)	Keith Datu (8)	Gian Mamuyac (5)	Ynares Center	2–1
4	October 26, 2025	Titan Ultra	W 112–111	Adrian Nocum (24)	Gabe Norwood (12)	Gabe Norwood (7)	Ynares Center	3–1
5	October 31, 2025	Terrafirma	W 106–91	Leonard Santillan (26)	Gabe Norwood (10)	Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti (6)	Ynares Center	4–1

November: 2–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	November 5, 2025	Phoenix	W 91–80	Gian Mamuyac (22)	Leonard Santillan (7)	Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti (6)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	5–1
7	November 8, 2025	NLEX	L 91–105	Jhonard Clarito (26)	Mike Malonzo (12)	Jhonard Clarito (6)	Ynares Center	5–2
8	November 15, 2025	TNT	W 91–89	Gabe Norwood (16)	Norwood, Santillan (9)	Gabe Norwood (5)	Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention Center	6–2

December: 2–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
9	December 7, 2025	Converge	W 90–84	Leonard Santillan (16)	Mike Malonzo (10)	Adrian Nocum (4)	Ynares Center II	7–2
10	December 15, 2025	Magnolia	W 101–92	Jhonard Clarito (21)	Jhonard Clarito (11)	Gian Mamuyac (5)	Khalifa Sports City Arena	8–2
11	December 17, 2025	Barangay Ginebra	L 100–102	Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti (14)	Jhonard Clarito (10)	Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti (5)	Khalifa Sports City Arena	8–3

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals (Best-of-7)	Finals (Best-of-7)



1	San Miguel

8	NLEX



4	Converge

5	Barangay Ginebra



2	Rain or Shine

7	Meralco



3	TNT

6	Magnolia

Game log

2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total:

Quarterfinals: 0–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	December 27, 2025	Meralco					Smart Araneta Coliseum

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team	Ref.
Stanley Pringle	July 15, 2025	Not disclosed	2 years	Terrafirma Dyip	^[3]

Subtractions

Player	Number	Position	Reason	New team	Ref.
Francis Escandor	7	Small forward	Released	Phoenix Fuel Masters	^[4]^[5]

Trades

Pre-season

October 2025
October 2, 2025^[6]	To Rain or Shine 2028 (S52) Converge second-round pick	To Converge Rights of Mark Omega

References

^ "Terrafirma's choice: Big man Chiu is Season 50 top draft pick". PBA.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
^ Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
^ Ramos, Gerry (July 15, 2025). "Guiao confirms Pringle has signed two-year Rain or Shine deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
^ Ramos, Gerry (August 4, 2025). "ROS on the lookout for more prospects after unloading Escandor, Borboran". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
^ Ramos, Gerry (August 5, 2025). "Francis Escandor signed to two-year Phoenix deal after ROS exit". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
^ Li, Matthew (October 2, 2025). "Converge acquires Mark Omega's rights from Rain or Shine ahead of NCAA swan song". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 2, 2025.

[table_hth_ROS0.02340100241052-2] Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 TNT

[table_hth_BGSM0.02340100241052-3] Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_MAG0.02340100241052-4] Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.09, Meralco 0.99, NLEX 0.93

[table_hth_BWB0.02340100241052-5] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Terrafirma

[1] "Terrafirma's choice: Big man Chiu is Season 50 top draft pick". PBA.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2025.

[6] Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.

[7] Ramos, Gerry (July 15, 2025). "Guiao confirms Pringle has signed two-year Rain or Shine deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2025.

[8] Ramos, Gerry (August 4, 2025). "ROS on the lookout for more prospects after unloading Escandor, Borboran". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2025.

[9] Ramos, Gerry (August 5, 2025). "Francis Escandor signed to two-year Phoenix deal after ROS exit". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2025.

[10] Li, Matthew (October 2, 2025). "Converge acquires Mark Omega's rights from Rain or Shine ahead of NCAA swan song". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 2, 2025.

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