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{{Short description|Philippine professional basketball team}}
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{{Use Philippine English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox NBA team
| current=2024–25 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
| name=Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
| logo=Rain or Shine Elasto Painters team logo.png
| founded=2006
| history='''Welcoat Dragons''' (2006–2008)<br />'''Rain or Shine Elasto Painters''' (2008–present)
|colors=Navy blue, red, yellow, white <br /> {{color box|#{{PBA color|Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|1}}}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|3}}}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|2}}}} {{color box|#{{PBA color|Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|4}}}}
| owner=Raymond Yu and Terry Que
| board_governor=[[Mamerto Mondragon]] <br /> [[Edison Oribiana]] (alternate)
| manager=Mamerto Mondragon <br /> [[Jireh Ibañes]] (assistant)
| company=Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.
| coach= [[Yeng Guiao]]
| affiliation =
| championships= '''2 championships'''

[[2011–12 PBA season|2012]] [[2012 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors']] <br /> [[2015–16 PBA season|2016]] [[2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]]

6 Finals appearances
| website = {{URL|https://asiancoatings.com/elastopainters/}}
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{{Infobox basketball club
| color1=White
| color2=Red
| name=Welcoat Paints (PBL)
| logo=
| leagues=[[Philippine Basketball League]]
| founded=1996
| history='''Welcoat House Paints'''<br />1996–2001<br />'''Welcoat Paint Masters'''<br />2001–2005<br />'''St. Benilde-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters'''<br />2005–2006
| arena=
| location=[[Philippines]]
| nickname=
| colors=Red, white
| president=Raymund Yu and Terry Que
| coach=[[Gabby Velasco]]<br />[[Junel Baculi]]<br />[[Leo Austria]]<br />[[Caloy Garcia]]
| championships='''[[List of Philippine Basketball League champions|PBL]] (6):'''<br>*[[1999-00 Philippine Basketball League season|1999 1st Challenge Cup]]<br>*[[1999-00 Philippine Basketball League season|1999–00 2nd Challenge Cup]]<br>*[[2000-01 Philippine Basketball League season|2000 Chairman's Cup]]<br>*[[2000-01 Philippine Basketball League season|2001 Chairman's Cup]]<br>*[[2002-03 Philippine Basketball League season|2002–03 Challenge Cup]]<br>*[[2004-05 Philippine Basketball League season|2005 Unity Cup]]
}}

The '''Rain or Shine Elasto Painters''' are a professional [[basketball]] team in the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] owned by Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. It debuted in the league in the [[2006–07 PBA season]] after acquiring the franchise rights of the [[Shell Turbo Chargers]] in 2006, which disbanded after the [[2004–05 PBA season]].

From 1996 to 2006, the franchise played in the [[Philippine Basketball League]], carrying the name '''Welcoat House Paints''', '''Welcoat Paintmasters''' and the '''St. Benilde-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters''', winning a total of six championships.

== Beginnings ==

=== Philippine Basketball League (1996–2006) ===

The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters debuted in the [[Philippine Basketball League]] in 1996 as the Welcoat Paint Masters. Its first championship came in the 1999 Challenge Cup, winning 3–0 over [[Barako Bull Energy Boosters|Red Bull Energy Drink]]. Welcoat was considered as one of the two teams to enter the PBA before the [[2000 PBA season|2000]] season but lost out to [[Barako Bull Energy Boosters|Red Bull]]. Since then, the Paint Masters won five more championships, fielding amateur and former [[Metropolitan Basketball Association]] players, most notably [[Don Allado]], [[Ren-Ren Ritualo|Renren Ritualo]], [[Yancy de Ocampo]], [[Rommel Adducul]], [[Ronald Tubid]], [[James Yap]], [[Paul Artadi]], and [[Jay Washington]]. One of its biggest rivals from 2000 to 2002 was Shark Energy Drink, with PBA players [[Chester Tolomia]] (later joined Welcoat in 2004), [[Roger Yap]], and later Rain or Shine member [[Gilbert Malabanan]], as both teams engaged in four straight finals series, splitting both series in the process.

In 2005, Welcoat changed its name to Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, one of the products of their parent company, Welbest. The Elasto Painters made it all the way to the finals of the Heroes Cup against [[Magnolia Purewater Wizards|Magnolia]]. After leading the series 2–0, Rain or Shine suffered one of the biggest collapses in league history as the Wizards won the series in five games. In the 2006 PBL Unity Cup, the Elasto Painters were swept in the semifinals by the [[Toyota-Otis Sparks]] to end their four consecutive finals appearance, but placed third in a one-game playoff against Montaña Pawnshop on June 8. Prior to the start of Game 3 of the Unity Cup title series between [[Harbour Centre Batang Pier|Harbour Centre]] and Toyota-Otis on June 13, 2006, the league awarded the team with the Dynasty Award for their 10 years of success in the league. Several past and present members of the Welcoat franchise were on hand, as they brought their six championship trophies during the ceremony.

=== Acquiring a PBA franchise ===

After Shell's departure in the PBA in 2005, the league gave Shell an ultimatum of until early 2006 to either announce their return to the league for the 06–07 season, or to sell the franchise to a prospective buyer. In several press releases and interview, then-PBA Commissioner [[Noli Eala]] mentioned that some companies were interested in joining the league, although he did not stress which of these companies were. One of Eala's vision was for the PBA to be a 12-team league. Welcoat suddenly came into the picture, expressing interest to buy the Shell franchise. By January 2006, major newspapers reported that the Welcoat team is nearing the completion of acquiring the Shell team. By February, the PBA announced the entry of Welcoat as the 10th PBA team for the 2006–2007 season. People's Journal said that the turnover was approved between P30-40 million, a big drop from the original P60 million the Turbo Chargers wanted [http://www.journal.com.ph/news.asp?pid=2&sid=8&nid=18729&month=1&day=31&year=2006]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
[[The Manila Times]], however, reported that it was close to P55 million that Shell wanted [https://web.archive.org/web/20070317062857/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/feb/27/yehey/sports/20060227spo6.html]

Welcoat put out P60 million as bond for five years, P7 million for participation fee and another P6 million for transfer fee.

As incentive, the PBA allowed Welcoat to grab three amateur players from their Rain or Shine PBL team. The Paint Masters named [[Jay-R Reyes]], [[Junjun Cabatu]], and [[NCAA (Philippines)|NCAA]] Most Valuable Player [[Jay Sagad]] as the three players from the core of its amateur team which they elevated into the pros directly. Welcoat also signed PBL veterans [[Niño Gelig]], undrafted point guard [[Froilan Baguion]], [[Jercules Tangkay]], and former Shell players [[Adonis Santa Maria|Adonis Sta. Maria]] and [[Rob Wainwright (basketball)|Rob Wainwright]]. In the dispersal draft, Welcoat took [[Gilbert Lao]] from [[Coca-Cola Tigers|Coca-Cola]] and [[Denver Lopez]] from [[San Miguel Beermen|San Miguel]].

In August 2006, Welcoat announced that they will be named as the '''Welcoat Dragons''' in their pro stint while also grabbing former [[UP Fighting Maroons]] players [[Abby Santos]] and [[Jireh Ibañes]] as the team's new rookies, although Santos failed to sign with the team.

== Welcoat Dragons (2006–2008) ==
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In its PBA debut, Welcoat lost to eventual champion [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] in the season-opening game of the [[2006–07 PBA season]], 102–69.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Villar |first1=Joey |last2=Beltran |first2=Nelson |title=Kings spoil young Dragons' debut |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2006/10/02/360942/kings-spoil-young-dragons146-debut/ |date=2006-10-02 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> Jojo Tangkay scored the team's first-ever basket in the league. Denver Lopez led the team with 12 points while rookie Jay-R Reyes had 10 for the Dragons. The Dragons won its first victory on October 9 defeating [[Coca-Cola Tigers|Coca-Cola]]. Their next two victories came at the hands of the [[San Miguel Beermen]] and the [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters|Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]. Despite a 3–5 record, Welcoat lost their next 10 games along with injuries to key players that eventually ended their campaign with a 3–15 record, the only team to be eliminated after the elimination round of the [[2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup]].

During the [[2007 PBA Fiesta Conference]], the Dragons had two active imports, Wayland White and assistant coach [[Alex Compton]]. The other imports, Charles Clark and Rob Sanders, preceded White. The Dragons were again the first team to be eliminated in the Fiesta Conference by the hands of the [[Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants]]. The Dragons finished with a 7–29 record for the 2006–07 PBA season and was awarded the first overall draft pick after they won the draft lottery. They eventually selected [[Joe Devance]] of [[University of Texas at El Paso]].

Before the start of the [[2008 PBA Fiesta Conference]], [[Leo Austria]] resigned as head coach of the Dragons citing that the management wanted a new direction.<ref>[http://www.ngetstudio.com/news/?id=3996 Austria leaves Welcoat] Journal Online</ref> Then-assistant coach [[Caloy Garcia]] was named interim head coach on March 18 and would eventually become the team's official head coach.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ngetstudio.com/news/?id=4000 |title=Garcia named Welcoat coach |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210180851/http://www.ngetstudio.com/news/?id=4000|archive-date=February 10, 2012}}</ref> The Dragons finished with another 7–29 record and failed to qualify again for the playoffs in either of the two conferences.

== Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (2008–present) ==
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=== 2008–2009 season ===
In 2008, a new name was introduced for the team – '''Rain or Shine Elasto Painters'''. At the [[2008 PBA Draft]] held at Market! Market!, Taguig, the team drafted [[Gabe Norwood]] of [[George Mason University]] as the first overall pick. In the 2nd round, the Elasto Painters grabbed point guard [[Tyrone Tang]] of [[De La Salle University]]. 24 hours after the draft proper, the team traded 2007 first overall pick Joe Devance and their 2009 and 2010 second-round picks to the [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] in exchange for Alaska's 2009 1st-round pick, number five overall [[Solomon Mercado]], and veteran [[Eddie Laure]].

They defeated [[Barako Bull Energy|Air21]] on their first game of the 2008–2009 Philippine Cup, 120–102 to spark a surprise showing at the [[2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup]]. The Elasto Painters were aiming for a semifinal berth when they were defeated by the eventual champions [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]] in the elimination round. With a record of 10–8, they faced the defending champions [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] in the quarterfinals where they were swept 2–0 in the best-of-3 series, with Norwood and Mercado being ejected in Game 1. Their 10-win record surpassed their best performance in a season.

During the Fiesta Conference, the Elasto Painters took import [[Charles Clark (basketball)|Charles Clark]] but was soon replaced by heavyweight [[Jai Lewis]], a former college teammate of Gabe Norwood. Ace play-maker Sol Mercado got injured before their quarterfinals game with Purefoods. Despite a depleted lineup, the Elasto Painters defeated [[B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados|Purefoods]] led by Gabe Norwood and point guard Tyrone Tang in the absence of Mercado. Tang made a three-point shot to take the lead with 31 seconds left, they won and made it to the semifinals for the first time in franchise history. They were then eliminated by the [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] in the semifinals.

=== 2011–2012 season ===
In the [[2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup]], they made the franchise best start, 3–0 under [[Yeng Guiao]]. In the [[2011-12 PBA Philippine Cup]], they finished 9–5, 5th place because of an inferior quotient on [[Barangay Ginebra Kings|Ginebra]] and [[Petron Blaze Boosters|Petron]]. They swept the [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]], 2–0 to advance to their 3rd semifinals appearance. They faced the 8th-seeded [[Powerade Tigers]]
who eliminated the top-seeded crowd favorite [[B-Meg Llamados]] but they are eliminated, 3–4.

=== 2012–2013 season ===
The team made history during the [[2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup]] by signing the Croatian center [[Bruno Šundov]]. He served as a center in [[Croatian national basketball team|Croatian basketball team]] and was the first European player to play in the league.

In the [[2012 PBA Governors Cup]], they found their franchise best start, 4–0. They won 107–100, 100–94*, 106–92 and 93–90 over [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]], [[B-Meg Llamados]], [[Air21 Express (2011-present)|Air21 Express]] and [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] on [[Paul Lee (basketball)|Paul Lee]]'s winning triple 2.6 seconds remaining but lost on archrival Powerade, 98–104.
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Rain or Shine won via [[Overtime (sports)|overtime]].

They made their first final appearance after winning against [[B-Meg Llamados]] at a very crucial game, 92–82, under the leadership of coach [[Yeng Guiao]] on 2012 [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]] Governor's Cup, though after that loss, B-Meg would win in a do-or-die game against the [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] for the remaining slot for the finals.

On their debut game for the 2012 Governor's Cup, the Elasto Painters won a very physical game against B-Meg Llamados 91–80. The team had a loss on Game Two where their rookie, [[Paul Lee (basketball)|Paul Lee]], re-injured his left shoulder 80–85. Even without Paul Lee, the team bounced back on their third and fourth games, 93–84 and 94–89, respectively, to lead the series 3–1. However, the team lost both Game 5 and 6 with B-Meg forcing a winner-take-all Game 7. On August 5, 2012, the six-year-old franchise won their first Championship title after handing B-Meg an 83–76 game loss. The undermanned team led by coach [[Yeng Guiao]] along with their import [[Jamelle Cornley]] and the local [[Jeff Chan (basketball)|Jeff Chan]], who won the Finals MVP, grabbed the lead early in the third quarter after B-Meg Llamados' import [[Marqus Blakely]] had foul trouble.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fopalan |first=Renee |title=Rain or Shine Elasto Painters capture first PBA title |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/basketball/268423/rain-or-shine-elasto-painters-capture-first-pba-title/story/ |date=2012-08-05 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=GMANetwork.com}}</ref>

=== 2013–2014 season ===

In [[2013-14 PBA Philippine Cup]] they finished the eliminations in 2nd place of the standings. They beat [[GlobalPort Batang Pier]] in the quarterfinals in one game. They also beat [[Petron Blaze Boosters]] in 4–1 series win in the semifinals, despite coach [[Yeng Guiao]] having suspended in Game 5. They faced [[San Mig Super Coffee Mixers]] in the finals but lost to them in 6 games.

=== 2014–2015 season ===
In [[2014-15 PBA Philippine Cup]] they finished the eliminations in 2nd seed of the standings and they got the automatic semifinals slot as the new format in the Philippine Cup playoffs was changed. They face [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska]] in the Semifinals but lost in 6 games. In [[2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup]], they chose [[Rick Jackson]] as their temporary import to wait for [[Wayne Chism]] to release from [[Hapoel Gilboa Galil]] of Israel. On February 16, Wayne is now ready to play for Rain or Shine and set his debut on February 20. They finished 1st in the eliminations via quotient system. It is the first time that they finished the top spot since [[2012 PBA Governors Cup]]. They beat [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel|Brgy. Ginebra]] in a crucial game; 92–91. They swept [[Meralco Bolts|Meralco]] in the best-of-three semifinals to face [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]] in the Finals. They then lost the game 7 in overtime. But in the middle of the Commissioner's Cup, they released their resident import for the Governors Cup [[Arizona Reid]] to play for [[San Miguel Beermen]] to replace [[Ronald Roberts (basketball)|Ronald Roberts]]. Many fans of Rain or Shine were shocked after they heard the news, because of this, in [[2015 PBA Governors' Cup]], they chose former [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska]] import [[Wendell McKines]] as their import. They finished 3rd place of the standings, in the Quarterfinals, they beat [[Barako Bull Energy]] in overtime by Paul Lee's layup, but lost to San Miguel in 4 games at the best of five Semifinals.

=== 2015–2016 season ===
In the [[2015 PBA draft]] many analysts in their mock draft choose either chose [[Arthur dela Cruz]] or [[Norbert Torres]] for the third pick, but the team selected [[Maverick Ahanmisi]], then [[Josan Nimes]] on the 12th pick and [[Don Trollano]] on the 2nd-round pick. In [[2015-16 PBA Philippine Cup]], they finished 3rd in the standings and advanced to the playoffs, beating [[Blackwater Elite|Blackwater]] in the first phase of the quarterfinals and [[Tropang TNT|TNT]] in the second phase of the quarterfinals. But they lost to [[San Miguel Beermen|San Miguel]] in the semifinals in six games. In the [[2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup]], they signed [[Wayne Chism]] to be their import for the third time, although Wayne injured his hamstring during the game against [[Meralco Bolts|Meralco]] on February 17, it was doubtful he could play for the rest of the conference. They chose [[Antoine Wright (basketball)|Antoine Wright]] to replace Chism but he was replaced by [[Mo Charlo]] on March 8. While approaching the playoffs, they chose [[Pierre Henderson-Niles]] to replace the undersized Charlo to match-up against their possible opponents in the playoffs including [[Greg Slaughter]] and [[June Mar Fajardo]]. With Henderson-Niles, a 6'8" center to help the team as an inside presence in the paint, they finished 5th place in the standings and swept Ginebra in the quarterfinals and finally beat [[San Miguel Beermen|San Miguel]] in 4 games at the best-of-five semifinals. They faced the [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska]] in the finals and finally they won their 2nd championship in their franchise history in 6 games which [[Paul Lee (basketball)|Paul Lee]] was named Finals MVP.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IN PHOTOS: Rain or Shine claims title, Lee is Finals MVP |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/pba/133525-rain-or-shine-commissioners-cup-champion-paul-lee-finals-mvp/ |date=2016-05-19 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Rappler}}</ref> In the [[2016 PBA Governors' Cup]], they selected [[Dior Lowhorn]] as their import, then after losing back to back games in the middle of the conference, they signed [[Jason Forte (basketball, born 1984)|Jason Forte]] to replace Lowhorn in September. After two games, he was replaced by [[Josh Dollard]]. Rain or Shine then failed to gain the last spot to qualify to the playoffs after losing to [[Phoenix Fuel Masters|Phoenix]], 94–105. This would also be Guiao's last tenure as Rain or Shine's head coach.

=== 2016–2017 season ===
On October 5, [[Yeng Guiao]] signed with the [[NLEX Road Warriors]]. This prompted assistant coach [[Caloy Garcia]] to return as the head coach of the team starting next season. On October 13, their starting point guard, [[Paul Lee (basketball)|Lee]] was traded to [[Star Hotshots|Star]] in exchange for [[James Yap]]. On the same day, [[J.R. Quiñahan]] was also traded to [[GlobalPort Batang Pier|GlobalPort]] in exchange for [[Jay Washington]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2016/10/13/PBA-James-Yap-Paul-Lee-Rain-or-Shine-Star-Hotshots-trade-Quinahan-Washington.html|title=PBA: Star trades James Yap to Rain or Shine for Paul Lee; GlobalPort ships Jay Washington in exchange for JR Quiñahan|access-date=October 24, 2017|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018230716/http://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2016/10/13/PBA-James-Yap-Paul-Lee-Rain-or-Shine-Star-Hotshots-trade-Quinahan-Washington.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 14, [[Josan Nimes]] was traded to [[Mahindra Floodbuster|Mahindra]] for a second-round draft pick in [[2018 PBA draft|2018]]. The team hired two former PBA players, [[Jolly Escobar]] and Matthew Makalintal to be the new assistant coaches of Rain or Shine.

=== 2021 season ===
Former [[Terrafirma Dyip|Mahindra]] head coach [[Chris Gavina]] was appointed, replacing Caloy Garcia. Garcia was reassigned as an assistant coach, and active consultant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-01 |title=Chris Gavina named Rain or Shine head coach |url=https://www.espn.ph/basketball/pba/story/_/id/30982590/chris-gavina-named-rain-shine-head-coach |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2022–23 season ===

==== Return of Yeng Guiao ====
In September 2022, Yeng Guiao returns as head coach of the Elasto Painters, replacing [[Chris Gavina]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giongco |first=Mark |date=2022-09-05 |title=PBA: Yeng Guiao returns as Rain or Shine head coach |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/475958/pba-yeng-guiao-returns-as-rain-or-shine-head-coach |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-06 |title=There and back again: How Yeng Guiao and Rain or Shine reunited |url=https://www.espn.ph/basketball/pba/story/_/id/34533120/there-back-again-how-yeng-guiao-rain-shine-elasto-painters-reunited |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yeng Guiao back as head coach of Rain or Shine |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/yeng-guiao-back-as-head-coach-of-rain-or-shine-a793-20220905 |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dioquino |first=Delfin |date=2022-09-05 |title=After NLEX exit, Yeng Guiao back as Rain or Shine coach |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/pba/yeng-guiao-back-rain-shine-elasto-painters-coach-2022/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== 2023–24 season ===
In the [[2024 PBA Philippine Cup|Philippine Cup]], Elasto Painters reached the semifinals, but wereswept by eventual runner-up [[San Miguel Beermen]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Villanueva |first=Ralph Edwin |title=Guiao upbeat on Rain or Shine's future |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2024/05/26/2358067/guiao-upbeat-rain-or-shines-future |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>

== Current roster ==
{{Main|Rain or Shine Elasto Painters all-time roster}}
{{Rain or Shine Elasto Painters roster}}

==Awards==

===Individual awards===
{| class=wikitable
|-
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | Finals MVP
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | PBA Rookie of the Year Award
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Jeff Chan (basketball)|Jeff Chan]] ([[2012 PBA Governors' Cup|2012 Governors']])
* [[Paul Lee (basketball)|Paul Lee]] ([[2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2016 Commissioner's]])
| valign="top" |
* [[Gabe Norwood]] ([[2008-09 PBA season|2008-09]])
* [[Paul Lee (basketball)|Paul Lee]] ([[2011-12 PBA season|2011-12]])
|-
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | PBA All-Defensive Team
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | PBA Mythical First Team
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Jireh Ibañes]] ([[2011-12 PBA season|2011-12]], [[2013-14 PBA season|2013-14]])
* [[Gabe Norwood]] ([[2009-10 PBA season|2009-10]], [[2012-13 PBA season|2012-13]], [[2013-14 PBA season|2013-14]], [[2014-15 PBA season|2014-15]], [[2015-16 PBA season|2015-16]], [[2016-17 PBA season|2016-17]], [[2017-18 PBA season|2017-18]])
| valign="top" |
* [[Paul Lee (basketball)|Paul Lee]] ([[2014-15 PBA season|2014-15]])
|-
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | PBA Mythical Second Team
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | PBA Most Improved Player
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Gabe Norwood]] ([[2008-09 PBA season|2008-09]])
* [[Jay-R Reyes]] ([[2008-09 PBA season|2008-09]])
* [[Jeff Chan (basketball)|Jeff Chan]] ([[2011-12 PBA season|2011-12]])
* [[Paul Lee (basketball)|Paul Lee]] ([[2011-12 PBA season|2011-12]], [[2013-14 PBA season|2013-14]])
| valign="top" |
* [[Jeff Chan (basketball)|Jeff Chan]] ([[2011-12 PBA season|2011-12]])
* [[Jericho Cruz]] ([[2015-16 PBA season|2015-16]])
* [[Jhonard Clarito]] ([[2023-24 PBA season|2023-24]])
|-
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | PBA Sportsmanship Award
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | PBA Best Import
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Gabe Norwood]] ([[2016-17 PBA season|2016-17]], [[2017-18 PBA season|2017-18]], [[2019 PBA season|2019]])
| valign="top" |
* [[Arizona Reid]] ([[2011 PBA Governors' Cup|2011 Governors']], [[2014 PBA Governors' Cup|2014 Governors']])
* [[Jamelle Cornley]] ([[2012 PBA Governors' Cup|2012 Governors']])
* [[Wayne Chism]] ([[2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup|2015 Commissioner's]])
|}

===PBA Press Corps Awards===
{| class=wikitable 
|-
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | Executive of the Year
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | Baby Dalupan Coach of the Year
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | Defensive Player of the Year
|-
| valign="top" |
* Terry Que ([[2011-12 PBA season|2011-12]], [[2015-16 PBA season|2015-16]])
* Raymond Yu ([[2011-12 PBA season|2011-12]], [[2015-16 PBA season|2015-16]])
| valign="top" |
* [[Yeng Guiao]] ([[2011-12 PBA season|2011-12]])
| valign="top" |
* [[Gabe Norwood]] ([[2009-10 PBA season|2009-10]])
* [[Jireh Ibañes]] ([[2011-12 PBA season|2011-12]])
|-
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | Bogs Adornado Comeback Player of the Year
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | Mr. Quality Minutes
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | All-Rookie Team
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Paul Lee (basketball)|Paul Lee]]  ([[2015-16 PBA season|2015-16]])
| valign="top" |
* [[Jervy Cruz]] ([[2012-13 PBA season|2012-13]])
* [[Jericho Cruz]] ([[2015-16 PBA season|2015-16]])
| valign="top" |
* [[Jireh Ibañes]] ([[2006-07 PBA season|2006-07]])
* [[Jay-R Reyes]] ([[2006-07 PBA season|2006-07]])
* [[Joe Devance]] ([[2007-08 PBA season|2007-08]])
* [[Sol Mercado]] ([[2008-09 PBA season|2008-09]])
* [[Gabe Norwood]] ([[2008-09 PBA season|2008-09]])
* [[Jervy Cruz]] ([[2009-10 PBA season|2009-10]])
* [[Paul Lee (basketball)|Paul Lee]] ([[2011-12 PBA season|2011-12]])
* [[Chris Tiu]] ([[2012-13 PBA season|2012-13]])
* [[Raymond Almazan]] ([[2013-14 PBA season|2013-14]])
* [[Jericho Cruz]] ([[2014-15 PBA season|2014-15]])
* [[Maverick Ahanmisi]] ([[2015-16 PBA season|2015-16]])
* [[Javee Mocon]] ([[2019 PBA season|2019]])
* [[Leonard Santillan]] ([[2021 PBA season|2021]])
* [[Adrian Nocum]] ([[2023-24 PBA season|2023-24]])
|}

===All-Star Weekend===
{| class=wikitable 
|-
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | All-Star MVP
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | Obstacle Challenge
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Gabe Norwood]] ([[2010 PBA All-Star Weekend|2010]])
* [[Jeff Chan (basketball)|Jeff Chan]] ([[2013 PBA All-Star Weekend|2013]])
| valign="top" |
* [[Maverick Ahanmisi]] ([[2016 PBA All-Star Weekend|2016]], [[2017 PBA All-Star Week|2017]])
* [[Beau Belga]] ([[2018 PBA All-Star Week|2018]], [[2019 PBA All-Star Weekend|2019]])
|-
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | Three-Point Shootout
! style="{{PBA color cell| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | All-Star Selection
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Chris Tiu]] ([[2013 PBA All-Star Weekend|2013]])
* [[James Yap]] ([[2018 PBA All-Star Week|2018]])
| valign="top" |
'''2009'''
* [[Jai Lewis]] (import)
* [[Gabe Norwood]]
* [[Jay-R Reyes]]
'''2010'''
* [[Sol Mercado]]
* Gabe Norwood
'''2011'''
* Gabe Norwood
'''2012'''
* [[Paul Lee (basketball)|Paul Lee]]
'''2013'''
* [[Beau Belga]]
* [[Jeffrei Chan]]
* Gabe Norwood
'''2014'''
* Beau Belga
* Jeffrei Chan
* Paul Lee
* Gabe Norwood
'''2015'''
* Beau Belga
* Jeffrei Chan
* Paul Lee
* Gabe Norwood
'''2016'''
* Jeffrei Chan
* [[Jericho Cruz]]
* Paul Lee
* Gabe Norwood
* [[J.R. Quiñahan]]
'''2017'''
* [[Raymond Almazan]]
* Jeffrei Chan
* Jericho Cruz
* [[Mike Tolomia]]
* [[Jay Washington]]
* [[James Yap]]
'''2018'''
* Raymond Almazan
* Gabe Norwood
* James Yap
'''2019'''
* Gabe Norwood
* James Yap
'''2023'''
* [[Gian Mamuyac]]
* Gabe Norwood (did not play)
* James Yap
'''2024'''
* Gabe Norwood
|}

== Head coaches ==
{| class="wikitable" style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|+ Rain or Shine Elasto Painters head coaches
|-
! rowspan="2" | Name
! rowspan="2" | Start
! rowspan="2" | End
! rowspan="2" | Seasons
! colspan="4" | Overall record
! rowspan="2" | Best finish
|-
! W !! L !! PCT !! G
|-
| '''[[Leo Austria]]''' || [[2006–07 PBA season|2006]] || [[2007–08 PBA season|2008]] || 2 || 10 || 44 || .185 || 54 || bgcolor=#ffcbcb|Eliminations
|-
| rowspan=2| '''[[Caloy Garcia]]''' || [[2007–08 PBA season|2008]] || [[2010–11 PBA season|2010]] || 4 || 53 || 75 || .414 || 128 || bgcolor=#DDFFDD|Semifinals
|-
| [[2016–17 PBA season|2016]] || [[2020 PBA season|2020]] || 4 || 69 || 71 || .493 || 140 || bgcolor=#DDFFDD|Semifinals
|-
| rowspan=2| '''[[Yeng Guiao]]''' || [[2010–11 PBA season|2011]] || [[2015–16 PBA season|2016]] || 6 || 173 || 125 || .581 || 298 || bgcolor=gold|Champions
|-
| [[2022–23 PBA season|2022]] || ''Present'' || 2 || 29 || 36 || .446 || 65 || bgcolor=#DDFFDD|Semifinals
|-
| '''[[Chris Gavina]]''' || [[2021 PBA season|2021]] || [[2022–23 PBA season|2022]] || 2 || 13 || 22 || .371 || 35 || bgcolor=#FFFFE0|Quarterfinals
|-
|}

== Season-by-season records ==
{{Main|List of Rain or Shine Elasto Painters seasons}}
:''Records from the [[2024–25 PBA season]]:''
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|[[List of PBA conferences|Conf.]] !! rowspan="2"|Team name !!colspan=4| Elimination round !!colspan=2| Playoffs
|-
! Finish !! W !! L !! PCT !! Stage !! Results
|-
|[[2024 PBA Governors' Cup|GOV]] ||rowspan=3 style="{{PBA color cell|Rain or Shine Elasto Painters|border=2}}" | '''Rain or Shine Elasto Painters''' || 1st in Group B || 7 || 3 || {{Winning percentage|7|3}} || Quarterfinals<br>Semifinals || Rain or Shine 3, Magnolia 2<br>TNT 4, Rain or Shine 1
|-
|[[2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup|COM]] || 6th/13 || 7 || 5 || {{Winning percentage|7|5}} || Quarterfinals<br>Semifinals || Rain or Shine 2, Converge 1<br>TNT 4, Rain or Shine 1
|-
|[[2025 PBA Philippine Cup|PHI]] || 7th/12 || 6 || 5 || {{Winning percentage|6|5}} || TBD || TBD
|-
!colspan=3|Total elimination round !! 20 || 13 || {{Winning percentage|20|13}} !!colspan=2| 3 Playoffs appearance
|-
!colspan=3|Total playoffs !! 7 !! 11 !! {{Winning percentage|7|11}} !!colspan=2| 2 Semifinals appearance
|-
!colspan=3|Total 2024–25 !! 27 || 24 || {{Winning percentage|27|24}} !!colspan=2| 0 Championship
|-
!colspan=3|Total franchise !! 372 !! 397 !! {{Winning percentage|372|397}} !!colspan=2| 2 Championships
|}*one-game playoffs<br />**team had the twice-to-beat advantage

== Players of note ==
{{Main|Rain or Shine Elasto Painters all-time roster}}

=== Members of the PBA's 25 greatest players ===
* [[Samboy Lim]], former player, assistant coach and consultant in their [[Philippine Basketball League]] squad.

=== Other notable players ===
*[[Ryan Araña]]
*[[Junjun Cabatu]]
*[[Jeff Chan (basketball)|Jeff Chan]]
*[[Jervy Cruz]]
*[[Paul Lee (basketball)|Paul Lee]]
*[[Jonathan Uyloan]]
*[[J.R. Quiñahan]]
*[[Arizona Reid]] 
*[[Jay-R Reyes]]
*[[Ty Tang]]
*[[J. R. Quiñahan]]
*[[Chris Tiu]]

== Championships ==

=== PBL championships ===
*1999 1st PBL Challenge Cup (def. Red Bull 3–0)
*1999 2nd PBL Challenge Cup (def. ANA Water Dispenser 3–0)
*2000 PBL Chairman's Cup (def. Shark Energy Drink 4–0)
*2001 PBL Cup (def. Shark Energy Drink 4–0)
*2002 PBL Challenge Cup (def. Dazz 3–0)
*2005 PBL Unity Cup (def. Montaña 3–1)

=== PBA championships ===
*[[2012 PBA Governors' Cup|2012 PBA Governors Cup]] (def. B-Meg Llamados 4–3)
*[[2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup]] (def. Alaska Aces 4–2)

== See also ==
*[[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters draft history]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160502120804/http://ros-elastopaint.com/elastopainters.html Official website]
*[http://newsinfo.inq7.net/inquirerheadlines/sports/view_article.php?article_id=14230 Enter the Dragons: Welcoat undergoes a ‘paint-staking’ makeover]
*[http://www.mypbl.com/home.php MYPBL.com: Rain or Shine]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060324023018/http://www.philippinenews.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=a4a776aeb8b7707c4815deb46807f43d PhilippineNews.com: Welcoat team: ‘Genesis’ of great players]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070707120854/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/01/21/sports/pba.offers.franchise.to.welcoat.paints.html Sunstar Cebu: PBA offers franchise to Welcoat Paints]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070318123646/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/jan/21/yehey/sports/20060121spo1.html Manila Times: Welcoat poised to enter PBA via Shell’s franchise]
*[http://www.journal.com.ph/news.asp?pid=2&sid=8&nid=18729&month=1&day=31&year=2006 Journal: Welcoat joins PBA family]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070317062857/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/feb/27/yehey/sports/20060227spo6.html Manila Times: PBA welcomes Welcoat Paints as 10th member]
*[http://www.pba.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=872&Itemid=59 PBA.ph: Welcoat wants Compton in PBA debut]

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