2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier season

2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier season
Head coachBonnie Tan
General ManagerPido Jarencio
Owner(s)Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Commissioner's Cup results
Record6–5 (54.5%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Philippine Cup results
Record5–6 (45.5%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
NorthPort Batang Pier seasons

The 2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Main article: PBA Season 48 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 5 Zavier Lucero F  USA UP
1 11 Cade Flores F  Australia Arellano
3 29 Brent Paraiso G  Philippines Letran
4 40 Fran Yu G  Philippines Letran
5 51 John Amores G  Philippines JRU
6 60 Jan Sobrevega G  Philippines UE
7 67 Ian Herrera C  Philippines UST
8 71 Johnnel Bauzon C/F  Philippines Diliman
9 74 Joemari Lacastesantos G  Philippines Lyceum
10 77 Nikko Paranada G  USA UE
11 79 Regie Boy Basibas F  Philippines UST

Roster

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2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 0 Philippines Taha, Paolo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–12–05 St. Benilde
C 2 Philippines Calma, JM 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1997–12–02 San Sebastian
G 3 Philippines Yu, Fran (R) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1998–06–16 Letran
F 7 United States Lucero, Zavier (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Philippines
G 8 Philippines Zamar, Paul 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1987–10–20 UE
F 10 Philippines Tolentino, Arvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995–11–05 Far Eastern
G 11 United States Rosales, Kris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–12–20 Hope International
G 13 Philippines Bulanadi, Allyn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1997–04–28 San Sebastian
G/F 16 Philippines Chan, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern
G 19 Philippines Amores, John (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1999–06–13 José Rizal
F 22 Australia Flores, Cade (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Arellano
F 23 Greece Navarro, William 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997–02–03 Ateneo
G/F 24 United States Munzon, Joshua 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–01–15 Cal State LA
F/C 37 Philippines Cuntapay, Damie (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1998–10–22 San Beda
G 38 Philippines Paraiso, Brent (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Letran
F/C 88 Philippines Adamos, Ben 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–12–30 UPHSD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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 Injured

Roster

Preseason

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PBA on Tour

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Game log

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2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 5–6
May: 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 24 Meralco L 89–97 Jeff Chan (20) JM Calma (11) Joshua Munzon (4) Ynares Sports Arena 0–1
2 May 27 San Miguel L 75–87 Paul Zamar (20) JM Calma (13) Jeff Chan (7) Caloocan Sports Complex 0–2
June: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 June 2 TNT W 99–90 Joshua Munzon (16) Arwind Santos (9) Fran Yu (4) Ynares Center 1–2
4 June 9 Blackwater W 112–95 Arvin Tolentino (22) Arwind Santos (9) Munzon, Salado (4) Ynares Sports Arena 2–2
5 June 17 Barangay Ginebra W 101–95 Fran Yu (21) Munzon, Tolentino (9) Joshua Munzon (10) Batangas City Coliseum 3–2
6 June 23 Magnolia L 89–125 Arvin Tolentino (19) JM Calma (10) Munzon, Salado (6) Ynares Sports Arena 3–3
July: 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 July 5 NLEX L 87–95 Paul Zamar (22) Munzon, Zamar (9) Joshua Munzon (8) Quadricentennial Pavilion 3–4
8 July 9 Terrafirma W 104–100 Arvin Tolentino (28) Calma, Tolentino (9) Kent Salado (6) Ynares Sports Arena 4–4
9 July 14 Phoenix Super LPG W 105–86 Arvin Tolentino (41) JM Calma (8) Joshua Munzon (5) Ynares Sports Arena 5–4
10 July 19 Rain or Shine L 112–118 JM Calma (22) JM Calma (16) Kent Salado (7) Ynares Sports Arena 5–5
11 July 28 Converge L 84–113 MJ Ayaay (19) JM Calma (10) Paul Zamar (5) Ynares Sports Arena 5–6

Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[a] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 3
8 TNT Tropang Giga 5 6 .455 4
9 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364 5
10 Terrafirma Dyip 2 9 .182 7
11 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091[c] 8
12 Converge FiberXers 1 10 .091[c] 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:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log

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2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 6–5
November: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 10 Terrafirma W 108–103 Venky Jois (43) Cade Flores (12) Brent Paraiso (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 November 12 Rain or Shine W 113–103 Arvin Tolentino (35) Venky Jois (21) Venky Jois (7) Ynares Center 2–0
3 November 17 Magnolia L 74–112 Arvin Tolentino (22) Venky Jois (8) Venky Jois (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 November 22 NLEX L 104–112 Joshua Munzon (22) Venky Jois (19) Kent Salado (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
December: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 December 1 TNT W 128–123 (OT) Arvin Tolentino (27) Venky Jois (12) Venky Jois (7) PhilSports Arena 3–2
6 December 6 Converge W 111–95 Venky Jois (39) Venky Jois (21) Venky Jois (6) PhilSports Arena 4–2
7 December 8 San Miguel W 115–101 Arvin Tolentino (28) JM Calma (8) Flores, Yu (5) PhilSports Arena 5–2
8 December 10 Meralco L 99–125 Fran Yu (31) Calma, Jois (9) Tolentino, Jois (5) PhilSports Arena 5–3
9 December 20 Phoenix Super LPG L 104–113 Venky Jois (27) Venky Jois (15) Venky Jois (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–4
January: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 January 5 Blackwater W 106–89 Joshua Munzon (20) Venky Jois (20) Venky Jois (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–4
11 January 7 Barangay Ginebra L 93–103 Arvin Tolentino (27) Venky Jois (17) Munzon, Yu (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–5

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Magnolia109
8TNT94
1Magnolia3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Phoenix Super LPG1
4Phoenix Super LPG10788
5Meralco116***84
1Magnolia2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel127
7Rain or Shine122
2San Miguel3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra0
3Barangay Ginebra106
6NorthPort93

*Game went into overtime

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Game log

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2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 January 19 Barangay Ginebra L 93–106 Calma, Munzon (19) Venky Jois (14) Venky Jois (12) PhilSports Arena 0–1

Philippine Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636 3
3 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[a] 4 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Giga 6 5 .545[a] 4
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[a] 4
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[a] 4
7 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 5 .545[a] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Terrafirma Dyip 5 6 .455[b] 5
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[b] 5
10 Blackwater Bossing 4 7 .364 6
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 7
12 Converge FiberXers 2 9 .182 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[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
  2. ^ a b Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).

Game log

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2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 5–6
March: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 March 1 NLEX L 100–107 (OT) Arvin Tolentino (29) William Navarro (13) Paul Zamar (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 March 3 Converge W 112–104 (OT) Arvin Tolentino (31) Cade Flores (14) Arvin Tolentino (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 March 8 Phoenix W 124–120 Cade Flores (21) Cade Flores (12) Fran Yu (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 March 10 Meralco W 90–85 Calma, Tolentino (16) JM Calma (8) Fran Yu (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
All-Star Break
April: 2–5
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 April 5 TNT W 112–96 Arvin Tolentino (29) JM Calma (13) Arvin Tolentino (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
6 April 10 Magnolia L 97–104 Zavier Lucero (18) Lucero, Navarro (7) Joshua Munzon (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–2
7 April 14 Barangay Ginebra L 88–95 Arvin Tolentino (19) Arvin Tolentino (9) Flores, Lucero, Munzon, Navarro, Tolentino, Yu (2) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–3
8 April 17 Rain or Shine L 105–115 Zavier Lucero (29) Cade Flores (12) Fran Yu (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–4
9 April 21 San Miguel L 100–120 Arvin Tolentino (26) Arvin Tolentino (9) Munzon, Yu (5) PhilSports Arena 4–5
10 April 24 Terrafirma L 108–110 Arvin Tolentino (25) Arvin Tolentino (7) Paul Zamar (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–6
11 April 27 Blackwater W 115–113 Arvin Tolentino (27) Arvin Tolentino (11) Arvin Tolentino (7) Caloocan Sports Complex 5–6

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel95110
8Terrafirma10691
1San Miguel4
(best-of-3)
5Rain or Shine0
4TNT1
5Rain or Shine2
1San Miguel2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Meralco4
2Barangay Ginebra99
7Magnolia77
2Barangay Ginebra3
(best-of-3)
3Meralco4
3Meralco2
6NLEX0
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Game log

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2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
8th seed playoff: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 8 Terrafirma L 96–104 Zavier Lucero (17) Arvin Tolentino (8) Munzon, Tolentino (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1

Transactions

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Free agency

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Signings

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Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
William Navarro July 6, 2023[4] Not disclosed 2 years Re-signed

Subtractions

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Player Number Position Reason New team
Robert Bolick[5] 8 Point guard / Shooting guard End of contract Fukushima Firebonds (B.League)
Roi Sumang[6] 6 Point guard Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (MPBL)
Arwind Santos[7] 29 Power forward Pampanga Giant Lanterns (MPBL)

Trades

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Commissioner's Cup

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December
December 11, 2023[8]
To NorthPort
Ben Adamos
Allyn Bulanadi
Jeepy Faundo
Kris Rosales
2023 Blackwater second-round pick (from NLEX)
2025 San Miguel second-round pick 		To NLEX
Robert Bolick
Kent Salado 		To San Miguel
Don Trollano

Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Venky Jois November 10, 2023 (vs. Terrafirma) January 19, 2024 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 5–6

Awards

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Recipient Honors Date awarded
Arvin Tolentino 2023–24 PBA Mythical First Team August 18, 2024[9]
Joshua Munzon 2023–24 PBA All-Defensive Team
Paul Zamar 2023–24 PBA Sportsmanship award

References

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  1. ^ [1], PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Will Navarro inked to two-year NorthPort deal while recovering from ACL injury". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Sayson, Homer D. "Robert Bolick signs contract to play in Japan B.League next season". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Terrado, Reuben. "Roi Sumang set for Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards return in MPBL". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Li, Matthew. "Arwind Santos to play for Pampanga in MPBL playoffs". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "NorthPort deals Bolick to NLEX, Trollano to SMB". pba.ph. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "Legend lives on as Fajardo wins record 8th MVP award". PBA.ph. August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
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