2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier season

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2023–24   NorthPort Batang Pier season
Head coach Bonnie Tan
General Manager Pido Jarencio
Owner(s)Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Commissioner's Cup results
Record65 (54.5%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Philippine Cup results
Record56 (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).

Contents

Key dates

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionPlace of birthCollege
15 Zavier Lucero FFlag of the United States.svg USA UP
111 Cade Flores FFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Arellano
329 Brent Paraiso GFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Letran
440 Fran Yu GFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Letran
551 John Amores GFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines JRU
660 Jan Sobrevega GFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines UE
767 Ian Herrera CFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines UST
871 Johnnel Bauzon C/FFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Diliman
974 Joemari Lacastesantos GFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Lyceum
1077 Nikko Paranada GFlag of the United States.svg USA UE
1179 Regie Boy Basibas FFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines UST

Roster

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

Roster


Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 5–6
May: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 24 Meralco L 89–97 Jeff Chan (20) JM Calma (11) Joshua Munzon (4) Ynares Sports Arena 0–1
2May 27 San Miguel L 75–87 Paul Zamar (20)JM Calma (13)Jeff Chan (7) Caloocan Sports Complex 0–2
June: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
3June 2 TNT W 99–90 Joshua Munzon (16) Arwind Santos (9) Fran Yu (4) Ynares Center 1–2
4June 9 Blackwater W 112–95 Arvin Tolentino (22)Arwind Santos (9)Munzon, Salado (4) Ynares Sports Arena 2–2
5June 17 Barangay Ginebra W 101–95 Fran Yu (21)Munzon, Tolentino (9)Joshua Munzon (10) Batangas City Coliseum 3–2
6June 23 Magnolia L 89–125 Arvin Tolentino (19) JM Calma (10)Munzon, Salado (6)Ynares Sports Arena3–3
July: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
7July 5 NLEX L 87–95 Paul Zamar (22) Munzon, Zamar (9)Joshua Munzon (8) Quadricentennial Pavilion 3–4
8July 9 Terrafirma W 104–100 Arvin Tolentino (28) Calma, Tolentino (9) Kent Salado (6) Ynares Sports Arena 4–4
9July 14 Phoenix Super LPG W 105–86 Arvin Tolentino (41)JM Calma (8)Joshua Munzon (5)Ynares Sports Arena5–4
10July 19 Rain or Shine L 112–118 JM Calma (22)JM Calma (16)Kent Salado (7)Ynares Sports Arena5–5
11July 28 Converge L 84–113 MJ Ayaay (19)JM Calma (10)Paul Zamar (5)Ynares Sports Arena5–6

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 92.818Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 83.727 [a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 83.727 [a] 1
4 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 83.727 [a] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 83.727 [a] 1Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 NorthPort Batang Pier 65.545 [b] 3
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 65.545 [b] 3
8 TNT Tropang Giga 56.4554
9 NLEX Road Warriors 47.3645
10 Terrafirma Dyip 29.1827
11 Blackwater Bossing 110.091 [c] 8
12 Converge FiberXers 110.091 [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. 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  3. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 6–5
November: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1November 10 Terrafirma W 108–103 Venky Jois (43) Cade Flores (12) Brent Paraiso (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2November 12 Rain or Shine W 113–103 Arvin Tolentino (35)Venky Jois (21)Venky Jois (7) Ynares Center 2–0
3November 17 Magnolia L 74–112 Arvin Tolentino (22)Venky Jois (8)Venky Jois (3)Smart Araneta Coliseum2–1
4November 22 NLEX L 104–112 Joshua Munzon (22)Venky Jois (19) Kent Salado (6)Smart Araneta Coliseum2–2
December: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
5December 1 TNT W 128–123 (OT) Arvin Tolentino (27) Venky Jois (12)Venky Jois (7) PhilSports Arena 3–2
6December 6 Converge W 111–95 Venky Jois (39)Venky Jois (21)Venky Jois (6)PhilSports Arena4–2
7December 8 San Miguel W 115–101 Arvin Tolentino (28) JM Calma (8) Flores, Yu (5)PhilSports Arena5–2
8December 10 Meralco L 99–125 Fran Yu (31)Calma, Jois (9)Tolentino, Jois (5)PhilSports Arena5–3
9December 20 Phoenix Super LPG L 104–113 Venky Jois (27)Venky Jois (15)Venky Jois (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–4
January: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
10January 5 Blackwater W 106–89 Joshua Munzon (20) Venky Jois (20)Venky Jois (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–4
11January 7 Barangay Ginebra L 93–103 Arvin Tolentino (27)Venky Jois (17)Munzon, Yu (5)Smart Araneta Coliseum6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1 Magnolia 109
8 TNT 94
1 Magnolia 3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4 Phoenix Super LPG 1
4 Phoenix Super LPG 10788
5 Meralco 116***84
1 Magnolia 2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2 San Miguel 4
2 San Miguel 127
7 Rain or Shine 122
2 San Miguel 3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3 Barangay Ginebra 0
3 Barangay Ginebra 106
6 NorthPort 93

*Game went into overtime

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1January 19 Barangay Ginebra L 93–106 Calma, Munzon (19) Venky Jois (14)Venky Jois (12) PhilSports Arena 0–1

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 101.909 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 74.6363
3 Meralco Bolts 65.545 [a] 4 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Giga 65.545 [a] 4
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 65.545 [a] 4
6 NLEX Road Warriors 65.545 [a] 4
7 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 65.545 [a] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Terrafirma Dyip 56.455 [b] 5
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 56.455 [b] 5
10 Blackwater Bossing 47.3646
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 38.2737
12 Converge FiberXers 29.1828
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. 1 2 3 4 5 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
  2. 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Terrafirma 104–96 NorthPort

Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 5–6
March: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1March 1 NLEX L 100–107 (OT) Arvin Tolentino (29) William Navarro (13) Paul Zamar (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2March 3 Converge W 112–104 (OT) Arvin Tolentino (31) Cade Flores (14)Arvin Tolentino (11)Smart Araneta Coliseum1–1
3March 8 Phoenix W 124–120 Cade Flores (21)Cade Flores (12) Fran Yu (6)Smart Araneta Coliseum2–1
4March 10 Meralco W 90–85 Calma, Tolentino (16)JM Calma (8)Fran Yu (6)Smart Araneta Coliseum3–1
All-Star Break
April: 2–5
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
5April 5 TNT W 112–96 Arvin Tolentino (29) JM Calma (13)Arvin Tolentino (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
6April 10 Magnolia L 97–104 Zavier Lucero (18)Lucero, Navarro (7) Joshua Munzon (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–2
7April 14 Barangay Ginebra L 88–95 Arvin Tolentino (19)Arvin Tolentino (9) Flores, Lucero, Munzon, Navarro, Tolentino, Yu (2)Ninoy Aquino Stadium4–3
8April 17 Rain or Shine L 105–115 Zavier Lucero (29)Cade Flores (12)Fran Yu (4)Ninoy Aquino Stadium4–4
9April 21 San Miguel L 100–120 Arvin Tolentino (26)Arvin Tolentino (9)Munzon, Yu (5) PhilSports Arena 4–5
10April 24 Terrafirma L 108–110 Arvin Tolentino (25)Arvin Tolentino (7) Paul Zamar (4)Ninoy Aquino Stadium4–6
11April 27 Blackwater W 115–113 Arvin Tolentino (27)Arvin Tolentino (11)Arvin Tolentino (7) Caloocan Sports Complex 5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1 San Miguel 95110
8 Terrafirma 10691
1 San Miguel 4
(best-of-3)
5 Rain or Shine 0
4 TNT 1
5 Rain or Shine 2
1 San Miguel 2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3 Meralco 4
2 Barangay Ginebra 99
7 Magnolia 77
2 Barangay Ginebra 3
(best-of-3)
3 Meralco 4
3 Meralco 2
6 NLEX 0

Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
8th seed playoff: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1May 8 Terrafirma L 96–104 Zavier Lucero (17) Arvin Tolentino (8) Munzon, Tolentino (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

PlayerDate signedContract amountContract lengthFormer team
William Navarro July 6, 2023 [3] Not disclosed2 yearsRe-signed

Subtractions

PlayerNumberPositionReasonNew team
Robert Bolick [4] 8 Point guard / Shooting guard End of contract Fukushima Firebonds (B.League)
Roi Sumang [5] 6 Point guard Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (MPBL)
Arwind Santos [6] 29 Power forward Pampanga Giant Lanterns (MPBL)

Trades

Commissioner's Cup

December
December 11, 2023 [7]
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

TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's Cup Venky Jois November 10, 2023 (vs. Terrafirma)January 19, 2024 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)5–6

Awards

RecipientHonorsDate awarded
Arvin Tolentino 2023–24 PBA Mythical First Team August 18, 2024 [8]
Joshua Munzon 2023–24 PBA All-Defensive Team
Paul Zamar 2023–24 PBA Sportsmanship award

References

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