2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier season

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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 will be the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

Main article: PBA Season 48 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 5 Zavier Lucero F  USA UP Diliman
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 College
9 74 Joemari Lacastesantos G  Philippines Lyceum
10 77 Nikko Paranada G  USA UE
11 79 Regie Boy Basibas F  Philippines UST

Roster[edit]

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 Injured 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) 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
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Roster


Preseason[edit]

PBA on Tour[edit]

Game log[edit]

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[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Magnolia 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[edit]

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[edit]

Bracket[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

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 4 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Giga 6 5 .545 4
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545 4
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545 4
7 Magnolia Hotshots 6 5 .545 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Terrafirma Dyip 5 6 .455[a] 5
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[a] 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 Eighth seed playoff: Terrafirma 104–96 NorthPort

Game log[edit]

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[edit]

Bracket[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel
8Terrafirma
(Best-of-3)
4TNT
5Rain or Shine
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Barangay Ginebra
7Magnolia
(Best-of-3)
3Meralco
6NLEX
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Game log[edit]

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[edit]

Free agency[edit]

Signings[edit]

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

Subtractions[edit]

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[edit]

Commissioner's Cup[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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.
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