2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier season

2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier season
2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier season
Head coach	Bonnie Tan
General Manager	Pido Jarencio
Owner(s)	Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did 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

September 17: The PBA season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.^[1]

Draft picks

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

2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier roster

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach

Bonnie Tan

Assistant coach(es)

Rensy Bajar (1st assistant)
Alfredo Jarencio II
Jeff Napa
Michael Oliver

Team manager

Pido Jarencio
Waiyip Chong (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

Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

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

Eliminations

Standings

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		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:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log

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

Bracket


Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat)				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)



1	Magnolia		109

8	TNT		94
				1	Magnolia	3

				4	Phoenix Super LPG	1
4	Phoenix Super LPG	107	88

5	Meralco	116***	84
							1	Magnolia	2

							2	San Miguel	4
2	San Miguel		127

7	Rain or Shine		122
				2	San Miguel	3

				3	Barangay Ginebra	0
3	Barangay Ginebra		106

6			93

***Game went into triple overtime

Game log

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

Eliminations

Standings

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	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
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	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9		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^[2]
Notes:

^ ^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
^ ^a ^b Eighth seed playoff: Terrafirma 104–96 NorthPort

Game log

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

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	San Miguel	95	110

8	Terrafirma	106	91
				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

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

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
William Navarro	July 6, 2023^[3]	Not disclosed	2 years	Re-signed

Subtractions

Player	Number	Position	Reason	New 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]
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

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

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

[table_hth_BGSM0.80774739748228-2] Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89

[table_hth_NP0.80774739748228-3] Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_BWB0.80774739748228-4] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

[table_hth_MER0.94873713140783-6] Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90

[table_hth_TER0.94873713140783-7] Eighth seed playoff: Terrafirma 104–96 NorthPort

[1] [1], PBA.ph, September 17, 2023

[pbaquotient-5] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.

[8] Ramos, Gerry. "Will Navarro inked to two-year NorthPort deal while recovering from ACL injury". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[9] Sayson, Homer D. "Robert Bolick signs contract to play in Japan B.League next season". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[10] Terrado, Reuben. "Roi Sumang set for Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards return in MPBL". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[11] Li, Matthew. "Arwind Santos to play for Pampanga in MPBL playoffs". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

[12] "NorthPort deals Bolick to NLEX, Trollano to SMB". pba.ph. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

[13] "Legend lives on as Fajardo wins record 8th MVP award". PBA.ph. August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

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