2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier season | |
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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
[edit]- September 17: The PBA Season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.[1]
Draft picks
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
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1 | 5 | Zavier Lucero | F | ![]() |
UP |
1 | 11 | Cade Flores | F | ![]() |
Arellano |
3 | 29 | Brent Paraiso | G | ![]() |
Letran |
4 | 40 | Fran Yu | G | ![]() |
Letran |
5 | 51 | John Amores | G | ![]() |
JRU |
6 | 60 | Jan Sobrevega | G | ![]() |
UE |
7 | 67 | Ian Herrera | C | ![]() |
UST |
8 | 71 | Johnnel Bauzon | C/F | ![]() |
Diliman |
9 | 74 | Joemari Lacastesantos | G | ![]() |
Lyceum |
10 | 77 | Nikko Paranada | G | ![]() |
UE |
11 | 79 | Regie Boy Basibas | F | ![]() |
UST |
Roster
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Preseason
[edit]PBA on Tour
[edit]Game log
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May: 0–2
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June: 3–1
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July: 2–3
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Commissioner's Cup
[edit]Eliminations
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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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:
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:
Game log
[edit]2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 6–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 2–2
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December: 3–2
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January: 1–1
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Playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
1 | Magnolia | 109 | ||||||||||||
8 | TNT | 94 | ||||||||||||
1 | Magnolia | 3 | ||||||||||||
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4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 107 | 88 | |||||||||||
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
[edit]2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 0–1
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Philippine Cup
[edit]Eliminations
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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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:
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:
Game log
[edit]2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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March: 3–1
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April: 2–5
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Playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]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 | ||||||||||||
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5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | TNT | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||
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3 | Meralco | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Barangay Ginebra | 99 | ||||||||||||
7 | Magnolia | 77 | ||||||||||||
2 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
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3 | Meralco | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Meralco | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | NLEX | 0 | ||||||||||||
Game log
[edit]2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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8th seed playoff: 0–1
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Transactions
[edit]Free agency
[edit]Signings
[edit]Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
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William Navarro | July 6, 2023[4] | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
Subtractions
[edit]Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team |
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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 | |||
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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 |
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Commissioner's Cup | Venky Jois | November 10, 2023 (vs. Terrafirma) | January 19, 2024 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 5–6 |
Awards
[edit]Recipient | Honors | Date awarded |
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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
[edit]- ^ [1], PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
- ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
- ^ "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.