2016–17 GlobalPort Batang Pier season

The 2016–17 GlobalPort Batang Pier season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2016–17 GlobalPort Batang Pier season
Head coach	Franz Pumaren
Owner(s)	Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to TNT, 0–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	3–8 (27.3%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
GlobalPort Batang Pier seasons
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

Key dates

2016

• October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
• November 25: GlobalPort Batang Pier formally appointed team consultant Franz Pumaren to be its head coach replacing Johnedel Cardel, who was then relegated as an assistant coach.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 PBA draft

Special draft

Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
Von Pessumal	G	Philippines	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters	Ateneo

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
3	12	Al Francis Tamsi	G	Philippines	Phoenix Accelerators	FEU
3	15	Ryan Arambulo	G/F	United States	AMA Online Education Titans	Cal State Fullerton
4	20	Spencer John Eman	C	Philippines	Derulo Accelero Oilers	NU

Roster

2016–17 GlobalPort Batang Pier roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 0 Hubalde, Paulo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1981–01–24 UE F 1 Maierhofer, Rico 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985–11–04 De La Salle F/C 2 Mamaril, Billy (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–06–25 Bakersfield G 3 Pringle, Stanley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–03–05 Penn State G 7 Romeo, Terrence 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1992–03–16 Far Eastern G/F 8 Celiz, Robby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1988–09–07 National-U G/F 9 Forrester, James 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1989–09–03 Arellano F 10 Anthony, Sean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986–01–26 McGill G 11 Cortez, Mike 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1980–10–11 De La Salle F 12 Baracael, Mac 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1985–04–14 Far Eastern G/F 14 Grey, Jonathan (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–01–13 St. Benilde G 17 Cardona, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1981–11–13 De La Salle G 18 Araña, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1984–03–23 De La Salle F/C 28 Paredes, Philip 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–01–12 De La Salle F/C 30 Guinto, Bradwyn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–10–20 San Sebastian C 77 Van Opstal, Arnold (R) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–12–15 De La Salle	Head coach Franz Pumaren Assistant coach(es) Eric Gonzales (1st Assistant) Pocholo Villanueva Johnedel Cardel Oliver Bunyi Team manager Bonnie Tan Benjo Flores (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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3
3	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
6	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5
9	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	7
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
2. Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
3. Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
4. Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5
November: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 25 Mahindra W 97–75 Terrence Romeo (29) KG Canaleta (11) Terrence Romeo (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
December : 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 December 2 Star W 91–84 Stanley Pringle (24) J. R. Quiñahan (10) Terrence Romeo (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 December 7 Alaska L 84–95 Terrence Romeo (26) KG Canaleta (10) Pringle, Romeo (4) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1 4 December 11 Barangay Ginebra W 91–84 Terrence Romeo (35) J. R. Quiñahan (9) Stanley Pringle (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1 5 December 21 Blackwater L 91–99 Terrence Romeo (22) Canaleta, Quiñahan, Romeo (8) Terrence Romeo (9) Filoil Flying V Centre 3–2 6 December 28 Phoenix L 99–101 Terrence Romeo (32) J. R. Quiñahan (14) Terrence Romeo (9) Cuneta Astrodome 3–3
January : 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 January 6 Meralco W 97–89 Terrence Romeo (27) Stanley Pringle (9) Terrence Romeo (5) Mall of Asia Arena 4–3 8 January 13 NLEX W 110–96 Terrence Romeo (32) Mamaril, Quiñahan (7) Stanley Pringle (7) Mall of Asia Arena 5–3 9 January 21 San Miguel L 100–106 Stanley Pringle (21) J. R. Quiñahan (11) Terrence Romeo (9) Hoops Dome 5–4 10 January 25 TNT L 98–102 Terrence Romeo (35) Pringle, Romeo (9) Terrence Romeo (6) Cuneta Astrodome 5–5 11 January 29 Rain or Shine W 117–99 Terrence Romeo (44) Yutien Andrada (8) Terrence Romeo (6) Cuneta Astrodome 6–5
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-7)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel		98
	8	Rain or Shine		91
							1	San Miguel	4
	(best-of-3)
							4	TNT	3
	4	TNT		2
	5	GlobalPort		0
												1	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												7	Barangay Ginebra	1
	2	Alaska	81	97
	7	Barangay Ginebra	85	108
							7	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(best-of-3)
							3	Star	3
	3	Star		2
	6	Phoenix		0

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Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 February 4 TNT L 101–109 Terrence Romeo (28) J. R. Quiñahan (6) Terrence Romeo (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 February 6 TNT L 90–95 Terrence Romeo (22) Rico Maierhofer (10) Stanley Pringle (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Star Hotshots	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455	4
7	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5
9	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182[lower-alpha 3]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182[lower-alpha 3]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
2. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
3. Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 4–7
March: 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 March 18 Alaska L 79–107 Stanley Pringle (27) Sean Williams (19) Stanley Pringle (6) Cuneta Astrodome 0–1 2 March 25 Star L 77–103 Sean Williams (20) Sean Williams (14) Terrence Romeo (8) Mindanao Civic Center 0–2
April : 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 April 5 Barangay Ginebra L 96–113 Stanley Pringle (29) Sean Williams (12) Terrence Romeo (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3 4 April 8 Blackwater L 113–118 Terrence Romeo (35) Malcolm White (17) Stanley Pringle (5) Oracle Arena 0–4 5 April 12 NLEX W 85–82 Malcolm White (23) Malcolm White (16) Terrence Romeo (5) Quicken Loans Arena 1–4 6 April 21 TNT L 88–109 Malcolm White (21) Malcolm White (16) Cortez, Romeo (4) Amway Center 1–5 7 April 23 Mahindra W 105–86 Stanley Pringle (24) Malcolm White (17) Stanley Pringle (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–5 All-Star Break
May : 2–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 May 5 Phoenix L 72–84 Stanley Pringle (25) Stanley Pringle (9) Stanley Pringle (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–6 9 May 10 Meralco W 94–86 Justin Harper (30) Justin Harper (19) Stanley Pringle (8) Mall of Asia Arena 3–6 10 May 26 Rain or Shine W 107–101 Terrence Romeo (26) Justin Harper (10) Terrence Romeo (7) Alonte Sports Arena 4–6
June : 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 June 2 San Miguel L 101–112 Justin Harper (25) Justin Harper (12) Terrence Romeo (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–7
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Barangay Ginebra	96
	8	GlobalPort	85
						1	Barangay Ginebra	1
	(best-of-3)
						4	TNT	3
	4	TNT	2
	5	Meralco	1
											4	TNT	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											2	San Miguel	4
	2	San Miguel	115
	7	Phoenix	96
						2	San Miguel	3
	(best-of-3)
						3	Star	1
	3	Star	2
	6	Rain or Shine	0

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2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1
8th seed playoff: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 4 Alaska W 107–106 Justin Harper (32) Justin Harper (17) Stanley Pringle (5) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
Quarterfinals: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 6 Barangay Ginebra L 85–96 Justin Harper (29) Justin Harper (15) Stanley Pringle (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
5	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
8	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	9	.182	7
12	Kia Picanto	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
2. Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 3–8
July: 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 July 21 Rain or Shine L 96–98 Terrence Romeo (28) Sean Anthony (16) Stanley Pringle (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 July 26 Phoenix W 100–91 Murphey Holloway (29) Murphey Holloway (26) Terrence Romeo (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 July 30 Barangay Ginebra L 108–124 Murphey Holloway (36) Murphey Holloway (18) Terrence Romeo (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
August: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 August 20 Kia W 102–90 Murphey Holloway (29) Murphey Holloway (18) Mike Cortez (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 August 25 San Miguel L 112–115 Terrence Romeo (26) Murphey Holloway (23) Murphey Holloway (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3
September: 1–5 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 September 1 TNT W 119–112 Stanley Pringle (30) Murphey Holloway (17) Murphey Holloway (6) Ynares Center 3–3 7 September 3 NLEX L 99–109 Murphey Holloway (29) Murphey Holloway (17) Murphey Holloway (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4 8 September 8 Alaska L 88–101 Murphey Holloway (25) Anthony, Holloway (9) Baracael, Romeo (4) Mall of Asia Arena 3–5 9 September 15 Star L 83–109 Murphey Holloway (20) Murphey Holloway (17) Terrence Romeo (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–6 10 September 17 Blackwater L 107–118 Murphey Holloway (28) Murphey Holloway (23) Sean Anthony (6) Ynares Center 3–7 11 September 22 Meralco L 93–100 Sean Anthony (23) Sean Anthony (13) Grey, Pringle (3) Mall of Asia Arena 3–8
2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

October
October 13, 2016[2]	To GlobalPort JR Quiñahan	To Rain or Shine Jay Washington
October 28, 2016[3]	To GlobalPort Rey Guevarra	To Meralco Joseph Yeo
November
November 11, 2016[4]	To GlobalPort Mick Pennisi	To Phoenix Doug Kramer

Commissioner's Cup

March 2017
March 29	To Globalport Dylan Ababou James Forrester	To Blackwater Niño Canaleta
May 2017
May 6[5]	Four-team trade
	To GlobalPort Sean Anthony (from NLEX) Bradwyn Guinto (from NLEX) Jonathan Grey (from Meralco)	To NLEX Larry Fonacier (from TNT) J.R. Quiñahan (from GlobalPort) 2017 2nd Round pick (from Meralco, originally from Mahindra) 2019 2nd Round pick (from GlobalPort)
	To TNT Anthony Semerad (from GlobalPort) 2017 1st Round Pick (from GlobalPort, originally from TNT)	To Meralco Garvo Lanete (from NLEX)

Rookie signings

Player	Number	Position	Date signed	School/club team
Von Pessumal	19	Guard		Ateneo
Jessie Saitanan	14	Forward-Center		Mapua

Free agency

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
KG Canaleta		Mahindra Enforcer

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Sean Williams		51	March 18 (vs. Alaska)	April 5 (vs. Star)	0–3
	Malcolm White		5	April 8 (vs. Blackwater)	May 5 (vs. Phoenix)	2–3
	Justin Harper		32	May 10 (vs. Meralco)	June 6 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	3–2
Governors' Cup	Jabril Trawick		25	July 21 (vs. Rain or Shine)	July 21 (vs. Rain or Shine)	0–1
	Murphey Holloway		31	July 26 (vs. Phoenix)	September 17 (vs. Blackwater)	3–6

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Terrence Romeo	All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Visayas leg)	April 30, 2017	[6]

References

1. Franz Pumaren starts calling shots for Globalport in Philippine Cup debut against Mahindra, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, November 25, 2016
2. Rain or Shine trades JR Quinahan to GlobalPort for Jay Washington, spin.ph, November 22, 2016.
3. Meralco acquires Joseph Yeo from GlobalPort in one-on-one trade for Rey Guevarra, spin.ph, November 22, 2016.
4. Phoenix to acquire Doug Kramer from Globalport for fellow veteran Mick Pennisi, spin.ph, November 22, 2016.
5. 4-TEAM MULTI-PLAYER TRADE
6. Sacamos, Karlo (April 30, 2017). "Abueva, Romeo lead fightback as Gilas beats Visayas selection in first game together". spin.ph. Retrieved May 2, 2017.