2019 NorthPort Batang Pier season

The 2019 NorthPort Batang Pier season was the 7th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2019 NorthPort Batang Pier season
Head coach	Pido Jarencio
Owner(s)	Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Rain or Shine with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	9–2 (81.8%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-beat advantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra 1–3)
NorthPort Batang Pier seasons
← 2017–18 2020  →

Key dates

2018

• December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2018 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	3	Robert Bolick	G	Philippines	Cignal HD - San Beda	San Beda
3	25	Edrian Lao	C/F	Philippines	Cagayan Rising Suns	Visayas
4	35	Jeremiah Taladua	G	Philippines	Wang's Basketball Couriers	Letran
5	41	John Ragasa	G	United Kingdom	Batangas-EAC	St. Mary's (London)

Roster

2019 NorthPort Batang Pier roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB 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 G 3 Sol Mercado 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984–05–06 Biola G 8 Robert Bolick  (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1995–09–13 San Beda G 9 Nico Elorde 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1991–10–04 Ateneo F 10 Sean Anthony (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986–01–26 McGill G 13 Garvo Lanete 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–02–13 San Beda G/F 14 Jonathan Grey  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–01–13 St. Benilde G 18 Ryan Araña (IN) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1984–03–23 De La Salle F 20 Jervy Cruz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–09–09 UST F/C 30 Bradwyn Guinto (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–10–20 San Sebastian F/C 34 Christian Standhardinger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–07–04 Hawaiʻi G 35 Jerramy King 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–09–26 Long Beach State F 77 Kevin Ferrer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1993–03–26 UST F/C 88 Russel Escoto 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–12–04 Far Eastern	Head coach Pido Jarencio Assistant coach(es) Rensy Bajar (1st assistant) Jeff Napa Team manager Bonnie Tan Walyip 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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636[a]	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	7	4	.636[a]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636[a]	2
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545	3
7	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[b]	5
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364[b]	5
10	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364[b]	5
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273	6
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	7

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^[1]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
2. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 88–80 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6
January: 2–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 January 16 Blackwater W 117–91 Robert Bolick (26) Lervin Flores (12) Anthony, Pringle (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 January 20 NLEX W 95–90 Sean Anthony (22) Moala Tautuaa (11) Sean Anthony (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 January 25 Columbian L 100–110 Stanley Pringle (29) Moala Tautuaa (12) Bolick, Pringle (6) Ynares Center 2–1
February : 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 February 8 Rain or Shine L 100–107 Stanley Pringle (34) Bradwyn Guinto (8) Bolick, Tautuaa (6) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2 5 February 27 Phoenix L 96–98 Moala Tautuaa (22) Araña, Anthony (9) Moala Tautuaa (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3
March : 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 March 8 Meralco L 111–121 (2OT) Stanley Pringle (33) Sean Anthony (16) Nico Elorde (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4 7 March 10 San Miguel L 107–113 Moala Tautuaa (28) Moala Tautuaa (13) Stanley Pringle (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–5 8 March 20 Magnolia L 90–103 Sean Anthony (22) Moala Tautuaa (16) Stanley Pringle (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–6 9 March 24 TNT W 109–83 Stanley Pringle (27) Robert Bolick (12) Robert Bolick (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–6 10 March 27 Alaska W 94–84 Sean Anthony (24) Sean Anthony (17) Bolick, Tautuaa (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6
April : 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 April 3 Barangay Ginebra W 100–97 Robert Bolick (24) Stanley Pringle (7) Stanley Pringle (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (best-of-7)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Phoenix	91
	8	Alaska	76
						1	Phoenix	1
	(best-of-3)
						5	San Miguel	4
	4	TNT	1
	5	San Miguel	2
											5	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											6	Magnolia	3
	2	Rain or Shine	91
	7	NorthPort	85
						2	Rain or Shine	3
	(best-of-3)
						6	Magnolia	4
	3	Barangay Ginebra	1
	6	Magnolia	2

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Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 7 Rain or Shine L 85–91 Moala Tautuaa (24) Stanley Pringle (11) Stanley Pringle (6) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT KaTropa	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	NorthPort Batang Pier	9	2	.818	1
3	Blackwater Elite	7	4	.636[a]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636[a]	3
5	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	5	6	.455[b]	5
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455[b]	5
7	San Miguel Beermen	5	6	.455[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[c]	6
9	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364[c]	6
10	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[c]	6
11	Columbian Dyip	3	8	.273[d]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273[d]	7

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^[1]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
2. Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
3. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 108–103 Meralco
4. Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 9–2
May: 3–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 22 Alaska W 103–81 Sean Anthony (22) Prince Ibeh (13) Moala Tautuaa (6) Ynares Center 1–0 2 May 25 NLEX W 83–79 Robert Bolick (18) Prince Ibeh (19) Elorde, Tautuaa (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 May 29 TNT W 110–86 Stanley Pringle (22) Prince Ibeh (20) Moala Tautuaa (6) Mall of Asia Arena 3–0
June : 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 June 1 Barangay Ginebra L 70–73 Moala Tautuaa (15) Prince Ibeh (24) Bolick, Elorde, Tautuaa (4) Mall of Asia Arena 3–1 5 June 5 San Miguel W 121–88 Robert Bolick (25) Sean Anthony (12) Nico Elorde (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1 6 June 12 Magnolia W 102–99 Sean Anthony (22) Prince Ibeh (13) Robert Bolick (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1 7 June 19 Rain or Shine W 107–105 (OT) Moala Tautuaa (34) Prince Ibeh (21) Robert Bolick (9) Mall of Asia Arena 6–1 8 June 22 Blackwater W 127–99 Kevin Ferrer (23) Prince Ibeh (13) Robert Bolick (10) Cuneta Astrodome 7–1 9 June 26 Phoenix L 87–97 Moala Tautuaa (19) Prince Ibeh (10) Sean Anthony (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–2
July : 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 10 July 3 Columbian W 110–108 Moala Tautuaa (23) Prince Ibeh (15) Elorde, Tautuaa (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–2 11 July 12 Meralco W 93–92 Robert Bolick (18) Prince Ibeh (15) Nico Elorde (8) Cuneta Astrodome 9–2

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	TNT	72	104
	8	Alaska	108	93
							1	TNT	3
	(best-of-3)
							4	Barangay Ginebra	1
	4	Barangay Ginebra		2
	5	Magnolia		0
												1	TNT	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												7	San Miguel	4
	2	NorthPort	84	88
	7	San Miguel	98	90
							7	San Miguel	3
	(best-of-3)
							6	Rain or Shine	1
	3	Blackwater		1
	6	Rain or Shine		2

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Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 July 21 San Miguel L 84–98 Robert Bolick (20) Prince Ibeh (13) Robert Bolick (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 July 24 San Miguel L 88–90 Garvo Lanete (22) Prince Ibeh (20) Robert Bolick (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727[a]	—
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[a]	—
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	1
5	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545[b]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545[b]	2
7	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455[c]	3
8	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455[c]	3
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364[d]	4
10	Kia Picanto	4	7	.364[d]	4
11	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	5
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6

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^[1]>
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
2. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
4. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Game log

2019 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 5–6
September: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 September 20 Rain or Shine W 99–94 Mychal Ammons (25) Mychal Ammons (19) Robert Bolick (5) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 2 September 27 Magnolia L 80–96 Ammons, Ferrer (18) Mychal Ammons (15) Robert Bolick (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
October: 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 October 2 Columbian L 108–114 Robert Bolick (23) Moala Tautuaa (14) Robert Bolick (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 October 5 Blackwater L 98–107 Mychal Ammons (29) Mychal Ammons (17) Robert Bolick (8) Ynares Center 1–3 5 October 9 TNT L 100–103 Garvo Lanete (23) Mychal Ammons (13) Anthony, Ammons, Bolick, Ferrer (4) Cuneta Astrodome 1–4 6 October 12 Phoenix W 80–70 Moala Tautuaa (16) Moala Tautuaa (9) Sean Anthony (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4 7 October 23 San Miguel W 127–119 Michael Qualls (40) Michael Qualls (18) Christian Standhardinger (7) Cuneta Astrodome 3–4
November: 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 3 Alaska L 99–106 Christian Standhardinger (37) Christian Standhardinger (16) Nico Elorde (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5 9 November 10 Meralco L 89–103 Michael Qualls (27) Michael Qualls (10) Sean Anthony (8) Ynares Center 3–6 10 November 13 NLEX W 102–94 Michael Qualls (36) Christian Standhardinger (19) Michael Qualls (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6 11 November 17 Barangay Ginebra W 98–96 Michael Qualls (30) Michael Qualls (13) Sean Anthony (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	NLEX	90	123
	8	NorthPort	115	126***
							8	NorthPort	1
	(#4 twice-to-beat)
							4	Barangay Ginebra	3
	4	Barangay Ginebra		100
	5	San Miguel		97
												4	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												2	Meralco	1
	2	Meralco		94
	7	Alaska		84
							2	Meralco	3
	(#3 twice-to-beat)
							3	TNT	2
	3	TNT		98
	6	Magnolia		97

*Game went into overtime

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Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Sean Anthony	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	January 21, 2019	[2]