2020 NorthPort Batang Pier season

The 2020 NorthPort Batang Pier season was the eighth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2020 NorthPort Batang Pier season
Head coach	Pido Jarencio
Owner(s)	Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	1–10 (9.1%)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
NorthPort Batang Pier seasons
← 2019 2021  →

Draft picks

Main article: 2019 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School / club team
1	8	Sean Manganti	Small Forward	United States	Adamson
2	24	Renzo Subido	Point Guard	Philippines	Santo Tomas
3	31	Cris Dumapig	Power Forward	Philippines	Southwestern-U
4	40	Dexter Zamora	Point Guard	Philippines	Lyceum

Roster

2020 NorthPort Batang Pier roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 0 Taha, Paolo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–12–05 St. Benilde F 1 Manganti, Sean (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1994–04–18 Adamson G 5 Subido, Renzo (R) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 135 lb (61 kg) 1996–02–17 UST G 8 Bolick, Robert  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1995–09–13 San Beda G 9 Elorde, Nico 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1991–10–04 Ateneo F 10 Anthony, Sean (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986–01–26 McGill G 13 Lanete, Garvo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–02–13 San Beda G/F 14 Grey, Jonathan  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–01–13 St. Benilde F 20 Cruz, Jervy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–09–09 UST G 27 Revilla, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 146 lb (66 kg) 1989–11–30 De La Salle F/C 30 Guinto, Bradwyn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–10–20 San Sebastian F/C 33 Nabong, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–11–17 SRJC C 34 Standhardinger, Christian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–07–04 Hawaiʻi F 77 Ferrer, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1993–03–26 UST	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	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	TNT Tropang Giga	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1
7	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	1
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545	2
9	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	3
10	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6
11	NorthPort Batang Pier	1	10	.091[lower-alpha 3]	7
12	Terrafirma Dyip	1	10	.091[lower-alpha 3]	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: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
2. Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
3. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 1–10
October: 1–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 12 Blackwater L 89–96 Christian Standhardinger (23) Sean Anthony (13) Anthony, Standhardinger (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–1 2 October 15 Phoenix Super LPG L 105–110 Christian Standhardinger (28) Sean Anthony (12) Sean Anthony (10) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–2 3 October 18 Rain or Shine L 68–70 Anthony, Lanete, Standhardinger (13) Sean Anthony (12) Anthony, Manganti (3) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–3 4 October 21 NLEX L 88–102 Kevin Ferrer (18) Christian Standhardinger (13) Christian Standhardinger (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–4 5 October 24 Terrafirma W 107–96 Christian Standhardinger (23) Christian Standhardinger (12) Standhardinger, Subido (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–4
November: 0–6 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 November 3 TNT L 87–112 Kelly Nabong (17) Christian Standhardinger (12) Elorde, Lanete, Manganti (3) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–5 7 November 4 Ginebra L 100–112 Standhardinger, Ferrer (23) Cruz, Standhardinger (11) Renzo Subido (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–6 8 November 6 Alaska L 94–102 Christian Standhardinger (39) Christian Standhardinger (16) Standhardinger, Ferrer (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–7 9 November 8 Magnolia L 76–83 Standhardinger, Ferrer (18) Christian Standhardinger (17) Renzo Subido (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–8 10 November 10 San Miguel L 99–120 Kelly Nabong (29) Kelly Nabong (10) Nico Elorde (8) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–9 11 November 11 Meralco L 73–80 Jervy Cruz (15) Jervy Cruz (17) Nico Elorde (4) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–10

Transactions

Trades

Preseason

January
January 9, 2020[2]	To NorthPort Kelly Nabong	To San Miguel Russel Escoto
January 20, 2020[3]	To NorthPort LA Revilla Rey Guevarra	To Phoenix Sol Mercado

Free agency

Addition

Country	Player	Number	Position	Contract	Date signed	Former Team
	Garvo Lanete[4]	13	Guard	2 years	January 22	re-signed
	Jervy Cruz	20	Forward	1 year	January 22	re-signed
	Kevin Ferrer[5]	77	Forward	2 years	January 23	re-signed
	Sean Anthony[6]	10	Forward	2 years	February 12	re-signed
	Kelly Nabong	33	Forward / center	1 year	February 12	San Miguel

Subtraction

Country	Player	Number	Position	Reason	New Team
	Ryan Araña	18	Guard	Contract not extended.[7]	Rain or Shine

Rookie Signings

Country	Player	Number	Position	Contract	Date signed	School/club team
	Sean Manganti[8]	1	Small forward	2 years	January 22	Adamson
	Renzo Subido[9]	–	Point guard	1 year	January 22	UST

References

1. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
2. "SMB sends Kelly Nabong back to NorthPort in trade for Russel Escoto". Spin.ph. 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
3. "Trade approved: Sol Mercado set to join Phoenix as Northport acquires Revilla, Guevarra". Spin.ph. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
4. "Jervy Cruz, Garvo Lanete sign new contracts with NorthPort". Spin.ph. 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2020-01-11.^{[permanent dead link]}
5. "NorthPort keeps Kevin Ferrer on two-year contract extension". Spin.ph. 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
6. "Sean Anthony rewarded with two-year maximum contract by NorthPort". Spin.ph. 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
7. "Araña back where it all started as he rejoins ROS on short-term contract". Spin.ph. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
8. "Former Adamson star Sean Manganti signs two-year deal with Northport". Spin.ph. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
9. "Renzo Subido reunited with coach Pido as rookie signed by NorthPort". Spin.ph. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.