2022–23 NorthPort Batang Pier season

The 2022–23 NorthPort Batang Pier season was the 10th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2022–23 NorthPort Batang Pier season
Head coach	Pido Jarencio (Philippine and Commissioner's Cup) Bonnie Tan (interim)
Owner(s)	Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	3–8 (27.3%)
Place	10th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	6–6 (50%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 0–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record	3–8 (27.3%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
NorthPort Batang Pier seasons
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Key dates

• May 15: The PBA Season 47 draft was held at the Robinsons Place Manila in Manila.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: PBA Season 47 draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	6	JM Calma	C	Philippines	San Sebastian
3	30	John Apacible	F	Philippines	UE
4	40	JJ Caspe	G	Philippines	Lyceum
5	48	Yves Sazon	G	Philippines	PCU

Roster

2022–23 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 C 2 Calma, JM (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1997–12–02 San Sebastian G/F 3 Vigil, Louie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–09–26 UST G 5 Zamar, Paul 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1987–10–20 UE G 6 Sumang, Roi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1990–12–12 UE G 8 Bolick, Robert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1995–09–13 San Beda F 10 Tolentino, Arvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995–11–05 Far Eastern F/C 12 Caperal, Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–12 Arellano G/F 16 Chan, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern F 18 dela Cruz, Arthur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–05–09 San Beda F 23 Navarro, William (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997–02–03 Ateneo G/F 24 Munzon, Joshua 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–01–15 Cal State LA G 25 Ayaay, MJ 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1993–08–03 Lyceum C 28 Balagasay, Christian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1996–10–28 Letran F 29 Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern G 30 Salado, Kent 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1994–11–10 Arellano	Head coach Bonnie Tan (interim) Assistant coach(es) Rensy Bajar (1st assistant) Alfredo Jarencio II Jeff Napa 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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT Tropang Giga	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545	3
7	Converge FiberXers	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Blackwater Bossing	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	4
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364	5
10	NorthPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
11	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
12	Terrafirma Dyip	0	11	.000	9

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:

1. Head-to-head quotient:TNT 1.12, Magnolia 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.90
2. Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Blackwater
3. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2022 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 3–8
June: 2–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 June 9 Rain or Shine W 94–81 Robert Bolick (22) Jamie Malonzo (15) Bolick, Sumang (6) Ynares Center 1–0 2 June 11 Terrafirma W 100–86 Robert Bolick (26) Jamie Malonzo (16) Robert Bolick (10) Ynares Center 2–0 3 June 15 Magnolia L 77–80 Arwind Santos (18) Arwind Santos (12) Roi Sumang (4) SM Mall of Asia Arena 2–1 4 June 18 Blackwater L 90–97 Robert Bolick (21) Malonzo, Santos (13) Roi Sumang (5) Ynares Center 2–2 5 June 23 Meralco L 87–97 Jamie Malonzo (21) Jamie Malonzo (9) Robert Bolick (7) Ynares Center 2–3 6 June 29 TNT L 112–117 Jamie Malonzo (27) Jamie Malonzo (8) Roi Sumang (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4
July: 1–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 July 2 San Miguel L 106–122 Arwind Santos (25) Jamie Malonzo (9) Jerrick Balanza (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–5 8 July 9 Converge L 98–104 Kevin Ferrer (21) Arwind Santos (12) Roi Sumang (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–6 9 July 14 Phoenix Super LPG W 95–92 Ferrer, Sumang (18) Jamie Malonzo (8) Bolick, Sumang (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–6 10 July 17 Barangay Ginebra L 93–100 Robert Bolick (29) Arwind Santos (9) Roi Sumang (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–7 11 July 22 NLEX L 95–109 JM Calma (21) JM Calma (9) Roi Sumang (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–8

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Bay Area Dragons (G)	10	2	.833[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	10	2	.833[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	3	.750	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Converge FiberXers	8	4	.667	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	5	.583	3
6	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	6	.500[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	6	6	.500[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	7	.417[lower-alpha 3]	5
9	NLEX Road Warriors	5	7	.417[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Meralco Bolts	4	8	.333[lower-alpha 4]	6
11	TNT Tropang Giga	4	8	.333[lower-alpha 4]	6
12	Blackwater Bossing	3	9	.250	7
13	Terrafirma Dyip	1	11	.083	9

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]
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Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Bay Area 1–0 Magnolia
2. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix
3. Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 110–100 NLEX
4. Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 TNT

Game log

2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 6–6
September: 2–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 September 21, 2022 Phoenix Super LPG W 92–89 Robert Bolick (21) Prince Ibeh (15) Arvin Tolentino (7) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 2 September 24, 2022 Bay Area L 104–105 Robert Bolick (33) Prince Ibeh (11) Robert Bolick (5) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 3 September 30, 2022 Meralco W 101–95 (OT) Robert Bolick (44) Prince Ibeh (11) Robert Bolick (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
October: 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 October 8, 2022 TNT L 93–117 Arvin Tolentino (19) Prince Ibeh (12) Robert Bolick (7) PhilSports Arena 2–2 5 October 12, 2022 Blackwater W 87–83 Prince Ibeh (19) Prince Ibeh (10) Robert Bolick (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 October 16, 2022 Magnolia L 91–109 Kevin Ferrer (19) Prince Ibeh (13) Balanza, Sumang, Tolentino (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3 7 October 26, 2022 San Miguel L 86–104 Prince Ibeh (16) Prince Ibeh (16) Robert Bolick (7) Ynares Center 3–4
November: 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 4, 2022 Rain or Shine L 75–76 Robert Bolick (18) Ibeh, Navarro (11) Bolick, Sumang (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5 9 November 9, 2022 NLEX W 107–94 Robert Bolick (33) Prince Ibeh (17) Bolick, Navarro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5 10 November 12, 2022 Terrafirma W 91–85 Arvin Tolentino (31) Prince Ibeh (17) Robert Bolick (10) Ynares Center 5–5 11 November 20, 2022 Converge W 112–97 William Navarro (29) William Navarro (17) Robert Bolick (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–5 12 November 27, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 105–122 Arvin Tolentino (24) Prince Ibeh (13) Navarro, Sumang (5) PhilSports Arena 6–6

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Bay Area	126
	8	Rain or Shine	96
						1	Bay Area	3
	(best-of-3)
						5	San Miguel	1
	4	Converge	0
	5	San Miguel	2
											1	Bay Area	3
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											3	Barangay Ginebra	4
	2	Magnolia	102
	7	Phoenix Super LPG	95
						2	Magnolia	1
	(best-of-3)
						3	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	Barangay Ginebra	2
	6	NorthPort	0

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Game log

2022–23 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 December 7, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 102–118 Arvin Tolentino (29) Prince Ibeh (15) Robert Bolick (6) PhilSports Arena 0–1 2 December 10, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 93–99 Jeff Chan (20) Prince Ibeh (12) Jeff Chan (6) PhilSports Arena 0–2

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT Tropang Giga	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727	2
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3
5	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3
7	Converge FiberXers	6	5	.545	4
8	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	4	7	.364	6
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273	7
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	2	9	.182	8
11	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	8
12	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091	9

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^[4]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.099, Magnolia 1.0741, NLEX 0.86

Game log

2023 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 3–8
January: 0–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 January 22 Converge L 92–122 Marcus Weathers (37) Marcus Weathers (12) Chan, Salado, Weathers, Zamar (2) PhilSports Arena 0–1 2 January 26 Meralco L 102–107 Marcus Weathers (29) Marcus Weathers (14) Roi Sumang (6) PhilSports Arena 0–2 3 January 28 NLEX L 112–121 Marcus Weathers (30) JM Calma (12) Weathers, Zamar (4) Ynares Center 0–3
February: 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 February 2 Phoenix Super LPG L 97–108 Marcus Weathers (31) Marcus Weathers (9) Jeff Chan (4) PhilSports Arena 0–4 5 February 10 Barangay Ginebra L 100–115 Kevin Murphy (38) Kevin Murphy (11) Kevin Murphy (4) SM Mall of Asia Arena 0–5 6 February 15 San Miguel L 132–145 Kevin Murphy (39) Kevin Murphy (13) Robert Bolick (10) SM Mall of Asia Arena 0–6 7 February 22 Terrafirma W 115–100 Kevin Murphy (28) Bolick, Calma, Murphy (9) Jeff Chan (9) PhilSports Arena 1–6 8 February 25 Blackwater W 110–104 Kevin Murphy (47) Kevin Murphy (16) Robert Bolick (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–6
March: 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 March 2 Magnolia L 109–129 Kevin Murphy (31) Calma, Murphy (6) Kevin Murphy (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–7 10 March 4 Rain or Shine W 113–97 Kevin Murphy (39) Kevin Murphy (13) Robert Bolick (7) PhilSports Arena 3–7 All-Star Break 11 March 15 TNT L 110–134 Kevin Murphy (35) Kevin Murphy (10) Robert Bolick (6) PhilSports Arena 3–8

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Jerrick Balanza	May 14, 2022[5]	Not disclosed	2 years	Re-signed
Arwind Santos	May 19, 2022[6][7]		1 year
Louie Vigil				San Miguel Beermen
Roi Sumang	May 28, 2022[8]			Re-signed
Renzo Subido
Jamie Malonzo	May 30, 2022[9]
Chris Javier	June 3, 2022[10]		Not disclosed	TNT Tropang Giga
William Navarro	October 24, 2022[11]		2 conferences	—
Paul Zamar	January 17, 2023[12][13]		1 year	Re-signed
Christian Balagasay			Not disclosed	Terrafirma Dyip
Robert Bolick	February 8, 2023[14]		1 conference	Re-signed

Trades

Pre-season

June
June 3, 2022[10]	To NorthPort MJ Ayaay	To Barangay Ginebra 2023 NorthPort second-round pick

Mid-season

September
September 20, 2022[15]	To NorthPort Prince Caperal Arvin Tolentino 2022 Barangay Ginebra first-round pick	To Barangay Ginebra Jamie Malonzo
	To NorthPort Jeff Chan Kent Salado	To Barangay Ginebra Von Pessumal	To San Miguel 2024 NorthPort second-round pick 2025 NorthPort second-round pick

Commissioner's Cup

January
January 4, 2023[16]	To NorthPort Allyn Bulanadi	To Converge Jerrick Balanza
January 5, 2023[17]	To NorthPort Paul Zamar 2025 San Miguel second-round pick	To San Miguel Allyn Bulanadi
January 12, 2023[18]	To NorthPort Joshua Munzon	To Terrafirma Kevin Ferrer

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Prince Ibeh	September 21, 2022 (vs. Phoenix)	December 10, 2022 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	6–8
Governors' Cup	Marcus Weathers	January 22, 2023 (vs. Converge)	February 2, 2023 (vs. Phoenix)	0–4
	Kevin Murphy	February 10, 2023 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	March 15, 2023 (vs. TNT)	3–4

Awards

Recipient	Honors	Date awarded
Robert Bolick	2022–23 PBA Mythical Second Team	November 5, 2023[19]
Arvin Tolentino
Roi Sumang	2022–23 PBA Comeback Player of the Year	November 19, 2023[20]

References

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2. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
3. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
4. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
5. Ramos, Gerry. "Rejuvenated Balanza signed to new two-year deal by NorthPort". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
6. Ramos, Gerry. "Arwind Santos signed to one-year extension by NorthPort". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
7. Ramos, Gerry. "Louie Vigil latest ex-UST player to join Jarencio at NorthPort". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
8. Ramos, Gerry. "NorthPort contract extension for Sumang and Subido; Apacible signed". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
9. Li, Matthew. "Jamie Malonzo signs one-year extension with Northport". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
10. Ramos, Gerry. "Ginebra trades guard MJ Ayaay to NorthPort for future draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
11. Terrado, Reuben. "Will Navarro signs short-term deal with NorthPort after Gilas release". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
12. Terrado, Reuben (January 17, 2023). "Paul Zamar signs one-year deal with NorthPort than head elsewhere". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
13. Ramos, Gerry (January 17, 2023). "Balagasay signs with NorthPort, reunites with college coach Bonnie Tan". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
14. Terrado, Reuben. "Robert Bolick returns for NorthPort after signing conference-long deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
15. Terrado, Reuben. "Trades approved: Ginebra gets Malonzo, Pessumal in separate deals". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
16. Ramos, Gerry. "Balanza, Ayo reunite as Converge trades Bulanadi to NorthPort". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
17. Terrado, Reuben. "SMB trades rights to Paul Zamar, future pick to NorthPort for Bulanadi". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
18. Ramos, Gerry. "Munzon-for-Ferrer move to NorthPort done as revised trade approved". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
19. "Fajardo leads list of winners in PBA Leo Awards". PBA.ph. November 5, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
20. "Cone clinches another Coach of the Year, Jolas named Executive of the Year". PBA.ph. November 19, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.