2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier season

The 2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier season
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
← 2022–23 2024–25  →

Key dates

• September 17: The PBA Season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: PBA Season 48 draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	5	Zavier Lucero	F	USA	UP
1	11	Cade Flores	F	Australia	Arellano
3	29	Brent Paraiso	G	Philippines	Letran
4	40	Fran Yu	G	Philippines	Letran
5	51	John Amores	G	Philippines	JRU
6	60	Jan Sobrevega	G	Philippines	UE
7	67	Ian Herrera	C	Philippines	UST
8	71	Johnnel Bauzon	C/F	Philippines	Diliman
9	74	Joemari Lacastesantos	G	Philippines	Lyceum
10	77	Nikko Paranada	G	USA	UE
11	79	Regie Boy Basibas	F	Philippines	UST

Roster

2023–24 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 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1997–12–02 San Sebastian G 3 Yu, Fran (R) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1998–06–16 Letran F 7 Lucero, Zavier (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Philippines G 8 Zamar, Paul 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1987–10–20 UE F 10 Tolentino, Arvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995–11–05 Far Eastern G 11 Rosales, Kris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–12–20 Hope International G 13 Bulanadi, Allyn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1997–04–28 San Sebastian G/F 16 Chan, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern G 19 Amores, John (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1999–06–13 José Rizal F 22 Flores, Cade (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Arellano F 23 Navarro, William 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 F/C 37 Cuntapay, Damie (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1998–10–22 San Beda G 38 Paraiso, Brent (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Letran F/C 88 Adamos, Ben 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–12–30 UPHSD	Head coach Bonnie Tan Assistant coach(es) Rensy Bajar (1st assistant) Alfredo Jarencio II Jeff Napa Michael Oliver 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

Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log Total: 5–6
May: 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 24 Meralco L 89–97 Jeff Chan (20) JM Calma (11) Joshua Munzon (4) Ynares Sports Arena 0–1 2 May 27 San Miguel L 75–87 Paul Zamar (20) JM Calma (13) Jeff Chan (7) Caloocan Sports Complex 0–2
June: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 June 2 TNT W 99–90 Joshua Munzon (16) Arwind Santos (9) Fran Yu (4) Ynares Center 1–2 4 June 9 Blackwater W 112–95 Arvin Tolentino (22) Arwind Santos (9) Munzon, Salado (4) Ynares Sports Arena 2–2 5 June 17 Barangay Ginebra W 101–95 Fran Yu (21) Munzon, Tolentino (9) Joshua Munzon (10) Batangas City Coliseum 3–2 6 June 23 Magnolia L 89–125 Arvin Tolentino (19) JM Calma (10) Munzon, Salado (6) Ynares Sports Arena 3–3
July: 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 July 5 NLEX L 87–95 Paul Zamar (22) Munzon, Zamar (9) Joshua Munzon (8) Quadricentennial Pavilion 3–4 8 July 9 Terrafirma W 104–100 Arvin Tolentino (28) Calma, Tolentino (9) Kent Salado (6) Ynares Sports Arena 4–4 9 July 14 Phoenix Super LPG W 105–86 Arvin Tolentino (41) JM Calma (8) Joshua Munzon (5) Ynares Sports Arena 5–4 10 July 19 Rain or Shine L 112–118 JM Calma (22) JM Calma (16) Kent Salado (7) Ynares Sports Arena 5–5 11 July 28 Converge L 84–113 MJ Ayaay (19) JM Calma (10) Paul Zamar (5) Ynares Sports Arena 5–6

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	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[lower-alpha 3]	8
12	Converge FiberXers	1	10	.091[lower-alpha 3]	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:

1. Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
2. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
3. Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 6–5
November: 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 10 Terrafirma W 108–103 Venky Jois (43) Cade Flores (12) Brent Paraiso (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 November 12 Rain or Shine W 113–103 Arvin Tolentino (35) Venky Jois (21) Venky Jois (7) Ynares Center 2–0 3 November 17 Magnolia L 74–112 Arvin Tolentino (22) Venky Jois (8) Venky Jois (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 November 22 NLEX L 104–112 Joshua Munzon (22) Venky Jois (19) Kent Salado (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
December: 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 December 1 TNT W 128–123 (OT) Arvin Tolentino (27) Venky Jois (12) Venky Jois (7) PhilSports Arena 3–2 6 December 6 Converge W 111–95 Venky Jois (39) Venky Jois (21) Venky Jois (6) PhilSports Arena 4–2 7 December 8 San Miguel W 115–101 Arvin Tolentino (28) JM Calma (8) Flores, Yu (5) PhilSports Arena 5–2 8 December 10 Meralco L 99–125 Fran Yu (31) Calma, Jois (9) Tolentino, Jois (5) PhilSports Arena 5–3 9 December 20 Phoenix Super LPG L 104–113 Venky Jois (27) Venky Jois (15) Venky Jois (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–4
January: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 10 January 5 Blackwater W 106–89 Joshua Munzon (20) Venky Jois (20) Venky Jois (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–4 11 January 7 Barangay Ginebra L 93–103 Arvin Tolentino (27) Venky Jois (17) Munzon, Yu (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Magnolia		109
	8	TNT		94
							1	Magnolia	3
	(#4 twice-to-beat)
							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

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2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 January 19 Barangay Ginebra L 93–106 Calma, Munzon (19) Venky Jois (14) Venky Jois (12) PhilSports Arena 0–1

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	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	3
3	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 1]	4	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT Tropang Giga	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 1]	4
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 1]	4
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 1]	4
7	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 1]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Terrafirma Dyip	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	5
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	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:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
2. Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).

Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6
March: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 March 1 NLEX L 100–107 (OT) Arvin Tolentino (29) William Navarro (13) Paul Zamar (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 March 3 Converge W 112–104 (OT) Arvin Tolentino (31) Cade Flores (14) Arvin Tolentino (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 March 8 Phoenix W 124–120 Cade Flores (21) Cade Flores (12) Fran Yu (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 March 10 Meralco W 90–85 Calma, Tolentino (16) JM Calma (8) Fran Yu (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1 All-Star Break
April: 2–5 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 April 5 TNT W 112–96 Arvin Tolentino (29) JM Calma (13) Arvin Tolentino (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1 6 April 10 Magnolia L 97–104 Zavier Lucero (18) Lucero, Navarro (7) Joshua Munzon (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–2 7 April 14 Barangay Ginebra L 88–95 Arvin Tolentino (19) Arvin Tolentino (9) Flores, Lucero, Munzon, Navarro, Tolentino, Yu (2) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–3 8 April 17 Rain or Shine L 105–115 Zavier Lucero (29) Cade Flores (12) Fran Yu (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–4 9 April 21 San Miguel L 100–120 Arvin Tolentino (26) Arvin Tolentino (9) Munzon, Yu (5) PhilSports Arena 4–5 10 April 24 Terrafirma L 108–110 Arvin Tolentino (25) Arvin Tolentino (7) Paul Zamar (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–6 11 April 27 Blackwater W 115–113 Arvin Tolentino (27) Arvin Tolentino (11) Arvin Tolentino (7) Caloocan Sports Complex 5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

	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
	(best-of-3)
							5	Rain or Shine	0
	4	TNT		1
	5	Rain or Shine		2
												1	San Miguel	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												3	Meralco	4
	2	Barangay Ginebra		99
	7	Magnolia		77
							2	Barangay Ginebra	3
	(best-of-3)
							3	Meralco	4
	3	Meralco		2
	6	NLEX		0

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2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1
8th seed playoff: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 8 Terrafirma L 96–104 Zavier Lucero (17) Arvin Tolentino (8) Munzon, Tolentino (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
William Navarro	July 6, 2023[4]	Not disclosed	2 years	Re-signed

Subtractions

Player	Number	Position	Reason	New team
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

Commissioner's Cup

December
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

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Venky Jois	November 10, 2023 (vs. Terrafirma)	January 19, 2024 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	5–6

Awards

Recipient	Honors	Date awarded
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

1. , PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
2. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
3. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
4. Ramos, Gerry. "Will Navarro inked to two-year NorthPort deal while recovering from ACL injury". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
5. Sayson, Homer D. "Robert Bolick signs contract to play in Japan B.League next season". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
6. Terrado, Reuben. "Roi Sumang set for Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards return in MPBL". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
7. Li, Matthew. "Arwind Santos to play for Pampanga in MPBL playoffs". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
8. "NorthPort deals Bolick to NLEX, Trollano to SMB". pba.ph. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
9. "Legend lives on as Fajardo wins record 8th MVP award". PBA.ph. August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.