2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier season explained

Team:NorthPort Batang Pier
Pbayear:2023–24
Coach:Bonnie Tan
1C-Name:Commissioner's Cup
1C-Wins:6
1C-Losses:5
1C-Place:6
1C-Playoffs:Quarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage)
2C-Name:Philippine Cup
2C-Wins:5
2C-Losses:6
2C-Place:9
2C-Playoffs:Did not qualify
Owners:Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Manager:Pido Jarencio
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

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

Key dates

Draft picks

See main article: article and PBA Season 48 draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionPlace of birthCollege
1 5 F UP
1 11 F Arellano
3 29 G Letran
4 40 G Letran
5 51 G JRU
6 60 G UE
7 67 C UST
8 71 C/F Diliman
9 74 G Lyceum
10 77 G UE
11 79 F UST

Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| May 24| Meralco| L 89–97| Jeff Chan (20)| JM Calma (11)| Joshua Munzon (4)| Ynares Sports Arena| 0–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| May 27| San Miguel| L 75–87| Paul Zamar (20)| JM Calma (13)| Jeff Chan (7)| Caloocan Sports Complex| 0–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| June 2| TNT| W 99–90| Joshua Munzon (16)| Arwind Santos (9)| Fran Yu (4)| Ynares Center| 1–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| June 9| Blackwater| W 112–95| Arvin Tolentino (22)| Arwind Santos (9)| Munzon, Salado (4)| Ynares Sports Arena| 2–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| June 17| Barangay Ginebra| W 101–95| Fran Yu (21)| Munzon, Tolentino (9)| Joshua Munzon (10)| Batangas City Coliseum| 3–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 6| June 23| Magnolia| L 89–125| Arvin Tolentino (19)| JM Calma (10)| Munzon, Salado (6)| Ynares Sports Arena| 3–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| July 5| NLEX| L 87–95| Paul Zamar (22)| Munzon, Zamar (9)| Joshua Munzon (8)| Quadricentennial Pavilion| 3–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 8| July 9| Terrafirma| W 104–100| Arvin Tolentino (28)| Calma, Tolentino (9)| Kent Salado (6)| Ynares Sports Arena| 4–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 9| July 14| Phoenix Super LPG| W 105–86| Arvin Tolentino (41)| JM Calma (8)| Joshua Munzon (5)| Ynares Sports Arena| 5–4|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 10| July 19| Rain or Shine| L 112–118| JM Calma (22)| JM Calma (16)| Kent Salado (7)| Ynares Sports Arena| 5–5|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 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

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| November 10| Terrafirma| W 108–103| Venky Jois (43)| Cade Flores (12)| Brent Paraiso (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| November 12| Rain or Shine| W 113–103| Arvin Tolentino (35)| Venky Jois (21)| Venky Jois (7)| Ynares Center| 2–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| November 17| Magnolia| L 74–112| Arvin Tolentino (22)| Venky Jois (8)| Venky Jois (3)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| November 22| NLEX| L 104–112| Joshua Munzon (22)| Venky Jois (19)| Kent Salado (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| December 1| TNT| W 128–123 (OT)| Arvin Tolentino (27)| Venky Jois (12)| Venky Jois (7)| PhilSports Arena| 3–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| December 6| Converge| W 111–95| Venky Jois (39)| Venky Jois (21)| Venky Jois (6)| PhilSports Arena| 4–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 7| December 8| San Miguel| W 115–101| Arvin Tolentino (28)| JM Calma (8)| Flores, Yu (5)| PhilSports Arena| 5–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 8| December 10| Meralco| L 99–125 | Fran Yu (31)| Calma, Jois (9)| Tolentino, Jois (5)| PhilSports Arena| 5–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 9| December 20| Phoenix Super LPG| L 104–113| Venky Jois (27)| Venky Jois (15)| Venky Jois (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 5–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 10| January 5| Blackwater| W 106–89| Joshua Munzon (20)| Venky Jois (20)| Venky Jois (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 6–4|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 11| January 7| Barangay Ginebra| L 93–103| Arvin Tolentino (27)| Venky Jois (17)| Munzon, Yu (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 6–5

Playoffs

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| January 19| Barangay Ginebra| L 93–106| Calma, Munzon (19)| Venky Jois (14)| Venky Jois (12)| PhilSports Arena| 0–1

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| March 1| NLEX| L 100–107 (OT)| Arvin Tolentino (29)| William Navarro (13)| Paul Zamar (3)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| March 3| Converge| W 112–104 (OT)| Arvin Tolentino (31)| Cade Flores (14)| Arvin Tolentino (11)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| March 8| Phoenix| W 124–120| Cade Flores (21)| Cade Flores (12)| Fran Yu (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| March 10| Meralco| W 90–85| Calma, Tolentino (16)| JM Calma (8)| Fran Yu (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–1|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| April 5| TNT| W 112–96| Arvin Tolentino (29)| JM Calma (13)| Arvin Tolentino (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 4–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 6| April 10| Magnolia| L 97–104| Zavier Lucero (18)| Lucero, Navarro (7)| Joshua Munzon (8)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 4–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 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|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 8| April 17| Rain or Shine| L 105–115| Zavier Lucero (29)| Cade Flores (12)| Fran Yu (4)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 4–4|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 9| April 21| San Miguel| L 100–120| Arvin Tolentino (26)| Arvin Tolentino (9)| Munzon, Yu (5)| PhilSports Arena| 4–5|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 10| April 24| Terrafirma| L 108–110| Arvin Tolentino (25)| Arvin Tolentino (7)| Paul Zamar (4)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 4–6|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 11| April 27| Blackwater| W 115–113| Arvin Tolentino (27)| Arvin Tolentino (11) | Arvin Tolentino (7)| Caloocan Sports Complex| 5–6

Playoffs

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| May 8| Terrafirma| L 96–104| Zavier Lucero (17)| Arvin Tolentino (8)| Munzon, Tolentino (4)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 0–1

Transactions

Free agency

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team
Robert Bolick[3] 8End of contract
Roi Sumang[4] 6Point guard
Arwind Santos[5] 29Power forward

Trades

Commissioner's Cup

December
December 11, 2023[6]
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

Awards

RecipientHonorsDate awarded
Arvin Tolentino2023–24 PBA Mythical First TeamAugust 18, 2024[7]
Joshua Munzon2023–24 PBA All-Defensive Team
Paul Zamar2023–24 PBA Sportsmanship award

Notes and References

  1. https://pba.ph/news/holt-is-the-anointed-one-bigs-main-staple-in-season-48-draft
  2. News: Gerry . Ramos . Will Navarro inked to two-year NorthPort deal while recovering from ACL injury . Spin.ph . September 22, 2023.
  3. News: Homer D. . Sayson . Robert Bolick signs contract to play in Japan B.League next season . Spin.ph . September 22, 2023.
  4. News: Reuben . Terrado . Roi Sumang set for Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards return in MPBL . Spin.ph . September 22, 2023.
  5. News: Matthew . Li . Arwind Santos to play for Pampanga in MPBL playoffs . Tiebreaker Times . October 6, 2023.
  6. News: December 11, 2023 . NorthPort deals Bolick to NLEX, Trollano to SMB . pba.ph . December 11, 2023 .
  7. Web site: Legend lives on as Fajardo wins record 8th MVP award . August 18, 2024 . PBA.ph . August 19, 2024.

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