2024–25 NorthPort Batang Pier season explained

Team:NorthPort Batang Pier
Pbayear:2024–25
Coach:Bonnie Tan
Manager:Pido Jarencio
Waiyip Chong (assistant)
Owners:Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
1C-Name:Governors' Cup
1C-Wins:3
1C-Losses:7
1C-Place:5th in group A
1C-Playoffs:Did not qualify
2C-Name:Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:0
2C-Losses:0
2C-Place:TBD
2C-Playoffs:TBD
3C-Name:Philippine Cup
3C-Wins:0
3C-Losses:0
3C-Place:TBD
3C-Playoffs:TBD
Prevseason:2023–24

The 2024–25 NorthPort Batang Pier season is the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

See main article: article and PBA season 49 draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionPlace of birthCollege
1 5 G Ateneo
2 14 G De La Salle
3 29 G JRU
4 39 F Olivarez
5 46 C NU
6 48 G Diliman

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| August 20| TNT| L 95–101| Taylor Johns (36)| Taylor Johns (16)| Taylor Johns (9)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 0–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| August 23| Terrafirma| W 112–93 | William Navarro (31)| Venky Jois (15)| Arvin Tolentino (9)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| August 29| Converge| W 135–109| Arvin Tolentino (51)| Venky Jois (10)| Jalalon, Navarro, Yu (5)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 2–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| September 1| Meralco| L 99–109| Arvin Tolentino (21)| William Navarro (11)| Jalalon, Nelle (4)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 2–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| September 4| Magnolia| L 94–105| Cade Flores (23)| Arvin Tolentino (12)| Arvin Tolentino (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| September 8| Terrafirma| W 133–107| Venky Jois (26)| Venky Jois (15)| Arvin Tolentino (10)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 3–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| September 11| Converge| L 99–107| Venky Jois (24)| Venky Jois (14)| Jio Jalalon (8)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 3–4|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 8| September 14| Meralco| L 104–114| Arvin Tolentino (28)| Arvin Tolentino (7)| Tolentino, Yu (5)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 3–5|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 9| September 20| Magnolia| L 94–110| Arvin Tolentino (25)| Cade Flores (8)| Jalalon, Tolentino (5)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 3–6|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 10| September 22| TNT| L 79–99| Arvin Tolentino (24)| Sidney Onwubere (12)| Jio Jalalon (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–7

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| November 28, 2024| NLEX| W 114–87| Arvin Tolentino (29)| Evan Nelle (7)| Evan Nelle (8)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| November 30, 2024| Terrafirma| W 113–101| Kadeem Jack (32)| Kadeem Jack (15)| Tolentino, Yu (10)| Ynares Center| 2–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| December 4, 2024| Magnolia| W 107–103| Kadeem Jack (30) | Kadeem Jack (11)| Fran Yu (10)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 3–0|-bgcolor=| 4| December 8, 2024| TNT| | | | | Ynares Center||-bgcolor=| 5| December 12, 2024| Converge| | | | | Ninoy Aquino Stadium||-bgcolor=| 6| December 17, 2024| Phoenix| | | | | Ninoy Aquino Stadium||-bgcolor=| 7| December 20, 2024| Eastern| | | | | PhilSports Arena||-bgcolor=| 8| January 8, 2025| Barangay Ginebra| | | | | PhilSports Arena||-bgcolor=| 9| January 14, 2025| Meralco| | | | | Ninoy Aquino Stadium||-bgcolor=| 10| January 16, 2025| Rain or Shine| | | | | PhilSports Arena||-bgcolor=| 11| January 21, 2025| San Miguel| | | | | Ynares Center||-bgcolor=| 12| January 25, 2025| Blackwater| | | | | Ynares Center|

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

PlayerDate signedContract amountContract lengthFormer teamRef.
align=center Ben Adamosalign=center rowspan=3June 7, 2024align=center rowspan=7Not disclosedalign=center rowspan=31 yearalign=center rowspan=7Re-signedalign=center rowspan=3[2]
align=center Kris Rosales
align=center Paul Zamar
align=center John Amoresalign=center rowspan=2June 9, 2024align=center rowspan=32 yearsalign=center rowspan=2[3]
align=center JM Calma
align=center Joshua Munzonalign=center June 21, 2024align=center [4]
align=center Allyn Bulanadialign=center July 25, 2024align=center 1 yearalign=center [5]

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New teamRef.
Jeff Chan16Small forward / shooting guardEnd of contract[6]
Kris Rosales11Point guardReleasedSan Miguel Beermen[7]

Trades

Pre-season

July
July 15, 2024[8] [9] To NorthPort
Jio Jalalon
Abu Tratter		To Magnolia
Zavier Lucero
To NorthPort
Sidney Onwubere		To Barangay Ginebra
Ben Adamos
July 17, 2024[10] To NorthPort
2026 Terrafirma second-round pick		To Terrafirma
Brent Paraiso

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
August 20, 2024 0–1 [11]
August 23, 2024 September 14, 2024 3–3 [12]
November 28, 2024 3–0 [13]

Notes and References

  1. News: Baltazar is the Chosen One -- the top pick of Draft Class 2024 . PBA.ph . July 15, 2024.
  2. Web site: Gerry . Ramos . Kris Rosales, Paul Zamar, Ben Adamos inked to new NorthPort deals . June 7, 2024 . July 15, 2024 . Spin.ph .
  3. Web site: Gerry . Ramos . Injured JM Calma, John Amores renewed by NorthPort . June 9, 2024 . July 15, 2024 . Spin.ph .
  4. Web site: Gerry . Ramos . Joshua Munzon signed to two-year extension by NorthPort . June 21, 2024 . July 15, 2024 . Spin.ph .
  5. Web site: Gerry . Ramos . Northport gives Allyn Bulanadi one-year contract extension . July 25, 2024 . July 26, 2024 . Spin.ph .
  6. Web site: Ramos . Gerry . July 25, 2024 . Jeff Chan's contract with NorthPort no longer renewed . July 25, 2024 . Spin.ph . en.
  7. News: Gerry . Ramos . August 5, 2024 . SMB picks up Kris Rosales after being released by NorthPort . Spin.ph . August 5, 2024 .
  8. News: Gerry . Ramos . Magnolia acquires Lucero by trading Jalalon, Tratter to Northport . July 15, 2024 . July 16, 2024 . Spin.ph .
  9. News: Gerry . Ramos . Ginebra trades Onwubere to NorthPort for big man Ben Adamos . July 15, 2024 . July 16, 2024 . Spin.ph .
  10. News: Gerry . Ramos . NorthPort shipments continue with Brent Paraiso trade to Terrafirma . July 17, 2024 . July 18, 2024 . Spin.ph .
  11. Web site: Justine . Bacnis . Northport taps journeyman Taylor Johns for PBA Govs’ Cup . Tiebreakertimes.com.ph . July 19, 2024 . July 19, 2024 .
  12. Web site: NorthPort gives Taylor Jones the pink slip; Venky Jois returns for another 'Tour of Duty' . PBA.ph . August 22, 2024 . August 22, 2024 .
  13. News: Gerry . Ramos . November 25, 2024 . Northport, NLEX replace imports days before Commissioner’s Cup . November 26, 2024 . spin.ph .

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