2022–23 NorthPort Batang Pier season

2022–23 NorthPort Batang Pier season
Head coachPido Jarencio (Philippine and Commissioner's Cup)
Bonnie Tan (interim)
Owner(s)Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record3–8
(27.3%)
Place10th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record6–6
(50%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 0–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record3–8
(27.3%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
NorthPort Batang Pier seasons
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2023–24  →

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

Key dates

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 Philippines Taha, Paolo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–12–05 St. Benilde
C 2 Philippines Calma, JM (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1997–12–02 San Sebastian
G 3 Philippines Vigil, Louie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–09–26 UST
G 5 Philippines Zamar, Paul 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1987–10–20 UE
G 6 Philippines Sumang, Roi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1990–12–12 UE
G 8 Philippines Bolick, Robert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1995–09–13 San Beda
F 10 Philippines Tolentino, Arvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995–11–05 Far Eastern
F/C 12 Philippines Caperal, Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–12 Arellano
G/F 16 Philippines Chan, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern
F 18 Philippines dela Cruz, Arthur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–05–09 San Beda
F 23 Greece Navarro, William (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997–02–03 Ateneo
G/F 24 United States Munzon, Joshua 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–01–15 Cal State LA
G/F 25 Philippines Ayaay, MJ 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1993–08–03 Lyceum
C 28 Philippines Balagasay, Christian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1996–10–28 Letran
F 29 Philippines Santos, Arwind (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–06–10 Far Eastern
G 30 Philippines Salado, Kent 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1994–11–10 Arellano
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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 Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 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[a] 1
3 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545 3
7 Converge FiberXers 5 6 .455[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Blackwater Bossing 5 6 .455[b] 4
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 7 .364 5
10 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[c] 6
11 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 3 8 .273[c] 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. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient:TNT 1.12, Magnolia 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.90
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Blackwater
  3. ^ a b 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
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Bay Area Dragons (G) 10 2 .833[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 10 2 .833[a] —
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[b] 4
7 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 6 6 .500[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 7 .417[c] 5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 5 7 .417[c] 5
10 Meralco Bolts 4 8 .333[d] 6
11 TNT Tropang Giga 4 8 .333[d] 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]
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Bay Area 1–0 Magnolia
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 110–100 NLEX
  4. ^ a b 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

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Bay Area126
8Rain or Shine96
1Bay Area3
(best-of-3)
5San Miguel1
4Converge0
5San Miguel2
1Bay Area3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra4
2Magnolia102
7Phoenix Super LPG95
2Magnolia1
(best-of-3)
3Barangay Ginebra3
3Barangay Ginebra2
6NorthPort0
This box:

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
 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[a] 3
5 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 7 4 .636[a] 3 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 NLEX Road Warriors 7 4 .636[a] 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. ^ a b c 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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  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. ^ a b 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.