2023–24 NLEX Road Warriors season

2023–24 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coachFrankie Lim
General ManagerLarry Fonacier
Magnum Membrere (assistant)
Owner(s)Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record4–7 (36.4%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5 (54.5%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Meralco, 0–2)
NLEX Road Warriors seasons

The 2023–24 NLEX Road Warriors season is the 9th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

  • September 17: The PBA Season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.[1]
  • March 13, 2024: Lead assistant Jong Uichico was assigned to be the stand-in head coach, when Frankie Lim suffered hand injury.[2] But later Lim returned on next game to coach.[3]
  • June 7: After the team's being eliminated by sister team Meralco Bolts, Uichico became full-time head coach.[4]

Draft picks

Main article: PBA Season 48 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 7 Richie Rodger G  New Zealand UE
2 18 Enoch Valdez F  Philippines Lyceum
2 21 Jhan Nermal F  Philippines West Negros
3 30 Dominick Fajardo F  Philippines Bulacan State
4 41 Francis Giussani G/F  Qatar Enderun
5 52 Lorenzo Navarro G  Philippines Lyceum

Roster

2023–24 NLEX Road Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 0 Philippines Charcos, Edgar (R / FA) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) UPHSD
G 1 New Zealand Rodger, Richie (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1997–01–27 UE
F/C 2 Philippines Miranda, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian
F 5 Philippines Ular, Ato 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1995–05–04 Letran
G 7 Philippines Alas, Kevin Injured (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–11–13 Letran
G 8 Philippines Bolick, Robert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1993–09–13 San Beda
F 9 Philippines Fajardo, Dominick (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993–10–25 Bulacan State
F 10 Canada Anthony, Sean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986–01–26 McGill
G/F 11 United States Herndon, Robbie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco State
G 12 Philippines Nieto, Matt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1997–05–31 Ateneo
G 14 Philippines Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda
F 15 Philippines Napoles, Jorey (FA) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–11–27 TIP
F/C 20 Philippines Marcelo, Dave 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1989–02–22 San Beda
F 22 Philippines Pascual, Jake 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–11–11 San Beda
G/F 24 Philippines Valdez, Enoch (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2000–05–26 Lyceum
F 29 Philippines Nermal, Jhan (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1993–05–19 STI WNU
F 33 Australia Semerad, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
C 55 Kuwait Taha, Yousef 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1988–07–08 Mapúa
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

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 21 Blackwater L 88–93 Sean Anthony (18) Don Trollano (10) Kris Rosales (4) Caloocan Sports Complex 0–1
2 May 26 Rain or Shine L 93–117 Bong Galanza (22) Pascual, Trollano (11) Hesed Gabo (4) Ynares Sports Arena 0–2
June: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 June 3 Magnolia L 97–103 Ben Adamos (18) Dominick Fajardo (9) Kris Rosales (8) Baliwag Star Arena 0–3
4 June 9 Phoenix Super LPG W 112–95 Ben Adamos (27) Sean Anthony (16) Sean Anthony (11) Ynares Sports Arena 1–3
5 June 16 Terrafirma L 96–110 Don Trollano (20) Sean Anthony (11) Fajardo, Nieto, Pascual (4) Ynares Sports Arena 1–4
6 June 28 San Miguel W 102–94 Dominick Fajardo (20) Jake Pascual (8) Matt Nieto (8) Ynares Sports Arena 2–4
July: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 July 5 NorthPort W 95–87 Sean Anthony (25) Ben Adamos (9) Don Trollano (7) Quadricentennial Pavilion 3–4
8 July 12 Meralco L 83–96 Don Trollano (17) Sean Anthony (11) Matt Nieto (9) Ynares Sports Arena 3–5
9 July 21 Converge W 112–104 Don Trollano (26) Jake Pascual (13) Anthony, Nieto (6) Ynares Sports Arena 4–5
10 July 26 TNT W 97–84 Anthony Semerad (23) Jake Pascual (18) Matt Nieto (14) Filoil EcoOil Centre 5–5
11 July 30 Barangay Ginebra L 85–91 Sean Anthony (26) Jake Pascual (10) Matt Nieto (6) Ynares Sports Arena 5–6

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 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[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[a] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 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[c] 8
12 Converge FiberXers 1 10 .091[c] 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[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 4–7
November: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 10 Phoenix Super LPG L 101–113 Thomas Robinson (26) Sean Anthony (9) Matt Nieto (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 November 15 San Miguel W 117–113 (OT) Thomas Robinson (42) Thomas Robinson (20) Thomas Robinson (5) Ynares Center 1–1
3 November 18 Terrafirma L 112–113 Thomas Robinson (40) Thomas Robinson (9) Robinson, Rosales (4) Ynares Center 1–2
4 November 22 NorthPort W 112–104 Thomas Robinson (30) Thomas Robinson (18) Kris Rosales (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
December: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 December 1 Magnolia L 72–99 Stokley Chaffee Jr. (23) Stokley Chaffee Jr. (19) Matt Nieto (3) PhilSports Arena 2–3
6 December 3 Meralco L 94–97 Chaffee, Trollano (24) Stokley Chaffee Jr. (8) Sean Anthony (7) PhilSports Arena 2–4
7 December 8 Rain or Shine L 101–113 Stokley Chaffee Jr. (32) Anthony, Chaffee (8) Robbie Herndon (5) PhilSports Arena 2–5
8 December 13 TNT L 97–113 Robbie Herndon (25) Stokley Chaffee Jr. (17) Herndon, Nieto (5) PhilSports Arena 2–6
9 December 22 Blackwater W 104–97 Robert Bolick (30) Stokley Chaffee Jr. (13) Robert Bolick (15) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–6
January: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 January 10 Converge W 107–103 DeAndre Williams-Baldwin (22) DeAndre Williams-Baldwin (15) Robert Bolick (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6
11 January 13 Barangay Ginebra L 99–103 DeAndre Williams-Baldwin (27) DeAndre Williams-Baldwin (14) Robert Bolick (11) Ibalong Centrum for Recreation 4–7

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 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[a] 4 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Giga 6 5 .545[a] 4
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[a] 4
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[a] 4
7 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 5 .545[a] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Terrafirma Dyip 5 6 .455[b] 5
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[b] 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[6]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
  2. ^ a b Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).

Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5
March: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 March 1 NorthPort W 107–100 (OT) Robert Bolick (31) Anthony, Valdez (9) Matt Nieto (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 March 3 Terrafirma L 95–99 Robert Bolick (29) Anthony, Miranda, Valdez (6) Robert Bolick (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 March 6 Meralco W 99–96 Robert Bolick (26) Robert Bolick (8) Robert Bolick (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 March 9 Converge W 115–93 Robert Bolick (46) Bolick, Herndon (5) Robert Bolick (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
5 March 13 Blackwater W 103–97 Robert Bolick (21) Robbie Herndon (10) Robert Bolick (9) PhilSports Arena 4–1
All-Star Break
April: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 April 6 Magnolia W 87–74 Robert Bolick (26) Anthony Semerad (10) Robert Bolick (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–1
7 April 13 TNT L 101–104 Robbie Herndon (25) Bolick, Nieto, Semerad (5) Robert Bolick (7) Candon City Sports Complex 5–2
8 April 20 Phoenix L 77–112 Enoch Valdez (16) Enoch Valdez (9) Robert Bolick (7) Ynares Sports Arena 5–3
9 April 28 San Miguel L 103–120 Enoch Valdez (18) Enoch Valdez (8) Matt Nieto (7) PhilSports Arena 5–4
May: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 May 3 Rain or Shine L 104–120 Robert Bolick (38) Anthony, Valdez (6) Robert Bolick (5) PhilSports Arena 5–5
11 May 5 Barangay Ginebra W 76–72 Robert Bolick (25) Dave Marcelo (9) Robert Bolick (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel95110
8Terrafirma10691
1San Miguel4
(best-of-3)
5Rain or Shine0
4TNT1
5Rain or Shine2
1San Miguel2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Meralco4
2Barangay Ginebra99
7Magnolia77
2Barangay Ginebra3
(best-of-3)
3Meralco4
3Meralco2
6NLEX0
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Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 8 Meralco L 93–97 Robert Bolick (48) Marcelo, Rodger, Semerad (5) Robert Bolick (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 May 10 Meralco L 81–100 Robert Bolick (18) Fajardo, Miranda (6) Richie Rodger (7) Rizal Memorial Coliseum 0–2

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
Robbie Herndon July 12, 2023[7] Not disclosed 2 years San Miguel Beermen
Kevin Alas September 14, 2023[8] 3 years Re-signed
Dave Marcelo October 11, 2023[9] Not disclosed Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Robert Bolick December 13, 2023[10] 2 years Fukushima Firebonds (B2 League)
Dave Marcelo January 4, 2024[11] 1 year Re-signed
Baser Amer February 13, 2024[12] Not disclosed Blackwater Bossing
Jorey Napoles April 13, 2024[13] Cavitex Braves (PBA 3x3)

Trades

Pre-season

May
May 30, 2023[14] To NLEX
Ben Adamos 		To Phoenix
Reden Celda
Tzaddy Rangel

Commissioner's Cup

December
December 11, 2023[15]
To NLEX
Robert Bolick
Kent Salado 		To NorthPort
Ben Adamos
Allyn Bulanadi
Jeepy Faundo
Kris Rosales
2023 Blackwater second-round pick (from NLEX)
2025 San Miguel second-round pick 		To San Miguel
Don Trollano

Mid-season

February
February 26, 2024[16]
To NLEX
Yousef Taha
Ato Ular
2025 Blackwater first-round pick 		To Blackwater
Justin Chua
Jaydee Tungcab
2025 TNT first-round pick 		To TNT
Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Thomas Robinson November 10, 2023 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) November 22, 2023 (vs. NorthPort) 2–2
Stokley Chaffee Jr. December 1, 2023 (vs. Magnolia) December 22, 2023 (vs. Blackwater) 1–4
DeAndre Williams-Baldwin January 10, 2024 (vs. Converge) January 13, 2024 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 1–1

References

  1. ^ [1], PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
  2. ^ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin. "Thrust in head coaching role anew, NLEX's Uichico admits struggling". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "COLUMN: Frankie Lim douses rumors of an NLEX coaching change". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin. "Uichico named NLEX Road Warriors head coach". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  6. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX picks up Robbie Herndon after being left unsigned by San Miguel". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Kevin Alas agrees to new NLEX deal than turn unrestricted free agent". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  9. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Dave Marcelo reunites with coach Frankie at NLEX after being waived by RoS". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  10. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX locks up prized recruit Bolick to a two-year contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  11. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Dave Marcelo signs 1-year contract with NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  12. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Baser Amer officially a Road Warrior after signing NLEX deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  13. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Jorey Napoles marks return to 5-on-5 in NLEX game vs TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  14. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX acquires Ben Adamos, sends Rangel and Celda to Phoenix". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  15. ^ "NorthPort deals Bolick to NLEX, Trollano to SMB". pba.ph. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  16. ^ "TNT acquires Brandon GanuelaS-Rosser". pba.ph. February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.