2017–18 NorthPort Batang Pier season

2017–18 NorthPort Batang Pier season
Head coachPido Jarencio
Owner(s)Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Magnolia with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Rain or Shine with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record2–9
(18.2%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
NorthPort Batang Pier seasons
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2019  →

The 2017–18 NorthPort Batang Pier season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Prior to the Governor's Cup, the team was known as the GlobalPort Batang Pier.

Key dates

2017

  • October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2017 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 6 Robbie Herndon G  United States Marinerong Pilipino Skippers San Francisco State
2 24 Andreas Cahilig F  Sweden Cignal HD Hawkeyes Earist
3 29 Zachary Nicholls G  Canada Victoria Sports Stallions Arellano
4 5 Gian Abrigo G  Philippines Tanduay Light Rhum Masters
Racal Tile Masters 		Adamson

Roster

2017–18 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
G 3 United States Pringle, Stanley (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–03–05 Penn State
F/C 7 United States Tautuaa, Moala 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–04–30 Chadron State
G 9 Philippines Elorde, Nico 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1991–10–04 Ateneo
F 10 Canada Anthony, Sean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986–01–26 McGill
G 11 Philippines Fortuna, Jeric 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991–11–25 UST
G 13 Philippines Javelona, Paolo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–10–25 National-U
G/F 14 Philippines Grey, Jonathan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–01–13 St. Benilde
G 17 Philippines Teng, Jeric 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–03–18 UST
G 18 Philippines Araña, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1984–03–23 De La Salle
F/C 26 Philippines Flores, Lervin (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Arellano
F 27 Philippines Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1982–01–03 Philippine Christian
C 28 Philippines Gabayni, Joseph (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Lyceum
F/C 30 Philippines Guinto, Bradwyn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–10–20 San Sebastian
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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 2
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 2
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 3
10 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 3
11 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364 4
12 Kia Picanto 1 10 .091 7
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 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
  3. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 5–6
December: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 25 NLEX L 104–115 Stanley Pringle (33) Kelly Nabong (14) Stanley Pringle (4) Philippine Arena
22,531 		0–1
January: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 January 7 Barangay Ginebra L 97–104 Sean Anthony (29) Kelly Nabong (11) Stanley Pringle (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum
9,000 		0–2
3 January 12 Rain or Shine W 78–70 Stanley Pringle (29) Anthony, Nabong (13) Sean Anthony (12) Mall of Asia Arena 1–2
4 January 19 Blackwater W 101–76 Sean Anthony (22) Stanley Pringle (11) three players (5) Cuneta Astrodome 2–2
5 January 24 San Miguel L 93–107 Stanley Pringle (23) Anthony, Guinto (7) Ryan Araña (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3
6 January 28 Meralco W 107–88 Jonathan Grey (24) Kelly Nabong (17) Stanley Pringle (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
February: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 February 4 Alaska L 98–105 (OT) Stanley Pringle (28) Sean Anthony (14) Stanley Pringle (6) Ynares Center 3–4
8 February 14 TNT W 99–84 Nico Elorde (17) Guinto, Pringle (10) Nico Elorde (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–4
9 February 16 Magnolia L 81–96 Kelly Nabong (21) Anthony, Nabong (11) Nico Elorde (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 February 21 Kia W 108–91 Anthony, Nabong (21) Kelly Nabong (13) Nico Elorde (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–5
March: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 March 2 Phoenix L 100–104 Terrence Romeo (20) Yousef Taha (13) Stanley Pringle (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel106
8TNT93
1San Miguel4
(best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra1
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Rain or Shine0
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Magnolia1
2Magnolia86
7GlobalPort79
2Magnolia4
(best-of-3)
6NLEX2
3Alaska0
6NLEX2
This box:

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 6 Magnolia L 79–86 Stanley Pringle (31) Pringle, Taha (10) Terrence Romeo (6) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 3
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 5 .545[b] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[c] 5
10 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[c] 5
11 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 7
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 5–6
April: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 April 22 TNT L 114–128 Sean Anthony (34) Malcolm White (12) Stanley Pringle (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 April 27 Meralco W 86–85 Malcolm White (27) Malcolm White (17) four players (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
May: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 May 2 Blackwater W 117–106 Sean Anthony (29) Sean Anthony (13) Sean Anthony (8) Ynares Center 2–1
4 May 12 Magnolia L 87–92 Sean Anthony (20) Malcolm White (14) Nico Elorde (5) Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena 2–2
5 May 16 NLEX W 116–94 Sean Anthony (21) Malcolm White (14) Stanley Pringle (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
6 May 20 Rain or Shine L 90–96 Malcolm White (21) Sean Anthony (14) Nico Elorde (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
All-Star Break
June: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 June 2 Alaska L 103–109 Malcolm White (27) Anthony, White (8) Elorde, Pringle (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4
8 June 13 San Miguel W 98–94 Malcolm White (25) Malcolm White (10) Stanley Pringle (8) Mall of Asia Arena 4–4
9 June 20 Phoenix L 108–135 Malcolm White (24) Anthony, Pringle (7) Nabong, Pringle (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 June 22 Columbian W 133–115 Stanley Pringle (50) Sean Anthony (17) Anthony, Pringle (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–5
July: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 July 6 Barangay Ginebra L 98–116 Malcolm White (19) Malcolm White (9) Stanley Pringle (7) Cuneta Astrodome 5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Rain or Shine113103
8GlobalPort11497
1Rain or Shine1
(best-of-3)
5Barangay Ginebra3
4Meralco0
5Barangay Ginebra2
5Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6San Miguel2
2Alaska89
7Magnolia78
2Alaska1
(best-of-3)
6San Miguel3
3TNT0
6San Miguel2
This box:

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–1
Quarterfinals: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 July 10 Rain or Shine W 114–113 Malcolm White (28) Malcolm White (16) Stanley Pringle (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 July 12 Rain or Shine L 97–103 Stanley Pringle (23) Malcolm White (10) Stanley Pringle (8) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Blackwater Elite 7 4 .636 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545 3
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[b] 4
8 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[b] 4
9 TNT KaTropa 4 7 .364 5
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 8 .273 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 2 9 .182 7
12 Columbian Dyip 1 10 .091 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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 2–9
August: 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 19 NLEX L 107–123 Rashad Woods (42) Tautuaa, Woods (12) Rashad Woods (8) Ynares Center 0–1
2 August 26 Phoenix L 107–123 Rashad Woods (42) Espinas, Tautuaa (8) Nico Elorde (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
September: 0–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 September 1 Magnolia L 87–104 Rashad Woods (25) Joseph Gabayni (9) Moala Tautuaa (6) Ynares Center 0–3
4 September 5 Barangay Ginebra L 98–104 Stanley Pringle (34) Rashad Woods (11) Stanley Pringle (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–4
5 September 19 Blackwater L 111–113 Rashad Woods (31) Rashad Woods (17) Sean Anthony (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–5
6 September 30 TNT L 102–104 Rashad Woods (19) Moala Tautuaa (14) Stanley Pringle (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–6
October: 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 October 6 Columbian W 118–101 Pringle, Tautuaa (26) Tautuaa, Woods (10) Stanley Pringle (7) Ynares Center 1–6
8 October 12 Meralco W 99–94 Sean Anthony (26) Pringle, Tautuaa (8) Anthony, Pringle (3) Mall of Asia Arena 2–6
9 October 17 Rain or Shine L 98–120 Rashad Woods (30) Sean Anthony (15) Stanley Pringle (12) Cuneta Astrodome 2–7
10 October 24 San Miguel L 107–114 Sean Anthony (24) Rashad Woods (15) Stanley Pringle (5) Cuneta Astrodome 2–8
11 October 28 Alaska L 85–95 Rashad Woods (33) Rashad Woods (13) Nico Elorde (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–9

Transactions

Trades

Preseason

October
October 29, 2017[3] To GlobalPort
Draft rights to Lervin Flores
Draft rights to Joseph Gabayni
Draft rights to Julian Sargent 		To Magnolia
Draft rights to Robert Herndon
Draft rights to Gian Abrigo

Philippine Cup

April
April 3, 2018[4] To GlobalPort
Mo Tautuaa
2020 1st Round Pick
2021 2nd Round Pick 		To TNT
Terrence Romeo
Yousef Taha

Commissioner's Cup

June
June 19, 2018[5] To GlobalPort
Paolo Taha 		To Ginebra
Julian Sargent
June 21, 2018[6] To GlobalPort
Gabby Espinas
2020 second round draft pick 		To San Miguel
Kelly Nabong

Rookie Signings

Player Number Position Date signed Contract School/club team
Lervin Flores[7] 26 Forward/center November 14 2 years
Julian Sargent[7] Guard DLSU
Joseph Gabayni[7] 28 Forward/center 1 year

Free agency

Addition

Country Player Number Position Contract Date signed Former Team
Philippines Nico Elorde[7] 9 PG 1 year — Kia Picanto
Kuwait Yousef Taha[8] 0 C 2 years November 29, 2017 —
United States Kelly Nabong[9] 23 F/C 2 years — Meralco Bolts

Subtraction

Player Number Position Reason left New Team
Mike Cortez[7] 11 Guard Waived Blackwater Elite
Billy Mamaril[7] 2 Center Waived San Miguel Beermen
Rico Maierhofer[7] 1 Forward Waived Tanduay Alab Pilipinas

Recruited imports

Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Malcolm White United States 5 April 22
(vs. TNT)		 July 12
(vs. Rain or Shine)		 6–7
Governors' Cup Rashad Woods United States 4 August 19
(vs. NLEX)		 October 28
(vs. Alaska)		 2–9

Awards

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Stanley Pringle Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week June 19, 2018 [10]

References

  1. ^ San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
  2. ^ a b c "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  3. ^ GlobalPort sends Herndon, Cahilig to Star for Flores, Sargent, Gabayni in trade of rookies, spin.ph, October 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "GlobalPort sends Romeo to TNT KaTropa". ABS-CBN News. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (2018-06-19). "Ginebra makes another move, trades Paolo Taha to GlobalPort for Julian Sargent | SPIN.PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  6. ^ Ramos, Gerry (2018-06-21). "GlobalPort sends Kelly Nabong to San Miguel in trade for Gabby Espinas, future draft pick | SPIN.PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "GlobalPort signs rookies Flores, Gabayni, Sargent, free-agent Elorde; cuts Cortez, Mamaril". spin.ph. Gerry Ramos. November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry (November 29, 2017). "Globalport welcomes back Yousef Taha, signs big man to two-year deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  9. ^ Ramos, Gerry (December 1, 2017). "GlobalPort takes a gamble on enigmatic free agent Kelly Nabong". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  10. ^ "Pringle named Player of the Week". PBA.ph. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.