# 2020 NorthPort Batang Pier season

The 2020 NorthPort Batang Pier season was the eighth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School / club team |
| 1 | 8 | Sean Manganti | Small Forward | United States | Adamson |
| 2 | 24 | Renzo Subido | Point Guard | Philippines | Santo Tomas |
| 3 | 31 | Cris Dumapig | Power Forward | Philippines | Southwestern-U |
| 4 | 40 | Dexter Zamora | Point Guard | Philippines | Lyceum |

## Philippine Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT Tropang Giga | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
| 12 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
* 1 2 3 4 5 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

#### Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 1–10 :
October: 1–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 12
Blackwater
L 89–96
Christian Standhardinger (23)
Sean Anthony (13)
Anthony, Standhardinger (6)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
0–1
2
October 15
Phoenix Super LPG
L 105–110
Christian Standhardinger (28)
Sean Anthony (12)
Sean Anthony (10)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
0–2
3
October 18
Rain or Shine
L 68–70
Anthony, Lanete, Standhardinger (13)
Sean Anthony (12)
Anthony, Manganti (3)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
0–3
4
October 21
NLEX
L 88–102
Kevin Ferrer (18)
Christian Standhardinger (13)
Christian Standhardinger (5)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
0–4
5
October 24
Terrafirma
W 107–96
Christian Standhardinger (23)
Christian Standhardinger (12)
Standhardinger, Subido (5)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–4 :
November: 0–6
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
November 3
TNT
L 87–112
Kelly Nabong (17)
Christian Standhardinger (12)
Elorde, Lanete, Manganti (3)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–5
7
November 4
Ginebra
L 100–112
Standhardinger, Ferrer (23)
Cruz, Standhardinger (11)
Renzo Subido (8)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–6
8
November 6
Alaska
L 94–102
Christian Standhardinger (39)
Christian Standhardinger (16)
Standhardinger, Ferrer (5)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–7
9
November 8
Magnolia
L 76–83
Standhardinger, Ferrer (18)
Christian Standhardinger (17)
Renzo Subido (6)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–8
10
November 10
San Miguel
L 99–120
Kelly Nabong (29)
Kelly Nabong (10)
Nico Elorde (8)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–9
11
November 11
Meralco
L 73–80
Jervy Cruz (15)
Jervy Cruz (17)
Nico Elorde (4)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–10 :

## Transactions
### Trades
#### Preseason

January :
| January 9, 2020 | To NorthPortKelly Nabong | To San MiguelRussel Escoto |
| January 20, 2020 | To NorthPortLA Revilla Rey Guevarra | To PhoenixSol Mercado |

### Free agency
#### Addition

| Player | Number | Position | Contract | Date signed | Former Team |
| Garvo Lanete | 13 | Guard | 2 years | January 22 | re-signed |
| Jervy Cruz | 20 | Forward | 1 year | January 22 | re-signed |
| Kevin Ferrer | 77 | Forward | 2 years | January 23 | re-signed |
| Sean Anthony | 10 | Forward | 2 years | February 12 | re-signed |
| Kelly Nabong | 33 | Forward / center | 1 year | February 12 | San Miguel |

#### Subtraction

| Country | Player | Number | Position | Reason | New Team |
| | Ryan Araña | 18 | Guard | Contract not extended. | Rain or Shine |

### Rookie Signings

| Country | Player | Number | Position | Contract | Date signed | School/club team |
| | Sean Manganti | 1 | Small forward | 2 years | January 22 | Adamson |
| | Renzo Subido | – | Point guard | 1 year | January 22 | UST |