# 2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier season

The 2023–24 NorthPort Batang Pier season was the 11th 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.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| 1 | 5 | Zavier Lucero | F | USA | UP |
| 1 | 11 | Cade Flores | F | Australia | Arellano |
| 3 | 29 | Brent Paraiso | G | Philippines | Letran |
| 4 | 40 | Fran Yu | G | Philippines | Letran |
| 5 | 51 | John Amores | G | Philippines | JRU |
| 6 | 60 | Jan Sobrevega | G | Philippines | UE |
| 7 | 67 | Ian Herrera | C | Philippines | UST |
| 8 | 71 | Johnnel Bauzon | C/F | Philippines | Diliman |
| 9 | 74 | Joemari Lacastesantos | G | Philippines | Lyceum |
| 10 | 77 | Nikko Paranada | G | USA | UE |
| 11 | 79 | Regie Boy Basibas | F | Philippines | UST |

## Preseason
### PBA on Tour
#### Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log Total: 5–6 :
May: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 24
Meralco
L 89–97
Jeff Chan (20)
JM Calma (11)
Joshua Munzon (4)
Ynares Sports Arena
0–1
2
May 27
San Miguel
L 75–87
Paul Zamar (20)
JM Calma (13)
Jeff Chan (7)
Caloocan Sports Complex
0–2 :
June: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
June 2
TNT
W 99–90
Joshua Munzon (16)
Arwind Santos (9)
Fran Yu (4)
Ynares Center
1–2
4
June 9
Blackwater
W 112–95
Arvin Tolentino (22)
Arwind Santos (9)
Munzon, Salado (4)
Ynares Sports Arena
2–2
5
June 17
Barangay Ginebra
W 101–95
Fran Yu (21)
Munzon, Tolentino (9)
Joshua Munzon (10)
Batangas City Coliseum
3–2
6
June 23
Magnolia
L 89–125
Arvin Tolentino (19)
JM Calma (10)
Munzon, Salado (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
3–3 :
July: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
July 5
NLEX
L 87–95
Paul Zamar (22)
Munzon, Zamar (9)
Joshua Munzon (8)
Quadricentennial Pavilion
3–4
8
July 9
Terrafirma
W 104–100
Arvin Tolentino (28)
Calma, Tolentino (9)
Kent Salado (6)
Ynares Sports Arena
4–4
9
July 14
Phoenix Super LPG
W 105–86
Arvin Tolentino (41)
JM Calma (8)
Joshua Munzon (5)
Ynares Sports Arena
5–4
10
July 19
Rain or Shine
L 112–118
JM Calma (22)
JM Calma (16)
Kent Salado (7)
Ynares Sports Arena
5–5
11
July 28
Converge
L 84–113
MJ Ayaay (19)
JM Calma (10)
Paul Zamar (5)
Ynares Sports Arena
5–6 :

## Commissioner's Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | TNT Tropang Giga | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
| 12 | Converge FiberXers | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

#### Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 6–5 :
November: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 10
Terrafirma
W 108–103
Venky Jois (43)
Cade Flores (12)
Brent Paraiso (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
November 12
Rain or Shine
W 113–103
Arvin Tolentino (35)
Venky Jois (21)
Venky Jois (7)
Ynares Center
2–0
3
November 17
Magnolia
L 74–112
Arvin Tolentino (22)
Venky Jois (8)
Venky Jois (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
November 22
NLEX
L 104–112
Joshua Munzon (22)
Venky Jois (19)
Kent Salado (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2 :
December: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
December 1
TNT
W 128–123 (OT)
Arvin Tolentino (27)
Venky Jois (12)
Venky Jois (7)
PhilSports Arena
3–2
6
December 6
Converge
W 111–95
Venky Jois (39)
Venky Jois (21)
Venky Jois (6)
PhilSports Arena
4–2
7
December 8
San Miguel
W 115–101
Arvin Tolentino (28)
JM Calma (8)
Flores, Yu (5)
PhilSports Arena
5–2
8
December 10
Meralco
L 99–125
Fran Yu (31)
Calma, Jois (9)
Tolentino, Jois (5)
PhilSports Arena
5–3
9
December 20
Phoenix Super LPG
L 104–113
Venky Jois (27)
Venky Jois (15)
Venky Jois (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–4 :
January: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
January 5
Blackwater
W 106–89
Joshua Munzon (20)
Venky Jois (20)
Venky Jois (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–4
11
January 7
Barangay Ginebra
L 93–103
Arvin Tolentino (27)
Venky Jois (17)
Munzon, Yu (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–5 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 109 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | TNT | 94 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | TNT | 94 | 1 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 107 | 88 | 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 116*** | 84 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 116*** | 84 | | | | 1 | Magnolia | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Magnolia | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 2 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 127 | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 122 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 122 | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 106 | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | | | |
| 6 | NorthPort | NorthPort | 93 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
January 19
Barangay Ginebra
L 93–106
Calma, Munzon (19)
Venky Jois (14)
Venky Jois (12)
PhilSports Arena
0–1 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT Tropang Giga | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Terrafirma Dyip | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Bossing | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | Converge FiberXers | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Terrafirma 104–96 NorthPort

#### Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6 :
March: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
March 1
NLEX
L 100–107 (OT)
Arvin Tolentino (29)
William Navarro (13)
Paul Zamar (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
March 3
Converge
W 112–104 (OT)
Arvin Tolentino (31)
Cade Flores (14)
Arvin Tolentino (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
March 8
Phoenix
W 124–120
Cade Flores (21)
Cade Flores (12)
Fran Yu (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
March 10
Meralco
W 90–85
Calma, Tolentino (16)
JM Calma (8)
Fran Yu (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1
All-Star Break :
April: 2–5
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
April 5
TNT
W 112–96
Arvin Tolentino (29)
JM Calma (13)
Arvin Tolentino (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–1
6
April 10
Magnolia
L 97–104
Zavier Lucero (18)
Lucero, Navarro (7)
Joshua Munzon (8)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
4–2
7
April 14
Barangay Ginebra
L 88–95
Arvin Tolentino (19)
Arvin Tolentino (9)
Flores, Lucero, Munzon, Navarro, Tolentino, Yu (2)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
4–3
8
April 17
Rain or Shine
L 105–115
Zavier Lucero (29)
Cade Flores (12)
Fran Yu (4)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
4–4
9
April 21
San Miguel
L 100–120
Arvin Tolentino (26)
Arvin Tolentino (9)
Munzon, Yu (5)
PhilSports Arena
4–5
10
April 24
Terrafirma
L 108–110
Arvin Tolentino (25)
Arvin Tolentino (7)
Paul Zamar (4)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
4–6
11
April 27
Blackwater
W 115–113
Arvin Tolentino (27)
Arvin Tolentino (11)
Arvin Tolentino (7)
Caloocan Sports Complex
5–6 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | San Miguel | 95 | 110 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Terrafirma | 106 | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Terrafirma | 106 | 91 | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | TNT | 1 | 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Meralco | 4 |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 99 | | | | 3 | Meralco | 4 |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 77 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 77 | 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Meralco | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Meralco | Meralco | 2 | 3 | Meralco | 4 | | | |
| 6 | NLEX | NLEX | 0 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
8th seed playoff: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 8
Terrafirma
L 96–104
Zavier Lucero (17)
Arvin Tolentino (8)
Munzon, Tolentino (4)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
0–1 :

## Transactions
### Free agency
#### Signings

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| William Navarro | July 6, 2023 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team |
| Robert Bolick | 8 | Point guard / Shooting guard | End of contract | Fukushima Firebonds (B.League) |
| Roi Sumang | 6 | Point guard | End of contract | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (MPBL) |
| Arwind Santos | 29 | Power forward | End of contract | Pampanga Giant Lanterns (MPBL) |

### Trades
#### Commissioner's Cup

December :
| December 11, 2023 |
| December 11, 2023 | To NorthPortBen Adamos Allyn Bulanadi Jeepy Faundo Kris Rosales 2023 Blackwater second-round pick (from NLEX) 2025 San Miguel second-round pick | To NLEXRobert Bolick Kent Salado | To San MiguelDon Trollano |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Venky Jois | November 10, 2023 (vs. Terrafirma) | January 19, 2024 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 5–6 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Honors | Date awarded |
| Arvin Tolentino | 2023–24 PBA Mythical First Team | August 18, 2024 |
| Joshua Munzon | 2023–24 PBA All-Defensive Team | August 18, 2024 |
| Paul Zamar | 2023–24 PBA Sportsmanship award | August 18, 2024 |