# 2023–24 NLEX Road Warriors season

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.
* March 13, 2024: Lead assistant Jong Uichico was assigned to be the stand-in head coach, when Frankie Lim suffered hand injury. But later Lim returned on next game to coach.
* June 7: After the team's being eliminated by sister team Meralco Bolts, Uichico became full-time head coach.

## Draft picks

| 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 |

## 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 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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 | 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: 4–7 :
November: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 | 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: 6–5 :
March: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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

| 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 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2 :
Quarterfinals: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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 | Not disclosed | 2 years | San Miguel Beermen |
| Kevin Alas | September 14, 2023 | Not disclosed | 3 years | Re-signed |
| Dave Marcelo | October 11, 2023 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| Robert Bolick | December 13, 2023 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Fukushima Firebonds (B2 League) |
| Dave Marcelo | January 4, 2024 | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed |
| Baser Amer | February 13, 2024 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Blackwater Bossing |
| Jorey Napoles | April 13, 2024 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Cavitex Braves (PBA 3x3) |

### Trades
#### Pre-season

May :
| May 30, 2023 | To NLEXBen Adamos | To PhoenixReden CeldaTzaddy Rangel |

#### Commissioner's Cup

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

#### Mid-season

February :
| February 26, 2024 |
| February 26, 2024 | To NLEXYousef Taha Ato Ular 2025 Blackwater first-round pick | To BlackwaterJustin Chua Jaydee Tungcab 2025 TNT first-round pick | To TNTBrandon 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 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Stokley Chaffee Jr. | December 1, 2023 (vs. Magnolia) | December 22, 2023 (vs. Blackwater) | 1–4 |
| Commissioner's Cup | DeAndre Williams-Baldwin | January 10, 2024 (vs. Converge) | January 13, 2024 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 1–1 |