# 2012–13 GlobalPort Batang Pier season

The 2012–13 GlobalPort Batang Pier season was the franchise's first season in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team took over the Powerade Tigers after its sale to Sultan 900 Capital. Although it did not qualify for the Philippine or Commissioner's Cups, it was a quarterfinalist for the Governors' Cup.

## Key dates

* July 30: Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, owner of the Powerade Tigers, sent a letter to the PBA Commissioner's office informing it that the franchise would be sold to Sultan 900 Capital (owned by businessman Mikee Romero) for PHP100 million, with an additional PHP10 million franchise-application fee to the PBA. Under league rules, the sale required approval by two-thirds of the PBA board of governors. The board unanimously approved the purchase at a special board meeting August 17, and the team's name changed to GlobalPort Batang Pier.
* August 17: After the sale's approval, coach Bo Perasol asked to be released from his contract and Glenn Capacio was appointed interim coach.
* August 19: The 2012 PBA Draft took place at Robinson's Midtown Mall in Manila.
* January 3: Junel Baculi was appointed head coach, with Glenn Capacio assistant coach.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 9 | Vic Manuel | F | Philippines | PSBA |
| 1 | 10 | Jason Deutchman | F/C | United States | San Diego State |
| 2 | 4 | A. J. Mandani | G | Canada | Missouri S&T |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Acosta | F/C | Philippines | Mapúa |
| 4 | 3 | Jan Colina | F | Philippines | Adamson |
| 5 | 1 | V. J. Serios | F | Philippines | State |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Mig Coffee Mixers | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Air21 Express | 5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 4 | 10 | .286 | 8 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 | 13 | .071 | 11 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Meralco (Meralco +4)

#### Game log

2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log :
October
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
September 30
Barangay Ginebra
90–110
Miller (26)
Deutchman (6)
Miller (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
Boxscore
2
October 7
Air21
81–88
Miller (22)
Salvador (8)
Mandani (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
Boxscore
3
October 12
Talk 'N Text
103–108
Miller (22)
Miller, Salvador (7)
Miller (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–3
Boxscore
4
October 17
Meralco
105–104
Miller (33)
Miller (11)
Mandani, Salvador (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–3
Boxscore
5
October 20
Rain or Shine
83–94
Deutchman (18)
Miller (11)
Mandani (6)
Ynares Center
1–4
Boxscore
6
October 26
Petron Blaze
98–110
Manuel (23)
Manuel (10)
Miller (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–5
Boxscore
7
October 31
San Mig Coffee
78–82
Miller (19)
Miller, Manuel (10)
Miller (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–6
Boxscore :
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
November 4
Barako Bull
95–94
Yee (20)
Yee (7)
Miller (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–7
Boxscore
9
November 9
Barangay Ginebra
79–81
David (27)
Deutchman (10)
Vergara (9)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–8
Boxscore
10
November 18
Petron Blaze
81–110
Guevarra (14)
Hussaini, Salvador (6)
David, Hussaini, Antonio, Miller (2)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–9
Boxscore
11
November 23
Meralco
92–101
David (33)
Salvador (16)
Miller (14)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–10
Boxscore :
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
12
December 1
Alaska
95–101
Miller (22)
Salvador (10)
Miller (6)
Dipolog
1–11
Boxscore
13
December 5
Air21
92–113
Hussaini (20)
Manuel (9)
Miller (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–12
Boxscore
14
December 7
San Mig Coffee
96–107
David (22)
Deutchman, Salvador, Miller (8)
Miller (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–13
Boxscore :
2012–13 schedule :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Alaska Aces | 11 | 3 | .786 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Mig Coffee Mixers | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Air21 Express | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 5 | 9 | .357 | 6 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 2 | 12 | .143 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Petron 2–0 San Mig
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.01, TNT 1.00, Barangay Ginebra 0.99

#### Game log

2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log :
February
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
February 8
Petron Blaze
94–92
David (28)
Williams (15)
Mercado (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
boxscore
2
February 10
Barako Bull
88–98 (OT)
Aguilar (23)
Williams (27)
Mercado (16)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
boxscore
3
February 15
Barangay Ginebra
89–80
Williams (23)
Williams (23)
Mercado (13)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
boxscore
4
February 20
Talk 'N Text
79–99
Williams, David (19)
Williams (15)
Mercado (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
boxscore
5
February 24
Meralco
89–90
David (27)
Williams (13)
Mercado (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3
boxscore :
March
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
March 2
San Mig Coffee
84–91
David (27)
Williams (23)
Mercado (6)
Naga, Camarines Sur
2–4
boxscore
7
March 8
Rain or Shine
95–103
David (23)
Aguilar, Williams (10)
Mercado (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–5
boxscore
8
March 10
Air21
94–106
Sharpe (24)
Sharpe (9)
Mercado (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–6
boxscore
9
March 17
Alaska
Smart Araneta Coliseum :
2012–13 schedule :

## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Mig Coffee Mixers | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barako Bull Energy | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.01, Barako Bull 1.00, Alaska 0.99
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Talk 'N Text 1.05, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Air21 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 110–102 Talk 'N Text

#### Game log
## Transactions
### Trades
#### Pre-season

| August 20, 2012 | To GlobalPort Val Acuña 2012 1st round pick (Vic Manuel) | To B-Meg Sean Anthony |
| August 31, 2012 | To GlobalPort Willie Miller 2014 1st-round pick | To Alaska JV Casio |

#### Commissioner's Cup

| January 31, 2013 | To GlobalPort Japeth Aguilar | To Talk 'N Text Rabeh Al-Hussaini |
| January 31, 2013 | To GlobalPort Sol Mercado Kelly Nabong JP Belencion Yousif Aljamal | To Meralco Rey Guevarra Vic Manuel Josh Vanlandingham 2015 1st-round pick |
| June 10, 2013 | To GlobalPort 2013 1st round pick (from Barangay Ginebra via Talk 'N Text and Barako Bull) Yousef Taha | To Barangay Ginebra Japeth Aguilar |
| June 10, 2013 | To GlobalPort Jay Washington | To Petron Blaze Jason Deutchman 2016 and 2017 2nd-round picks |

### Governors' Cup

| October 11, 2013 | To GlobalPort Chris Ross Chris Timberlake 2016 and 2017 2nd-round picks | To Meralco Gary David AJ Mandani |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Justin Williams | February 8 (vs. Petron) | March 8 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 2–5 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Walter Sharpe | March 10 (vs. Air21) | March 17 (vs. Alaska) | 0–2 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Sylvester Morgan | March 23 (vs. Air21) | April 14 (vs. Barako Bull) | 0–5 |
| Governors' Cup | Markeith Cummings | August 14 (vs. Air21) | September 26 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 4–6 |