2017–18 NorthPort Batang Pier season

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2017–18 NorthPort Batang Pier season
Head coachPido Jarencio
Owner(s)Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record5–6
(.455)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Magnolia with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record5–6
(.455)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Rain or Shine with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record2–9
(.182)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
NorthPort Batang Pier seasons
← 2016–17
2019  →

The 2017–18 NorthPort Batang Pier season was the 6th 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 San Francisco State
2 24 F  Sweden Earist
3 29 Zachary Nicholls G  Canada Arellano
4 5 G  Philippines Tanduay Light Rhum Masters
Racal Tile Masters 		Adamson

Roster[]

NorthPort Batang Pier roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 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 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  (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
F/C 28 Philippines  (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
  • Philippines
  • Philippines (Assistant)
  • Philippines (Assistant)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • 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 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[]

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-7) 		    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 San Miguel 106    
  8 TNT 93    
            1 San Miguel 4    
    (Best-of-3)       4 Barangay Ginebra 1  
  4 Barangay Ginebra 2  
  5 Rain or Shine 0    
    1 San Miguel 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     2 Magnolia 1
  2 Magnolia 86    
  7 GlobalPort 79    
            2 Magnolia 4
    (Best-of-3)     6 NLEX 2    
  3 Alaska 0  
  6 NLEX 2    
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 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) (12) Stanley Pringle (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 April 27 Meralco W 86–85 (27) (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) (14) Nico Elorde (5) Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena 2–2
5 May 16 NLEX W 116–94 Sean Anthony (21) (14) Stanley Pringle (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
6 May 20 Rain or Shine L 90–96 (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 (27) Anthony, (8) Elorde, Pringle (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4
8 June 13 San Miguel W 98–94 (25) (10) Stanley Pringle (8) Mall of Asia Arena 4–4
9 June 20 Phoenix L 108–135 (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 (19) (9) Stanley Pringle (7) Cuneta Astrodome 5–6

Playoffs[]

Bracket[]

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5) 		    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Rain or Shine 113 103  
  8 GlobalPort 114 97  
            1 Rain or Shine 1    
    (Best-of-3)       5 Barangay Ginebra 3  
  4 Meralco 0  
  5 Barangay Ginebra 2    
    5 Barangay Ginebra 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     6 San Miguel 2
  2 Alaska 89    
  7 Magnolia 78    
            2 Alaska 1
    (Best-of-3)     6 San Miguel 3    
  3 TNT 0  
  6 San Miguel 2    
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 (28) (16) Stanley Pringle (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 July 12 Rain or Shine L 97–103 Stanley Pringle (23) (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 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 (42) Tautuaa, (12) (8) Ynares Center 0–1
2 August 26 Phoenix L 107–123 (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 (25) (9) Moala Tautuaa (6) Ynares Center 0–3
4 September 5 Barangay Ginebra L 98–104 Stanley Pringle (34) (11) Stanley Pringle (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–4
5 September 19 Blackwater L 111–113 (31) (17) Sean Anthony (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–5
6 September 30 TNT L 102–104 (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, (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 (30) Sean Anthony (15) Stanley Pringle (12) Cuneta Astrodome 2–7
10 October 24 San Miguel L 107–114 Sean Anthony (24) (15) Stanley Pringle (5) Cuneta Astrodome 2–8
11 October 28 Alaska L 85–95 (33) (13) Nico Elorde (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–9

Transactions[]

Trades[]

Preseason[]

October
October 29, 2017[3] To GlobalPort
Draft rights to
Draft rights to
Draft rights to 		To Magnolia
Draft rights to Robert Herndon
Draft rights to

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
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
[7] 26 Forward/Center November 14 2 years
[7] Guard DLSU
[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 N/A Kia Picanto
Kuwait Yousef Taha[8] 0 C 2 years November 29, 2017 N/A
United States Kelly Nabong[9] 23 F/C 2 years N/A 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 United States 5 April 22
(vs. TNT)		 July 12
(vs. Rain or Shine)		 6–7
Governors' Cup 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.
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