2024–25 NorthPort Batang Pier season

2024–25 NorthPort Batang Pier season
Head coachBonnie Tan
General ManagerPido Jarencio
Waiyip Chong (assistant)
Owner(s)Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Governors' Cup results
Record3–7
(30%)
Place5th in group A
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record9–3
(75%)
Place1st
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra 1–4)
Philippine Cup results
Record2–9
(18.2%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
NorthPort Batang Pier seasons

The 2024–25 NorthPort Batang Pier season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: PBA season 49 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 5 Dave Ildefonso G/F  Philippines Ateneo
2 14 Evan Nelle G  Philippines De La Salle
3 29 Agem Miranda G  Philippines JRU
4 39 John Uduba F  Philippines Olivarez
5 46 Germy Mahinay C  Philippines NU
6 48 Robbi Darang G  Philippines Diliman

Roster

2024–25 NorthPort Batang Pier roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 0 Paolo Taha 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–12–05 St. Benilde
F 1 Sidney Onwubere 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–08–01 Emilio Aguinaldo
G 3 Fran Yu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1998–06–16 Letran
G 5 Allyn Bulanadi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1997–04–28 San Sebastian
G 7 Jerrick Balanza 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996–09–06 Letran
G 15 James Kwekuteye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1998–08–15 San Beda
F 17 Calvin Abueva 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1988–02–04 San Sebastian
G 20 Evan Nelle (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1998–06–08 De La Salle
F/C 22 Cade Flores 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Arellano
G/F 24 Joshua Munzon (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–01–15 Cal State LA
G 27 Avan Nava (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000–04–04 St. Francis Xavier
G 28 Jio Jalalon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–08–02 Arellano
C 37 Damie Cuntapay 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1998–10–22 San Beda
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

Roster

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Group A Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 8 2 .800 — Quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 7 3 .700 1
3 Converge FiberXers 6 4 .600 2
4 Magnolia Chicken
Timplados Hotshots 		5 5 .500 3
5 3 7 .300 5
6 Terrafirma Dyip 1 9 .100 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); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]

Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 3–7
August: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 20 TNT L 95–101 Taylor Johns (36) Taylor Johns (16) Taylor Johns (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 August 23 Terrafirma W 112–93 William Navarro (31) Venky Jois (15) Arvin Tolentino (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 August 29 Converge W 135–109 Arvin Tolentino (51) Venky Jois (10) Jalalon, Navarro, Yu (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–1
September: 1–6
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 September 1 Meralco L 99–109 Arvin Tolentino (21) William Navarro (11) Jalalon, Nelle (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–2
5 September 4 Magnolia L 94–105 Cade Flores (23) Arvin Tolentino (12) Arvin Tolentino (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3
6 September 8 Terrafirma W 133–107 Venky Jois (26) Venky Jois (15) Arvin Tolentino (10) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–3
7 September 11 Converge L 99–107 Venky Jois (24) Venky Jois (14) Jio Jalalon (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–4
8 September 14 Meralco L 104–114 Arvin Tolentino (28) Arvin Tolentino (7) Tolentino, Yu (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–5
9 September 20 Magnolia L 94–110 Arvin Tolentino (25) Cade Flores (8) Jalalon, Tolentino (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–6
10 September 22 TNT L 79–99 Arvin Tolentino (24) Sidney Onwubere (12) Jio Jalalon (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–7

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 9 3 .750 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 TNT Tropang Giga 8 4 .667[a] 1
3 Converge FiberXers 8 4 .667[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 4 .667[a] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 5 .583[b] 2
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 5 .583[b] 2
7 Eastern (G) 7 5 .583[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 6 .500[c] 3
9 NLEX Road Warriors 6 6 .500[c] 3
10 San Miguel Beermen 5 7 .417 4
11 Blackwater Bossing 3 9 .250[d] 6
12 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 9 .250[d] 6
13 Terrafirma Dyip 1 11 .083 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); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[3]
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.04, Converge 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 0.94
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.08, Rain or Shine 1.04, Eastern 0.88
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Magnolia 112–81 NLEX
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 9–3
November: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 28, 2024 NLEX W 114–87 Arvin Tolentino (29) Evan Nelle (7) Evan Nelle (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–0
2 November 30, 2024 Terrafirma W 113–101 Kadeem Jack (32) Kadeem Jack (15) Tolentino, Yu (10) Ynares Center 2–0
December: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 December 4, 2024 Magnolia W 107–103 Kadeem Jack (30) Kadeem Jack (11) Fran Yu (10) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–0
4 December 8, 2024 TNT W 100–95 Kadeem Jack (27) Jack, Tolentino (11) Evan Nelle (8) Ynares Center 4–0
5 December 12, 2024 Converge W 108–101 Kadeem Jack (32) Kadeem Jack (15) Evan Nelle (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–0
6 December 17, 2024 Phoenix L 109–115 Kadeem Jack (28) Kadeem Jack (16) Evan Nelle (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–1
7 December 20, 2024 Eastern W 120–113 Kadeem Jack (38) Kadeem Jack (9) Fran Yu (9) PhilSports Arena 6–1
January: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 January 8, 2025 Barangay Ginebra W 119–116 Kadeem Jack (32) Kadeem Jack (16) Joshua Munzon (6) PhilSports Arena 7–1
9 January 14, 2025 Meralco L 94–111 Kadeem Jack (29) Kadeem Jack (14) Joshua Munzon (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 7–2
10 January 16, 2025 Rain or Shine L 107–127 Kadeem Jack (39) Kadeem Jack (11) Fran Yu (8) PhilSports Arena 7–3
11 January 21, 2025 San Miguel W 105–104 Kadeem Jack (38) Arvin Tolentino (8) Munzon, Nelle (5) Ynares Center 8–3
12 January 25, 2025 Blackwater W 120–93 Kadeem Jack (30) Arvin Tolentino (10) Arvin Tolentino (11) Ynares Center 9–3

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1113
8Magnolia110
11
(best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra4
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Meralco1
4Barangay Ginebra3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2TNT4
2TNT109
7Eastern93
2TNT4
(best-of-3)
6Rain or Shine1
3Converge1
6Rain or Shine2

Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–4
Quarterfinals: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 February 6, 2025 Magnolia W 113–110 Kadeem Jack (30) Kadeem Jack (10) Joshua Munzon (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–0
Semifinals: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 February 26, 2025 Barangay Ginebra L 93–115 Kadeem Jack (33) Kadeem Jack (12) Joshua Munzon (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 February 28, 2025 Barangay Ginebra L 106–119 Kadeem Jack (27) William Navarro (12) Fran Yu (6) PhilSports Arena 0–2
3 March 2, 2025 Barangay Ginebra L 100–127 Kadeem Jack (32) Flores, Tolentino (5) Jack, Yu (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–3
4 March 5, 2025 Barangay Ginebra W 108–103 Kadeem Jack (39) Kadeem Jack (15) Arvin Tolentino (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
5 March 7, 2025 Barangay Ginebra L 99–126 Kadeem Jack (31) Arvin Tolentino (13) Joshua Munzon (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–4

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 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] —
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] —
5 Converge FiberXers 7 4 .636 1 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 TNT Tropang 5G 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 2
8 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[b] 2
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364 4
10 Blackwater Bossing 2 9 .182[c] 6
11 2 9 .182[c] 6
12 Terrafirma Dyip 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 c d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.06, NLEX 1.01, Magnolia 0.97, Barangay Ginebra 0.96
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.13, Rain or Shine 1.02, Meralco 0.87
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NorthPort

Game log

2025 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 2–9
April: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 April 12 Terrafirma W 97–75 Arvin Tolentino (19) William Navarro (10) Arvin Tolentino (12) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–0
2 April 16 Rain or Shine L 96–113 William Navarro (22) Navarro, Onwubere (12) Joshua Munzon (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 April 25 Blackwater L 98–120 Joshua Munzon (27) William Navarro (11) Jio Jalalon (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 April 30 Barangay Ginebra L 106–131 William Navarro (19) Munzon, Navarro (7) Jio Jalalon (9) PhilSports Arena 1–3
May: 0–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 May 9 Meralco L 104–105 Joshua Munzon (36) William Navarro (12) Evan Nelle (5) PhilSports Arena 1–4
6 May 16 Converge L 92–111 Joshua Munzon (23) William Navarro (9) Joshua Munzon (6) PhilSports Arena 1–5
7 May 24 Magnolia L 97–106 William Navarro (27) William Navarro (13) Bulanadi, Munzon (4) Candon City Arena 1–6
8 May 30 TNT L 70–94 Joshua Munzon (20) Cade Flores (12) Joshua Munzon (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–7
June: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 June 4 Phoenix L 107–118 Joshua Munzon (32) Abueva, Munzon (7) Jio Jalalon (6) PhilSports Arena 1–8
10 June 11 NLEX W 113–108 Cade Flores (26) Cade Flores (15) Joshua Munzon (12) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–8
11 June 15 San Miguel L 91–126 Joshua Munzon (19) Cade Flores (12) Munzon, Yu (4) Ynares Center 2–9

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team Ref.
Ben Adamos June 7, 2024 Not disclosed 1 year Re-signed [4]
Kris Rosales
Paul Zamar
John Amores June 9, 2024 2 years [5]
JM Calma
Joshua Munzon June 21, 2024 [6]
Allyn Bulanadi July 25, 2024 1 year [7]

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team Ref.
Jeff Chan 16 Small forward / Shooting guard End of contract Biñan Tatak Gel (MPBL) [8][9]
Kris Rosales 11 Point guard Released San Miguel Beermen [10]
John Amores 19, 13 Shooting guard License revoked [11]
Arvin Tolentino 10 Small forward / Power forward Going abroad Seoul SK Knights (KBL) [12]
Paul Zamar 8 Shooting guard / Point guard Released [13]
Agem Miranda 4 Point guard / Shooting guard

Trades

Pre-season

July
July 15, 2024[14][15] To NorthPort
Jio Jalalon
Abu Tratter 		To Magnolia
Zavier Lucero
To NorthPort
Sidney Onwubere 		To Barangay Ginebra
Ben Adamos
July 17, 2024[16] To NorthPort
2026 Terrafirma second-round pick 		To Terrafirma
Brent Paraiso

Mid-season

April
April 2, 2025[17] To NorthPort
Avan Nava
2025 San Miguel second-round pick 		To San Miguel
JM Calma

Philippine Cup

April
April 23, 2025[18] To NorthPort
James Kwekuteye 		To Blackwater
Abu Tratter
May
May 27, 2025[19] To NorthPort
Calvin Abueva
Jerrick Balanza
2026 Magnolia second-round pick 		To Magnolia
William Navarro

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Governors' Cup Taylor Johns August 20, 2024 (vs. TNT) 0–1 [20]
Venky Jois August 23, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma) September 14, 2024 (vs. Meralco) 3–3 [21]
Commissioner's Cup Kadeem Jack November 28, 2024 (vs. NLEX) March 7, 2025 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 11–7 [22]

References

  1. ^ "Baltazar is the Chosen One -- the top pick of Draft Class 2024". PBA.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. December 10, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry (June 7, 2024). "Kris Rosales, Paul Zamar, Ben Adamos inked to new NorthPort deals". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Ramos, Gerry (June 9, 2024). "Injured JM Calma, John Amores renewed by NorthPort". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Ramos, Gerry (June 21, 2024). "Joshua Munzon signed to two-year extension by NorthPort". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 25, 2024). "Northport gives Allyn Bulanadi one-year contract extension". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 25, 2024). "Jeff Chan's contract with NorthPort no longer renewed". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  9. ^ "156 former PBA players join 2025 MPBL season". Fastbreak.com.ph. March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  10. ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 5, 2024). "SMB picks up Kris Rosales after being released by NorthPort". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  11. ^ Ramos, Gerry (December 22, 2024). "No more PBA return for Amores as GAB revokes his license". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  12. ^ "Seoul SK Knights sign Arvin Tolentino, drop Juan Gomez de Liano". Spin.ph. May 30, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  13. ^ "Paul Zamar let go by Northport after recovering from ACL injury". Spin.ph. May 30, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  14. ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 15, 2024). "Magnolia acquires Lucero by trading Jalalon, Tratter to Northport". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  15. ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 15, 2024). "Ginebra trades Onwubere to NorthPort for big man Ben Adamos". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  16. ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 17, 2024). "NorthPort shipments continue with Brent Paraiso trade to Terrafirma". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  17. ^ Terrado, Reuben (April 2, 2025). "SMB acquires JM Calma from NorthPort in trade for Avan Nava, future pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  18. ^ Terrado, Reuben (April 23, 2025). "NorthPort acquires Kwekuteye from Blackwater in trade for Tratter". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  19. ^ Ramos, Gerry (May 27, 2025). "Magnolia trades Abueva, Balanza, draft pick to NorthPort for Navarro". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  20. ^ Bacnis, Justine (July 19, 2024). "Northport taps journeyman Taylor Johns for PBA Govs' Cup". Tiebreakertimes.com.ph. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  21. ^ "NorthPort gives Taylor Jones the pink slip; Venky Jois returns for another 'Tour of Duty'". PBA.ph. August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  22. ^ Ramos, Gerry (November 25, 2024). "Northport, NLEX replace imports days before Commissioner's Cup". spin.ph. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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