2017–18 NorthPort Batang Pier season

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.

2017–18 NorthPort Batang Pier season
Head coach	Pido Jarencio
Owner(s)	Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–6 (.455)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Magnolia with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	5–6 (.455)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Rain or Shine with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	2–9 (.182)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
NorthPort Batang Pier seasons

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	Marinerong Pilipino Skippers	San Francisco State
2	24	Andreas Cahilig	F	Sweden	Cignal HD Hawkeyes	Earist
3	29	Zachary Nicholls	G	Canada	Victoria Sports Stallions	Arellano
4	5	Gian Abrigo	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 Taha, Paolo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–12–05 St. Benilde G 3 Pringle, Stanley (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–03–05 Penn State F/C 7 Tautuaa, Moala 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–04–30 Chadron State G 9 Elorde, Nico 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1991–10–04 Ateneo F 10 Anthony, Sean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986–01–26 McGill G 11 Fortuna, Jeric 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991–11–25 UST G 13 Javelona, Paolo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–10–25 National-U G/F 14 Grey, Jonathan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–01–13 St. Benilde G 17 Teng, Jeric 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–03–18 UST G 18 Araña, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1984–03–23 De La Salle F/C 26 Flores, Lervin (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Arellano F 27 Espinas, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1982–01–03 Philippine Christian F/C 28 Gabayni, Joseph (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Lyceum F/C 30 Guinto, Bradwyn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–10–20 San Sebastian	Head coach Pido Jarencio Assistant coach(es) Rensy Bajar (1st Assistant) Erwin Sta. Maria Joe Ward Team manager Bonnie Tan Benjo Flores (Assistant) Walyip Chong (Assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Hotshots	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
7	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	TNT KaTropa	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
9	Phoenix Fuel Masters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
10	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	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. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
3. 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

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[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
7	Magnolia Hotshots	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4
9	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	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. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
3. 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) Malcolm White (12) Stanley Pringle (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 April 27 Meralco W 86–85 Malcolm White (27) Malcolm White (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) Malcolm White (14) Nico Elorde (5) Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena 2–2 5 May 16 NLEX W 116–94 Sean Anthony (21) Malcolm White (14) Stanley Pringle (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 May 20 Rain or Shine L 90–96 Malcolm White (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 Malcolm White (27) Anthony, White (8) Elorde, Pringle (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4 8 June 13 San Miguel W 98–94 Malcolm White (25) Malcolm White (10) Stanley Pringle (8) Mall of Asia Arena 4–4 9 June 20 Phoenix L 108–135 Malcolm White (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 Malcolm White (19) Malcolm White (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

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 Malcolm White (28) Malcolm White (16) Stanley Pringle (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 July 12 Rain or Shine L 97–103 Stanley Pringle (23) Malcolm White (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[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Magnolia Hotshots	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 2]	4
8	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	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. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
2. 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 Rashad Woods (42) Tautuaa, Woods (12) Rashad Woods (8) Ynares Center 0–1 2 August 26 Phoenix L 107–123 Rashad Woods (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 Rashad Woods (25) Joseph Gabayni (9) Moala Tautuaa (6) Ynares Center 0–3 4 September 5 Barangay Ginebra L 98–104 Stanley Pringle (34) Rashad Woods (11) Stanley Pringle (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–4 5 September 19 Blackwater L 111–113 Rashad Woods (31) Rashad Woods (17) Sean Anthony (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–5 6 September 30 TNT L 102–104 Rashad Woods (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, Woods (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 Rashad Woods (30) Sean Anthony (15) Stanley Pringle (12) Cuneta Astrodome 2–7 10 October 24 San Miguel L 107–114 Sean Anthony (24) Rashad Woods (15) Stanley Pringle (5) Cuneta Astrodome 2–8 11 October 28 Alaska L 85–95 Rashad Woods (33) Rashad Woods (13) Nico Elorde (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–9

Transactions

Trades

Preseason

October
October 29, 2017[3]	To GlobalPort Draft rights to Lervin Flores Draft rights to Joseph Gabayni Draft rights to Julian Sargent	To Magnolia Draft rights to Robert Herndon Draft rights to Gian Abrigo

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 Julian Sargent
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
Lervin Flores[7]	26	Forward/Center	November 14	2 years
Julian Sargent[7]		Guard			DLSU
Joseph Gabayni[7]	28	Forward/Center		1 year

Free Agency

Addition

Country	Player	Number	Position	Contract	Date signed	Former Team
	Nico Elorde[7]	9	PG	1 year	N/A	Kia Picanto
	Yousef Taha[8]	0	C	2 years	November 29, 2017	N/A
	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	Malcolm White		5	April 22 (vs. TNT)	July 12 (vs. Rain or Shine)	6–7
Governors' Cup	Rashad Woods		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. "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. "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.