2024–25 NorthPort Batang Pier season

Basketball team season

2024–25 NorthPort Batang Pier season
Head coach	Bonnie Tan
General Manager	Pido Jarencio Waiyip Chong (assistant)
Owner(s)	Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Governors' Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Philippine Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
NorthPort Batang Pier seasons
← 2023–24

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

Key dates

July 14: The PBA season 49 draft was held at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	5	Dave Ildefonso	G	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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G/F	0	Taha, Paolo	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1990–12–05	St. Benilde
C	2	Calma, JM	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1997–12–02	San Sebastian
G	3	Yu, Fran	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	1998–06–16	Letran
G	5	Bulanadi, Allyn	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)		1997–04–28	San Sebastian
F	7	Onwubere, Sidney	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)		1993–08–01	Emilio Aguinaldo
G	8	Zamar, Paul	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1987–10–20	UE
F/C	9	Tratter, Abu	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1993–01–09	De La Salle
F	10	Tolentino, Arvin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1995–11–05	Far Eastern
G	13	Amores, John	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1999–06–13	José Rizal
G	20	Nelle, Evan (R)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		1998–06–08	De La Salle
F	22	Flores, Cade	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)		Arellano
F	23	Navarro, William	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997–02–03	Ateneo
G/F	24	Munzon, Joshua (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1995–01–15	Cal State LA
G	28	Jalalon, Jio	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1992–08–02	Arellano
F/C	37	Cuntapay, Damie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)		1998–10–22	San Beda
C	55	Jois, Venky (I)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1993–07–07	Eastern Washington

Head coach

Bonnie Tan

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Napa (1st assistant)
Rensy Bajar
Alfredo Jarencio II
Michael Oliver

Team manager

Pido Jarencio
Waiyip Chong (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

Roster

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Group A Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT Tropang Giga	5	1	.833	—	Quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	5	1	.833	—
3	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	3	3	.500	2
4	NorthPort Batang Pier	3	4	.429	2.5
5	Converge FiberXers	3	4	.429	2.5
6	Terrafirma Dyip	0	6	.000	5

Updated to match(es) played on September 11, 2024. 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 4th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss^[2]

Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 3–4

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: 1–3

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					Ninoy Aquino Stadium
9	September 20	Magnolia					Ninoy Aquino Stadium
10	September 22	TNT					Smart Araneta Coliseum

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	^[3]
Kris Rosales
Paul Zamar
John Amores	June 9, 2024		2 years		^[4]
JM Calma	June 9, 2024				^[4]
Joshua Munzon	June 21, 2024				^[5]
Allyn Bulanadi	July 25, 2024		1 year		^[6]

Subtractions

Player	Number	Position	Reason	New team	Ref.
Jeff Chan	16	Small forward / shooting guard	End of contract		^[7]
Kris Rosales	11	Point guard	Released	San Miguel Beermen	^[8]

Trades

Pre-season

July
July 15, 2024^[9]^[10]	To NorthPort Jio Jalalon Abu Tratter	To Magnolia Zavier Lucero
July 15, 2024^[9]^[10]	To NorthPort Sidney Onwubere	To Barangay Ginebra Ben Adamos
July 17, 2024^[11]	To NorthPort 2026 Terrafirma second-round pick	To Terrafirma Brent Paraiso

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record	Ref.
Governors' Cup	Taylor Johns	August 20 (vs. TNT)		0–1	^[12]
Governors' Cup	Venky Jois	August 23 (vs. Terrafirma)		3–2	^[13]

References

^ "Baltazar is the Chosen One -- the top pick of Draft Class 2024". PBA.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
^ Ramos, Gerry (June 7, 2024). "Kris Rosales, Paul Zamar, Ben Adamos inked to new NorthPort deals". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^ Ramos, Gerry (June 9, 2024). "Injured JM Calma, John Amores renewed by NorthPort". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^ Ramos, Gerry (June 21, 2024). "Joshua Munzon signed to two-year extension by NorthPort". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^ Ramos, Gerry (July 25, 2024). "Northport gives Allyn Bulanadi one-year contract extension". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
^ Ramos, Gerry (July 25, 2024). "Jeff Chan's contract with NorthPort no longer renewed". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ Ramos, Gerry (August 5, 2024). "SMB picks up Kris Rosales after being released by NorthPort". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ Ramos, Gerry (July 15, 2024). "Magnolia acquires Lucero by trading Jalalon, Tratter to Northport". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
^ Ramos, Gerry (July 15, 2024). "Ginebra trades Onwubere to NorthPort for big man Ben Adamos". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
^ Ramos, Gerry (July 17, 2024). "NorthPort shipments continue with Brent Paraiso trade to Terrafirma". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ Bacnis, Justine (July 19, 2024). "Northport taps journeyman Taylor Johns for PBA Govs' Cup". Tiebreakertimes.com.ph. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "NorthPort gives Taylor Jones the pink slip; Venky Jois returns for another 'Tour of Duty'". PBA.ph. August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.