2019 NorthPort Batang Pier season

2019 NorthPort Batang Pier season
2019 NorthPort Batang Pier season
Head coach	Pido Jarencio
Owner(s)	Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–6 ; (45.5%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Rain or Shine with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	9–2 ; (81.8%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-beat advantage)
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–6 ; (45.5%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra 1–3)
NorthPort Batang Pier seasons
	← 2017–18 2020 →

The 2019 NorthPort Batang Pier season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Roster

2019 NorthPort Batang Pier 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
G	3	Mercado, Sol	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1984–05–06	Biola
G	8	Bolick, Robert (R)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1995–09–13	San Beda
G	9	Elorde, Nico	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1991–10–04	Ateneo
F	10	Anthony, Sean (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1986–01–26	McGill
G	13	Lanete, Garvo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1989–02–13	San Beda
G/F	14	Grey, Jonathan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1992–01–13	St. Benilde
G	18	Araña, Ryan (IN)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1984–03–23	De La Salle
F	20	Cruz, Jervy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1986–09–09	UST
F/C	30	Guinto, Bradwyn (IN)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1991–10–20	San Sebastian
F/C	34	Standhardinger, Christian	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1989–07–04	Hawaiʻi
G	35	King, Jerramy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1990–09–26	Long Beach State
F	77	Ferrer, Kevin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1993–03–26	UST
F/C	88	Escoto, Russel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992–12–04	Far Eastern

Head coach

Pido Jarencio

Assistant coach(es)

Rensy Bajar (1st assistant)
Jeff Napa

Team manager

Bonnie Tan
Walyip Chong (assistant)

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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636^[a]	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	7	4	.636^[a]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636^[a]	2
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545	3
7	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364^[b]	5
10	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364^[b]	5
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273	6
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	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^[1]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 5–6

January: 2–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	January 16	Blackwater	W 117–91	Robert Bolick (26)	Lervin Flores (12)	Anthony, Pringle (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0
2	January 20	NLEX	W 95–90	Sean Anthony (22)	Moala Tautuaa (11)	Sean Anthony (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–0
3	January 25	Columbian	L 100–110	Stanley Pringle (29)	Moala Tautuaa (12)	Bolick, Pringle (6)	Ynares Center	2–1

February : 0–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	February 8	Rain or Shine	L 100–107	Stanley Pringle (34)	Bradwyn Guinto (8)	Bolick, Tautuaa (6)	Mall of Asia Arena	2–2
5	February 27	Phoenix	L 96–98	Moala Tautuaa (22)	Araña, Anthony (9)	Moala Tautuaa (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–3

March : 2–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	March 8	Meralco	L 111–121 (2OT)	Stanley Pringle (33)	Sean Anthony (16)	Nico Elorde (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–4
7	March 10	San Miguel	L 107–113	Moala Tautuaa (28)	Moala Tautuaa (13)	Stanley Pringle (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–5
8	March 20	Magnolia	L 90–103	Sean Anthony (22)	Moala Tautuaa (16)	Stanley Pringle (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–6
9	March 24	TNT	W 109–83	Stanley Pringle (27)	Robert Bolick (12)	Robert Bolick (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–6
10	March 27	Alaska	W 94–84	Sean Anthony (24)	Sean Anthony (17)	Bolick, Tautuaa (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–6

April : 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	April 3	Barangay Ginebra	W 100–97	Robert Bolick (24)	Stanley Pringle (7)	Stanley Pringle (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–6

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals			Semifinals (best-of-7)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Phoenix	91

8	Alaska	76
			1	Phoenix	1
(best-of-3)
			5	San Miguel	4
4	TNT	1

5	San Miguel	2
						5	San Miguel	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
						6	Magnolia	3
2	Rain or Shine	91

7	NorthPort	85
			2	Rain or Shine	3
(best-of-3)
			6	Magnolia	4
3	Barangay Ginebra	1

6	Magnolia	2

Game log

2019 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	April 7	Rain or Shine	L 85–91	Moala Tautuaa (24)	Stanley Pringle (11)	Stanley Pringle (6)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–1

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT KaTropa	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	NorthPort Batang Pier	9	2	.818	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Blackwater Elite	7	4	.636^[a]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636^[a]	3
5	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	5	6	.455^[b]	5
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455^[b]	5
7	San Miguel Beermen	5	6	.455^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364^[c]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364^[c]	6
10	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	4	7	.364^[c]	6
11	Columbian Dyip	3	8	.273^[d]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273^[d]	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:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 9–2

May: 3–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 22	Alaska	W 103–81	Sean Anthony (22)	Prince Ibeh (13)	Moala Tautuaa (6)	Ynares Center	1–0
2	May 25	NLEX	W 83–79	Robert Bolick (18)	Prince Ibeh (19)	Elorde, Tautuaa (3)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–0
3	May 29	TNT	W 110–86	Stanley Pringle (22)	Prince Ibeh (20)	Moala Tautuaa (6)	Mall of Asia Arena	3–0

June : 4–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	June 1	Barangay Ginebra	L 70–73	Moala Tautuaa (15)	Prince Ibeh (24)	Bolick, Elorde, Tautuaa (4)	Mall of Asia Arena	3–1
5	June 5	San Miguel	W 121–88	Robert Bolick (25)	Sean Anthony (12)	Nico Elorde (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–1
6	June 12	Magnolia	W 102–99	Sean Anthony (22)	Prince Ibeh (13)	Robert Bolick (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–1
7	June 19	Rain or Shine	W 107–105 (OT)	Moala Tautuaa (34)	Prince Ibeh (21)	Robert Bolick (9)	Mall of Asia Arena	6–1
8	June 22	Blackwater	W 127–99	Kevin Ferrer (23)	Prince Ibeh (13)	Robert Bolick (10)	Cuneta Astrodome	7–1
9	June 26	Phoenix	L 87–97	Moala Tautuaa (19)	Prince Ibeh (10)	Sean Anthony (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	7–2

July : 2–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
10	July 3	Columbian	W 110–108	Moala Tautuaa (23)	Prince Ibeh (15)	Elorde, Tautuaa (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	8–2
11	July 12	Meralco	W 93–92	Robert Bolick (18)	Prince Ibeh (15)	Nico Elorde (8)	Cuneta Astrodome	9–2

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	TNT	72	104

8	Alaska	108	93
				1	TNT	3
(best-of-3)
				4	Barangay Ginebra	1
4	Barangay Ginebra		2

5	Magnolia		0
							1	TNT	2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							7	San Miguel	4
2	NorthPort	84	88

7	San Miguel	98	90
				7	San Miguel	3
(best-of-3)
				6	Rain or Shine	1
3	Blackwater		1

6	Rain or Shine		2

Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2

Quarterfinals: 0–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	July 21	San Miguel	L 84–98	Robert Bolick (20)	Prince Ibeh (13)	Robert Bolick (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	July 24	San Miguel	L 88–90	Garvo Lanete (22)	Prince Ibeh (20)	Robert Bolick (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–2

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727^[a]	—
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727^[a]	—
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	1
5	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545^[b]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545^[b]	2
7	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455^[c]	3
8	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455^[c]	3
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364^[d]	4
10	Kia Picanto	4	7	.364^[d]	4
11	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	5
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6

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]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Game log

2019 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 5–6

September: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	September 20	Rain or Shine	W 99–94	Mychal Ammons (25)	Mychal Ammons (19)	Robert Bolick (5)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–0
2	September 27	Magnolia	L 80–96	Ammons, Ferrer (18)	Mychal Ammons (15)	Robert Bolick (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–1

October: 2–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	October 2	Columbian	L 108–114	Robert Bolick (23)	Moala Tautuaa (14)	Robert Bolick (10)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–2
4	October 5	Blackwater	L 98–107	Mychal Ammons (29)	Mychal Ammons (17)	Robert Bolick (8)	Ynares Center	1–3
5	October 9	TNT	L 100–103	Garvo Lanete (23)	Mychal Ammons (13)	Anthony, Ammons, Bolick, Ferrer (4)	Cuneta Astrodome	1–4
6	October 12	Phoenix	W 80–70	Moala Tautuaa (16)	Moala Tautuaa (9)	Sean Anthony (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–4
7	October 23	San Miguel	W 127–119	Michael Qualls (40)	Michael Qualls (18)	Christian Standhardinger (7)	Cuneta Astrodome	3–4

November: 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	November 3	Alaska	L 99–106	Christian Standhardinger (37)	Christian Standhardinger (16)	Nico Elorde (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–5
9	November 10	Meralco	L 89–103	Michael Qualls (27)	Michael Qualls (10)	Sean Anthony (8)	Ynares Center	3–6
10	November 13	NLEX	W 102–94	Michael Qualls (36)	Christian Standhardinger (19)	Michael Qualls (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–6
11	November 17	Barangay Ginebra	W 98–96	Michael Qualls (30)	Michael Qualls (13)	Sean Anthony (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–6

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	NLEX	90	123

8	NorthPort	115	126***
				8	NorthPort	1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
				4	Barangay Ginebra	3
4	Barangay Ginebra		100

5	San Miguel		97
							4	Barangay Ginebra	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							2	Meralco	1
2	Meralco		94

7	Alaska		84
				2	Meralco	3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
				3	TNT	2
3	TNT		98

6	Magnolia		97

*Game went into overtime

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Sean Anthony	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	January 21, 2019	^[4]

References

^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
^ "Sean Anthony first PBAPC Player of the Week for 2019 season". PBA.ph. January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

[table_hth_BGSM0.43067522553293-1] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98

[table_hth_ALA0.43067522553293-2] Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

[table_hth_BGSM0.51343774400346-4] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_MAG0.51343774400346-5] Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83

[table_hth_ALA0.51343774400346-6] Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco

[table_hth_COL0.51343774400346-7] Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

[table_hth_MER0.33202100234666-9] Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958

[table_hth_MAG0.33202100234666-10] Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia

[table_hth_ALA0.33202100234666-11] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort

[table_hth_COL0.33202100234666-12] Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

[3] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".

[8] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".

[13] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". 2012-12-10. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

[14] "Sean Anthony first PBAPC Player of the Week for 2019 season". PBA.ph. January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

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