2023–24 NLEX Road Warriors season
Basketball team season
2023–24 NLEX Road Warriors season | |
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Head coach | Frankie Lim |
General Manager | Larry Fonacier Magnum Membrere (assistant) |
Owner(s) | Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (an MVP group subsidiary) |
Commissioner's Cup results | |
Record | 4–7 (36.4%) |
Place | 9th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Philippine Cup results | |
Record | 6–5 (54.5%) |
Place | 6th |
Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to Meralco, 0–2) |
NLEX Road Warriors seasons | |
The 2023–24 NLEX Road Warriors season is the 9th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates
- September 17: The PBA Season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.[1]
- March 13, 2024: Lead assistant Jong Uichico was assigned to be the stand-in head coach, when Frankie Lim suffered hand injury.[2] But later Lim returned on next game to coach.[3]
- June 7: After the team's being eliminated by sister team Meralco Bolts, Uichico became full-time head coach.[4]
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
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1 | 7 | Richie Rodger | G | ![]() | UE |
2 | 18 | Enoch Valdez | F | ![]() | Lyceum |
2 | 21 | Jhan Nermal | F | ![]() | West Negros |
3 | 30 | Dominick Fajardo | F | ![]() | Bulacan State |
4 | 41 | Francis Giussani | G/F | ![]() | Enderun |
5 | 52 | Lorenzo Navarro | G | ![]() | Lyceum |
Roster
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Preseason
PBA on Tour
Game log
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May: 0–2
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June: 2–2
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July: 3–2
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Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team
| W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
4 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
5 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
6 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | |
7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | |
8 | TNT Tropang Giga | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
11 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091[c] | 8 | |
12 | Converge FiberXers | 1 | 10 | .091[c] | 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[5]
Notes:
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[5]
Notes:
- ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge
Game log
2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 4–7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 2–2
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December: 1–3
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January: 1–1
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team
| W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | |
3 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
4 | TNT Tropang Giga | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | |
5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | |
6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | |
7 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
8 | Terrafirma Dyip | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 5 | |
9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 5 | |
10 | Blackwater Bossing | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
12 | Converge FiberXers | 2 | 9 | .182 | 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[6]
Notes:
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[6]
Notes:
- ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
- ^ a b Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).
Game log
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March: 4–1
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April: 1–3
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May: 1–1
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Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
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1 | San Miguel | 95 | 110 | |||||||||||
8 | Terrafirma | 106 | 91 | |||||||||||
1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
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5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | TNT | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||
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3 | Meralco | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Barangay Ginebra | 99 | ||||||||||||
7 | Magnolia | 77 | ||||||||||||
2 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
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3 | Meralco | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Meralco | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | NLEX | 0 | ||||||||||||
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Game log
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Quarterfinals: 0–2
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Transactions
Free agency
Signings
Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
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Robbie Herndon | July 12, 2023[7] | Not disclosed | 2 years | San Miguel Beermen |
Kevin Alas | September 14, 2023[8] | 3 years | Re-signed | |
Dave Marcelo | October 11, 2023[9] | Not disclosed | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |
Robert Bolick | December 13, 2023[10] | 2 years | Fukushima Firebonds (B2 League) | |
Dave Marcelo | January 4, 2024[11] | 1 year | Re-signed | |
Baser Amer | February 13, 2024[12] | Not disclosed | Blackwater Bossing | |
Jorey Napoles | April 13, 2024[13] | Cavitex Braves (PBA 3x3) |
Trades
Pre-season
May | |||
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May 30, 2023[14] | To NLEX Ben Adamos | To Phoenix Reden Celda Tzaddy Rangel |
Commissioner's Cup
December | |||
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December 11, 2023[15] | |||
To NLEX Robert Bolick Kent Salado | To NorthPort Ben Adamos Allyn Bulanadi Jeepy Faundo Kris Rosales 2023 Blackwater second-round pick (from NLEX) 2025 San Miguel second-round pick | To San Miguel Don Trollano |
Mid-season
February | |||
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February 26, 2024[16] | |||
To NLEX Yousef Taha Ato Ular 2025 Blackwater first-round pick | To Blackwater Justin Chua Jaydee Tungcab 2025 TNT first-round pick | To TNT Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser |
Recruited imports
Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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Commissioner's Cup | Thomas Robinson | November 10, 2023 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | November 22, 2023 (vs. NorthPort) | 2–2 |
Stokley Chaffee Jr. | December 1, 2023 (vs. Magnolia) | December 22, 2023 (vs. Blackwater) | 1–4 | |
DeAndre Williams-Baldwin | January 10, 2024 (vs. Converge) | January 13, 2024 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 1–1 |
References
- ^ [1], PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
- ^ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin. "Thrust in head coaching role anew, NLEX's Uichico admits struggling". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "COLUMN: Frankie Lim douses rumors of an NLEX coaching change". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin. "Uichico named NLEX Road Warriors head coach". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
- ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX picks up Robbie Herndon after being left unsigned by San Miguel". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Kevin Alas agrees to new NLEX deal than turn unrestricted free agent". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Dave Marcelo reunites with coach Frankie at NLEX after being waived by RoS". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX locks up prized recruit Bolick to a two-year contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Dave Marcelo signs 1-year contract with NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Baser Amer officially a Road Warrior after signing NLEX deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Jorey Napoles marks return to 5-on-5 in NLEX game vs TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX acquires Ben Adamos, sends Rangel and Celda to Phoenix". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "NorthPort deals Bolick to NLEX, Trollano to SMB". pba.ph. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "TNT acquires Brandon GanuelaS-Rosser". pba.ph. February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.