2023–24 NLEX Road Warriors season

2023–24 NLEX Road Warriors season
2023–24 NLEX Road Warriors season
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
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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
1	7	Richie Rodger	G	New Zealand	UE
2	18	Enoch Valdez	F	Philippines	Lyceum
2	21	Jhan Nermal	F	Philippines	West Negros
3	30	Dominick Fajardo	F	Philippines	Bulacan State
4	41	Francis Giussani	G/F	Qatar	Enderun
5	52	Lorenzo Navarro	G	Philippines	Lyceum

Roster

2023–24 NLEX Road Warriors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	0	Charcos, Edgar (R / FA)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)			UPHSD
G	1	Rodger, Richie (R)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	1997–01–27	UE
F/C	2	Miranda, Michael	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990–12–12	San Sebastian
F	5	Ular, Ato	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1995–05–04	Letran
G	7	Alas, Kevin (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991–11–13	Letran
G	8	Bolick, Robert	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1993–09–13	San Beda
F	9	Fajardo, Dominick (R)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1993–10–25	Bulacan State
F	10	Anthony, Sean	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1986–01–26	McGill
G/F	11	Herndon, Robbie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1993–07–16	San Francisco State
G	12	Nieto, Matt	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1997–05–31	Ateneo
G	14	Amer, Baser	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1992–09–29	San Beda
F	15	Napoles, Jorey (FA)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)		1993–11–27	TIP
F/C	20	Marcelo, Dave	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	1989–02–22	San Beda
F	22	Pascual, Jake	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1988–11–11	San Beda
G/F	24	Valdez, Enoch (R)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2000–05–26	Lyceum
F	29	Nermal, Jhan (R)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1993–05–19	STI WNU
F	33	Semerad, Anthony	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1991–04–25	San Beda
C	55	Taha, Yousef	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	1988–07–08	Mapúa

Head coach

Frankie Lim

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Larry Fonacier
Magnum Membrere (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

Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 5–6

May: 0–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 21	Blackwater	L 88–93	Sean Anthony (18)	Don Trollano (10)	Kris Rosales (4)	Caloocan Sports Complex	0–1
2	May 26	Rain or Shine	L 93–117	Bong Galanza (22)	Pascual, Trollano (11)	Hesed Gabo (4)	Ynares Sports Arena	0–2

June: 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	June 3	Magnolia	L 97–103	Ben Adamos (18)	Dominick Fajardo (9)	Kris Rosales (8)	Baliwag Star Arena	0–3
4	June 9	Phoenix Super LPG	W 112–95	Ben Adamos (27)	Sean Anthony (16)	Sean Anthony (11)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–3
5	June 16	Terrafirma	L 96–110	Don Trollano (20)	Sean Anthony (11)	Fajardo, Nieto, Pascual (4)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–4
6	June 28	San Miguel	W 102–94	Dominick Fajardo (20)	Jake Pascual (8)	Matt Nieto (8)	Ynares Sports Arena	2–4

July: 3–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	July 5	NorthPort	W 95–87	Sean Anthony (25)	Ben Adamos (9)	Don Trollano (7)	Quadricentennial Pavilion	3–4
8	July 12	Meralco	L 83–96	Don Trollano (17)	Sean Anthony (11)	Matt Nieto (9)	Ynares Sports Arena	3–5
9	July 21	Converge	W 112–104	Don Trollano (26)	Jake Pascual (13)	Anthony, Nieto (6)	Ynares Sports Arena	4–5
10	July 26	TNT	W 97–84	Anthony Semerad (23)	Jake Pascual (18)	Matt Nieto (14)	Filoil EcoOil Centre	5–5
11	July 30	Barangay Ginebra	L 85–91	Sean Anthony (26)	Jake Pascual (10)	Matt Nieto (6)	Ynares Sports Arena	5–6

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
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:

^ ^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

November: 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 10	Phoenix Super LPG	L 101–113	Thomas Robinson (26)	Sean Anthony (9)	Matt Nieto (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	November 15	San Miguel	W 117–113 (OT)	Thomas Robinson (42)	Thomas Robinson (20)	Thomas Robinson (5)	Ynares Center	1–1
3	November 18	Terrafirma	L 112–113	Thomas Robinson (40)	Thomas Robinson (9)	Robinson, Rosales (4)	Ynares Center	1–2
4	November 22	NorthPort	W 112–104	Thomas Robinson (30)	Thomas Robinson (18)	Kris Rosales (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–2

December: 1–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	December 1	Magnolia	L 72–99	Stokley Chaffee Jr. (23)	Stokley Chaffee Jr. (19)	Matt Nieto (3)	PhilSports Arena	2–3
6	December 3	Meralco	L 94–97	Chaffee, Trollano (24)	Stokley Chaffee Jr. (8)	Sean Anthony (7)	PhilSports Arena	2–4
7	December 8	Rain or Shine	L 101–113	Stokley Chaffee Jr. (32)	Anthony, Chaffee (8)	Robbie Herndon (5)	PhilSports Arena	2–5
8	December 13	TNT	L 97–113	Robbie Herndon (25)	Stokley Chaffee Jr. (17)	Herndon, Nieto (5)	PhilSports Arena	2–6
9	December 22	Blackwater	W 104–97	Robert Bolick (30)	Stokley Chaffee Jr. (13)	Robert Bolick (15)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–6

January: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
10	January 10	Converge	W 107–103	DeAndre Williams-Baldwin (22)	DeAndre Williams-Baldwin (15)	Robert Bolick (11)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–6
11	January 13	Barangay Ginebra	L 99–103	DeAndre Williams-Baldwin (27)	DeAndre Williams-Baldwin (14)	Robert Bolick (11)	Ibalong Centrum for Recreation	4–7

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	3	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
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	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
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:

^ ^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

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5

March: 4–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	March 1	NorthPort	W 107–100 (OT)	Robert Bolick (31)	Anthony, Valdez (9)	Matt Nieto (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0
2	March 3	Terrafirma	L 95–99	Robert Bolick (29)	Anthony, Miranda, Valdez (6)	Robert Bolick (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–1
3	March 6	Meralco	W 99–96	Robert Bolick (26)	Robert Bolick (8)	Robert Bolick (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1
4	March 9	Converge	W 115–93	Robert Bolick (46)	Bolick, Herndon (5)	Robert Bolick (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–1
5	March 13	Blackwater	W 103–97	Robert Bolick (21)	Robbie Herndon (10)	Robert Bolick (9)	PhilSports Arena	4–1
All-Star Break

April: 1–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	April 6	Magnolia	W 87–74	Robert Bolick (26)	Anthony Semerad (10)	Robert Bolick (9)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	5–1
7	April 13	TNT	L 101–104	Robbie Herndon (25)	Bolick, Nieto, Semerad (5)	Robert Bolick (7)	Candon City Sports Complex	5–2
8	April 20	Phoenix	L 77–112	Enoch Valdez (16)	Enoch Valdez (9)	Robert Bolick (7)	Ynares Sports Arena	5–3
9	April 28	San Miguel	L 103–120	Enoch Valdez (18)	Enoch Valdez (8)	Matt Nieto (7)	PhilSports Arena	5–4

May: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
10	May 3	Rain or Shine	L 104–120	Robert Bolick (38)	Anthony, Valdez (6)	Robert Bolick (5)	PhilSports Arena	5–5
11	May 5	Barangay Ginebra	W 76–72	Robert Bolick (25)	Dave Marcelo (9)	Robert Bolick (8)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	6–5

Playoffs

Bracket


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

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	San Miguel	95	110

8	Terrafirma	106	91
				1	San Miguel	4
(best-of-3)
				5	Rain or Shine	0
4	TNT		1

5	Rain or Shine		2
							1	San Miguel	2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							3	Meralco	4
2	Barangay Ginebra		99

7	Magnolia		77
				2	Barangay Ginebra	3
(best-of-3)
				3	Meralco	4
3	Meralco		2

6	NLEX		0

Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2

Quarterfinals: 0–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 8	Meralco	L 93–97	Robert Bolick (48)	Marcelo, Rodger, Semerad (5)	Robert Bolick (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	May 10	Meralco	L 81–100	Robert Bolick (18)	Fajardo, Miranda (6)	Richie Rodger (7)	Rizal Memorial Coliseum	0–2

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
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]		Not disclosed	Cavitex Braves (PBA 3x3)

Trades

Pre-season

May
May 30, 2023^[14]	To NLEX Ben Adamos	To Phoenix Reden Celda Tzaddy Rangel

Commissioner's Cup

December
December 11, 2023^[15]
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
February 26, 2024^[16]
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
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.
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^ 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.
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^ Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX acquires Ben Adamos, sends Rangel and Celda to Phoenix". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
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^ "TNT acquires Brandon GanuelaS-Rosser". pba.ph. February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[table_hth_BGSM0.30108823780952-5] Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89

[table_hth_NP0.30108823780952-6] Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_BWB0.30108823780952-7] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

[table_hth_MER0.071458977680401-9] Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90

[table_hth_TER0.071458977680401-10] Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).

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[11] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.

[12] Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX picks up Robbie Herndon after being left unsigned by San Miguel". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[13] Ramos, Gerry. "Kevin Alas agrees to new NLEX deal than turn unrestricted free agent". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[14] Ramos, Gerry. "Dave Marcelo reunites with coach Frankie at NLEX after being waived by RoS". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 18, 2023.

[15] Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX locks up prized recruit Bolick to a two-year contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[16] Ramos, Gerry. "Dave Marcelo signs 1-year contract with NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[17] Ramos, Gerry. "Baser Amer officially a Road Warrior after signing NLEX deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[18] Ramos, Gerry. "Jorey Napoles marks return to 5-on-5 in NLEX game vs TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 13, 2024.

[19] Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX acquires Ben Adamos, sends Rangel and Celda to Phoenix". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[20] "NorthPort deals Bolick to NLEX, Trollano to SMB". pba.ph. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

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