2023–24 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coachFrankie Lim
Owner(s)Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Commissioner's Cup results
PlaceTBD
Philippine Cup results
PlaceTBD
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

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
17Richie RodgerG New ZealandUE
218Enoch ValdezF PhilippinesLyceum
221Jhan NermalF PhilippinesWest Negros
330Dominick FajardoF PhilippinesBulacan State
441Francis GiussaniG/F QatarEnderun
552Lorenzo NavarroG PhilippinesLyceum

Roster

PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 New Zealand Rodger, Richie (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg) UE
F/C 2 Philippines Miranda, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian
G 3 Philippines Salado, Kent 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1994–11–10 Arellano
G 4 Philippines Doliguez, Clint (FA) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1994–05–27 San Beda
G 7 Philippines Alas, Kevin Injured (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–11–13 Letran
G 8 Philippines Bolick, Robert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1993–09–13 San Beda
F 9 Philippines Fajardo, Dominick (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Bulacan State
F 10 Canada Anthony, Sean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986–01–26 McGill
G/F 11 United States Herndon, Robbie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco
G 12 Philippines Nieto, Matt Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1997–05–31 Ateneo
F 13 United States Williams-Baldwin, DeAndre (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996–10–04 Memphis
F/C 20 Philippines Marcelo, Dave Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1989–02–22 San Beda
F/C 22 Philippines Pascual, Jake 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–11–11 San Beda
G 23 Philippines Gabo, Hesed 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1992–03–21 Mapúa
G 24 Philippines Valdez, Enoch (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Lyceum
F 29 Philippines Nermal, Jhan (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) STI WNU
F 33 Australia Semerad, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
F/C 45 United States Ganuelas-Rosser, Brandon Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994–06–29 UC Riverside
F Philippines Ighalo, Kenneth (3x3) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–11 Mapúa
F/C Philippines Magat, Marion (3x3) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–10–22 National-U
G/F 27 Philippines Galanza, Bong (3x3) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–12–21 UE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



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 Injured

Roster


Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 5–6
May: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 q Magnolia Hotshots 9 2 .818 Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 q Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 2 .800 0.5
3 q San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727 1
4 t Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727 1
5 x Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 3 .700 1.5 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 q NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545 3
7 q Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 5 .500 3.5
8 TNT Tropang Giga 4 6 .400 4.5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 4 6 .400 4.5
10 e Terrafirma Dyip 2 9 .182 7
11 e Converge FiberXers 1 9 .100 7.5
12 e Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091 8
Updated to match(es) played on January 12, 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 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]
e Eliminated; q Qualified for the phase indicated; t Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; x Qualified to the phase indicated, but can still qualify for twice-to-beat advantage in quarterfinals

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 4–6
November: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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 Ibalong Centrum for Recreation

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
Robbie Herndon July 12, 2023[3] Not disclosed 2 years San Miguel Beermen
Kevin Alas September 14, 2023[4] 3 years Re-signed
Dave Marcelo October 11, 2023[5] Not disclosed Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
Robert Bolick December 13, 2023[6] 2 years Fukushima Firebonds (B2 League)
Dave Marcelo January 4, 2024[7] 1 year Re-signed

Trades

Pre-season

May
May 30, 2023[8] To NLEX
Ben Adamos
To Phoenix
Reden Celda
Tzaddy Rangel

Commissioner's Cup

December
December 11, 2023[9]
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

Recruited imports

TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupThomas RobinsonNovember 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-BaldwinJanuary 10, 2024 (vs. Converge)1–0

References

  1. , PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
  2. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX picks up Robbie Herndon after being left unsigned by San Miguel". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  4. Ramos, Gerry. "Kevin Alas agrees to new NLEX deal than turn unrestricted free agent". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  5. Ramos, Gerry. "Dave Marcelo reunites with coach Frankie at NLEX after being waived by RoS". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  6. Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX locks up prized recruit Bolick to a two-year contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  7. Ramos, Gerry. "Dave Marcelo signs 1-year contract with NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  8. Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX acquires Ben Adamos, sends Rangel and Celda to Phoenix". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  9. "NorthPort deals Bolick to NLEX, Trollano to SMB". pba.ph. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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