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2024–25 NLEX Road Warriors season

The 2024–25 NLEX Road Warriors season is the 10th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2024–25 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coachJong Uichico
General ManagerVirgil Villavicencio
Owner(s)Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Governors' Cup results
Record5–5
(50%)
Place4th in group B
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to TNT, 1–3)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Philippine Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
NLEX Road Warriors seasons

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Main article: PBA season 49 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 6 Jonnel Policarpio F   Philippines De La Salle
2 18 Brandon Ramirez F   Canada York
3 30 Xyrus Torres G   Philippines FEU
4 40 Denzel Wong G   Philippines Asia Pacific
5 47 Adrian Partosa F   Philippines Benilde

Roster

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NLEX Road Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 1   Rodger, Richie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1997–01–27 UE
F/C 2   Miranda, Michael (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian
G/F 4   Valdez, Enoch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2000–05–26 Lyceum
G 7   Alas, Kevin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–11–13 Letran
G 8   Bolick, Robert (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1993–09–13 San Beda
F 9   Fajardo, Dominick 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 16   Policarpio, Jonnel (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle
F 18   Bahio, JB (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Beda
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 (FA) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–11–11 San Beda
C 24   Watkins, Mike (CI) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1995–08–10 Penn State
F 26   Mocon, Javee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1995–04–07 San Beda
F 29   Nermal, Jhan 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
G 77   Torres, Xyrus (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 2000–09–23 Far Eastern
F –   Ramirez, Brandon (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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


Governors' Cup

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Eliminations

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Group B Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 3 .700 — Quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 6 4 .600[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 4 .600[a] 1
4 NLEX Road Warriors 5 5 .500[b] 2
5 Blackwater Bossing 5 5 .500[b] 2
6 Phoenix Fuel Masters 1 9 .100 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); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Barangay Ginebra (San Miguel 1.23, Barangay Ginebra 0.82)
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–1 Blackwater (NLEX 1.03, Blackwater 0.97)

Game log

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2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 5–5
August: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 22 Blackwater W 104–87 Myke Henry (31) Myke Henry (10) Robert Bolick (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 August 25 Phoenix W 100–95 Myke Henry (37) Myke Henry (9) Robert Bolick (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 August 28 Rain or Shine L 105–124 Robert Bolick (22) Fajardo, Henry, Policarpio (6) Robert Bolick (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–1
4 August 31 San Miguel W 112–108 (OT) Myke Henry (33) Robert Bolick (9) Henry, Rodger (4) Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. International Convention Center 3–1
September: 2–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 September 3 Barangay Ginebra L 91–119 Robert Bolick (19) Myke Henry (8) Myke Henry (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
6 September 6 Blackwater L 99–110 Myke Henry (26) Myke Henry (12) Robert Bolick (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–3
7 September 11 San Miguel L 114–119 Robert Bolick (24) Robbie Herndon (7) Robert Bolick (15) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–4
8 September 17 Rain or Shine L 114–123 (OT) DeQuan Jones (49) Bolick, Jones (11) Robert Bolick (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–5
9 September 20 Phoenix W 104–79 DeQuan Jones (27) Jonnel Policarpio (10) Robert Bolick (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–5
10 September 22 Barangay Ginebra W 103–99 (OT) DeQuan Jones (44) Jones, Mocon (10) Robert Bolick (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–5

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
A1TNT3
B4NLEX1
A1TNT4
B1Rain or Shine1
B1Rain or Shine3
A4Magnolia2
A1TNT4
B3Barangay Ginebra2
B2San Miguel3
A3Converge2
B2San Miguel2
B3Barangay Ginebra4
A2Meralco0
B3Barangay Ginebra3
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Game log

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2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–3
Quarterfinals: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 25 TNT L 102–107 DeQuan Jones (38) DeQuan Jones (12) Robert Bolick (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1
2 September 27 TNT W 93–90 DeQuan Jones (38) DeQuan Jones (12) Robert Bolick (5) Santa Rosa Sports Complex 1–1
3 September 29 TNT L 91–109 Robbie Herndon (17) DeQuan Jones (10) Robert Bolick (10) Ynares Center 1–2
4 October 1 TNT L 96–125 Robert Bolick (25) Jonnel Policarpio (6) Robert Bolick (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–3

Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 1 .857 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 1 .800 1
3 Eastern (G) 6 2 .750 0.5 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Converge FiberXers 6 2 .750 0.5
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4 2 .667 1.5
6 Meralco Bolts 3 2 .600 2
7 San Miguel Beermen 3 3 .500 2.5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 TNT Tropang Giga 2 2 .500 2.5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 3 4 .429 3
10 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 2 5 .286 4
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 1 5 .167 4.5
12 Blackwater Bossing 1 5 .167 4.5
13 Terrafirma Dyip 0 7 .000 6
Updated to match(es) played on December 25, 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[3]
(G) Guests

Game log

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2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 3–4
November: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 28, 2024 NorthPort L 87–114 Mike Watkins (29) Mike Watkins (19) Robert Bolick (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1
2 November 30, 2024 Blackwater W 107–95 Mike Watkins (26) Mike Watkins (25) Robert Bolick (10) Ynares Center 1–1
December: 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 December 3, 2024 Terrafirma W 104–85 Robert Bolick (32) Mike Watkins (30) Robert Bolick (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–1
4 December 8, 2024 San Miguel W 104–99 Robert Bolick (39) Mike Watkins (28) Robert Bolick (9) Ynares Center 3–1
5 December 11, 2024 Barangay Ginebra L 100–109 Mike Watkins (27) Mike Watkins (21) Robert Bolick (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–2
6 December 17, 2024 Converge L 91–102 Mike Watkins (36) Mike Watkins (23) Robert Bolick (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–3
7 December 20, 2024 Magnolia L 95–99 (OT) Robert Bolick (28) Mike Watkins (23) Robert Bolick (9) PhilSports Arena 3–4
January
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 January 10, 2025 Meralco Ninoy Aquino Stadium
9 January 15, 2025 TNT Ninoy Aquino Stadium
10 January 19, 2025 Phoenix Ynares Center
11 January 25, 2025 Rain or Shine Ynares Center
12 January 29, 2025 Eastern Smart Araneta Coliseum

Transactions

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Free agency

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Signings

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Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team Ref.
Matt Nieto May 16, 2024 Not disclosed 2 years Re-signed [4]
JB Bahio November 29, 2024 Not disclosed Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (MPBL) [5]

Subtractions

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Player Number Position Reason New team Ref.
Yousef Taha 55 Center Contract not renewed [6]

Trades

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Governors' Cup

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September
September 11, 2024[7] To NLEX
Javee Mocon 		To Phoenix
Ato Ular
2026 NLEX second-round pick


Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Governors' Cup Myke Henry August 22, 2024 (vs. Blackwater) September 11, 2024 (vs. San Miguel) 3–4 [8]
DeQuan Jones September 17, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine) October 1, 2024 (vs. TNT) 3–4 [9]
Commissioner's Cup Mike Watkins November 28, 2024 (vs. NorthPort) 3–4 [10]

References

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  1. ^ "Baltazar is the Chosen One -- the top pick of Draft Class 2024". PBA.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry (May 17, 2024). "NLEX secures backcourt by signing Bolick's back-up Matt Nieto to new deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "JB Bahio joins NLEX after MPBL stint". Tiebreakertimes.ph. November 29, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 22, 2024). "NLEX parts ways with back-up big man Yousef Taha". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 11, 2024). "Phoenix trades Javee Mocon to NLEX for Ato Ular, 2nd round-pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "NLEX signs ex-Memphis Grizzlies player Myke Henry for PBA Govs' Cup". Tiebreakertimes.com.ph. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  9. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 11, 2024). "Kiefer's former B.League teammate Dequan Jones is new NLEX import". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  10. ^ Ramos, Gerry (November 25, 2024). "Northport, NLEX replace imports days before Commissioner's Cup". spin.ph. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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