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2022–23 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coachYeng Guiao (Philippine Cup)
Frankie Lim
Owner(s)Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Magnolia, 1–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record5–7
(41.7%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-win disadvantage)
NLEX Road Warriors seasons
← 2021
2023–24  →

The 2022–23 NLEX Road Warriors season is the eighth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

Main article: PBA Season 47 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 7 Tyrus Hill F  USA De La Salle
2 21 Chester Saldua F  USA PCU
3 31 Levi dela Cruz G  Philippines Arellano

Roster[edit]

NLEX Road Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 Philippines Celda, Reden 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1992–03–01 National-U
F/C 2 Philippines Miranda, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian
G 4 Philippines Doliguez, Clint 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1994–05–27 San Beda
G 5 United States Rosales, Kris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–12–20 Hope International
G 7 Philippines Alas, Kevin (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–11–13 Letran
G/F 8 Philippines Trollano, Don 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1992–01–07 Adamson
G 9 Philippines Paniamogan, Philip 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991–05–30 José Rizal
F 10 Canada Anthony, Sean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986–01–26 McGill
F 11 Philippines Ighalo, Kenneth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–11 Mapúa
G 12 Philippines Nieto, Matt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1997–05–31 Ateneo
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 (R) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1992–03–21 Mapúa
F 33 Australia Semerad, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
F/C 37 Philippines Quiñahan, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–05–08 Visayas
F/C 45 United States Ganuelas-Rosser, Brandon (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994–06–29 UC Riverside
C 88 Tonga Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–03–02 BYU–Hawaii
F/C – Philippines Magat, Marion (3x3) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–10–22 National-U
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

Philippine Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 TNT Tropang Giga 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Magnolia Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545 3
7 Converge FiberXers 5 6 .455[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Blackwater Bossing 5 6 .455[b] 4
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 7 .364 5
10 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[c] 6
11 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 3 8 .273[c] 6
12 Terrafirma Dyip 0 11 .000 9
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:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient:TNT 1.12, Magnolia 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.90
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Blackwater
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix

Game log[edit]

2022 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5
June: 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 June 8 Terrafirma W 105–102 Kevin Alas (24) Justin Chua (10) Alas, Quiñahan (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 June 10 San Miguel L 92–100 Don Trollano (21) Quiñahan, Rosales (7) Kevin Alas (6) Ynares Center 1–1
3 June 16 TNT W 90–89 Calvin Oftana (20) Kevin Alas (7) Kevin Alas (6) Ynares Center 2–1
4 June 22 Barangay Ginebra L 75–83 Kevin Alas (16) Calvin Oftana (12) J. R. Quiñahan (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena 2–2
5 June 25 Meralco W 90–75 Don Trollano (19) Calvin Oftana (13) Kevin Alas (5) Ynares Center 3–2
6 June 30 Phoenix W 114–108 (OT) Calvin Oftana (22) Calvin Oftana (10) Alas, Oftana (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2
July : 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 July 2 Magnolia L 73–87 J. R. Quiñahan (17) Justin Chua (9) Alas, Chua, Oftana, Trollano (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3
8 July 7 Converge L 108–112 Kris Rosales (29) Alas, Oftana (8) Kevin Alas (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–4
9 July 9 Rain or Shine L 86–96 Don Trollano (20) Don Trollano (11) Kevin Alas (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 July 15 Blackwater W 98–68 Don Trollano (16) Justin Chua (9) Kris Rosales (4) Ynares Center 5–5
11 July 22 NorthPort W 109–95 Raul Soyud (19) Justin Chua (9) Matt Nieto (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–5

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel123
8Blackwater93
1San Miguel4
(Best-of-3)
5Meralco3
4Barangay Ginebra1
5Meralco2
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2TNT3
2TNT116
7Converge95
2TNT4
(Best-of-3)
3Magnolia2
3Magnolia2
6NLEX1
This box:

Game log[edit]

2022 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–2
Quarterfinals: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 July 24 Magnolia L 89–98 Anthony Semerad (19) Anthony Semerad (6) Nieto, Oftana, Paniamogan, Trollano (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 July 29 Magnolia W 90–77 Kevin Alas (30) Don Trollano (12) Alas, Trollano (4) Filoil EcoOil Centre 1–1
3 July 31 Magnolia L 106–112 (OT) Calvin Oftana (32) Kevin Alas (11) Alas, Trollano (5) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–2

Commissioner's Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Bay Area Dragons (G) 10 2 .833[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Hotshots 10 2 .833[a] —
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 3 .750 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Converge FiberXers 8 4 .667 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 5 .583 3
6 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 6 .500[b] 4
7 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 6 6 .500[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 7 .417[c] 5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 5 7 .417[c] 5
10 Meralco Bolts 4 8 .333[d] 6
11 TNT Tropang Giga 4 8 .333[d] 6
12 Blackwater Bossing 3 9 .250 7
13 Terrafirma Dyip 1 11 .083 9
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Bay Area 1–0 Magnolia
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Phoenix
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 110–100 NLEX
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 TNT

Game log[edit]

2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 5–7
September: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 September 23, 2022 Rain or Shine W 96–90 Earl Clark (26) Earl Clark (14) Matt Nieto (5) PhilSports Arena 1–0
2 September 30, 2022 Blackwater W 105–102 Earl Clark (38) Earl Clark (25) Earl Clark (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
October : 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 October 8, 2022 Phoenix L 97–111 Earl Clark (36) Earl Clark (20) Earl Clark (8) PhilSports Arena 2–1
4 October 12, 2022 Magnolia L 97–111 Alas, Chua (16) Earl Clark (10) Matt Nieto (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 October 19, 2022 TNT W 110–101 Earl Clark (45) Earl Clark (16) Alas, Nieto (3) PhilSports Arena 3–2
6 October 23, 2022 San Miguel L 116–124 Earl Clark (40) Earl Clark (25) Matt Nieto (8) SM Mall of Asia Arena
12,087 		3–3
November : 2–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 5, 2022 Converge L 84–108 Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (24) Clark, Ganuelas-Rosser (9) Matt Nieto (7) Ynares Center 3–4
8 November 9, 2022 NorthPort L 94–107 Earl Clark (29) Earl Clark (15) Earl Clark (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5
9 November 13, 2022 Bay Area L 98–118 Earl Clark (17) Earl Clark (11) Earl Clark (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–6
10 November 18, 2022 Terrafirma L 114–124 (OT) Earl Clark (45) Earl Clark (18) Matt Nieto (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–7
11 November 25, 2022 Barangay Ginebra W 120–117 (OT) Earl Clark (37) Earl Clark (17) Kevin Alas (9) PhilSports Arena 4–7
12 November 30, 2022 Meralco W 92–81 Earl Clark (40) Earl Clark (11) Alas, Rosales, Varilla (3) PhilSports Arena 5–7

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Bay Area126
8Rain or Shine96
1Bay Area3
(Best-of-3)
5San Miguel1
4Converge0
5San Miguel2
1Bay Area3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra4
2Magnolia102
7Phoenix Super LPG95
2Magnolia1
(Best-of-3)
3Barangay Ginebra3
3Barangay Ginebra2
6NorthPort0
This box:

Game log[edit]

2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
8th seed playoff: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 December 4, 2022 Rain or Shine L 100–110 Earl Clark (37) Earl Clark (16) Earl Clark (5) PhilSports Arena 0–1

Governors' Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727 2
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[a] 3
5 Magnolia Hotshots 7 4 .636[a] 3 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 NLEX Road Warriors 7 4 .636[a] 3
7 Converge FiberXers 6 5 .545 4
8 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 4 7 .364 6
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273 7
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2 9 .182 8
11 Terrafirma Dyip 2 9 .182 8
12 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091 9
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[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.099, Magnolia 1.0741, NLEX 0.86

Game log[edit]

2023 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 7–4
January: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 January 25 Blackwater W 124–102 Jonathon Simmons (32) Jonathon Simmons (9) Jonathon Simmons (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 January 28 NorthPort W 121–112 Jonathon Simmons (33) Anthony, Semerad, Simmons (8) Kevin Alas (6) Ynares Center 2–0
February : 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 February 1 TNT W 110–108 Jonathon Simmons (45) Jonathon Simmons (12) Jonathon Simmons (3) PhilSports Arena 3–0
4 February 4 Phoenix W 98–94 Jonathon Simmons (38) Kevin Alas (8) Jonathon Simmons (5) Ynares Center 4–0
5 February 8 Barangay Ginebra L 111–114 Wayne Selden Jr. (43) Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (11) Wayne Selden Jr. (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
6 February 16 Magnolia L 103–119 Wayne Selden Jr. (25) Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (7) Wayne Selden Jr. (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2
7 February 18 Converge W 116–112 Wayne Selden Jr. (35) Ganuelas-Rosser, Selden Jr. (7) Wayne Selden Jr. (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2
8 February 23 Meralco L 98–114 Wayne Selden Jr. (29) Wayne Selden Jr. (8) Wayne Selden Jr. (7) PhilSports Arena 5–3
9 February 25 Rain or Shine W 110–99 Kevin Alas (28) Wayne Selden Jr. (10) Matt Nieto (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–3
March : 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 March 2 Terrafirma W 142–125 Don Trollano (44) Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (12) Nieto, Selden Jr. (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–3
All-Star Break
11 March 15 San Miguel L 106–120 Wayne Selden Jr. (32) Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (15) Kevin Alas (7) PhilSports Arena 7–4

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1TNT132
8Phoenix Super LPG105
1TNT3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Meralco1
4Meralco113*
5Magnolia107
1TNT4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra2
2San Miguel121
7Converge105
2San Miguel0
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra3
3Barangay Ginebra127
6NLEX93

*Game went into overtime

This box:

Game log[edit]

2023 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 19 Barangay Ginebra L 93–127 Sean Anthony (16) Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (10) Kris Rosales (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1

Transactions[edit]

Free agency[edit]

Signings[edit]

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
Reden Celda October 6, 2022[5] Not disclosed Not disclosed Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines (MPBL)
Don Trollano December 26, 2022[6] 2 years Re-signed
Michael Miranda 1 year
Hesed Gabo January 16, 2023[7] 1 year Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (MPBL)
Clint Doliguez Not disclosed Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays (PBA 3x3)
Jake Pascual March 1, 2023[8] 2 years Re-signed

Trades[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

May
May 17, 2022[9] To NLEX
2023 Converge first-round pick 		To Converge
David Murrell
Tyrus Hill

Mid-season[edit]

September
September 19, 2022[10] To NLEX
Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser
2022 NorthPort second-round pick (from Blackwater)
2025 Blackwater second-round pick 		To Blackwater
Gab Banal
Troy Rosario 		To TNT
Calvin Oftana
Raul Soyud
January
January 18, 2023[11] To NLEX
Sean Anthony
Jake Pascual 		To Phoenix
Jjay Alejandro
Raul Soyud
2022 NLEX second-round pick
2026 TNT second-round pick 		To TNT
Justin Chua
Paul Varilla

Recruited imports[edit]

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Earl Clark September 23, 2022 (vs. Rain or Shine) December 4, 2022 (vs. Rain or Shine) 5–8
Governors' Cup Jonathon Simmons January 25, 2023 (vs. Blackwater) February 2, 2023 (vs. Phoenix) 4–0
Wayne Selden Jr. February 8, 2023 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) March 15, 2023 (vs. San Miguel) 3–4

Awards[edit]

Recipient Honors Date awarded
Kevin Alas 2022–23 PBA Sportsmanship Award November 5, 2023[12]
Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser 2022–23 PBA All-Rookie Team November 19, 2023[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ [1], PBA.ph, June 1, 2022
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  4. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  5. ^ Terrado, Reuben (October 6, 2022). "Reden Celda picked up from free agent market by NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  6. ^ Ramos, Gerry (December 26, 2022). "Surprise BPC candidate Don Trollano signs contract extension with NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. ^ Li, Matthew (January 16, 2023). "Hesed Gabo signs one-year deal with NLEX". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry (March 1, 2023). "NLEX signs Jake Pascual to two-year deal before unrestricted free agency". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  9. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "NLEX sending Dave Murrell, Tyrus Hill to Converge for draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  10. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Rosario now a Bossing, Oftana goes to TNT as PBA approves trade". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  11. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Jake Pascual, Frankie Lim reunite at NLEX as PBA approves three-team trade". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  12. ^ "Fajardo leads list of winners in PBA Leo Awards". PBA.ph. November 5, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  13. ^ "Cone clinches another Coach of the Year, Jolas named Executive of the Year". PBA.ph. November 19, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
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