2014–15 GlobalPort Batang Pier season

2014–15 GlobalPort Batang Pier season
Head coach	Eric Gonzales
Owner(s)	Sultan 900 Capital, Inc.
Philippine Cup results Record 5–6 (.455) Place 8th Playoff finish Quarterfinalist (Lost to Barangay Ginebra in one game with twice-to-win disadvantage) Commissioner's Cup results Record 4–7 (.364) Place 10th Playoff finish Did not qualify Governors' Cup results Record 7–4 (.636) Place 4th Playoff finish Quarterfinalist (Lost to Star in two games with twice-to-beat advantage) GlobalPort Batang Pier seasons 2013–14 2015–16

The 2014–15 GlobalPort Batang Pier season is the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft will take place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
• November 27: Eric Gonzales was appointed as the team's interim head coach, while former head coach Pido Jarencio was reassigned as the team's consultant.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	1	Stanley Pringle	G	United States	none	Penn State
1	7	Anthony Semerad	F/C	Australia	Maynilad Water Dragons	SBC
2	5	Prince Caperal	C	Philippines	Boracay Rum Waves	AU
2	7	John Pinto	G	Philippines	Cagayan Valley Rising Suns	AU

Roster

GlobalPort Batang Pier roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F/C 2 Mamaril, Billy (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980-06-25 Bakersfield G 3 Pringle, Stanley (R) 6 ft 0.75 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987-03-05 Penn State G/F 5 Hayes, Marvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986-05-13 JRU F 6 Semerad, Anthony (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1991-04-25 San Beda G 7 Romeo, Terrence 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1992-03-16 FEU G 8 Buenafe, Ronjay 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983-05-27 Emilio Aguinaldo G 9 Taha, Paolo (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990-12-05 Benilde F 12 Isip, Mark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-12-10 FEU G 14 Miranda, Dennis 5 ft 11.75 in (1.82 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1982-07-14 FEU F/C 15 Ponferada, Jewel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988-07-08 NU F/C 18 Kramer, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1983-07-10 Ateneo C 19 Caperal, Prince (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993-06-12 Arellano G 22 Pinto, John (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990-10-15 Arellano F 32 Jensen, Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-01-07 New York	Head coach Alfredo Jarencio (UST) Assistant coach(es) Eric Gonzales (UST) Senen Dueñas (UST) Ronald Cuan (La Salle) Alvin Grey (UST) Johnedel Cardel (La Salle) Oliver Bunye (La Salle) Team manager Bonnie Tan (Lyceum) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

{{2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=GP}}

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (1st phase)						Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (One-game playoff)					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#3 twice to beat)
	3	Alaska		82
	10	NLEX		78
							3	Alaska	87
		(#6 twice to beat)					6	Meralco	69			3	Alaska	4
	6	Meralco		77								2	Rain or Shine	2
	7	Purefoods Star		65
																	3	Alaska	3
		(#4 twice to beat)															1	San Miguel	4
	4	Talk 'N Text		105
	9	Barako Bull		76								1	San Miguel	4
							4	Talk 'N Text	83			4	Talk 'N Text	0
		(#5 twice to beat)					5	Barangay Ginebra	67
	5	Barangay Ginebra		95
	8	GlobalPort		78

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

 y  – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals,  x  – clinched best-of-3 quarterfinals,  w  – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated

2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y–Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727	—	1.025
2	y–Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	8	3	.727	—	1.010
3	x–Purefoods Star Hotshots	8	3	.727	—	0.969
4	x–NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545	2	1.171
5	x–Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545	2	0.854
6	x–Alaska Aces	5	6	.455	3	1.021
7	w–Barako Bull Energy	5	6	.455	3	1.019
8	w–Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	6	.455	3	0.960
9	e–San Miguel Beermen	4	7	.364	4	1.011
10	e–GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364	4	0.995
11	e–Kia Carnival	4	7	.364	4	0.994
12	e–Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273	5

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice to beat)
	1	Rain or Shine	92
	8	Barangay Ginebra	91
							1	Rain or Shine	3
		(Best-of-3)					5	Meralco	0
	4	NLEX	0
	5	Meralco	2
												1	Rain or Shine	3
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										2	Talk 'N Text	4
	2	Talk 'N Text	127
	7	Barako Bull	97
							2	Talk 'N Text	3
		(Best-of-3)					3	Purefoods Star	1
	3	Purefoods Star	2
	6	Alaska	0

Transactions

Trades

Pre-draft

August 11, 2014[2]	To Alaska Eric Menk	To GlobalPort 2014 2nd round picks (Prince Caperal, 17th overall; John Pinto, 19th overall)

Draft day

August 24, 2014[3]	To GlobalPort 1st round pick Anthony Semerad 2016 1st round pick (from San Mig)	To San Mig Coffee 2016 1st round pick and 2018 2nd round pick (from GlobalPort)

Pre-season

September 22, 2014[4]	To GlobalPort Nonoy Baclao and 2017 1st round pick (from Talk 'n Text)	To NLEX Harold Arboleda (from Talk 'n Text via Globalport) 2016 2nd round pick (from Ginebra via GlobalPort) 2018 2nd round pick (from Talk 'n Text via Globalport)	To Talk 'N Text Jay Washington (from GlobalPort) Matt Ganuelas (from NLEX via GlobalPort)

Philippine Cup

December 10, 2014[5]	To GlobalPort Sol Mercado 2018 and 2019 2nd round picks	To San Miguel Alex Cabagnot
January 8, 2015[6]	To Barako Bull Sol Mercado	To GlobalPort Denok Miranda 2016 2nd round pick

Commissioner's Cup

March 14, 2015[7]	To GlobalPort Gabby Espinas Alaska's 2017 1st round pick	To Alaska Nonoy Baclao Globalport's 2017 1st round pick
April 6, 2015 [8]
	To GlobalPort Billy Mamaril (from Ginebra and Barako Bull) Doug Kramer	To San Miguel Yancy de Ocampo Gabby Espinas

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	C.J. Leslie	January 27 (vs Kia)	February 10 (vs Alaska)	2–2
	Calvin Warner	February 15 (vs Meralco)	March 1 (vs Talk 'N Text)	2–2
	Derrick Caracter	March 15 (vs NLEX)	March 24 (vs San Miguel)	0–3
Governors' Cup	Patrick O'Bryant	May 5 (vs Meralco)	May 8 (vs Blackwater)	2–0
	Steven Thomas	May 12 (vs Star)	May 17 (vs San Miguel)	1–1
	Jarrid Famous	May 22 (vs Rain or Shine)	June 28 (vs Star)	4–5
	Omar Krayem*	May 5 (vs Meralco)	June 28 (vs Star)	7–6

(* Asian import)

References

1. Eric Gonzales appointed interim coach of GlobalPort; Pido Jarencio remains as consultant, Rey Joble, InterAksyon.com, November 27, 2014
2. Alaska acquires Eric Menk from GlobalPort for 2nd round picks, Solar Sports Desk, August 12, 2014
3. San Mig Coffee trades No. 7 to GlobalPort for future picks, Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, August 24, 2014
4. Texters bag J-Wash, Ganuelas, inquirer.net, September 22, 2014.
5. Alex Cabagnot returns to San Miguel Beer, Sol Mercado back with GlobalPort in revised trade deal, Snow Badua, spin.ph, December 10, 2014
6. PBA approves Sol Mercado move from GlobalPort to Barako Bull in swap for Denok Miranda, Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 8, 2015
7. Alaska trades Gabby Espinas to GlobalPort for Noy Baclao, interaksyon.com, March 14, 2015
8. Ginebra, SMB, GlobalPort, Barako Bull swap players in four-team trade, interaksyon.com, April 6, 2015