2012–13 GlobalPort Batang Pier season Basketball team season
2012–13 GlobalPort Batang Pier seasonHead coach Glenn Capacio September – December 2012 Junel Baculi January 2013 – present General Manager Benedict Manalo Owner(s) Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. Record 1–13 (7.1%) Place 10th Playoff finish Did not qualify Record 2–12 (14.3%) Place 10th Playoff finish did not qualify Record 4–5 (44.4%) Place 5th Playoff finish Quarterfinalist (defeated by Rain or Shine in one game)
The 2012–13 GlobalPort Batang Pier season was the franchise's first season in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team took over the Powerade Tigers after its sale to Sultan 900 Capital. Although it did not qualify for the Philippine or Commissioner's Cups, it was a quarterfinalist for the Governors' Cup.
Key dates
July 30 : Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, owner of the Powerade Tigers , sent a letter to the PBA Commissioner's office informing it that the franchise would be sold to Sultan 900 Capital (owned by businessman Mikee Romero) for PHP 100 million, with an additional PHP10 million franchise-application fee to the PBA. Under league rules, the sale required approval by two-thirds of the PBA board of governors.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] The board unanimously approved the purchase at a special board meeting August 17, and the team's name changed to GlobalPort Batang Pier .[ 4] [ 5]
August 17 : After the sale's approval, coach Bo Perasol asked to be released from his contract[ 6] and Glenn Capacio was appointed interim coach.[ 7]
August 19 : The 2012 PBA Draft took place at Robinson's Midtown Mall in Manila .
January 3 : Junel Baculi was appointed head coach, with Glenn Capacio assistant coach.[ 8]
Draft picks
Roster
2012–13 GlobalPort Batang Pier roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
POB
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
From
G
0
Mandani, AJ (R)
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Missouri S&T
PG
3
Mercado, Solomon
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Biola
PG
4
Lingganay, Rudy
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
UE
F/C
5
Salvador, Jondan
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
St. Benilde
F
7
Alonzo, Chad
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
Adamson
G
11
Miller, Willie
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Letran
G/F
12
Hayes, Marvin (R)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
José Rizal
G/F
14
Yee, Mark
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
San Sebastian (Cavite)
PF
15
Faundo, Bryan
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Letran
F
16
Belencion, Jaypee (R)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
Letran
F
18
Washington, Jay
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Eckerd
SG
20
David, Gary
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Lyceum
G
21
Buensuceso, JR (R)
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
BYU–Hawaii
F/C
23
Nabong, Kelly (R)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
SRJC
C
26
Taha, Yousef
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
North Lake
C
43
Crisano, Alex
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Brooklyn
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
Benedict Manalo
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
Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Meralco (Meralco +4)
Game log
Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
^ a b Head-to-head record: Petron 2–0 San Mig
^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.01, TNT 1.00, Barangay Ginebra 0.99
Game log
Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
^ a b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 Rain or Shine
^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.01, Barako Bull 1.00, Alaska 0.99
^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Talk 'N Text 1.05, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Air21 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 110–102 Talk 'N Text
Game log
Transactions
Trades
Pre-season
Commissioner's Cup
Governors' Cup
Recruited imports
Tournament
Name
Debuted
Last game
Record
Commissioner's Cup
Justin Williams
February 8 (vs. Petron )
March 8 (vs. Rain or Shine )
2–5
Walter Sharpe
March 10 (vs. Air21 )
March 17 (vs. Alaska )
0–2
Sylvester Morgan
March 23 (vs. Air21)
April 14 (vs. Barako Bull )
0–5
Governors' Cup
Markeith Cummings
August 14 (vs. Air21)
September 26 (vs. Rain or Shine)
4–6
References
^ PBA: Powerade franchise sold to Mikee Romero-owned Sultan 900 Inc. , GMA News Online, July 30, 2012
^ Goodbye Tigers: Coca-Cola sells Powerade PBA franchise to Mikee Romero Archived 2012-09-01 at the Wayback Machine , InterAKTV, July 30, 2012
^ Beltran, Nelson (July 31, 2012). "Mikee takes over Powerade" . news.abs-cbn.com . Retrieved August 7, 2023 .
^ GlobalPort officially accepted as newest member of the PBA Archived 2012-08-21 at the Wayback Machine , Rey Joble, InterAKTV, August 17, 2012
^ PBA: Sale of Powerade Tigers franchise to Romero group approved , GMA News Online, August 17, 2012
^ Perasol confirms release from live contract, thanks Powerade, GlobalPort Archived 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine , Rey Joble, InterAKTV, August 17, 2012
^ Capacio appointed interim coach of GlobalPort Batang Pier Archived 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine , Rey Joble, InterAKTV, August 17, 2012
^ Junel Baculi to coach GlobalPort, Glenn Capacio stays as top assistant Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine , Rey Joble, InterAKTV, January 3, 2013
^ BOOSTERS GROW STRONGER , PBA.ph, August 19, 2012
^ Vic Manuel to make up for loss of Sean Anthony, says Mikee Romero Archived 2012-08-21 at the Wayback Machine , Rey Joble, InterAKTV, August 19, 2012
^ Alaska nabs Casio, Hontiveros, Ginebra gets Tenorio, GlobalPort gets Miller in monster 5-team deal Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine , InterAKTV, August 31, 2012
^ a b PBA approves Sol Mercado to GlobalPort, Japeth Aguilar for Rabeh Al-Hussaini trades Archived 2013-02-02 at the Wayback Machine , Rey Joble, InterAKTV, January 31, 2013
^ a b GlobalPort deals Japeth Aguilar to Ginebra, acquires Jay Washington from Petron , Carlo Pamintuan, GMA News Online, June 11, 2013
^ Gary David, Chris Ross switch places as PBA approves Meralco-GlobalPort trade Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine , Rey Joble, InterAKTV, October 11, 2013