The 2023–24 NLEX Road Warriors season was the 9th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates September 17: The PBA season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig., PBA.ph, September 17, 2023 March 13, 2024: Lead assistant Jong Uichico was assigned to be the stand-in head coach, when Frankie Lim suffered hand injury. But later Lim returned on next game to coach. June 7: After the team's being eliminated by sister team Meralco Bolts, Uichico became full-time head coach.
Draft picks
RoundPickPlayerPositionPlace of birthCollege 1 7 Richie Rodger G UE 2 18 Enoch Valdez F Lyceum 2 21 Jhan Nermal F West Negros 3 30 Dominick Fajardo F Bulacan State 4 41 Francis Giussani G/F Enderun 5 52 Lorenzo Navarro G Lyceum
Roster
Preseason
PBA on Tour Game log
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | May 21 | Blackwater | L 88–93 | Sean Anthony (18) | Don Trollano (10) | Kris Rosales (4) | Caloocan Sports Complex | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | May 26 | Rain or Shine | L 93–117 | Bong Galanza (22) | Pascual, Trollano (11) | Hesed Gabo (4) | Ynares Sports Arena | 0–2
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | June 3 | Magnolia | L 97–103 | Ben Adamos (18) | Dominick Fajardo (9) | Kris Rosales (8) | Baliwag Star Arena | 0–3 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | June 9 | Phoenix Super LPG | W 112–95 | Ben Adamos (27) | Sean Anthony (16) | Sean Anthony (11) | Ynares Sports Arena | 1–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | June 16 | Terrafirma | L 96–110 | Don Trollano (20) | Sean Anthony (11) | Fajardo, Nieto, Pascual (4) | Ynares Sports Arena | 1–4 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | June 28 | San Miguel | W 102–94 | Dominick Fajardo (20) | Jake Pascual (8) | Matt Nieto (8) | Ynares Sports Arena | 2–4
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 7 | July 5 | NorthPort | W 95–87 | Sean Anthony (25) | Ben Adamos (9) | Don Trollano (7) | Quadricentennial Pavilion | 3–4 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 8 | July 12 | Meralco | L 83–96 | Don Trollano (17) | Sean Anthony (11) | Matt Nieto (9) | Ynares Sports Arena | 3–5 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 9 | July 21 | Converge | W 112–104 | Don Trollano (26) | Jake Pascual (13) | Anthony, Nieto (6) | Ynares Sports Arena | 4–5 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 10 | July 26 | TNT | W 97–84 | Anthony Semerad (23) | Jake Pascual (18) | Matt Nieto (14) | Filoil EcoOil Centre | 5–5 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 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
Game log
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | November 10 | Phoenix Super LPG | L 101–113 | Thomas Robinson (26) | Sean Anthony (9) | Matt Nieto (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | November 15 | San Miguel | W 117–113 (OT) | Thomas Robinson (42) | Thomas Robinson (20) | Thomas Robinson (5) | Ynares Center | 1–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | November 18 | Terrafirma | L 112–113 | Thomas Robinson (40) | Thomas Robinson (9) | Robinson, Rosales (4) | Ynares Center | 1–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | November 22 | NorthPort | W 112–104 | Thomas Robinson (30) | Thomas Robinson (18) | Kris Rosales (9) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–2
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | December 1 | Magnolia | L 72–99 | Stokley Chaffee Jr. (23) | Stokley Chaffee Jr. (19) | Matt Nieto (3) | PhilSports Arena | 2–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | December 3 | Meralco | L 94–97 | Chaffee, Trollano (24) | Stokley Chaffee Jr. (8) | Sean Anthony (7) | PhilSports Arena | 2–4 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | December 8 | Rain or Shine | L 101–113 | Stokley Chaffee Jr. (32) | Anthony, Chaffee (8) | Robbie Herndon (5) | PhilSports Arena | 2–5 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 8 | December 13 | TNT | L 97–113 | Robbie Herndon (25) | Stokley Chaffee Jr. (17) | Herndon, Nieto (5) | PhilSports Arena | 2–6 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 9 | December 22 | Blackwater | W 104–97 | Robert Bolick (30) | Stokley Chaffee Jr. (13) | Robert Bolick (15) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–6
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 10 | January 10 | Converge | W 107–103 | DeAndre Williams-Baldwin (22) | DeAndre Williams-Baldwin (15) | Robert Bolick (11) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–6 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 11 | January 13 | Barangay Ginebra | L 99–103 | DeAndre Williams-Baldwin (27) | DeAndre Williams-Baldwin (14) | Robert Bolick (11) | Ibalong Centrum for Recreation | 4–7
Philippine Cup Eliminations Standings
Game log
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | March 1 | NorthPort | W 107–100 (OT) | Robert Bolick (31) | Anthony, Valdez (9) | Matt Nieto (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | March 3 | Terrafirma | L 95–99 | Robert Bolick (29) | Anthony, Miranda, Valdez (6) | Robert Bolick (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | March 6 | Meralco | W 99–96 | Robert Bolick (26) | Robert Bolick (8) | Robert Bolick (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | March 9 | Converge | W 115–93 | Robert Bolick (46) | Bolick, Herndon (5) | Robert Bolick (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | March 13 | Blackwater | W 103–97 | Robert Bolick (21) | Robbie Herndon (10) | Robert Bolick (9) | PhilSports Arena | 4–1 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | April 6 | Magnolia | W 87–74 | Robert Bolick (26) | Anthony Semerad (10) | Robert Bolick (9) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 5–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | April 13 | TNT | L 101–104 | Robbie Herndon (25) | Bolick, Nieto, Semerad (5) | Robert Bolick (7) | Candon City Sports Complex | 5–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 8 | April 20 | Phoenix | L 77–112 | Enoch Valdez (16) | Enoch Valdez (9) | Robert Bolick (7) | Ynares Sports Arena | 5–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 9 | April 28 | San Miguel | L 103–120 | Enoch Valdez (18) | Enoch Valdez (8) | Matt Nieto (7) | PhilSports Arena | 5–4
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 10 | May 3 | Rain or Shine | L 104–120 | Robert Bolick (38) | Anthony, Valdez (6) | Robert Bolick (5) | PhilSports Arena | 5–5 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 11 | May 5 | Barangay Ginebra | W 76–72 | Robert Bolick (25) | Dave Marcelo (9) | Robert Bolick (8) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 6–5
Playoffs Bracket
Game log
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | May 8 | Meralco | L 93–97 | Robert Bolick (48) | Marcelo, Rodger, Semerad (5) | Robert Bolick (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | May 10 | Meralco | L 81–100 | Robert Bolick (18) | Fajardo, Miranda (6) | Richie Rodger (7) | Rizal Memorial Coliseum | 0–2
Transactions Free agency Signings PlayerDate signedContract amountContract lengthFormer team Robbie Herndon July 12, 2023 Not disclosed 2 years San Miguel Beermen Kevin Alas September 14, 2023 3 years Re-signed Dave Marcelo October 11, 2023 Not disclosed Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Robert Bolick December 13, 2023 2 years Fukushima Firebonds Dave Marcelo January 4, 2024 1 year Re-signed Baser Amer February 13, 2024 Not disclosed Blackwater Bossing Jorey Napoles April 13, 2024 Cavitex Braves
Trades Pre-season May May 30, 2023 To NLEXBen Adamos To PhoenixReden CeldaTzaddy Rangel
Commissioner's Cup December December 11, 2023 To NLEXRobert BolickKent Salado To NorthPortBen AdamosAllyn BulanadiJeepy FaundoKris Rosales2023 Blackwater second-round pick (from NLEX)2025 San Miguel second-round pick To San MiguelDon Trollano
Mid-season February February 26, 2024 To NLEXYousef TahaAto Ular2025 Blackwater first-round pick To BlackwaterJustin ChuaJaydee Tungcab2025 TNT first-round pick To TNTBrandon Ganuelas-Rosser
Recruited imports Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Commissioner's Cup Thomas Robinson November 10, 2023 November 22, 2023 2–2 Stokley Chaffee Jr. December 1, 2023 December 22, 2023 1–4 DeAndre Williams-Baldwin January 10, 2024 January 13, 2024 1–1
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