2025–26 NLEX Road Warriors season

2025–26 NLEX Road Warriors season
Head coachJong Uichico
General managerVirgil Villavicencio
GovernorRonald Dulatre
OwnersMetro Pacific Investments Corporation
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place8th
Playoff finishTBD
Commissioner's Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Governors' Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
NLEX Road Warriors seasons

The 2025–26 NLEX Road Warriors season is the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: PBA season 50 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 5 Ljay Gonzales PG  Philippines FEU
2 17 Arvin Gamboa PF/SF  Philippines Mapúa
3 29 Lorenz Capulong C  Philippines Arellano
4 40 Judel Fuentes SG  Philippines CEU
5 51 Benedict Benedictos SF/PF  Philippines Bulacan State
6 59 Tutoy Ramirez PG/SG  Philippines ICC
7 65 AJ Madrigal SG/SF  Philippines UP
8 69 John Galinato PG/SG  Philippines NU

Roster

NLEX Road Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 1 Richie Rodger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1997–01–27 UE
C 2 Michael Miranda (FA) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–12–12 San Sebastian
G 3 Baser Amer (FA) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda
F 4 Enoch Valdez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2000–05–26 Lyceum
G 7 Kevin Alas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–11–13 Letran
G 8 Robert Bolick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1995–09–13 San Beda
F 9 Dominick Fajardo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993–10–25 Bulacan State
F 10 Javee Mocon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1995–04–07 San Beda
G/F 11 Robbie Herndon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–16 San Francisco State
G 12 Matt Nieto 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1997–05–31 Ateneo
F 16 Jonnel Policarpio 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 2001–12–16 De La Salle
C 17 Lorenz Capulong (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 2000–10–27 Arellano
F/C 18 JB Bahio 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1998–05–23 San Beda
G 19 Ljay Gonzales (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1998–12–19 Far Eastern
C 20 Dave Marcelo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1989–02–22 San Beda
F 27 Sidney Onwubere 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–08–01 Emilio Aguinaldo
F/C 29 Brandon Ramirez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1997–10–29 York
F 33 Anthony Semerad  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
G 77 Xyrus Torres 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 2000–09–23 Far Eastern
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


Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 TNT Tropang 5G 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Converge FiberXers 7 4 .636[b] 2
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 5 .545[c] 3
7 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[c] 3
8 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[c] 3
9 Titan Ultra Giant Risers 4 7 .364 5
10 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 6
11 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091[d] 8
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091[d] 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall quotient; 5) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 TNT
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.09, Meralco 0.99, NLEX 0.93
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5
October: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 8, 2025 San Miguel W 85–84 Policarpio, Ramirez (16) JB Bahio (12) Matt Nieto (7) Ynares Center 1–0
2 October 12, 2025 Terrafirma L 91–97 Bahio, Torres (14) Bahio, Semerad (11) Matt Nieto (7) Ynares Center 1–1
3 October 22, 2025 Phoenix W 87–81 Kevin Alas (26) Anthony Semerad (10) Robert Bolick (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–1
4 October 26, 2025 Meralco W 89–85 JB Bahio (16) Robert Bolick (8) Robert Bolick (10) Ynares Center 3–1
5 October 29, 2025 Blackwater W 99–88 JB Bahio (23) Jonnel Policarpio (9) Robert Bolick (12) Ynares Center 4–1
November: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 November 2, 2025 Barangay Ginebra L 74–104 Xyrus Torres (17) Dominick Fajardo (9) Robert Bolick (11) Ynares Center 4–2
7 November 8, 2025 Rain or Shine W 105–91 Robert Bolick (28) JB Bahio (13) Bahio, Bolick (5) Ynares Center 5–2
8 November 16, 2025 Titan Ultra W 92–83 Robert Bolick (34) JB Bahio (12) Robert Bolick (10) Quadricentennial Pavilion 6–2
December: 0–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 December 7, 2025 Magnolia L 82–98 Bolick, Mocon (12) Javee Mocon (8) Bolick, Fajardo, Mocon, Policarpio (3) Ynares Center II 6–3
10 December 13, 2025 TNT L 100–119 Alas, Bahio (13) JB Bahio (6) Amer, Nieto (4) Ynares Center 6–4
11 December 17, 2025 Converge L 95–107 (OT) Kevin Alas (19) JB Bahio (7) Kevin Alas (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Top 4 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
1San Miguel101
8NLEX94
1San Miguel
4Converge850
5Barangay Ginebra1050
2Rain or Shine
7Meralco
3TNT
6Magnolia

Game log

2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 December 25, 2025 San Miguel L 94–101 Robert Bolick (31) Robert Bolick (10) Robert Bolick (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1


Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team Ref.
Robbie Herndon August 4, 2025 Not disclosed 1 year Re-signed [3]
Richie Rodger August 27, 2025 1 year Re-signed [4]
Sidney Onwubere November 14, 2025 2 conferences NorthPort Batang Pier [5]
Dominick Fajardo December 3, 2025 2 years Re-signed [6]
Anthony Semerad

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team Ref.
Sean Anthony 10 Power forward / Small forward Retired [7]


References

  1. ^ "Terrafirma's choice: Big man Chiu is Season 50 top draft pick". PBA.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  2. ^ Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  3. ^ Terrado, Reuben (August 6, 2025). "Robbie Herndon signs one-year extension with NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  4. ^ Terrado, Reuben (August 27, 2025). "Fit-again Richie Rodger signed to one-year extension by NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  5. ^ Terrado, Reuben (November 14, 2025). "Sidney Onwubere makes PBA comeback after being picked up by NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  6. ^ Terrado, Reuben (December 3, 2025). "NLEX signs Semerad, Fajardo to two-year contract extensions". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  7. ^ Bacnis, Justine (September 15, 2025). "Sean Anthony retires from PBA After 15-year career". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
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