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 finishQuarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-win disadvantage)
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
F 1 Sidney Onwubere 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–08–01 Emilio Aguinaldo
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 6 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
G/F 10 Richie Rodger (FA) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1997–01–27 UE
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
G 13 Ljay Gonzales (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1998–12–19 Far Eastern
G/F 14 Schonny Winston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998–07–22 De La Salle
F/C 15 Brandon Ramirez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1997–10–29 York
F 16 Kevin Racal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–16 Letran
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
C 20 Dave Marcelo (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1989–02–22 San Beda
C 25 Cady Lalanne (CI) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1992–04–22 UMass
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
  • Ronald Dulatre


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 Antipolo 1–0
2 October 12, 2025 Terrafirma L 91–97 Bahio, Torres (14) Bahio, Semerad (11) Matt Nieto (7) Ynares Center Antipolo 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 Antipolo 3–1
5 October 29, 2025 Blackwater W 99–88 JB Bahio (23) Jonnel Policarpio (9) Robert Bolick (12) Ynares Center Antipolo 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 Antipolo 4–2
7 November 8, 2025 Rain or Shine W 105–91 Robert Bolick (28) JB Bahio (13) Bahio, Bolick (5) Ynares Center Antipolo 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 Montalban 6–3
10 December 13, 2025 TNT L 100–119 Alas, Bahio (13) JB Bahio (6) Amer, Nieto (4) Ynares Center Antipolo 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 Miguel4
5Barangay Ginebra2
4Converge8598
5Barangay Ginebra10599*
1San Miguel4
3TNT2
2Rain or Shine7989
7Meralco9698
7Meralco1
3TNT4
3TNT 118
6Magnolia109

*Game went into overtime

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

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Terrafirma Dyip 3 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 2 0 1.000 0.5
3 NLEX Road Warriors 2 0 1.000 0.5
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2 0 1.000 0.5
5 Meralco Bolts 1 0 1.000 1 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 1 0 1.000 1
7 Converge FiberXers 1 2 .333 2
8 San Miguel Beermen 0 0 — 1.5
9 TNT Tropang 5G 0 1 .000 2
10 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 0 2 .000 2.5
11 Blackwater Bossing 0 2 .000 2.5
12 Titan Ultra Giant Risers 0 2 .000 2.5
13 g – Macau Black Knights 0 3 .000 3
Updated to match(es) played on March 20, 2026. 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[3]
g – Guests

Game log

2026 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 2–0
March: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 March 13, 2026 Blackwater W 84–81 Robert Bolick (24) Cady Lalanne (16) Robert Bolick (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–0
2 March 15, 2026 Magnolia W 112–105 Cady Lalanne (24) Cady Lalanne (11) Schonny Winston (6) Ynares Center Montalban 2–0
3 March 22, 2026 TNT Ynares Center Antipolo
4 March 27, 2026 Barangay Ginebra Smart Araneta Coliseum
April: 0–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 April 5, 2026 Phoenix Super LPG Smart Araneta Coliseum
6 April 14, 2026 Macau Ynares Center Antipolo
7 April 17, 2026 Meralco Ynares Center Montalban
8 April 19, 2026 San Miguel Ynares Center Antipolo
9 April 25, 2026 Terrafirma Ninoy Aquino Stadium
10 April 29, 2026 Rain or Shine Ninoy Aquino Stadium
May: 0–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 May 2, 2026 Converge Ninoy Aquino Stadium
12 May 5, 2026 Titan Ultra Ninoy Aquino Stadium


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 [4]
Richie Rodger August 27, 2025 1 year Re-signed [5]
Sidney Onwubere November 14, 2025 2 conferences NorthPort Batang Pier [6]
Dominick Fajardo December 3, 2025 2 years Re-signed [7]
Anthony Semerad

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team Ref.
Sean Anthony 10 Power forward / Small forward Retired [8]

Trades

Mid-season

February 2026
February 24, 2026[9] To NLEX
Schonny Winston (from Converge)
Kevin Racal (from Converge) 		To Converge
Jonnel Policarpio (from NLEX)
Kurt Reyson (from Meralco)
2028 (S52) Meralco second-round pick 		To Meralco
Javee Mocon

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Commissioner's Cup Cady Lalanne March 13, 2026 (vs. Blackwater) 2–0 [10][11]

References

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  2. ^ Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  3. ^ Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  4. ^ Terrado, Reuben (August 6, 2025). "Robbie Herndon signs one-year extension with NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  5. ^ Terrado, Reuben (August 27, 2025). "Fit-again Richie Rodger signed to one-year extension by NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  6. ^ Terrado, Reuben (November 14, 2025). "Sidney Onwubere makes PBA comeback after being picked up by NLEX". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  7. ^ Terrado, Reuben (December 3, 2025). "NLEX signs Semerad, Fajardo to two-year contract extensions". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  8. ^ Bacnis, Justine (September 15, 2025). "Sean Anthony retires from PBA After 15-year career". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  9. ^ Ramos, Gerry (February 24, 2026). "Poli officially with Converge, Winston at NLEX as trade approved". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  10. ^ Ramos, Gerry (February 2, 2026). "NLEX brings in import Cady Lalanne for PBA Commissioner's Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
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