2025–26 Titan Ultra Giant Risers season

2025–26 Titan Ultra Giant Risers season
Head coachJohnedel Cardel (Philippine Cup)
Rensy Bajar
General managerAldriane Anglim (Philippine Cup)
Danilo Martinez
GovernorEmilio Tiu
OwnerPureblends Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record4–7
(36.4%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Governors' Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Titan Ultra Giant Risers seasons

The 2025–26 Titan Ultra Giant Risers season is the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). On October 1, 2025, the franchise was established through Pureblends Corporation's acquisition of the NorthPort Batang Pier.[1] Ahead of the acquisition, Johnedel Cardel was named as the team's first head coach on September 20.[2][3]

The team played their first game as a franchise on October 8 against the Meralco Bolts, where they also got their first win in franchise history.[4][5]

Draft picks

Main article: PBA season 50 draft

Titan Ultra Giant Risers took part in the draft as the NorthPort Batang Pier.

Roster

Titan Ultra Giant Risers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 2 Michael Gilmore (CI) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995–01–15 VCU
G 3 Fran Yu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1998–06–16 Letran
G 4 Bryan Sajonia (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 2000–07–04 San Beda
F 5 Ato Ular 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1995–05–04 Letran
G 7 Jerrick Balanza 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996–09–06 Letran
F/C 9 Paolo Javillonar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 2000–05–13 Letran
F/C 10 Damie Cuntapay 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1998–10–22 San Beda
G 11 Aljun Melecio 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998–07–25 De La Salle
G 13 James Martinez (IN) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1987–01–31 UE
F/C 18 Jeo Ambohot 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–18 Letran
G/F 19 Von Pessumal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo
F 22 Cade Flores 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1998–09–29 Arellano
C 23 Mark Omega (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 2000–08–26 Letran
G/F 24 Joshua Munzon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–01–15 Cal State LA
F 27 King Caralipio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1997–12–04 Letran
F 28 Mark Sangco (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1999–10–02 St. Benilde
F 57 Aris Dionisio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1995–07–21 St. Clare
G/F – CJ Austria (R / IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 2001–06–16 La Salle
C – Mario Barasi (R / IN) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 2000–08–09 Adamson
G/F – Rey Suerte (IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1994–10–04 UE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Danilo Martinez


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

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[6]
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: 4–7
October: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 8, 2025 Meralco W 100–96 Calvin Abueva (41) Abueva, Ular (7) Fran Yu (9) Ynares Center Antipolo 1–0
2 October 11, 2025 Converge L 92–129 Joshua Munzon (31) Koon, Munzon (5) Fran Yu (6) Ynares Center Montalban 1–1
3 October 17, 2025 Magnolia L 119–127 Joshua Munzon (28) Jeo Ambohot (7) Joshua Munzon (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 October 24, 2025 TNT L 92–130 Joshua Munzon (20) Calvin Abueva (11) Fran Yu (7) Ynares Center Antipolo 1–3
5 October 26, 2025 Rain or Shine L 111–112 Calvin Abueva (31) Calvin Abueva (18) Joshua Munzon (8) Ynares Center Antipolo 1–4
November: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 November 5, 2025 Blackwater W 97–86 Calvin Abueva (23) Calvin Abueva (14) Fran Yu (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–4
7 November 12, 2025 San Miguel L 117–158 Von Pessumal (21) Abueva, Dionisio (10) Fran Yu (7) Ynares Center Montalban 2–5
8 November 16, 2025 NLEX L 83–92 Calvin Abueva (27) Calvin Abueva (15) Munzon, Yu (5) Quadricentennial Pavilion 2–6
December: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 December 6, 2025 Terrafirma W 111–108 Joshua Munzon (21) Calvin Abueva (15) Fran Yu (11) Ynares Center Antipolo 3–6
10 December 14, 2025 Phoenix W 127–119 Calvin Abueva (35) Calvin Abueva (17) Fran Yu (10) Ynares Center Antipolo 4–6
11 December 21, 2025 Barangay Ginebra L 105–108 Joshua Munzon (31) Calvin Abueva (11) Joshua Munzon (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–7

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 Meralco Bolts 2 0 1.000 0.5
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2 0 1.000 0.5
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 1 0 1.000 1
5 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 2 1 .667 1 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 NLEX Road Warriors 2 1 .667 1
7 TNT Tropang 5G 1 1 .500 1.5
8 Blackwater Bossing 1 2 .333 2
9 Converge FiberXers 1 2 .333 2
10 Titan Ultra Giant Risers 1 2 .333 2
11 San Miguel Beermen 0 1 .000 2
12 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 0 3 .000 3
13 g – Macau Black Knights 0 3 .000 3
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 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[7]
g – Guests

Game log

2026 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 1–2
March: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 March 11, 2026 Terrafirma L 82–112 Michael Gilmore (33) Michael Gilmore (13) Fran Yu (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1
2 March 15, 2026 Phoenix Super LPG L 76–109 Michael Gilmore (27) Michael Gilmore (20) Fran Yu (6) Ynares Center Montalban 0–2
3 March 21, 2026 San Miguel W 119–112 Joshua Munzon (29) Michael Gilmore (13) Fran Yu (10) Ynares Center Antipolo 1–2
4 March 29, 2026 Meralco Smart Araneta Coliseum
April: 0–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 April 8, 2026 Blackwater Ninoy Aquino Stadium
6 April 15, 2026 Converge Ynares Center Antipolo
7 April 18, 2026 TNT Ynares Center Montalban
8 April 21, 2026 Macau Ninoy Aquino Stadium
9 April 26, 2026 Barangay Ginebra Smart Araneta Coliseum
10 April 29, 2026 Magnolia Ninoy Aquino Stadium
May: 0–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 May 5, 2026 NLEX Ninoy Aquino Stadium
12 May 8, 2026 Rain or Shine Ninoy Aquino Stadium


Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team Ref.
James Martinez October 1, 2025 Not disclosed Not disclosed Ho Chi Minh City Wings (VBA) [8][9]
Arvie Bringas October 4, 2025 Not disclosed Val City Magic (MPBL) [10]
Roi Sumang Zamboanga Sikat (MPBL) [11]


Trades

Pre-season

October 2025
October 1, 2025[12] To Titan Ultra
Ato Ular 		To Phoenix
James Kwekuteye

Philippine Cup

October 2025
October 24, 2025[13] To Titan Ultra
Kobe Monje
2027 (S51) Converge second-round pick
2028 (S52) Converge first-round pick 		To Converge
Rights of Dave Ildefonso
October 28, 2025[14] To Titan Ultra
Aris Dionisio 		To Magnolia
Chris Koon
December 2025
December 10, 2025[15] To Titan Ultra
Paolo Javillonar 		To Converge
2027 (S51) Titan Ultra second-round pick

Mid-season

February 2026
February 3, 2026[16] To Titan Ultra
King Caralipio
Mark Omega
Rey Suerte 		To Converge
Calvin Abueva

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Commissioner's Cup Michael Gilmore March 11, 2026 (vs. Terrafirma) 1–2 [17]

References

  1. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan (September 30, 2025). "NorthPort out, Titan Ultra in for PBA Season 50". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  2. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 20, 2025). "Johnedel Cardel returns to steer ship for Pureblends". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  3. ^ Ulanday, John Bryan (September 20, 2025). "Pureblends kukuning head coach si Cardel" [Pureblends acquires head coach Cardel]. Pilipino Star Ngayon. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  4. ^ Bacnis, Justine (October 8, 2025). "Titan Ultra rides Abueva's red-hot 41 to fend off Meralco in PBA debut". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  5. ^ Dioquino, Delfin (October 8, 2025). "Titan Ultra unleashes 'Beast' as Abueva erupts for 41 in debut win vs Meralco". Rappler. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  6. ^ Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  7. ^ Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  8. ^ ""Hindi mahalaga kung gaano kabagal, ang mahalaga di ka huminto" 🙏🏽✅🤴🏽🦁✍🏽 Thank you! ❤️🫡". Facebook. October 1, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  9. ^ Terrado, Reuben (October 3, 2025). "James Martinez makes PBA return after 13 years with Titan Ultra". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  10. ^ Terrado, Reuben (October 4, 2025). "Titan Ultra sizes up with addition of 35-year-old Arvie Bringas". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  11. ^ "🚨 Take a look at the official team lineups for the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup!". Facebook. October 4, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  12. ^ Badua, Snow (October 2, 2025). "Titan Ultra set to trade James Kwekuteye to Phoenix for Ato Ular". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  13. ^ "Converge acquires Ildefonso from Titan Ultra in exchange for Moje, 2 future draft picks". PBA.ph. October 15, 2025. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  14. ^ "Koon traded to Magnolia for Dionisio just 5 games into PBA career". Spin.ph. October 28, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  15. ^ Badua, Snow (December 10, 2025). "Titan gets Pao Javillonar from Converge in trade for future pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  16. ^ "Converge acquires Calvin Abueva from Titan Ultra". PBA.ph. February 3, 2026. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  17. ^ Badua, Snow (February 27, 2026). "Titan Ultra gets winger Gilmore for import as Slaughter talks continue". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
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