2017–18 TNT KaTropa season

2017–18 TNT KaTropa season
Head coachNash Racela (replaced on September 21)
Bong Ravena
ConsultantMark Dickel
General ManagerVirgil Villavicencio
Magnum Membrere (assistant)
Owner(s)Smart Communications
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel, 0–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record4–7
(36.4%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
TNT KaTropa seasons
← 2016–17
2019  →

The 2017–18 TNT KaTropa season was the 28th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

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2017

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  • October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.[1]

Draft picks

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Main article: 2017 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 10 Mark Tallo G  Philippines Racal Tile Masters SWU
1 11 Jonjon Gabriel C  Philippines Marinerong Pilipino Skippers Colegio de San Lorenzo
2 10 Monbert Arong G  Philippines Cignal HD Hawkeyes FEU
3 9 Dave Moralde G  Philippines Marinerong Pilipino Skippers
JAM Liner 		UP

Roster

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2017–18 TNT KaTropa roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 2 Philippines Golla, Frank 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1990–01–17 Ateneo
F 4 United States Carey, Harvey (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–03–18 Sonoma State
G 7 Philippines Romeo, Terrence 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1992–03–16 Far Eastern
G 8 Philippines Garcia, RR 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–12 Far Eastern
G/F 9 Philippines Hernandez, Levi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–03–09 Arellano
G 10 Philippines Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
F 14 Australia Semerad, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
G/F 16 Philippines Pogoy, Roger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern
G 17 Philippines Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian
F/C 18 Philippines Rosario, Troy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1992–01–20 National-U
G/F 19 Philippines Trollano, Don 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1992–01–07 Adamson
F/C 21 United States Williams, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland
G 25 Philippines Tamsi, Alfrancis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1992–03–25 Far Eastern
F/C 26 Philippines Paredes, Philip 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–01–12 De La Salle
G 39 Philippines Cruz, Jericho 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–11 Adamson
F 41 Philippines Saitanan, Jessie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–10–07 Mapúa
C 99 State of Palestine Taha, Yousef 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1988–07–08 Mapúa
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 Injured

Philippine Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 2
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 2
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 3
10 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 3
11 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364 4
12 Kia Picanto 1 10 .091 7
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
  3. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Game log

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2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 5–6
December: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 22 Rain or Shine L 79–82 Jayson Castro (18) Troy Rosario (13) Jayson Castro (10) Cuneta Astrodome 0–1
2 December 29 Alaska W 106–98 Troy Rosario (21) three players (9) Roger Pogoy (8) Cuneta Astrodome 1–1
January: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 January 13 San Miguel L 76–88 Troy Rosario (15) Troy Rosario (13) Jayson Castro (8) University of San Agustin Gym 1–2
4 January 17 Blackwater W 92–83 Roger Pogoy (24) Moala Tautuaa (15) three players (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 January 21 Meralco W 99–81 Troy Rosario (22) Troy Rosario (10) RR Garcia (8) Ynares Center 3–2
6 January 27 Magnolia L 83–91 Moala Tautuaa (16) Troy Rosario (12) three players (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
7 January 31 Kia W 90–85 Kelly Williams (23) Roger Pogoy (11) Castro, Reyes (4) Mall of Asia Arena 4–3
February: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 February 7 Phoenix L 72–74 Anthony Semerad (12) Troy Rosario (8) Jayson Castro (5) Mall of Asia Arena 4–4
9 February 11 Barangay Ginebra L 78–93 Castro, Williams (17) Kelly Williams (15) Jayson Castro (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 February 14 Meralco L 84–99 Jayson Castro (24) Tautuaa, Williams (12) Jayson Castro (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6
11 February 28 NLEX W 101–75 Cruz, Williams (17) Kelly Williams (16) four players (4) Mall of Asia Arena 5–6

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel106
8TNT93
1San Miguel4
(best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra1
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Rain or Shine0
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Magnolia1
2Magnolia86
7GlobalPort79
2Magnolia4
(best-of-3)
6NLEX2
3Alaska0
6NLEX2
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Game log

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2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–1
8th seed playoff: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 4 Phoenix W 118–97 Troy Rosario (18) Jayson Castro (8) Jayson Castro (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 6 San Miguel L 93–106 Castro, Troy Rosario (19) Troy Rosario (7) Jayson Castro (8) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1

Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 3
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 5 .545[b] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[c] 5
10 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[c] 5
11 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 7
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

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2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 8–3
April: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 April 22 GlobalPort W 128–114 Jayson Castro (21) Jeremy Tyler (12) Jayson Castro (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 April 28 Phoenix W 106–98 Terrence Romeo (21) Jeremy Tyler (15) Jayson Castro (7) Ynares Center 2–0
May: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 May 6 Barangay Ginebra W 96–92 Jayson Castro (27) Jeremy Tyler (15) Castro, Cruz (5) Mall of Asia Arena 3–0
4 May 13 Alaska L 100–110 Jayson Castro (18) Rosario, Tyler (11) Terrence Romeo (8) Ynares Center 3–1
5 May 18 Blackwater W 120–101 Ryan Reyes (18) Troy Rosario (11) Cruz, Garcia (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
All-Star Break
June: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 June 1 Columbian W 123–95 Troy Rosario (21) Terrence Romeo (7) Jericho Cruz (7) Mall of Asia Arena 5–1
7 June 3 NLEX W 117–106 Joshua Smith (24) Joshua Smith (13) Terrence Romeo (8) Mall of Asia Arena 6–1
8 June 13 Magnolia L 89–111 Terrence Romeo (17) Joshua Smith (13) Terrence Romeo (7) Mall of Asia Arena 6–2
9 June 16 San Miguel L 94–100 Joshua Smith (26) Joshua Smith (18) Jayson Castro (6) Mall of Asia Arena 6–3
10 June 22 Meralco W 91–85 Troy Rosario (30) Troy Rosario (12) Jayson Castro (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–3
July: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 July 7 Rain or Shine W 100–85 Joshua Smith (25) Joshua Smith (13) Terrence Romeo (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–3

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Rain or Shine113103
8GlobalPort11497
1Rain or Shine1
(best-of-3)
5Barangay Ginebra3
4Meralco0
5Barangay Ginebra2
5Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6San Miguel2
2Alaska89
7Magnolia78
2Alaska1
(best-of-3)
6San Miguel3
3TNT0
6San Miguel2
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Game log

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2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 July 9 San Miguel L 110–121 Pogoy, Smith (17) Castro, Smith (8) Jayson Castro (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 July 11 San Miguel L 102–106 Terrence Romeo (28) Joshua Smith (18) Jayson Castro (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2

Governors' Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Blackwater Elite 7 4 .636 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545 3
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[b] 4
8 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[b] 4
9 TNT KaTropa 4 7 .364 5
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 8 .273 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 2 9 .182 7
12 Columbian Dyip 1 10 .091 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

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2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 4–7
August: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 17 NLEX L 90–103 Terrence Romeo (27) Mike Glover (15) Jayson Castro (5) Ynares Center 0–1
2 August 19 Meralco W 92–90 Terrence Romeo (23) Kelly Williams (9) Terrence Romeo (10) Ynares Center 1–1
3 August 24 Blackwater L 98–104 (OT) Terrence Romeo (24) Stacy Davis (16) Castro, Romeo (3) Mall of Asia Arena 1–2
4 August 26 Alaska L 96–125 Stacy Davis (26) Stacy Davis (12) Stacy Davis (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
5 August 31 Phoenix L 82–112 Alfrancis Tamsi (14) Stacy Davis (11) RR Garcia (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–4
September: 3–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 September 2 Columbian W 118–114 (OT) Jayson Castro (25) Roger Pogoy (12) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4
7 September 22 Rain or Shine W 110–104 Marqus Blakely (26) Marqus Blakely (14) Marqus Blakely (8) City of Passi Arena 3–4
8 September 30 NorthPort W 104–102 Terrence Romeo (26) Marqus Blakely (11) Terrence Romeo (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–4
October: 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 October 20 San Miguel L 96–107 Marqus Blakely (26) Marqus Blakely (18) Marqus Blakely (8) Calasiao Sports Complex 4–5
10 October 26 Magnolia L 103–116 Terrence Romeo (23) Marqus Blakely (18) Marqus Blakely (11) Ynares Center 4–6
November: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 November 4 Barangay Ginebra L 93–112 Marqus Blakely (23) Marqus Blakely (15) Jayson Castro (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–7

Transactions

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Trades

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Pre season

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November
November 28, 2017[3] To TNT
Sidney Onwubere 		To Phoenix
Justin Chua
Jon Jon Gabriel

Philippine Cup

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February
February 15, 2018[4] To TNT
Jericho Cruz 		To Rain or Shine
Kris Rosales
Sidney Onwubere
2018 PBA First Round Draft Pick
March
March 26, 2018[5] To TNT
Don Trollano 		To Rain or Shine
Norbert Torres
April
April 3, 2018[6] To TNT
Terrence Romeo
Yousef Taha 		To GlobalPort
Mo Tautuaa
2020 1st Round Pick
2021 2nd Round Pick

Recruited imports

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Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Jeremy Tyler United States 1 April 22
(vs. GlobalPort)		 May 13
(vs. Alaska)		 3–1
Joshua Smith United States 34 May 30
(vs. Columbian)		 July 11
(vs. San Miguel)		 4–4
Governors' Cup Mike Glover United States 1 August 17
(vs. NLEX)		 August 17
(vs. NLEX)		 0–1
Stacy Davis United States 13 August 24
(vs. Blackwater)		 August 31
(vs. Columbian)		 1–3
Marqus Blakely United States 23 September 22
(vs. Rain or Shine)		 November 4
(vs. Barangay Ginebra)		 2–3

Awards

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Roger Pogoy Philippine Cup Player of the Week January 22, 2018 [7]
Jericho Cruz March 5, 2018 [8]
Jayson Castro Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week May 10, 2018 [9]

References

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  1. ^ San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
  2. ^ a b c "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  3. ^ TNT-Phoenix trade, pba.ph, November 28, 2017.
  4. ^ Leongson, Randolph (February 15, 2018). "PBA greenlights Jericho Cruz trade to TNT". sports.Inquirer.Net.
  5. ^ Leongson, Randolph (March 26, 2018). "TNT acquires Don Trollano for Norbert Torres in trade with Rain or Shine". Inquirer.Net. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "GlobalPort sends Romeo to TNT KaTropa". ABS-CBN News. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "Roger Pogoy thrives off the bench". PBA.ph. January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Jericho Cruz shows why TNT KaTropa traded for him". PBA.ph. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "Jayson Castro is week's best". PBA.ph. May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
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