2017–18 TNT KaTropa season

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

2017–18 TNT KaTropa season
Head coach	Nash Racela (replaced on September 21) Bong Ravena
Consultant	Mark Dickel
General Manager	Virgil Villavicencio Magnum Membrere (assistant)
Owner(s)	Smart Communications (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	8–3 (72.7%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel, 0–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
TNT KaTropa seasons
← 2016–17 2019  →

Key dates

2017

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

Draft picks

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

2017–18 TNT KaTropa roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F/C 2 Golla, Frank 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1990–01–17 Ateneo F 4 Carey, Harvey (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–03–18 Sonoma State G 7 Romeo, Terrence 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1992–03–16 Far Eastern G 8 Garcia, RR 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–12 Far Eastern G/F 9 Hernandez, Levi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–03–09 Arellano G 10 Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton F 14 Semerad, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda G/F 16 Pogoy, Roger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern G 17 Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian F/C 18 Rosario, Troy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1992–01–20 National-U G/F 19 Trollano, Don 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1992–01–07 Adamson F/C 21 Williams, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland G 25 Tamsi, Alfrancis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1992–03–25 Far Eastern F/C 26 Paredes, Philip 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–01–12 De La Salle G 39 Cruz, Jericho 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–11 Adamson F 41 Saitanan, Jessie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–10–07 Mapúa C 99 Taha, Yousef 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1988–07–08 Mapúa	Head coach Bong Ravena Assistant coach(es) Josh Reyes (1st Assistant) Eric Gonzales Gilbert Lao Alton Lister   Jonathan de Guzman Alexis Torres Mark Dickel (Consultant) Team manager Virgil Villavicencio Magnum Membrere (Assistant) 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 v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
7	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	TNT KaTropa	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
9	Phoenix Fuel Masters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
10	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	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. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
3. Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Game log

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

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (best-of-7)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel	106
	8	TNT	93
						1	San Miguel	4
	(best-of-3)
						4	Barangay Ginebra	1
	4	Barangay Ginebra	2
	5	Rain or Shine	0
											1	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											2	Magnolia	1
	2	Magnolia	86
	7	GlobalPort	79
						2	Magnolia	4
	(best-of-3)
						6	NLEX	2
	3	Alaska	0
	6	NLEX	2

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Game log

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

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
7	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4
9	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	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. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
3. Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

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

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Rain or Shine	113	103
	8	GlobalPort	114	97
							1	Rain or Shine	1
	(best-of-3)
							5	Barangay Ginebra	3
	4	Meralco		0
	5	Barangay Ginebra		2
												5	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												6	San Miguel	2
	2	Alaska		89
	7	Magnolia		78
							2	Alaska	1
	(best-of-3)
							6	San Miguel	3
	3	TNT		0
	6	San Miguel		2

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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

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 2]	4
8	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	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. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
2. Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

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

Trades

Pre season

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

Philippine Cup

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

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

Awards

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

1. San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
2. "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.