2019 TNT KaTropa season

The 2019 TNT KaTropa season was the 29th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2019 TNT KaTropa season
Head coach	Bong Ravena
Consultant	Mark Dickel
General Manager	Gabby Cui Miguel Fernandez (assistant)
Owner(s)	Smart Communications (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	7–4 (63.6%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel, 1–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	10–1 (90.9%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Runner-up (lost to San Miguel, 2–4)
Governors' Cup results
Record	8–3 (72.7%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to Meralco, 2–3)
TNT KaTropa seasons
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Draft picks

Main article: 2018 PBA draft

Roster

2019 TNT KaTropa roster

Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 0 Parks, Bobby Ray Jr. (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–02–19 National-U G 1 DiGregorio, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–12 McKendree F 4 Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–03–18 Sonoma State F/C 5 Golla, Frank (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1990–01–17 Ateneo F 9 de Leon, Samboy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–03–09 Centro Escolar G 10 Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton F/C 12 Magat, Marion 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–10–22 National-U F 14 Semerad, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda G/F 16 Pogoy, Roger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern G 17 Castro, Jayson (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian F 18 Rosario, Troy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1992–01–20 National-U F/C 19 Bono, Ken (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1984–06–19 Adamson F/C 21 Williams, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland G 26 Vosotros, Almond 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–26 De La Salle F 32 Washington, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–10 Eckerd G 40 Casiño, John Karlo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Centro Escolar C 99 Taha, Yousef 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–07–08 Mapúa	Head coach Bong Ravena Assistant coach(es) Sandy Arespacochaga (1st assistant) Yuri Escueta Alton Lister Josh Reyes Tab Baldwin Mark Dickel (consultant) Team manager Gabby Cui Miguel Fernandez (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 Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636[a]	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	7	4	.636[a]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636[a]	2
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545	3
7	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[b]	5
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364[b]	5
10	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364[b]	5
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273	6
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	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^[1]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
2. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 88–80 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 7–4
January: 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 January 13 Barangay Ginebra L 79–90 Roger Pogoy (21) Roger Pogoy (16) Jayson Castro (10) Philippine Arena 23,711 0–1 2 January 19 Phoenix L 84–93 (OT) Roger Pogoy (30) Roger Pogoy (12) Castro, Heruela (4) Ynares Center 0–2 3 January 23 NLEX W 85–80 Roger Pogoy (20) Pogoy, Taha, Trollano, Williams (7) Heruela, Reyes (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 January 27 San Miguel W 104–93 Jayson Castro (24) Roger Pogoy (10) Jayson Castro (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 January 30 Meralco L 77–88 Jayson Castro (20) Kelly Williams (15) Brian Heruela (5) Cuneta Astrodome 2–3
February : 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 February 3 Magnolia W 80–75 (OT) Roger Pogoy (26) Kelly Williams (13) Jayson Castro (4) Mall of Asia Arena 3–3
March : 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 March 3 Rain or Shine W 100–92 Castro, Rosario (20) Castro, A. Semerad, Taha, Washington (7) Jayson Castro (10) Ynares Center 4–3 8 March 9 Blackwater W 127–89 Roger Pogoy (28) Kelly Williams (7) Jericho Cruz (9) Ynares Center 5–3 9 March 15 Alaska W 92–78 Roger Pogoy (24) Kelly Williams (11) Kelly Williams (9) Cuneta Astrodome 6–3 10 March 22 Columbian W 101–98 Jayson Castro (20) Yousef Taha (10) Jayson Castro (7) Ynares Center 7–3 11 March 24 NorthPort L 83–109 Don Trollano (15) Trollano, Williams (7) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (best-of-7)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Phoenix	91
	8	Alaska	76
						1	Phoenix	1
	(best-of-3)
						5	San Miguel	4
	4	TNT	1
	5	San Miguel	2
											5	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
											6	Magnolia	3
	2	Rain or Shine	91
	7	NorthPort	85
						2	Rain or Shine	3
	(best-of-3)
						6	Magnolia	4
	3	Barangay Ginebra	1
	6	Magnolia	2

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Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–2
Quarterfinals: 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 6 San Miguel L 78–80 Troy Rosario (23) Rosario, Williams (9) Jayson Castro (7) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1 2 April 8 San Miguel W 93–88 Roger Pogoy (20) Troy Rosario (12) Jayson Castro (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 April 10 San Miguel L 86–96 Roger Pogoy (16) Yousef Taha (13) Brian Heruela (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 11,147 1–2

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT KaTropa	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	NorthPort Batang Pier	9	2	.818	1
3	Blackwater Elite	7	4	.636[a]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636[a]	3
5	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	5	6	.455[b]	5
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455[b]	5
7	San Miguel Beermen	5	6	.455[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[c]	6
9	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364[c]	6
10	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[c]	6
11	Columbian Dyip	3	8	.273[d]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273[d]	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^[1]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
2. Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
3. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 108–103 Meralco
4. Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 10–1
May: 2–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 22 NLEX W 102–87 Terrence Jones (41) Terrence Jones (14) Jayson Castro (5) Ynares Center 1–0 2 May 25 Alaska W 99–85 Terrence Jones (43) Terrence Jones (22) Terrence Jones (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 May 29 NorthPort L 86–110 Troy Rosario (22) Terrence Jones (14) Terrence Jones (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1
June : 5–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 June 2 Phoenix W 114–88 Terrence Jones (40) Jayson Castro (13) Jayson Castro (11) Ynares Center 3–1 4 June 8 San Miguel W 110–97 Terrence Jones (30) Terrence Jones (18) Jayson Castro (15) Ynares Center 4–1 6 June 12 Barangay Ginebra W 104–96 Roger Pogoy (37) Terrence Jones (14) Terrence Jones (16) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1 7 June 15 Meralco W 104–91 Terrence Jones (49) Terrence Jones (18) Heruela, Jones (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1 8 June 21 Columbian W 109–102 Terrence Jones (39) Terrence Jones (17) Castro, Jones (6) Cuneta Astrodome 7–1
July : 3–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 July 3 Rain or Shine W 102–81 Terrence Jones (33) Terrence Jones (21) Terrence Jones (13) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–1 10 July 7 Blackwater W 115–97 Terrence Jones (36) Terrence Jones (16) Terrence Jones (14) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–1 11 July 17 Magnolia W 98–83 Terrence Jones (26) Terrence Jones (13) Terrence Jones (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10–1

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	TNT	72	104
	8	Alaska	108	93
							1	TNT	3
	(best-of-3)
							4	Barangay Ginebra	1
	4	Barangay Ginebra		2
	5	Magnolia		0
												1	TNT	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												7	San Miguel	4
	2	NorthPort	84	88
	7	San Miguel	98	90
							7	San Miguel	3
	(best-of-3)
							6	Rain or Shine	1
	3	Blackwater		1
	6	Rain or Shine		2

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Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 6–6
Quarterfinals: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 July 21 Alaska L 72–108 Jayson Castro (23) Jones, Trollano (6) Jayson Castro (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 July 24 Alaska W 104–93 Terrence Jones (37) Terrence Jones (22) Terrence Jones (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
Semifinals: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 July 26 Barangay Ginebra W 95–92 Jones, Rosario (24) Terrence Jones (12) Terrence Jones (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 July 28 Barangay Ginebra W 88–71 Jayson Castro (20) Terrence Jones (19) Terrence Jones (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 July 30 Barangay Ginebra L 72–80 Terrence Jones (24) Terrence Jones (18) Jayson Castro (7) Mall of Asia Arena 2–1 4 August 1 Barangay Ginebra W 103–92 Terrence Jones (24) Terrence Jones (13) Terrence Jones (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
Finals: 2–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 August 4 San Miguel W 109–96 Terrence Jones (41) Terrence Jones (12) Terrence Jones (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 August 7 San Miguel L 125–127 (2OT) Troy Rosario (34) Terrence Jones (13) Jayson Castro (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 August 9 San Miguel W 115–105 Terrence Jones (37) Terrence Jones (18) Terrence Jones (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 August 11 San Miguel L 101–106 Terrence Jones (32) Terrence Jones (16) Jayson Castro (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 August 14 San Miguel L 94–99 Terrence Jones (35) Terrence Jones (17) Terrence Jones (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3 6 August 16 San Miguel L 94–99 Terrence Jones (41) Terrence Jones (12) Jayson Castro (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727[a]	—
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[a]	—
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	1
5	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545[b]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545[b]	2
7	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455[c]	3
8	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455[c]	3
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364[d]	4
10	Kia Picanto	4	7	.364[d]	4
11	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	5
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6

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^[1]>
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
2. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
4. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Game log

2019 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 8–3
September: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 September 25 Blackwater W 135–107 K. J. McDaniels (41) K. J. McDaniels (22) Jayson Castro (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 September 28 Rain or Shine W 103–91 K. J. McDaniels (37) K. J. McDaniels (13) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
October: 5–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 October 2 Phoenix W 123–118 McDaniels, Rosario (32) K. J. McDaniels (8) K. J. McDaniels (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0 4 October 5 Columbian W 125–120 K. J. McDaniels (29) K. J. McDaniels (17) Castro, McDaniels (6) Ynares Center 4–0 5 October 9 NorthPort W 103–100 K. J. McDaniels (30) K. J. McDaniels (18) Jayson Castro (6) Cuneta Astrodome 5–0 6 October 12 Meralco W 116–113 K. J. McDaniels (51) K. J. McDaniels (10) Jayson Castro (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–0 7 October 18 Alaska W 99–93 (OT) K. J. McDaniels (37) K. J. McDaniels (13) K. J. McDaniels (5) Ynares Center 7–0 8 October 25 NLEX L 113–126 K. J. McDaniels (42) K. J. McDaniels (13) K. J. McDaniels (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–1
November : 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 November 8 Barangay Ginebra L 93–96 K. J. McDaniels (32) K. J. McDaniels (12) K. J. McDaniels (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–2 10 November 15 Magnolia L 93–100 K. J. McDaniels (33) K. J. McDaniels (15) Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (5) University of Southeastern Philippines Gym 7–3 11 November 20 San Miguel W 114–109 K. J. McDaniels (44) K. J. McDaniels (12) Jayson Castro (11) Ynares Center 8–3

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	NLEX	90	123
	8	NorthPort	115	126***
							8	NorthPort	1
	(#4 twice-to-beat)
							4	Barangay Ginebra	3
	4	Barangay Ginebra		100
	5	San Miguel		97
												4	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												2	Meralco	1
	2	Meralco		94
	7	Alaska		84
							2	Meralco	3
	(#3 twice-to-beat)
							3	TNT	2
	3	TNT		98
	6	Magnolia		97

*Game went into overtime

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Transactions

Trades

Preseason

December
December 19, 2018[2]	To TNT David Semerad Brian Heruela 2021 first round pick	To San Miguel Terrence Romeo

December 28, 2018[3]	To TNT Michael Miranda (from NLEX) 2022 second round pick (from San Miguel via Blackwater)	To Blackwater Abu Tratter (from NLEX) Paul Desiderio (from NLEX) Alfrancis Tamsi (from TNT) 2022 second round pick (from TNT)	To NLEX John Paul Erram (from Blackwater) Philip Paredes (from TNT)

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Terrence Jones		1	May 22 (vs. NLEX)	August 16 (vs. San Miguel)	16–7
Governors' Cup	K. J. McDaniels		11	September 25 (vs. Blackwater)	December 23 (vs. Meralco)	11–6

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Jayson Castro	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	January 28, 2019	[4]

References

1. "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. December 10, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
2. "SMB trades for Terrence Romeo, Tubid, Zamar get PBA approval". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
3. Dioquino, Delfin. "It's official: NLEX gets Erram in 3-team trade involving Desiderio, Tratter". Rappler. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
4. "Jason Castro named Player of the Week". PBA.ph. January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.