2019 TNT KaTropa season

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2019 TNT KaTropa season
Head coachBong Ravena
Owner(s)Smart Communications
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record7–4
(.636)
Place4th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel, 1–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record10–1
(.909)
Place1st
Playoff finishRunner-up (lost to San Miguel, 2–4)
Governors' Cup results
Record8–3
(.727)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Meralco, 2–3)
TNT KaTropa seasons
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2020 →

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

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2018 PBA draft

Roster[]

TNT KaTropa roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 0 Philippines Parks, Bobby Ray Jr. (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–02–19 National-U
G 1 United States DiGregorio, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–12 McKendree
F 4 United States Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–03–18 Sonoma State
F/C 5 Philippines Golla, Frank (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1990–01–17 Ateneo
F 9 Philippines de Leon, Samboy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–03–09 Centro Escolar
G 10 Philippines Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
F/C 12 Philippines Magat, Marion 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–10–22 National-U
F 14 Australia Semerad, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
G/F 16 Philippines Pogoy, Roger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern
G 17 Philippines Castro, Jayson (C) 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
F/C 19 Philippines Bono, Ken (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1984–06–19 Adamson
F/C 21 United States Williams, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland
G 26 Philippines Vosotros, Almond 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–26 De La Salle
F 32 Philippines Washington, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–10 Eckerd
G 40 Philippines 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Centro Escolar
C 99 State of Palestine Taha, Yousef 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–07–08 Mapúa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines
  • Philippines (assistant)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup[]

Eliminations[]

Standings[]

Pos Team
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 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 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. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated 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
 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 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[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
  4. ^ a b 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
 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 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 Columbian Dyip 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[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
  4. ^ a b 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    

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Transactions[]

Trades[]

Preseason[]

December
December 19, 2018[4] To TNT
David Semerad
Brian Heruela
2021 first round pick 		To San Miguel
Terrence Romeo
December 28, 2018[5] 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)
(from TNT)
2022 second round pick (from TNT) 		To NLEX
John Paul Erram (from Blackwater)
(from TNT)

Recruited imports[]

Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Terrence Jones United States 1 May 22
(vs. NLEX)		 August 16
(vs. San Miguel)		 16–7
Governors' Cup K. J. McDaniels United States 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 [6]

References[]

  1. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "SMB trades for Terrence Romeo, Tubid, Zamar get PBA approval". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  5. ^ Dioquino, Delfin. "It's official: NLEX gets Erram in 3-team trade involving Desiderio, Tratter". Rappler. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "Jason Castro named Player of the Week". PBA.ph. January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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