2019 TNT KaTropa season

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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
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place4th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel, 1–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record10–1
(90.9%)
Place1st
Playoff finishRunner-up (lost to San Miguel, 2–4)
Governors' Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Meralco, 2–3)
TNT KaTropa seasons
←  2017–18
2020  →

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

Contents

Draft picks

Roster

2019 TNT KaTropa roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Parks, Bobby Ray Jr.  (R)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg)1993–02–19 National-U
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg DiGregorio, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)1990–12–12 McKendree
F 4 Flag of the United States.svg Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg)1979–03–18 Sonoma State
F/C 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Golla, Frank  (IN)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)290 lb (132 kg)1990–01–17 Ateneo
F 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg de Leon, Samboy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)1992–03–09 Centro Escolar
G 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
F/C 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Magat, Marion 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg)1989–10–22 National-U
F 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Semerad, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)1991–04–25 San Beda
G/F 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Pogoy, Roger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)1992–06–16 Far Eastern
G 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Castro, Jayson  (C)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)185 lb (84 kg)1986–06–30 Philippine Christian
F/C 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rosario, Troy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)198 lb (90 kg)1992–01–20 National-U
F/C 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bono, Ken  (IN)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)280 lb (127 kg)1984–06–19 Adamson
F/C 21 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)1982–02–07 Oakland
G 26 Flag of the Philippines.svg Vosotros, Almond 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg)1990–01–26 De La Salle
F 32 Flag of the Philippines.svg Washington, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)1981–10–10 Eckerd
G 40 Flag of the Philippines.svg Casiño, John Karlo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) Centro Escolar
C 99 Flag of Palestine.svg Taha, Yousef 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg)1988–07–08 Mapúa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

PosTeam
WLPCTGBQualification
1 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 92.818—Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 83.7271
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 74.636 [lower-alpha 1] 2Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 74.636 [lower-alpha 1] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 74.636 [lower-alpha 1] 2
6 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 65.5453
7 NorthPort Batang Pier 56.4554Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 47.364 [lower-alpha 2] 5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 47.364 [lower-alpha 2] 5
10 Columbian Dyip 47.364 [lower-alpha 2] 5
11 Meralco Bolts 38.2736
12 Blackwater Elite 29.1827
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. 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
  2. 1 2 3 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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1January 13 Barangay Ginebra L 79–90 Roger Pogoy (21) Roger Pogoy (16) Jayson Castro (10) Philippine Arena
23,711		0–1
2January 19 Phoenix L 84–93 (OT) Roger Pogoy (30) Roger Pogoy (12) Castro, Heruela (4) Ynares Center 0–2
3January 23 NLEX W 85–80 Roger Pogoy (20) Pogoy, Taha, Trollano, Williams (7) Heruela, Reyes (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4January 27 San Miguel W 104–93 Jayson Castro (24) Roger Pogoy (10) Jayson Castro (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5January 30 Meralco L 77–88 Jayson Castro (20) Kelly Williams (15) Brian Heruela (5) Cuneta Astrodome 2–3
February : 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6February 3 Magnolia W 80–75 (OT) Roger Pogoy (26) Kelly Williams (13) Jayson Castro (4) Mall of Asia Arena 3–3
March : 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7March 3 Rain or Shine W 100–92 Castro, Rosario (20) Castro, A. Semerad, Taha, Washington (7) Jayson Castro (10) Ynares Center 4–3
8March 9 Blackwater W 127–89 Roger Pogoy (28) Kelly Williams (7) Jericho Cruz (9) Ynares Center 5–3
9March 15 Alaska W 92–78 Roger Pogoy (24) Kelly Williams (11) Kelly Williams (9) Cuneta Astrodome 6–3
10March 22 Columbian W 101–98 Jayson Castro (20) Yousef Taha (10) Jayson Castro (7) Ynares Center 7–3
11March 24 NorthPort L 83–109 Don Trollano (15) Trollano, Williams (7) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(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

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–2
Quarterfinals: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 6 San Miguel L 78–80 Troy Rosario (23) Rosario, Williams (9) Jayson Castro (7) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2April 8 San Miguel W 93–88 Roger Pogoy (20) Troy Rosario (12) Jayson Castro (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3April 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

PosTeam
WLPCTGBQualification
1 TNT KaTropa 101.909—Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 NorthPort Batang Pier 92.8181
3 Blackwater Elite 74.636 [lower-alpha 1] 3Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 74.636 [lower-alpha 1] 3
5 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 56.455 [lower-alpha 2] 5
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 56.455 [lower-alpha 2] 5
7 San Miguel Beermen 56.455 [lower-alpha 2] 5Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 47.364 [lower-alpha 3] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 47.364 [lower-alpha 3] 6
10 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 47.364 [lower-alpha 3] 6
11 Columbian Dyip 38.273 [lower-alpha 4] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 38.273 [lower-alpha 4] 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. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
  3. 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
  4. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

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

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		 Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1 TNT 72104
8 Alaska 10893
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 8488
7 San Miguel 9890
7 San Miguel 3
(best-of-3)
6 Rain or Shine 1
3 Blackwater 1
6 Rain or Shine 2

Game log

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

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

PosTeam
WLPCTGBQualification
1 NLEX Road Warriors 83.727 [lower-alpha 1] —Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 83.727 [lower-alpha 1] —
3 TNT KaTropa 83.727 [lower-alpha 1] —
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 74.6361
5 San Miguel Beermen 65.545 [lower-alpha 2] 2Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 65.545 [lower-alpha 2] 2
7 Alaska Aces 56.455 [lower-alpha 3] 3
8 NorthPort Batang Pier 56.455 [lower-alpha 3] 3
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 47.364 [lower-alpha 4] 4
10 Kia Picanto 47.364 [lower-alpha 4] 4
11 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 38.2735
12 Blackwater Elite 29.1826
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. 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  3. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
  4. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Game log

2019 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 8–3
September: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1September 25 Blackwater W 135–107 K. J. McDaniels (41) K. J. McDaniels (22) Jayson Castro (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2September 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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3October 2 Phoenix W 123–118 McDaniels, Rosario (32) K. J. McDaniels (8) K. J. McDaniels (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
4October 5 Columbian W 125–120 K. J. McDaniels (29) K. J. McDaniels (17) Castro, McDaniels (6) Ynares Center 4–0
5October 9 NorthPort W 103–100 K. J. McDaniels (30) K. J. McDaniels (18) Jayson Castro (6) Cuneta Astrodome 5–0
6October 12 Meralco W 116–113 K. J. McDaniels (51) K. J. McDaniels (10) Jayson Castro (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–0
7October 18 Alaska W 99–93 (OT) K. J. McDaniels (37) K. J. McDaniels (13) K. J. McDaniels (5) Ynares Center 7–0
8October 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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9November 8 Barangay Ginebra L 93–96 K. J. McDaniels (32) K. J. McDaniels (12) K. J. McDaniels (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–2
10November 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
11November 20 San Miguel W 114–109 K. J. McDaniels (44) K. J. McDaniels (12) Jayson Castro (11) Ynares Center 8–3

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		 Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1 NLEX 90123
8 NorthPort 115126***
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

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)
Alfrancis Tamsi (from TNT)
2022 second round pick (from TNT)		To NLEX
John Paul Erram (from Blackwater)
Philip Paredes (from TNT)

Recruited imports

ConferenceNameCountryNumberDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's Cup Terrence Jones Flag of the United States.svg 1May 22
(vs. NLEX)		August 16
(vs. San Miguel)		16–7
Governors' Cup K. J. McDaniels Flag of the United States.svg 11September 25
(vs. Blackwater)		December 23
(vs. Meralco)		11–6

Awards

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Jayson Castro Philippine Cup Player of the Week January 28, 2019 [6]

Related Research Articles

The 2017–18 Alaska Aces season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The 2017–18 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 39th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The 2017–18 Blackwater Elite season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The 2017–18 Columbian Dyip season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Kia Picanto for the Philippine Cup

The 2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The 2017–18 Meralco Bolts season was the eighth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The 2017–18 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season was the 30th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The 2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

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

The 2019 Alaska Aces season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The 2019 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 40th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The 2019 Blackwater Elite season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The 2019 Columbian Dyip season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The 2019 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok season was the 31st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The 2019 Meralco Bolts season was the ninth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The 2019 NLEX Road Warriors season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The 2019 NorthPort Batang Pier season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The 2019 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The 2019 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The 2019 San Miguel Beermen season was the 44th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

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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