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
Record74
(63.6%)
Place4th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel, 1–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record101
(90.9%)
Place1st
Playoff finishRunner-up (lost to San Miguel, 2–4)
Governors' Cup results
Record83
(72.7%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Meralco, 2–3)
TNT KaTropa seasons
2020  

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

Contents

Key dates

2018

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityPBA D-League teamCollege
328 Jeffrey Ongteco C/FFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Flying V Benilde
437 C. J. Isit GFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Batangas-EAC Mapúa

Roster

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

Roster


Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
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 [a] 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 74.636 [a] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 74.636 [a] 2
6 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 65.5453
7 NorthPort Batang Pier 56.4554 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 47.364 [b] 5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 47.364 [b] 5
10 Columbian Dyip 47.364 [b] 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 88–80 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

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 TNT KaTropa 101.909 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 NorthPort Batang Pier 92.8181
3 Blackwater Elite 74.636 [a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 74.636 [a] 3
5 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 56.455 [b] 5
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 56.455 [b] 5
7 San Miguel Beermen 56.455 [b] 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 47.364 [c] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 47.364 [c] 6
10 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 47.364 [c] 6
11 Columbian Dyip 38.273 [d] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 38.273 [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. 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 108–103 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
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

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 NLEX Road Warriors 83.727 [a] Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 83.727 [a]
3 TNT KaTropa 83.727 [a]
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 74.6361
5 San Miguel Beermen 65.545 [b] 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 65.545 [b] 2
7 Alaska Aces 56.455 [c] 3
8 NorthPort Batang Pier 56.455 [c] 3
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 47.364 [d] 4
10 Kia Picanto 47.364 [d] 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 [1] >
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
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 [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

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 [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.