2016–17 TNT KaTropa season

The 2016–17 TNT KaTropa season was the 27th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2016–17 TNT KaTropa season
Head coach	Nash Racela
Owner(s)	Smart Communications (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 (.545)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (Lost to San Miguel, 3–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	8–3 (.727)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Runner-up (Lost to San Miguel, 2–4)
Governors' Cup results
Record	8–3 (.727)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (Lost to Barangay Ginebra, 1–3)
TNT KaTropa seasons

Key dates

• October 22, 2016: TNT KaTropa appointed Nash Racela to be its head coach replacing Jong Uichico.[1]
• October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Special draft

Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
Roger Pogoy	G/F	Philippines	Phoenix Accelerators	FEU

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
4	22	Timothy Habelito	F	New Zealand	Cafe France Bakers	QUT
5	24	Mikee Reyes	G	Philippines	Junior Powerade Tigers	UP
6	25	Levi Hernandez	G	Philippines	Fruitas Shakers	Arellano

Roster

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 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–03–18 Sonoma State G/F 6 Nuyles, Alex 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1989–07–05 Adamson F/C 7 Tautuaa, Moala 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–04–30 Chadron State G 8 Garcia, RR 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–12 Far Eastern G 9 Hernandez, Levi (R) 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/C 13 Chua, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1989–07–13 Ateneo F 14 Semerad, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda G 15 Lingganay, Rudy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–08–15 UE G/F 16 Pogoy, Roger (R) 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 F/C 21 Williams, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland G 25 Tamsi, Alfrancis (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1992–03–25 Far Eastern F 42 Seigle, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1976–06–14 Wagner F/C – Torres, Norbert (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–01–12 De La Salle	Head coach Nash Racela Assistant coach(es) Joshua Reyes (1st Assistant) Bong Ravena Gilbert Lao Alton Lister   Team manager Virgil Villavicencio Magnum Membrere (Assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

 

Philippine Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3
3	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
6	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5
9	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	7
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
2. Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
3. Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
4. Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5
November: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 November 23 Rain or Shine L 87–101 Ranidel de Ocampo (24) Ranidel de Ocampo (10) Ranidel de Ocampo (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 November 27 Barangay Ginebra W 108–103 Ranidel de Ocampo (22) de Ocampo, Rosario (7) Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
December : 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 3 December 2 Blackwater W 99–92 Castro, Tautuaa (20) Ranidel de Ocampo (8) Jayson Castro (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 December 9 Meralco L 87–98 Jayson Castro (23) Kelly Williams (8) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 December 16 Phoenix W 117–98 Castro, Williams (18) Kelly Williams (10) Ryan Reyes (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 December 23 Alaska W 109–100 Troy Rosario (26) Carey, de Ocampo, Williams (8) Jayson Castro (6) PhilSports Arena 4–2
January : 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 January 7 NLEX L 98–110 Jayson Castro (17) Carey, Williams (10) Jayson Castro (7) Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena 4–3 8 January 15 Star L 77–88 Ranidel de Ocampo (21) Roger Pogoy (11) Jayson Castro (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–4 9 January 18 Mahindra W 104–92 Troy Rosario (18) Reyes, Rosario (9) Castro, Pogoy, Reyes (4) Cuneta Astrodome 5–4 10 January 25 GlobalPort W 102–98 Roger Pogoy (20) Rosario, Tautuaa (8) Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (6) Cuneta Astrodome 6–4 11 January 28 San Miguel L 94–98 Moala Tautuaa (20) Troy Rosario (9) Jayson Castro (7) Ynares Center 6–5
2016–17 schedule

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel	98
	8	Rain or Shine	91
							1	San Miguel	4
		(Best-of-3)					4	TNT	3
	4	TNT	2
	5	GlobalPort	0
												1	San Miguel	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										7	Barangay Ginebra	1
	2	Alaska	81	97
	7	Barangay Ginebra	85	108
							7	Barangay Ginebra	4
		(Best-of-3)					3	Star	3
	3	Star	2
	6	Phoenix	0

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 5–4
Quarterfinals: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 February 4 GlobalPort W 109–101 Jayson Castro (20) Moala Tautuaa (9) Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 February 6 GlobalPort W 95–90 Ranidel de Ocampo (25) Troy Rosario (11) Jayson Castro (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
Semifinals: 3–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 February 8 San Miguel L 98–111 Jayson Castro (27) Moala Tautuaa (7) Jayson Castro (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 February 10 San Miguel W 87–85 Troy Rosario (14) Ranidel de Ocampo (13) Jayson Castro (11) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1 3 February 12 San Miguel W 98–92 Ranidel de Ocampo (24) Ranidel de Ocampo (9) Jayson Castro (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 February 14 San Miguel L 86–97 Larry Fonacier (15) Ganuelas-Rosser, Williams (7) Castro, Reyes (5) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2 5 February 16 San Miguel W 101–94 Castro, de Ocampo, Williams (18) Pogoy, Rosario, Williams (7) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 February 18 San Miguel L 88–104 Jayson Castro (19) Ryan Reyes (9) Jayson Castro (5) Mall of Asia Arena 3–3 7 February 20 San Miguel L 83–96 Larry Fonacier (14) Kelly Williams (14) Fonacier, Pogoy (4) Mall of Asia Arena 3–4
2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Star Hotshots	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455	4
7	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5
9	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182[lower-alpha 3]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182[lower-alpha 3]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
2. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
3. Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 8–3
March: 2–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 March 24 Meralco L 89–94 Lou Amundson (19) Lou Amundson (18) Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 March 26 Phoenix W 134–109 Lou Amundson (20) Lou Amundson (8) Jayson Castro (14) Ynares Center 1–1 3 March 31 Blackwater W 92–89 Roger Pogoy (24) Donté Greene (13) Castro, Pogoy, Reyes (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
April : 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 4 April 7 NLEX W 126–121 (OT) Jayson Castro (32) Donté Greene (16) Jayson Castro (11) Mall of Asia Arena 3–1 5 April 9 Mahindra W 86–84 Donté Greene (24) Donté Greene (14) Jayson Castro (7) Mall of Asia Arena 4–1 6 April 21 GlobalPort W 109–88 Donté Greene (33) Greene, Williams (10) Ryan Reyes (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1 7 April 23 Barangay Ginebra L 89–107 Donté Greene (28) Donté Greene (15) Jayson Castro (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2 All-Star Break
May : 2–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 8 May 5 San Miguel W 112–103 Donté Greene (41) Donté Greene (21) Greene, Rosales (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–2 9 May 10 Star L 97–107 Donté Greene (29) Donté Greene (12) Kris Rosales (4) Mall of Asia Arena 6–3 10 May 20 Alaska W 119–110 Joshua Smith (23) Joshua Smith (10) Jayson Castro (7) Ibalong Centrum for Recreation 7–3 11 May 28 Rain or Shine W 105–102 Joshua Smith (23) Joshua Smith (12) Castro, Rosario (4) Ynares Center 8–3
2016–17 schedule

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Barangay Ginebra	96
	8	GlobalPort	85
							1	Barangay Ginebra	1
		(Best-of-3)					4	TNT	3
	4	TNT	2
	5	Meralco	1
												4	TNT	2
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										2	San Miguel	4
	2	San Miguel	115
	7	Phoenix	96
							2	San Miguel	3
		(Best-of-3)					3	Star	1
	3	Star	2
	6	Rain or Shine	0

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 7–6
Quarterfinals: 2–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 June 5 Meralco W 102–84 Jayson Castro (25) Tautuaa, Williams (8) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 June 7 Meralco L 100–103 (OT) Joshua Smith (18) Joshua Smith (18) RR Garcia (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 June 9 Meralco W 104–96 (OT) Castro, Smith (31) Joshua Smith (27) Joshua Smith (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
Semifinals: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 June 11 Barangay Ginebra W 100–94 Joshua Smith (35) Joshua Smith (13) Jayson Castro (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 2 June 13 Barangay Ginebra W 107–103 Joshua Smith (16) Joshua Smith (16) Jayson Castro (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–0 3 June 15 Barangay Ginebra L 101–125 RR Garcia (16) Joshua Smith (7) Castro, Garcia (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 June 15 Barangay Ginebra W 122–109 Jayson Castro (38) Kelly Williams (12) Jayson Castro (11) Cuneta Astrodome 3–1
Finals: 2–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 June 21 San Miguel W 104–102 Roger Pogoy (27) Castro, Smith (9) Jayson Castro (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 June 23 San Miguel L 88–102 Jayson Castro (14) Tautuaa, Williams (7) Joshua Smith (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 June 25 San Miguel L 97–109 RR Garcia (19) Joshua Smith (14) RR Garcia (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 June 28 San Miguel W 102–97 Joshua Smith (20) Joshua Smith (15) Ryan Reyes (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 June 30 San Miguel L 102–111 Ranidel de Ocampo (19) Rosario, Smith (7) Jayson Castro (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3 6 July 2 San Miguel L 91–115 Troy Rosario (21) Kelly Williams (8) five players (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4
2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
5	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
8	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	9	.182	7
12	Kia Picanto	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
2. Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 8–3
July: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 July 28 Kia W 106–96 Michael Craig (21) Michael Craig (13) Michael Craig (12) Ynares Center 1–0
August : 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 2 August 2 San Miguel L 91–97 Michael Craig (16) Michael Craig (18) Ranidel de Ocampo (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 August 4 Alaska W 107–106 Michael Craig (28) Michael Craig (19) Jayson Castro (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 August 20 Rain or Shine L 73–105 Glen Rice Jr. (19) Ranidel de Ocampo (11) Ryan Reyes (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 August 25 Phoenix W 110–103 Glen Rice Jr. (38) Glen Rice Jr. (9) Glen Rice Jr. (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 August 30 Blackwater W 117–96 Glen Rice Jr. (31) Troy Rosario (9) Castro, Rice Jr. (4) Mall of Asia Arena 4–2
September: 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 September 1 GlobalPort L 112–119 Glen Rice Jr. (39) Glen Rice Jr. (13) Glen Rice Jr. (5) Ynares Center 4–3 8 September 6 Meralco W 113–107 Glen Rice Jr. (32) Kelly Williams (13) Ryan Reyes (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–3 9 September 13 NLEX W 112–107 Glen Rice Jr. (25) Glen Rice Jr. (15) Glen Rice Jr. (10) Ynares Center 6–3 10 September 17 Star W 104–99 Glen Rice Jr. (43) Glen Rice Jr. (19) Glen Rice Jr. (9) Ynares Center 7–3 11 September 23 Barangay Ginebra W 121–92 Glen Rice Jr. (36) Kelly Williams (11) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–3
2016–17 schedule

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Meralco	91	104
	8	Blackwater	92	96
							1	Meralco	3
		(#4 twice-to-beat)					4	Star	0
	4	Star	89
	5	NLEX	77
												1	Meralco	3
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										3	Barangay Ginebra	4
	2	TNT	102	118
	7	Rain or Shine	106	114
							2	TNT	1
		(#3 twice-to-beat)					3	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	Barangay Ginebra	104
	6	San Miguel	84

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–4
Quarterfinals: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 September 27 Rain or Shine L 102–106 Kelly Williams (23) Troy Rosario (16) Castro, Rice Jr. (6) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1 2 September 29 Rain or Shine W 118–114 Glen Rice Jr. (34) Glen Rice Jr. (16) Jayson Castro (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
Semifinals : 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 October 2 Barangay Ginebra L 94–121 Glen Rice Jr. (26) Glen Rice Jr. (10) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 October 4 Barangay Ginebra W 103–96 Glen Rice Jr. (21) Kelly Williams (11) Jayson Castro (10) Batangas City Coliseum 1–1 3 October 6 Barangay Ginebra L 103–106 Glen Rice Jr. (44) Glen Rice Jr. (20) Jayson Castro (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 October 8 Barangay Ginebra L 105–115 Troy Rosario (28) Troy Rosario (10) Jayson Castro (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Pre-season

November
November 15, 2016[2]	To TNT Frank Golla	To Blackwater Dylan Ababou

Commissioner's Cup

April
April 24, 2017[3]	To TNT RR Garcia	To San Miguel Matt Ganuelas-Rosser

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Lou Amundson		8	March 24 (vs. Meralco)	March 26 (vs. Phoenix)	1–1
	Donté Greene		20	March 31 (vs. Blackwater)	May 10 (vs. Star)	5–2
	Joshua Smith		32	May 20 (vs. Alaska)	July 2 (vs. San Miguel)	9–6
Governors' Cup	Michael Craig		32	July 28 (vs. Kia)	August 4 (vs. Alaska)	2–1
	Glen Rice Jr.		41	August 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)	October 8 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	8–6

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Troy Rosario	All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Mindanao leg)	April 26, 2017	[4]
Roger Pogoy	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	June 13, 2017	[5]
Jayson Castro		June 19, 2017	[6]
Roger Pogoy	Rookie of the Year Award	October 20, 2017	[7]
Honors
Jayson Castro	Second Mythical Team	October 20, 2017
Kelly Williams

References

1. Nash Racela officially gets TNT KaTropa coaching post, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, October 22, 2016
2. tnt sends ababou to blackwater for golla, pba.inquirer.net, November 21, 2016.
3. San Miguel sends RR Garcia to TNT for Matt Ganuelas-Rosser in rare trade between rivals, spin.ph, April 24, 2017.
4. Sacamos, Karlo (April 26, 2017). "Gilas made to sweat by Mindanao selection as PBA All-Star game ends in a draw". spin.ph. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
5. "Pogoy's Game 1 explosion earns him Best Player of the Week honors". foxsportsasia.com. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
6. "Castro cops Player of the Week citation". pba.ph. June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
7. "Fajardo, Pogoy big winners at The Leos". PBA.ph. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.