2019 TNT KaTropa season

2019 TNT KaTropa season
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
	← 2017–18 2020 →

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

Draft picks

Roster

2019 TNT KaTropa roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	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)

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	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
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	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
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:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
^ ^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

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	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
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	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
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:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
^ ^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

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^[3]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
^ ^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

*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

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	^[6]

References

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

[table_hth_BGSM0.15073020390735-1] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98

[table_hth_ALA0.15073020390735-2] Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

[table_hth_BGSM0.71983448076986-4] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_MAG0.71983448076986-5] Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83

[table_hth_ALA0.71983448076986-6] Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco

[table_hth_COL0.71983448076986-7] Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

[table_hth_MER0.19599296394549-9] Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958

[table_hth_MAG0.19599296394549-10] Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia

[table_hth_ALA0.19599296394549-11] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort

[table_hth_COL0.19599296394549-12] Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

[3] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".

[8] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".

[13] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

[14] "SMB trades for Terrence Romeo, Tubid, Zamar get PBA approval". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

[15] Dioquino, Delfin. "It's official: NLEX gets Erram in 3-team trade involving Desiderio, Tratter". Rappler. Retrieved December 28, 2018.

[16] "Jason Castro named Player of the Week". PBA.ph. January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

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