2019 TNT KaTropa season

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

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

Draft picks
Main article: 2018 PBA draft

Roster
TNT KaTropa roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 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/C 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
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Gabby Cui
  • Miguel Fernandez (assistant)


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

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings
Pos Team 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[lower-alpha 1] 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 1] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] 5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 2] 5
10 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 2] 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. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
  2. 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
February : 1–0
March : 4–1

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

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[lower-alpha 1] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 1] 3
5 Magnolia Hotshots 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 2] 5
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 2] 5
7 San Miguel Beermen 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 2] 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 3] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 3] 6
10 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 3] 6
11 Columbian Dyip 3 8 .273[lower-alpha 4] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .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. Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
  3. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
  4. Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log
2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 10–1
May: 2–1
June : 5–0
July : 3–0

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
Semifinals: 3–1
Finals: 2–4


Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] —
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] —
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636 1
5 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Magnolia Hotshots 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 2] 2
7 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3
8 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 3] 3
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 4] 4
10 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 4] 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. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
  2. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
  4. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

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
ConferenceNameCountryNumberDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupTerrence Jones1May 22
(vs. NLEX)		August 16
(vs. San Miguel)		16–7

Awards
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Jayson Castro Philippine Cup Player of the Week January 28, 2019 [6]
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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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