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2019 TNT KaTropa season

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

2019 TNT KaTropa season
Head coachBong Ravena
ConsultantMark Dickel
General ManagerGabby 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 →

Draft picks

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Main article: 2018 PBA draft

Roster

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2019 TNT KaTropa roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (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


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

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Eliminations

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Standings

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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[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
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:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

Game log

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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

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Phoenix91
8Alaska76
1Phoenix1
(best-of-3)
5San Miguel4
4TNT1
5San Miguel2
5San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6Magnolia3
2Rain or Shine91
7NorthPort85
2Rain or Shine3
(best-of-3)
6Magnolia4
3Barangay Ginebra1
6Magnolia2
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Game log

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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

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Eliminations

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Standings

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

Game log

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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

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1TNT72104
8Alaska10893
1TNT3
(best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra1
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Magnolia0
1TNT2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
7San Miguel4
2NorthPort8488
7San Miguel9890
7San Miguel3
(best-of-3)
6Rain or Shine1
3Blackwater1
6Rain or Shine2
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Game log

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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

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 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:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Game log

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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

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1NLEX90123
8NorthPort115126***
8NorthPort1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Barangay Ginebra3
4Barangay Ginebra100
5San Miguel97
4Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Meralco1
2Meralco94
7Alaska84
2Meralco3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3TNT2
3TNT98
6Magnolia97

*Game went into overtime

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Transactions

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Trades

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Preseason

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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

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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

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

References

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  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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