2023–24 TNT Tropang Giga season

2023–24 TNT Tropang Giga season
2023–24 TNT Tropang Giga season
Head coach	Jojo Lastimosa
Owner(s)	Smart Communications; (an MVP group subsidiary)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	5–6 (45.5%)
Place	8th
Philippine Cup results
Place	TBD
TNT Tropang Giga seasons

The 2023–24 TNT Tropang Giga season is the 33rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

September 17: The PBA Season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.^[1]

Draft picks

TNT did not pick in this draft.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
F/C	0	Flores, Lervin (FA)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1992–09–26	Arellano
F/C	1	Chua, Justin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	1989–07–13	Ateneo
F	2	Cruz, Carl Bryan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1991–08–21	Far Eastern
G	6	Tolomia, Mike	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1993–01–06	Far Eastern
C	7	Erram, Poy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	1989–07–07	Ateneo
F	8	Oftana, Calvin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1996–01–03	San Beda
G/F	9	Varilla, Paul (FA)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		1993–08–10	UE
G	10	Reyes, Ryan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1983–08–10	Cal State Fullerton
G	11	Tungcab, Jaydee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1997–05–05	Philippines
F	12	Khobuntin, Glenn	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1991–09–07	National-U
G	13	Heruela, Brian	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1989–04–13	Cebu
G	15	Montalbo, Kib	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1996–04–02	De La Salle
G/F	16	Pogoy, Roger	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	20	Hollis-Jefferson, Rahlir (I)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1991–06–26	Temple
F/C	21	Williams, Kelly (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1982–02–07	Oakland
G/F	24	Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1990–06–13	Cal Poly Pomona
F/C	27	Ponferada, Jewel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	1988–07–08	National-U
F	32	Galinato, Henry (R)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)		Philippines
G/F	35	Aurin, Kim (R)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)		UPHSD
G	–	Exciminiano, Chris (3x3)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1988–11–17	Far Eastern
F	–	de Leon, Samboy (3x3)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1992–03–09	Centro Escolar
G	26	Vosotros, Almond (3x3)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1990–01–26	De La Salle
G	29	Mendoza, Gryann (3x3)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1990–09–09	Far Eastern

Head coach

Jojo Lastimosa

Assistant coach(es)

Josh Reyes (1st assistant)
Sandy Arespacochaga
Mau Belen
Ranidel de Ocampo
Yurri Escueta
Bong Ravena
Chot Reyes (senior consultant)

Team manager

Jojo Lastimosa
Miguel Fernandez (assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie
(3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team

Injured

Roster

Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 1–10

June: 0–5

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	June 2	NorthPort	L 90–99	Glenn Khobuntin (24)	Glenn Khobuntin (8)	Kib Montalbo (7)	Ynares Center	0–1
2	June 7	Terrafirma	L 92–104	Glenn Khobuntin (25)	Glenn Khobuntin (9)	Kib Montalbo (10)	Ynares Sports Arena	0–2
3	June 16	Magnolia	L 63–96	Glenn Khobuntin (23)	Dave Marcelo (7)	Alfaro, Varilla (3)	Ynares Sports Arena	0–3
4	June 21	Converge	L 84–109	Glenn Khobuntin (22)	Jopia, Marcelo (6)	Jaydee Tungcab (5)	Ynares Sports Arena	0–4
5	June 28	Meralco	L 90–108	Glenn Khobuntin (28)	Jaydee Tungcab (8)	Jaydee Tungcab (5)	Ynares Sports Arena	0–5

July: 1–5

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	July 7	San Miguel	L 74–111	Jaydee Tungcab (30)	Carl Bryan Cruz (8)	Cuntapay, Montalbo, Tungcab (3)	Ynares Sports Arena	0–6
7	July 12	Rain or Shine	L 100–106	Glenn Khobuntin (24)	Glenn Khobuntin (15)	Jaydee Tungcab (4)	Ynares Sports Arena	0–7
8	July 12	Phoenix Super LPG	W 96–88	Glenn Khobuntin (21)	Lervin Flores (13)	Kib Montalbo (5)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–7
9	July 21	Barangay Ginebra	L 67–81	Glenn Khobuntin (25)	Glenn Khobuntin (9)	Kib Montalbo (5)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–8
10	July 26	NLEX	L 84–97	Carl Bryan Cruz (26)	Glenn Khobuntin (10)	Brian Heruela (6)	Filoil EcoOil Centre	1–9
11	July 30	Blackwater	L 78–101	Glenn Khobuntin (14)	Jaydee Tungcab (8)	Ganuelas-Rosser, Tungcab (4)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–10

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Magnolia Hotshots	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727	1
4	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	3	.727	1
5	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545	3
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545	3
8	TNT Tropang Giga	5	6	.455	4
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364	5
10	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	7
11	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091	8
12	Converge FiberXers	1	10	.091	8

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]

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 5–6

November: 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 5	Magnolia	L 102–110	Quincy Miller (37)	Quincy Miller (14)	Jayson Castro (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	November 11	Converge	W 101–98 (OT)	Jayson Castro (23)	Ro. Hollis-Jefferson, Khobuntin (11)	Brian Heruela (5)	Ynares Center	1–1
3	November 22	Terrafirma	W 133–93	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (37)	Glenn Khobuntin (11)	Calvin Oftana (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1
4	November 26	Meralco	L 95–109	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (47)	Kelly Williams (13)	Jayson Castro (5)	PhilSports Arena	2–2

December: 2–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	December 1	NorthPort	L 123–128 (OT)	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (35)	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (13)	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (8)	PhilSports Arena	2–3
6	December 13	NLEX	W 113–97	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (33)	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (15)	Kib Montalbo (7)	PhilSports Arena	3–3
7	December 15	Blackwater	W 105–96	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (42)	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (12)	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–3
8	December 17	San Miguel	L 93–98	Calvin Oftana (27)	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (15)	Kib Montalbo (6)	Ynares Center	4–4
9	December 25	Barangay Ginebra	L 78–86	Calvin Oftana (27)	Henry Galinato (9)	Kib Montalbo (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–5

January: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
10	January 5	Rain or Shine	L 112–119	Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (50)	Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (16)	Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–6
11	January 14	Phoenix Super LPG	W 116–96	Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (35)	Henry Galinato (11)	Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (11)	PhilSports Arena	5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals
(Best-of-5)

Finals
(Best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1

Magnolia

8

TNT

(#4 twice-to-beat)

4

Phoenix Super LPG

5

Meralco

(#2 twice-to-beat)

2

San Miguel

7

Rain or Shine

(#3 twice-to-beat)

3

Barangay Ginebra

6

NorthPort

East Asia Super League

Group stage

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Chiba Jets (A)	6	6	0	546	450	+96	Semifinals
2	Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters	4	2	2	370	391	−21	Semifinals
3	TNT Tropang Giga	5	1	4	415	448	−33
4	Taipei Fubon Braves	5	1	4	394	436	−42

Updated to match(es) played on 10 January 2024. Source: EASL
(A) Advance to a further round

Game log

11 October 2023	Chiba Jets	93–75	TNT Tropang Giga	Funabashi
19:00 (JST)	Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 24–22, 26–12, 22–19
	Pts: Brown, Stephens 19 Rebs: Brown 12 Asts: Ogawa 6	Boxscore	Pts: Miller 22 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 9 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson, Montalbo 5	Arena: Funabashi Arena Attendance: 3,667

1 November 2023	TNT Tropang Giga	66–75	Chiba Jets	Santa Rosa
19:00 (PST)	Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 18–27, 24–14, 10–11
	Pts: Miller 22 Rebs: Miller 13 Asts: Castro, Oftana 3	Boxscore	Pts: Mooney 30 Rebs: Mooney 16 Asts: Togashi 5	Arena: City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex

15 November 2023	Taipei Fubon Braves	106–97	TNT Tropang Giga	Taipei
19:00 (TST)	Scoring by quarter: 31–34, 23–18, 30–23, 22–22
	Pts: Johnson 29 Rebs: Singletary 9 Asts: Barefield 7	Boxscore	Pts: Miller 34 Rebs: Miller 10 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 10	Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium

6 December 2023	Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters	105–97	TNT Tropang Giga	Anyang
19:00 (KST)	Scoring by quarter: 32–26, 26–18, 22–23, 25–30
	Pts: Choi 24 Rebs: Monroe 10 Asts: Park 10	Boxscore	Pts: Miller 35 Rebs: Miller 9 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson, Montalbo 5	Arena: Anyang Gymnasium

20 December 2023	TNT Tropang Giga	80–69	Taipei Fubon Braves	Santa Rosa
19:00 (PST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 31–21, 14–16, 18–11
	Pts: Ro. Hollis-Jefferson 35 Rebs: Ro. Hollis-Jefferson 11 Asts: Ro. Hollis-Jefferson 5	Boxscore	Pts: Johnson 19 Rebs: Johnson 20 Asts: Chou 6	Arena: City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex

24 January 2024	TNT Tropang Giga	vs.	Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters	Pasig
19:00 (PST)
		Boxscore		Arena: PhilSports Arena

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Dave Marcelo	May 16, 2023^[3]	Not disclosed	1 year	Re-signed
Carl Bryan Cruz	May 16, 2023^[3]		1 year
Roger Pogoy	June 26, 2023^[4]		3 years
Glenn Khobuntin	October 2, 2023^[5]		3 years
Mike Tolomia	November 10, 2023^[6]		1 conference	Converge FiberXers

Subtractions

Player	Number	Position	Reason	New team
Mikey Williams^[7]	5	Shooting guard / Point guard	Contract termination

Trades

Pre-season

September
September 21, 2023^[8]	To TNT Henry Galinato Jewel Ponferada	To Rain or Shine Dave Marcelo 2024 TNT first-round pick

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Quincy Miller	November 5, 2023 (vs. Magnolia)		0–1
	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	November 11, 2023 (vs. Converge)	December 17, 2023 (vs. San Miguel)	4–3
	Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson	January 5, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine)		1–1

References

↑ , PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
↑ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
↑ Ramos, Gerry. "Dave Marcelo, Carl Bryan Cruz sign fresh contracts with TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
↑ "RR Pogoy resists Japan offers to sign three-year TNT deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
↑ "TNT Tropang GIGA on Instagram: "More to come from Glenn!✍🏼📈"". Instagram. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
↑ Terrado, Reuben. "Mike Tolomia signed to one-conference deal by depleted TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
↑ Dioquino, Delfin. "TNT terminates Mikey Williams' contract after standoff". Rappler. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
↑ Ramos, Gerry. "RoS sending Galinato, Ponferada to TNT for Marcelo, future first-round pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 25, 2023.

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[1] , PBA.ph, September 17, 2023

[2] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.

[3] Ramos, Gerry. "Dave Marcelo, Carl Bryan Cruz sign fresh contracts with TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[4] "RR Pogoy resists Japan offers to sign three-year TNT deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[5] "TNT Tropang GIGA on Instagram: "More to come from Glenn!✍🏼📈"". Instagram. Retrieved October 18, 2023.

[6] Terrado, Reuben. "Mike Tolomia signed to one-conference deal by depleted TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

[7] Dioquino, Delfin. "TNT terminates Mikey Williams' contract after standoff". Rappler. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

[8] Ramos, Gerry. "RoS sending Galinato, Ponferada to TNT for Marcelo, future first-round pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 25, 2023.

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