2016–17 TNT KaTropa season

TNT KaTropa
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

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

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

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

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5

November: 1–1

December : 3–1

January : 2–3

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

Semifinals: 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]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
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	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
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:

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

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 8–3

March: 2–1

April : 3–1

May : 2–1

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

Semifinals: 3–1

Finals: 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:

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

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 8–3

July: 1–0

August : 3–2

September: 4–1

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

Semifinals : 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	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
Governors' Cup	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	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	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	Second Mythical Team	October 20, 2017

References

Nash Racela officially gets TNT KaTropa coaching post, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, October 22, 2016
tnt sends ababou to blackwater for golla, pba.inquirer.net, November 21, 2016.
San Miguel sends RR Garcia to TNT for Matt Ganuelas-Rosser in rare trade between rivals, spin.ph, April 24, 2017.
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.
"Pogoy's Game 1 explosion earns him Best Player of the Week honors". foxsportsasia.com. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
"Castro cops Player of the Week citation". pba.ph. June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
"Fajardo, Pogoy big winners at The Leos". PBA.ph. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

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[table_hth_ALA0.67823063660331-2] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star

[table_hth_BGSM0.67823063660331-3] Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.

[table_hth_BWE0.67823063660331-4] Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater

[table_hth_MAH0.67823063660331-5] Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

[table_hth_BGSM0.72310394315194-6] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903

[table_hth_ALA0.72310394315194-7] Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska

[table_hth_BWE0.72310394315194-8] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

[table_hth_TNT0.12334444705553-9] Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_SH0.12334444705553-10] Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96

[table_hth_ALA0.12334444705553-11] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

[1] Nash Racela officially gets TNT KaTropa coaching post, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, October 22, 2016

[12] tnt sends ababou to blackwater for golla, pba.inquirer.net, November 21, 2016.

[13] San Miguel sends RR Garcia to TNT for Matt Ganuelas-Rosser in rare trade between rivals, spin.ph, April 24, 2017.

[14] 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.

[15] "Pogoy's Game 1 explosion earns him Best Player of the Week honors". foxsportsasia.com. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[16] "Castro cops Player of the Week citation". pba.ph. June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.

[17] "Fajardo, Pogoy big winners at The Leos". PBA.ph. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.