2023–24 TNT Tropang Giga season
Basketball team season
2023–24 TNT Tropang Giga season | |
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Head coach | Jojo Lastimosa (Commissioner's Cup) Chot Reyes |
General Manager | Jojo Lastimosa Miguel Fernandez (assistant) |
Owner(s) | Smart Communications (an MVP group subsidiary) |
Commissioner's Cup results | |
Record | 5–6 (45.5%) |
Place | 8th |
Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to Magnolia with twice-to-win disadvantage) |
Philippine Cup results | |
Record | 6–5 (54.5%) |
Place | 4th |
Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to Rain or Shine, 1–2) |
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
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Preseason
PBA on Tour
Game log
2023 PBA on Tour game log Total: 1–10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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June: 0–5
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July: 1–5
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Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team
| W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
4 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
5 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
6 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | |
7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 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[c] | 8 | |
12 | Converge FiberXers | 1 | 10 | .091[c] | 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]
Notes:
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 c d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge
Game log
2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 5–6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 2–2
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December: 2–3
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January: 1–1
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Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
1 | Magnolia | 109 | ||||||||||||
8 | TNT | 94 | ||||||||||||
1 | Magnolia | 3 | ||||||||||||
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4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 107 | 88 | |||||||||||
5 | Meralco | 116*** | 84 | |||||||||||
1 | Magnolia | 2 | ||||||||||||
(#2 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
2 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | San Miguel | 127 | ||||||||||||
7 | Rain or Shine | 122 | ||||||||||||
2 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
(#3 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
3 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Barangay Ginebra | 106 | ||||||||||||
6 | NorthPort | 93 | ||||||||||||
*Game went into overtime
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Game log
2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 0–1
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team
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1 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | |
3 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
4 | TNT Tropang Giga | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | |
5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | |
6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | |
7 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
8 | Terrafirma Dyip | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 5 | |
9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 5 | |
10 | Blackwater Bossing | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
12 | Converge FiberXers | 2 | 9 | .182 | 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[3]
Notes:
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 d e Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
- ^ a b Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).
Game log
2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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February: 1–0
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March: 1–2
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April: 3–2
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May: 1–1
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Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
1 | San Miguel | 95 | 110 | |||||||||||
8 | Terrafirma | 106 | 91 | |||||||||||
1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
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5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | TNT | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||
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3 | Meralco | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Barangay Ginebra | 99 | ||||||||||||
7 | Magnolia | 77 | ||||||||||||
2 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
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3 | Meralco | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Meralco | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | NLEX | 0 | ||||||||||||
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Game log
2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 1–2
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East Asia Super League
Group stage
Standings
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 546 | 450 | +96 | Semifinals |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 542 | 537 | +5 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1[a] | 5 | 491 | 536 | −45 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1[a] | 5 | 464 | 520 | −56 |
Source: EASL
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b TNT Tropang Giga 177–175 Taipei Fubon Braves
Game log
Chiba Jets
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TNT Tropang Giga
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![Philippines](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png)
11 October 2023 | Chiba Jets ![]() | 93–75 | ![]() | Funabashi | |
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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 |
TNT Tropang Giga
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Chiba Jets
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1 November 2023 | TNT Tropang Giga ![]() | 66–75 | ![]() | Santa Rosa | |
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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 |
Taipei Fubon Braves
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TNT Tropang Giga
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15 November 2023 | Taipei Fubon Braves ![]() | 106–97 | ![]() | Taipei | |
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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 |
Anyang JKJ Red Boosters
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TNT Tropang Giga
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6 December 2023 | Anyang JKJ Red Boosters ![]() | 105–97 | ![]() | Anyang | |
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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 |
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Taipei Fubon Braves
![Philippines](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png)
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20 December 2023 | TNT Tropang Giga ![]() | 80–69 | ![]() | Santa Rosa | |
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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 |
TNT Tropang Giga
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Anyang JKJ Red Boosters
![Philippines](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png)
![South Korea](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png)
24 January 2024 | TNT Tropang Giga ![]() | 76–88 | ![]() | Pasig | |
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19:00 (PST) | Scoring by quarter: 19–34, 22–19, 20–18, 15–17 | ||||
Pts: Ro. Hollis-Jefferson 33 Rebs: Ra. Hollis-Jefferson 12 Asts: Ro. Hollis-Jefferson 7 | Boxscore | Pts: Choi 23 Rebs: Carter, Wilson 14 Asts: Carter, Park 7 | Arena: PhilSports Arena |
Transactions
Free agency
Signings
Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
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Dave Marcelo | May 16, 2023[4] | Not disclosed | 1 year | Re-signed |
Carl Bryan Cruz | ||||
Roger Pogoy | June 26, 2023[5] | 3 years | ||
Glenn Khobuntin | October 2, 2023[6] | |||
Mike Tolomia | November 10, 2023[7] | 1 conference | Zamboanga Valientes (Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup) | |
Barkley Eboña | February 19, 2024[8] | 1 year | Converge FiberXers | |
Kim Aurin | February 20, 2024[9] | 2 years | Re-signed |
Subtractions
Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team |
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Mikey Williams[10] | 5 | Shooting guard / Point guard | Contract termination |
Trades
Pre-season
September | |||
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September 21, 2023[11] | To TNT Henry Galinato Jewel Ponferada | To Rain or Shine Dave Marcelo 2024 TNT first-round pick |
Mid-season
February | |||
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February 26, 2024[12] | |||
To TNT Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser | To Blackwater Justin Chua Jaydee Tungcab 2025 TNT first-round pick | To NLEX Yousef Taha Ato Ular 2025 Blackwater first-round pick |
Recruited imports
Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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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) | January 17, 2024 (vs. Magnolia) | 1–2 |
References
- ^ [1], PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
- ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Free agent Barkley Ebona signed to one-year deal by TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Kim Aurin rewarded with a longer TNT contract after impressive debut". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "TNT acquires Brandon GanuelaS-Rosser". pba.ph. February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.