2023–24 TNT Tropang Giga season

2023–24 TNT Tropang Giga season
Head coachJojo Lastimosa (Commissioner's Cup)
Chot Reyes
General ManagerJojo Lastimosa
Owner(s)Smart Communications
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record5–6 (45.5%)
Place8th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Magnolia with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5 (54.5%)
Place4th
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[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

Main article: PBA Season 48 draft

TNT did not pick in this draft.

Roster[edit]

TNT Tropang Giga roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 0 Philippines Eboña, Barkley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–29 Far Eastern
C 7 Philippines Erram, Poy Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo
F 8 Philippines Oftana, Calvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996–01–03 San Beda
F 9 United States Varilla, Paul 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1993–08–10 UE
G 10 Philippines Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
F 12 Philippines Khobuntin, Glenn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991–09–07 National-U
G 13 Philippines Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
G 15 Philippines Montalbo, Kib 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1996–04–02 De La Salle
G/F 16 Philippines Pogoy, Roger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern
G 17 Philippines Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian
F/C 21 United States Williams, Kelly (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland
G/F 24 Philippines Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona
F/C 27 Philippines Ponferada, Jewel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1988–07–08 National-U
F/C 32 United States Galinato, Henry (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Philippines
G 35 Philippines Aurin, Kim (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UPHSD
F/C 45 United States Ganuelas-Rosser, Brandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994–06–29 UC Riverside
G – Philippines Exciminiano, Chris (3x3) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–11–17 Far Eastern
F – Philippines de Leon, Samboy (3x3) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–03–09 Centro Escolar
G 26 Philippines Vosotros, Almond (3x3) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–26 De La Salle
G 29 Philippines Mendoza, Gryann (3x3) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–09–09 Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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 Injured

Roster

Preseason[edit]

PBA on Tour[edit]

Game log[edit]

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) M. Ganuelas-Rosser, Tungcab (4) Ynares Sports Arena 1–10

Commissioner's Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

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[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:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log[edit]

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[edit]

Bracket[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Magnolia109
8TNT94
1Magnolia3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Phoenix Super LPG1
4Phoenix Super LPG10788
5Meralco116***84
1Magnolia2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel127
7Rain or Shine122
2San Miguel3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra0
3Barangay Ginebra106
6NorthPort93

*Game went into overtime

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Game log[edit]

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 January 17 Magnolia L 94–109 Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (27) Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (9) Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (11) PhilSports Arena 0–1

Philippine Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
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 4 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Giga 6 5 .545 4
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545 4
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545 4
7 Magnolia Hotshots 6 5 .545 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Terrafirma Dyip 5 6 .455[a] 5
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[a] 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:
  1. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Terrafirma 104–96 NorthPort

Game log[edit]

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5
February: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 February 28 Rain or Shine W 108–107 Calvin Oftana (23) B. Ganuelas-Rosser, Oftana (14) Jayson Castro (7) Ynares Center 1–0
March: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 March 2 Blackwater L 76–87 Calvin Oftana (21) Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser (8) Castro, Oftana (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 March 9 Terrafirma W 100–97 Jayson Castro (23) Henry Galinato (11) Ryan Reyes (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 March 17 San Miguel L 89–91 Jayson Castro (20) Calvin Oftana (8) Jayson Castro (6) Ynares Center 2–2
All-Star Break
April: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 April 5 NorthPort L 96–112 Roger Pogoy (34) Henry Galinato (11) Castro, Oftana (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3
6 April 7 Meralco W 92–90 Calvin Oftana (26) Kelly Williams (13) Aurin, Pogoy (2) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–3
7 April 13 NLEX W 104–101 Calvin Oftana (37) Calvin Oftana (12) Calvin Oftana (6) Candon City Sports Complex 4–3
8 April 19 Barangay Ginebra L 83–87 Oftana, Pogoy (19) Kelly Williams (8) Jayson Castro (8) PhilSports Arena 4–4
9 April 24 Phoenix W 108–101 Roger Pogoy (23) Kelly Williams (13) Castro, Montalbo (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–4
May: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 May 1 Converge L 103–107 Calvin Oftana (33) Calvin Oftana (12) Kib Montalbo (9) PhilSports Arena 5–5
11 May 5 Magnolia W 98–93 Kelly Williams (19) Calvin Oftana (11) Jayson Castro (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–5

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel
8Terrafirma
(Best-of-3)
4TNT
5Rain or Shine
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Barangay Ginebra
7Magnolia
(Best-of-3)
3Meralco
6NLEX
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East Asia Super League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Japan Chiba Jets 6 6 0 546 450 +96 Semifinals
2 South Korea Anyang JKJ Red Boosters 6 4 2 542 537 +5
3 Philippines TNT Tropang Giga 6 1[a] 5 491 536 −45
4 Chinese Taipei Taipei Fubon Braves 6 1[a] 5 464 520 −56
Source: EASL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b TNT Tropang Giga 177–175 Taipei Fubon Braves

Game log[edit]

11 October 2023 Chiba Jets Japan 93–75 Philippines 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 Philippines 66–75 Japan 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 Chinese Taipei 106–97 Philippines 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 JKJ Red Boosters South Korea 105–97 Philippines 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 Philippines 80–69 Chinese Taipei 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 Philippines 76–88 South Korea Anyang JKJ Red Boosters Pasig
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[edit]

Free agency[edit]

Signings[edit]

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
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[edit]

Player Number Position Reason New team
Mikey Williams[10] 5 Shooting guard / Point guard Contract termination

Trades[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

September
September 21, 2023[11] To TNT
Henry Galinato
Jewel Ponferada 		To Rain or Shine
Dave Marcelo
2024 TNT first-round pick

Mid-season[edit]

February
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[edit]

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) January 17, 2024 (vs. Magnolia) 1–2

References[edit]

  1. ^ [1], PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Dave Marcelo, Carl Bryan Cruz sign fresh contracts with TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "RR Pogoy resists Japan offers to sign three-year TNT deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "TNT Tropang GIGA on Instagram: "More to come from Glenn!✍🏼📈"". Instagram. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Terrado, Reuben. "Mike Tolomia signed to one-conference deal by depleted TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Free agent Barkley Ebona signed to one-year deal by TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  9. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Kim Aurin rewarded with a longer TNT contract after impressive debut". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  10. ^ Dioquino, Delfin. "TNT terminates Mikey Williams' contract after standoff". Rappler. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  11. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "RoS sending Galinato, Ponferada to TNT for Marcelo, future first-round pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "TNT acquires Brandon GanuelaS-Rosser". pba.ph. February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
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