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

HeadcoachNash Racela
General managerVirgil Villavicencio
Magnum Membrere (assistant)
OwnersSmart Communications
(an MVP Group subsidiary)
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Quick facts TNT KaTropa season, Head coach ...
2016–17 TNT KaTropa season
Head coachNash Racela
General managerVirgil Villavicencio
Magnum Membrere (assistant)
OwnersSmart Communications
(an MVP Group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to San Miguel, 3–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place4th
Playoff finishRunner-up (lost to San Miguel, 2–4)
Governors' Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 1–3)
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Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 PBA draft

Special draft

More information Player, Position ...
Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
Roger Pogoy G/F  Philippines Phoenix Accelerators FEU
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Regular draft

More information Round, Pick ...
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
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Roster

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2016–17 TNT KaTropa roster
Players Coaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F/C 2 Philippines Frank Golla 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1990–01–17 Ateneo
F 4 United States Harvey Carey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–03–18 Sonoma State
G/F 6 Philippines Alex Nuyles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1989–07–05 Adamson
F/C 7 United States Moala Tautuaa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–04–30 Chadron State
G 8 Philippines RR Garcia 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–12 Far Eastern
G 9 Philippines Levi Hernandez (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–03–09 Arellano
G 10 Philippines Ryan Reyes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
C 13 Philippines Justin Chua 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1989–07–13 Ateneo
F 14 Australia Anthony Semerad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
G 15 Philippines Rudy Lingganay 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–08–15 UE
G/F 16 Philippines Roger Pogoy (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern
G 17 Philippines Jayson Castro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian
F 18 Philippines Troy Rosario 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1992–01–20 National-U
F/C 21 United States Kelly Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland
G 25 Philippines Alfrancis Tamsi (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1992–03–25 Far Eastern
F 42 United States Danny Seigle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1976–06–14 Wagner
F/C – Canada Norbert Torres (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–01–12 De La Salle
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 Injured

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Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
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[a] 3
3 Star Hotshots 7 4 .636[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 6 5 .545[b] 4
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[b] 4
6 Phoenix Fuel Masters 6 5 .545[b] 4
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[c] 5
9 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 5
10 Mahindra Floodbuster 3 8 .273[d] 7
11 Meralco Bolts 3 8 .273[d] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 8
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Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
  3. [c]
    Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
  4. [d]
    Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

Game log

More information 2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5, Game ...
2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5
November: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 23 Rain or Shine L 87–101 Ranidel de Ocampo (24) Ranidel de Ocampo (10) Ranidel de Ocampo (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 0–1
2 November 27 Barangay Ginebra W 108–103 Ranidel de Ocampo (22) de Ocampo, Rosario (7) Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 1–1
December: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3 December 2 Blackwater W 99–92 Castro, Tautuaa (20) Ranidel de Ocampo (8) Jayson Castro (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 2–1
4 December 9 Meralco L 87–98 Jayson Castro (23) Kelly Williams (8) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 2–2
5 December 16 Phoenix W 117–98 Castro, Williams (18) Kelly Williams (10) Ryan Reyes (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 3–2
6 December 23 Alaska W 109–100 Troy Rosario (26) Carey, de Ocampo, Williams (8) Jayson Castro (6) PhilSports Arena
 4–2
January: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 January 7 NLEX L 98–110 Jayson Castro (17) Carey, Williams (10) Jayson Castro (7) Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena
 4–3
8 January 15 Star L 77–88 Ranidel de Ocampo (21) Roger Pogoy (11) Jayson Castro (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 4–4
9 January 18 Mahindra W 104–92 Troy Rosario (18) Reyes, Rosario (9) Castro, Pogoy, Reyes (4) Cuneta Astrodome
 5–4
10 January 25 GlobalPort W 102–98 Roger Pogoy (20) Rosario, Tautuaa (8) Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (6) Cuneta Astrodome
 6–4
11 January 28 San Miguel L 94–98 Moala Tautuaa (20) Troy Rosario (9) Jayson Castro (7) Ynares Center 6–5
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Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel98
8Rain or Shine91
1San Miguel4
(Best-of-3)
4TNT3
4TNT2
5GlobalPort0
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
7Barangay Ginebra1
2Alaska8197
7Barangay Ginebra85108
7Barangay Ginebra4
(Best-of-3)
3Star3
3Star2
6Phoenix0
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Game log

More information 2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 5–4, Game ...
2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 5–4
Quarterfinals: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 February 4 GlobalPort W 109–101 Jayson Castro (20) Moala Tautuaa (9) Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 1–0
2 February 6 GlobalPort W 95–90 Ranidel de Ocampo (25) Troy Rosario (11) Jayson Castro (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 2–0
Semifinals: 3–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 February 8 San Miguel L 98–111 Jayson Castro (27) Moala Tautuaa (7) Jayson Castro (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 0–1
2 February 10 San Miguel W 87–85 Troy Rosario (14) Ranidel de Ocampo (13) Jayson Castro (11) Mall of Asia Arena
 1–1
3 February 12 San Miguel W 98–92 Ranidel de Ocampo (24) Ranidel de Ocampo (9) Jayson Castro (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 2–1
4 February 14 San Miguel L 86–97 Larry Fonacier (15) Ganuelas-Rosser, Williams (7) Castro, Reyes (5) Mall of Asia Arena
 2–2
5 February 16 San Miguel W 101–94 Castro, de Ocampo, Williams (18) Pogoy, Rosario, Williams (7) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 3–2
6 February 18 San Miguel L 88–104 Jayson Castro (19) Ryan Reyes (9) Jayson Castro (5) Mall of Asia Arena
 3–3
7 February 20 San Miguel L 83–96 Larry Fonacier (14) Kelly Williams (14) Fonacier, Pogoy (4) Mall of Asia Arena
 3–4
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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 2 .818[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[a] —
3 Star Hotshots 9 2 .818[a] — 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[b] 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364[b] 5
9 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[b] 5
10 Mahindra Floodbuster 3 8 .273 6
11 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182[c] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182[c] 7
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Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
  3. [c]
    Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

Game log

More information 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 8–3, Game ...
2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 8–3
March: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 March 24 Meralco L 89–94 Lou Amundson (19) Lou Amundson (18) Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 March 26 Phoenix W 134–109 Lou Amundson (20) Lou Amundson (8) Jayson Castro (14) Ynares Center 1–1
3 March 31 Blackwater W 92–89 Roger Pogoy (24) Donté Greene (13) Castro, Pogoy, Reyes (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
April: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 April 7 NLEX W 126–121 (OT) Jayson Castro (32) Donté Greene (16) Jayson Castro (11) Mall of Asia Arena 3–1
5 April 9 Mahindra W 86–84 Donté Greene (24) Donté Greene (14) Jayson Castro (7) Mall of Asia Arena 4–1
6 April 21 GlobalPort W 109–88 Donté Greene (33) Greene, Williams (10) Ryan Reyes (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1
7 April 23 Barangay Ginebra L 89–107 Donté Greene (28) Donté Greene (15) Jayson Castro (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2
All-Star Break
May: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
8 May 5 San Miguel W 112–103 Donté Greene (41) Donté Greene (21) Greene, Rosales (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–2
9 May 10 Star L 97–107 Donté Greene (29) Donté Greene (12) Kris Rosales (4) Mall of Asia Arena 6–3
10 May 20 Alaska W 119–110 Joshua Smith (23) Joshua Smith (10) Jayson Castro (7) Ibalong Centrum for Recreation 7–3
11 May 28 Rain or Shine W 105–102 Joshua Smith (23) Joshua Smith (12) Castro, Rosario (4) Ynares Center 8–3
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Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra96
8GlobalPort85
1Barangay Ginebra1
(Best-of-3)
4TNT3
4TNT2
5Meralco1
4TNT2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel115
7Phoenix96
2San Miguel3
(Best-of-3)
3Star1
3Star2
6Rain or Shine0
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Game log

More information 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 7–6, Game ...
2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 7–6
Quarterfinals: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 June 5 Meralco W 102–84 Jayson Castro (25) Tautuaa, Williams (8) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 June 7 Meralco L 100–103 (OT) Joshua Smith (18) Joshua Smith (18) RR Garcia (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 June 9 Meralco W 104–96 (OT) Castro, Smith (31) Joshua Smith (27) Joshua Smith (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
Semifinals: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 June 11 Barangay Ginebra W 100–94 Joshua Smith (35) Joshua Smith (13) Jayson Castro (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
2 June 13 Barangay Ginebra W 107–103 Joshua Smith (16) Joshua Smith (16) Jayson Castro (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–0
3 June 15 Barangay Ginebra L 101–125 RR Garcia (16) Joshua Smith (7) Castro, Garcia (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 June 15 Barangay Ginebra W 122–109 Jayson Castro (38) Kelly Williams (12) Jayson Castro (11) Cuneta Astrodome 3–1
Finals: 2–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 June 21 San Miguel W 104–102 Roger Pogoy (27) Castro, Smith (9) Jayson Castro (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 June 23 San Miguel L 88–102 Jayson Castro (14) Tautuaa, Williams (7) Joshua Smith (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 June 25 San Miguel L 97–109 RR Garcia (19) Joshua Smith (14) RR Garcia (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 June 28 San Miguel W 102–97 Joshua Smith (20) Joshua Smith (15) Ryan Reyes (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 June 30 San Miguel L 102–111 Ranidel de Ocampo (19) Rosario, Smith (7) Jayson Castro (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3
6 July 2 San Miguel L 91–115 Troy Rosario (21) Kelly Williams (8) five players (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4
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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
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[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Star Hotshots 7 4 .636[b] 2
5 NLEX Road Warriors 7 4 .636[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[b] 2
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[b] 2
8 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455 4
9 Alaska Aces 3 8 .273[c] 6
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[c] 6
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 2 9 .182 7
12 Kia Picanto 0 11 .000 9
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Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. [b]
    Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
  3. [c]
    Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

Game log

More information 2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 8–3, Game ...
2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 8–3
July: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 July 28 Kia W 106–96 Michael Craig (21) Michael Craig (13) Michael Craig (12) Ynares Center 1–0
August: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 August 2 San Miguel L 91–97 Michael Craig (16) Michael Craig (18) Ranidel de Ocampo (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 August 4 Alaska W 107–106 Michael Craig (28) Michael Craig (19) Jayson Castro (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 August 20 Rain or Shine L 73–105 Glen Rice Jr. (19) Ranidel de Ocampo (11) Ryan Reyes (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 August 25 Phoenix W 110–103 Glen Rice Jr. (38) Glen Rice Jr. (9) Glen Rice Jr. (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
6 August 30 Blackwater W 117–96 Glen Rice Jr. (31) Troy Rosario (9) Castro, Rice Jr. (4) Mall of Asia Arena 4–2
September: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 September 1 GlobalPort L 112–119 Glen Rice Jr. (39) Glen Rice Jr. (13) Glen Rice Jr. (5) Ynares Center 4–3
8 September 6 Meralco W 113–107 Glen Rice Jr. (32) Kelly Williams (13) Ryan Reyes (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–3
9 September 13 NLEX W 112–107 Glen Rice Jr. (25) Glen Rice Jr. (15) Glen Rice Jr. (10) Ynares Center 6–3
10 September 17 Star W 104–99 Glen Rice Jr. (43) Glen Rice Jr. (19) Glen Rice Jr. (9) Ynares Center 7–3
11 September 23 Barangay Ginebra W 121–92 Glen Rice Jr. (36) Kelly Williams (11) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–3
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Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Top 4 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
1Meralco91104
8Blackwater9296
1Meralco3
4Star0
4Star89
5NLEX77
1Meralco3
3Barangay Ginebra4
2TNT102118
7Rain or Shine106114
2TNT1
3Barangay Ginebra3
3Barangay Ginebra104
6San Miguel84
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Game log

More information 2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–4, Game ...
2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–4
Quarterfinals: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 September 27 Rain or Shine L 102–106 Kelly Williams (23) Troy Rosario (16) Castro, Rice Jr. (6) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2 September 29 Rain or Shine W 118–114 Glen Rice Jr. (34) Glen Rice Jr. (16) Jayson Castro (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
Semifinals: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 2 Barangay Ginebra L 94–121 Glen Rice Jr. (26) Glen Rice Jr. (10) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 October 4 Barangay Ginebra W 103–96 Glen Rice Jr. (21) Kelly Williams (11) Jayson Castro (10) Batangas City Coliseum 1–1
3 October 6 Barangay Ginebra L 103–106 Glen Rice Jr. (44) Glen Rice Jr. (20) Jayson Castro (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 October 8 Barangay Ginebra L 105–115[permanent dead link] Troy Rosario (28) Troy Rosario (10) Jayson Castro (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
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Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

More information November ...
November
November 15, 2016[2] To TNT
Frank Golla		 To Blackwater
Dylan Ababou
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Commissioner's Cup

More information April ...
April
April 24, 2017[3] To TNT
RR Garcia		 To San Miguel
Matt Ganuelas-Rosser
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Recruited imports

More information Conference, Name ...
ConferenceNameCountryNumberDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupLou AmundsonUnited States8March 24
(vs. Meralco)		March 26
(vs. Phoenix)		1–1
Donté GreeneUnited States20March 31
(vs. Blackwater)		May 10
(vs. Star)		5–2
Joshua SmithUnited States32May 20
(vs. Alaska)		July 2
(vs. San Miguel)		9–6
Governors' CupMichael CraigUnited States32July 28
(vs. Kia)		August 4
(vs. Alaska)		2–1
Glen Rice Jr.United States41August 20
(vs. Rain or Shine)		October 8
(vs. Barangay Ginebra)		8–6
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Awards

More information Recipient, Award ...
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 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
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