2017–18 TNT KaTropa season
Basketball team season
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The 2017–18 TNT KaTropa season was the 28th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
HeadcoachNash Racela (replaced on September 21)
Bong Ravena
Bong Ravena
General managerVirgil Villavicencio
Magnum Membrere (assistant)
Magnum Membrere (assistant)
OwnersSmart Communications
(an MVP Group subsidiary)
(an MVP Group subsidiary)
| 2017–18 TNT KaTropa season | |
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| Head coach | Nash Racela (replaced on September 21) Bong Ravena |
| Consultant | Mark Dickel |
| General manager | Virgil Villavicencio Magnum Membrere (assistant) |
| Owners | Smart Communications (an MVP Group subsidiary) |
| Philippine Cup results | |
| Record | 5–6 (45.5%) |
| Place | 8th |
| Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-win disadvantage) |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 8–3 (72.7%) |
| Place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel, 0–2) |
| Governors' Cup results | |
| Record | 4–7 (36.4%) |
| Place | 9th |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| TNT KaTropa seasons | |
Key dates
2017
- October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.[1]
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
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| 1 | 10 | Mark Tallo | G |  Philippines |
Racal Tile Masters | SWU |
| 1 | 11 | Jonjon Gabriel | C | Philippines |
Marinerong Pilipino Skippers | Colegio de San Lorenzo |
| 2 | 10 | Monbert Arong | G | Philippines |
Cignal HD Hawkeyes | FEU |
| 3 | 9 | Dave Moralde | G | Philippines |
Marinerong Pilipino Skippers JAM Liner |
UP |
Roster
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 7 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | TNT KaTropa | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 9 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 |
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:
Game log
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December: 1–1
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January: 3–2
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February: 1–3
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 106 | |||||||||||
| 8 | TNT | 93 | |||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 2 | Magnolia | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Magnolia | 86 | |||||||||||
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Magnolia | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 6 | NLEX | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | NLEX | 2 | |||||||||||
Game log
| 2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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8th seed playoff: 1–0
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Quarterfinals: 0–1
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Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
| 9 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364[c] | 5 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364[c] | 5 | |
| 11 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 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); 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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Game log
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rain or Shine | 113 | 103 | |||||||||||
| 8 | GlobalPort | 114 | 97 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alaska | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Magnolia | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alaska | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | TNT | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||
Game log
| 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 0–2
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Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 4 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 5 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 4 | |
| 8 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 4 | |
| 9 | TNT KaTropa | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Columbian Dyip | 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); 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); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Game log
| 2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 4–7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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August: 1–4
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September: 3–0
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October: 0–2
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November: 0–1
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Transactions
Trades
Preseason
| November | |||
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| November 28, 2017[3] | To TNT Sidney Onwubere |
To Phoenix Justin Chua Jon Jon Gabriel | |
Philippine Cup
| February | |||
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| February 15, 2018[4] | To TNT Jericho Cruz |
To Rain or Shine Kris Rosales Sidney Onwubere 2018 PBA First Round Draft Pick | |
| March | |||
| March 26, 2018[5] | To TNT Don Trollano |
To Rain or Shine Norbert Torres | |
| April | |||
| April 3, 2018[6] | To TNT Terrence Romeo Yousef Taha |
To GlobalPort Mo Tautuaa 2020 1st Round Pick 2021 2nd Round Pick | |
Recruited imports
| Conference | Name | Country | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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| Commissioner's Cup | Jeremy Tyler |  | 1 | April 22 (vs. GlobalPort) | May 13 (vs. Alaska) | 3–1 |
| Joshua Smith | | 34 | May 30 (vs. Columbian) | July 11 (vs. San Miguel) | 4–4 | |
| Governors' Cup | Mike Glover | | 1 | August 17 (vs. NLEX) | August 17 (vs. NLEX) | 0–1 |
| Stacy Davis | | 13 | August 24 (vs. Blackwater) | August 31 (vs. Columbian) | 1–3 | |
| Marqus Blakely | | 23 | September 22 (vs. Rain or Shine) | November 4 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 2–3 |
Awards
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| Roger Pogoy | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | January 22, 2018 | [7] |
| Jericho Cruz | March 5, 2018 | [8] | |
| Jayson Castro | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | May 10, 2018 | [9] |