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The 2023–24 TNT Tropang Giga season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

HeadcoachJojo Lastimosa (Commissioner's Cup)
Chot Reyes
General ManagerJojo Lastimosa
Miguel Fernandez (assistant)
Owner(s)Smart Communications
(an MVP Group subsidiary)
Record5–6 (45.5%)
Quick facts TNT Tropang Giga season, Head coach ...
2023–24 TNT Tropang Giga season
Head coachJojo Lastimosa (Commissioner's Cup)
Chot Reyes
General ManagerJojo Lastimosa
Miguel Fernandez (assistant)
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
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Rain or Shine, 1–2)
TNT Tropang Giga seasons
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Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: PBA season 48 draft

TNT did not pick in this draft.

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2023–24 TNT Tropang Giga roster
Players Coaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F/C 0 Philippines Barkley Eboña 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–29 Far Eastern
C 7 Philippines Poy Erram 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo
F 8 Philippines Calvin Oftana 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996–01–03 San Beda
F 9 United States Paul Varilla 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1993–08–10 UE
G 10 Philippines Ryan Reyes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
F 12 Philippines Glenn Khobuntin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991–09–07 National-U
G 13 Philippines Brian Heruela 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
G 15 Philippines Kib Montalbo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1996–04–02 De La Salle
G/F 16 Philippines Roger Pogoy 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/C 21 United States Kelly Williams (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland
G/F 24 Philippines Matt Ganuelas-Rosser 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona
F/C 27 Philippines Jewel Ponferada 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1988–07–08 National-U
C 32 United States Henry Galinato (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997–09–09 Philippines
G/F 35 Philippines Kim Aurin (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997–02–05 UPHSD
F/C 45 United States Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994–06–29 UC Riverside
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

Roster

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Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

More information 2023 PBA on Tour game log Total: 1–10, Game ...
2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 1–10
June: 0–5
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
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
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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]
    Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  3. [c]
    Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log

More information 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 5–6, Game ...
2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 5–6
November: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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Playoffs

Bracket

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

***Game went into triple overtime

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Game log

More information 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1, Game ...
2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–1
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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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 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
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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]
    Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
  2. [b]
    Eighth seed playoff: Terrafirma 104–96 NorthPort

Game log

More information 2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5, Game ...
2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5
February: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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 Arena 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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel95110
8Terrafirma10691
1San Miguel4
(Best-of-3)
5Rain or Shine0
4TNT1
5Rain or Shine2
1San Miguel2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Meralco4
2Barangay Ginebra99
7Magnolia77
2Barangay Ginebra3
(Best-of-3)
3Meralco4
3Meralco2
6NLEX0
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Game log

More information 2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–2, Game ...
2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–2
Quarterfinals: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 8 Rain or Shine W 116–99 Calvin Oftana (32) Kelly Williams (10) Castro, Pogoy (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 May 10 Rain or Shine L 113–121 Roger Pogoy (28) Glenn Khobuntin (9) Jayson Castro (8) Rizal Memorial Coliseum 1–1
3 May 13 Rain or Shine L 109–110 Kelly Williams (32) Kelly Williams (14) Castro, Pogoy, Oftana (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–2
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East Asia Super League

Group stage

Standings

More information Pos, Pld ...
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
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Source: EASL
Notes:
  1. [a]
    TNT Tropang Giga 177–175 Taipei Fubon Braves

Game log

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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
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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
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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
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More information Anyang ...
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
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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
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More information Pasig ...
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
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Transactions

Free agency

Signings

More information Player, Date signed ...
Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team
Dave Marcelo May 16, 2023[3] Not disclosed 1 year Re-signed
Carl Bryan Cruz
Roger Pogoy June 26, 2023[4] 3 years
Glenn Khobuntin October 2, 2023[5]
Mike Tolomia November 10, 2023[6] 1 conference Zamboanga Valientes (Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup)
Barkley Eboña February 19, 2024[7] 1 year Converge FiberXers
Kim Aurin February 20, 2024[8] 2 years Re-signed
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Subtractions

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Player Number Position Reason New team
Mikey Williams[9] 5 Shooting guard / Point guard Contract termination
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Trades

Pre-season

More information September ...
September
September 21, 2023[10] To TNT
Henry Galinato
Jewel Ponferada		 To Rain or Shine
Dave Marcelo
2024 TNT first-round pick
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Mid-season

More information February ...
February
February 26, 2024[11]
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
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Recruited imports

More information Tournament, Name ...
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupQuincy MillerNovember 5, 2023 (vs. Magnolia)0–1
Rondae Hollis-JeffersonNovember 11, 2023 (vs. Converge)December 17, 2023 (vs. San Miguel)4–3
Rahlir Hollis-JeffersonJanuary 5, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine)January 17, 2024 (vs. Magnolia)1–2
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Awards

More information Recipient, Honors ...
Recipient Honors Date awarded
Calvin Oftana 2023–24 PBA Mythical Second Team August 18, 2024[12]
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