# 2019 TNT KaTropa season

The 2019 TNT KaTropa season was the 29th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Philippine Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

#### Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 7–4 :
January: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
January 13
Barangay Ginebra
L 79–90
Roger Pogoy (21)
Roger Pogoy (16)
Jayson Castro (10)
Philippine Arena 23,711
0–1
2
January 19
Phoenix
L 84–93 (OT)
Roger Pogoy (30)
Roger Pogoy (12)
Castro, Heruela (4)
Ynares Center
0–2
3
January 23
NLEX
W 85–80
Roger Pogoy (20)
Pogoy, Taha, Trollano, Williams (7)
Heruela, Reyes (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
January 27
San Miguel
W 104–93
Jayson Castro (24)
Roger Pogoy (10)
Jayson Castro (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
January 30
Meralco
L 77–88
Jayson Castro (20)
Kelly Williams (15)
Brian Heruela (5)
Cuneta Astrodome
2–3 :
February
: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
February 3
Magnolia
W 80–75 (OT)
Roger Pogoy (26)
Kelly Williams (13)
Jayson Castro (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–3 :
March
: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
March 3
Rain or Shine
W 100–92
Castro, Rosario (20)
Castro, A. Semerad, Taha, Washington (7)
Jayson Castro (10)
Ynares Center
4–3
8
March 9
Blackwater
W 127–89
Roger Pogoy (28)
Kelly Williams (7)
Jericho Cruz (9)
Ynares Center
5–3
9
March 15
Alaska
W 92–78
Roger Pogoy (24)
Kelly Williams (11)
Kelly Williams (9)
Cuneta Astrodome
6–3
10
March 22
Columbian
W 101–98
Jayson Castro (20)
Yousef Taha (10)
Jayson Castro (7)
Ynares Center
7–3
11
March 24
NorthPort
L 83–109
Don Trollano (15)
Trollano, Williams (7)
Jayson Castro (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–4 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Phoenix | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alaska | 76 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alaska | 76 | 1 | Phoenix | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Phoenix | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | 1 | 5 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | 2 | | | | 5 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 5 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 6 | Magnolia | 3 |
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 91 | | | | 6 | Magnolia | 3 |
| 7 | NorthPort | 85 | | | | | | |
| 7 | NorthPort | 85 | 2 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | 6 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Magnolia | 2 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–2 :
Quarterfinals: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 6
San Miguel
L 78–80
Troy Rosario (23)
Rosario, Williams (9)
Jayson Castro (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1
2
April 8
San Miguel
W 93–88
Roger Pogoy (20)
Troy Rosario (12)
Jayson Castro (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
April 10
San Miguel
L 86–96
Roger Pogoy (16)
Yousef Taha (13)
Brian Heruela (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 11,147
1–2 :

## Commissioner's Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | TNT KaTropa | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Columbian Dyip | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 10–1 :
May: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
May 22
NLEX
W 102–87
Terrence Jones (41)
Terrence Jones (14)
Jayson Castro (5)
Ynares Center
1–0
2
May 25
Alaska
W 99–85
Terrence Jones (43)
Terrence Jones (22)
Terrence Jones (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
May 29
NorthPort
L 86–110
Troy Rosario (22)
Terrence Jones (14)
Terrence Jones (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–1 :
June
: 5–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
June 2
Phoenix
W 114–88
Terrence Jones (40)
Jayson Castro (13)
Jayson Castro (11)
Ynares Center
3–1
4
June 8
San Miguel
W 110–97
Terrence Jones (30)
Terrence Jones (18)
Jayson Castro (15)
Ynares Center
4–1
6
June 12
Barangay Ginebra
W 104–96
Roger Pogoy (37)
Terrence Jones (14)
Terrence Jones (16)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–1
7
June 15
Meralco
W 104–91
Terrence Jones (49)
Terrence Jones (18)
Heruela, Jones (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–1
8
June 21
Columbian
W 109–102
Terrence Jones (39)
Terrence Jones (17)
Castro, Jones (6)
Cuneta Astrodome
7–1 :
July
: 3–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
July 3
Rain or Shine
W 102–81
Terrence Jones (33)
Terrence Jones (21)
Terrence Jones (13)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
8–1
10
July 7
Blackwater
W 115–97
Terrence Jones (36)
Terrence Jones (16)
Terrence Jones (14)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
9–1
11
July 17
Magnolia
W 98–83
Terrence Jones (26)
Terrence Jones (13)
Terrence Jones (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
10–1 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | TNT | 72 | 104 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alaska | 108 | 93 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alaska | 108 | 93 | 1 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 0 | | | | 1 | TNT | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | TNT | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 7 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 2 | NorthPort | 84 | 88 | | | | 7 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 7 | San Miguel | 98 | 90 | | | | | | |
| 7 | San Miguel | 98 | 90 | 7 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 7 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Blackwater | Blackwater | 1 | 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 6–6 :
Quarterfinals: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
July 21
Alaska
L 72–108
Jayson Castro (23)
Jones, Trollano (6)
Jayson Castro (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
July 24
Alaska
W 104–93
Terrence Jones (37)
Terrence Jones (22)
Terrence Jones (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1 :
Semifinals: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
July 26
Barangay Ginebra
W 95–92
Jones, Rosario (24)
Terrence Jones (12)
Terrence Jones (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
July 28
Barangay Ginebra
W 88–71
Jayson Castro (20)
Terrence Jones (19)
Terrence Jones (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
July 30
Barangay Ginebra
L 72–80
Terrence Jones (24)
Terrence Jones (18)
Jayson Castro (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–1
4
August 1
Barangay Ginebra
W 103–92
Terrence Jones (24)
Terrence Jones (13)
Terrence Jones (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1 :
Finals: 2–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
August 4
San Miguel
W 109–96
Terrence Jones (41)
Terrence Jones (12)
Terrence Jones (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
August 7
San Miguel
L 125–127 (2OT)
Troy Rosario (34)
Terrence Jones (13)
Jayson Castro (12)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
August 9
San Miguel
W 115–105
Terrence Jones (37)
Terrence Jones (18)
Terrence Jones (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4
August 11
San Miguel
L 101–106
Terrence Jones (32)
Terrence Jones (16)
Jayson Castro (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
August 14
San Miguel
L 94–99
Terrence Jones (35)
Terrence Jones (17)
Terrence Jones (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3
6
August 16
San Miguel
L 94–99
Terrence Jones (41)
Terrence Jones (12)
Jayson Castro (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–4 :

## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 10 | Kia Picanto | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

### Game log

2019 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 8–3 :
September: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
September 25
Blackwater
W 135–107
K. J. McDaniels (41)
K. J. McDaniels (22)
Jayson Castro (12)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
September 28
Rain or Shine
W 103–91
K. J. McDaniels (37)
K. J. McDaniels (13)
Jayson Castro (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0 :
October: 5–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
October 2
Phoenix
W 123–118
McDaniels, Rosario (32)
K. J. McDaniels (8)
K. J. McDaniels (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–0
4
October 5
Columbian
W 125–120
K. J. McDaniels (29)
K. J. McDaniels (17)
Castro, McDaniels (6)
Ynares Center
4–0
5
October 9
NorthPort
W 103–100
K. J. McDaniels (30)
K. J. McDaniels (18)
Jayson Castro (6)
Cuneta Astrodome
5–0
6
October 12
Meralco
W 116–113
K. J. McDaniels (51)
K. J. McDaniels (10)
Jayson Castro (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–0
7
October 18
Alaska
W 99–93 (OT)
K. J. McDaniels (37)
K. J. McDaniels (13)
K. J. McDaniels (5)
Ynares Center
7–0
8
October 25
NLEX
L 113–126
K. J. McDaniels (42)
K. J. McDaniels (13)
K. J. McDaniels (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–1 :
November
: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
November 8
Barangay Ginebra
L 93–96
K. J. McDaniels (32)
K. J. McDaniels (12)
K. J. McDaniels (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–2
10
November 15
Magnolia
L 93–100
K. J. McDaniels (33)
K. J. McDaniels (15)
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (5)
University of Southeastern Philippines Gym
7–3
11
November 20
San Miguel
W 114–109
K. J. McDaniels (44)
K. J. McDaniels (12)
Jayson Castro (11)
Ynares Center
8–3 :

#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | NLEX | 90 | 123 | | | | | | |
| 8 | NorthPort | 115 | 126*** | | | | | | |
| 8 | NorthPort | 115 | 126*** | 8 | NorthPort | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 8 | NorthPort | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 100 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 97 | | | | | | |
| 5 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 97 | | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | Meralco | 1 |
| 2 | Meralco | Meralco | 94 | | | | 2 | Meralco | 1 |
| 7 | Alaska | Alaska | 84 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Alaska | Alaska | 84 | 2 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | TNT | 2 | | | |
| 3 | TNT | TNT | 98 | 3 | TNT | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 97 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
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## Transactions
### Trades
#### Preseason

December :
| December 19, 2018 | To TNTDavid Semerad Brian Heruela 2021 first round pick | To San MiguelTerrence Romeo |
| December 28, 2018 | To TNTMichael Miranda (from NLEX) 2022 second round pick (from San Miguel via Blackwater) | To BlackwaterAbu Tratter (from NLEX) Paul Desiderio (from NLEX) Alfrancis Tamsi (from TNT) 2022 second round pick (from TNT) | To NLEXJohn Paul Erram (from Blackwater) Philip Paredes (from TNT) |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Country | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Terrence Jones | | 1 | May 22 (vs. NLEX) | August 16 (vs. San Miguel) | 16–7 |
| Governors' Cup | K. J. McDaniels | | 11 | September 25 (vs. Blackwater) | December 23 (vs. Meralco) | 11–6 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
| Jayson Castro | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | January 28, 2019 | |