# 2017–18 TNT KaTropa season

The 2017–18 TNT KaTropa season was the 28th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates
### 2017

* October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| 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 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | TNT KaTropa | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

#### Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6 :
December: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 22
Rain or Shine
L 79–82
Jayson Castro (18)
Troy Rosario (13)
Jayson Castro (10)
Cuneta Astrodome
0–1
2
December 29
Alaska
W 106–98
Troy Rosario (21)
three players (9)
Roger Pogoy (8)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–1 :
January: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
January 13
San Miguel
L 76–88
Troy Rosario (15)
Troy Rosario (13)
Jayson Castro (8)
University of San Agustin Gym
1–2
4
January 17
Blackwater
W 92–83
Roger Pogoy (24)
Moala Tautuaa (15)
three players (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5
January 21
Meralco
W 99–81
Troy Rosario (22)
Troy Rosario (10)
RR Garcia (8)
Ynares Center
3–2
6
January 27
Magnolia
L 83–91
Moala Tautuaa (16)
Troy Rosario (12)
three players (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–3
7
January 31
Kia
W 90–85
Kelly Williams (23)
Roger Pogoy (11)
Castro, Reyes (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
4–3 :
February: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
February 7
Phoenix
L 72–74
Anthony Semerad (12)
Troy Rosario (8)
Jayson Castro (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
4–4
9
February 11
Barangay Ginebra
L 78–93
Castro, Williams (17)
Kelly Williams (15)
Jayson Castro (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5
10
February 14
Meralco
L 84–99
Jayson Castro (24)
Tautuaa, Williams (12)
Jayson Castro (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–6
11
February 28
NLEX
W 101–75
Cruz, Williams (17)
Kelly Williams (16)
four players (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
5–6 :

### 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 | San Miguel | 106 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | 93 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | 93 | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 2 | Magnolia | 86 | | | | 2 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | | | | | | |
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | 2 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | 0 | 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | |
| 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1 :
8th seed playoff: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 4
Phoenix
W 118–97
Troy Rosario (18)
Jayson Castro (8)
Jayson Castro (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 6
San Miguel
L 93–106
Castro, Troy Rosario (19)
Troy Rosario (7)
Jayson Castro (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–1 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 11 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

#### Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 8–3 :
April: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
April 22
GlobalPort
W 128–114
Jayson Castro (21)
Jeremy Tyler (12)
Jayson Castro (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
April 28
Phoenix
W 106–98
Terrence Romeo (21)
Jeremy Tyler (15)
Jayson Castro (7)
Ynares Center
2–0 :
May: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
May 6
Barangay Ginebra
W 96–92
Jayson Castro (27)
Jeremy Tyler (15)
Castro, Cruz (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
3–0
4
May 13
Alaska
L 100–110
Jayson Castro (18)
Rosario, Tyler (11)
Terrence Romeo (8)
Ynares Center
3–1
5
May 18
Blackwater
W 120–101
Ryan Reyes (18)
Troy Rosario (11)
Cruz, Garcia (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–1
All-Star Break :
June: 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
June 1
Columbian
W 123–95
Troy Rosario (21)
Terrence Romeo (7)
Jericho Cruz (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
5–1
7
June 3
NLEX
W 117–106
Joshua Smith (24)
Joshua Smith (13)
Terrence Romeo (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
6–1
8
June 13
Magnolia
L 89–111
Terrence Romeo (17)
Joshua Smith (13)
Terrence Romeo (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
6–2
9
June 16
San Miguel
L 94–100
Joshua Smith (26)
Joshua Smith (18)
Jayson Castro (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
6–3
10
June 22
Meralco
W 91–85
Troy Rosario (30)
Troy Rosario (12)
Jayson Castro (3)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–3 :
July: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
July 7
Rain or Shine
W 100–85
Joshua Smith (25)
Joshua Smith (13)
Terrence Romeo (12)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
8–3 :

### 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 | Rain or Shine | 113 | 103 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 114 | 97 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 114 | 97 | 1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Meralco | Meralco | 0 | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | | | | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 6 | San Miguel | 2 |
| 2 | Alaska | Alaska | 89 | | | | 6 | San Miguel | 2 |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 78 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 78 | 2 | Alaska | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Alaska | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 3 | TNT | TNT | 0 | 6 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 6 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 2 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2 :
Quarterfinals: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
July 9
San Miguel
L 110–121
Pogoy, Smith (17)
Castro, Smith (8)
Jayson Castro (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
July 11
San Miguel
L 102–106
Terrence Romeo (28)
Joshua Smith (18)
Jayson Castro (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 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 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 4–7 :
August: 1–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
August 17
NLEX
L 90–103
Terrence Romeo (27)
Mike Glover (15)
Jayson Castro (5)
Ynares Center
0–1
2
August 19
Meralco
W 92–90
Terrence Romeo (23)
Kelly Williams (9)
Terrence Romeo (10)
Ynares Center
1–1
3
August 24
Blackwater
L 98–104 (OT)
Terrence Romeo (24)
Stacy Davis (16)
Castro, Romeo (3)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–2
4
August 26
Alaska
L 96–125
Stacy Davis (26)
Stacy Davis (12)
Stacy Davis (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–3
5
August 31
Phoenix
L 82–112
Alfrancis Tamsi (14)
Stacy Davis (11)
RR Garcia (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–4 :
September: 3–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
September 2
Columbian
W 118–114 (OT)
Jayson Castro (25)
Roger Pogoy (12)
Jayson Castro (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–4
7
September 22
Rain or Shine
W 110–104
Marqus Blakely (26)
Marqus Blakely (14)
Marqus Blakely (8)
City of Passi Arena
3–4
8
September 30
NorthPort
W 104–102
Terrence Romeo (26)
Marqus Blakely (11)
Terrence Romeo (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–4 :
October: 0–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
October 20
San Miguel
L 96–107
Marqus Blakely (26)
Marqus Blakely (18)
Marqus Blakely (8)
Calasiao Sports Complex
4–5
10
October 26
Magnolia
L 103–116
Terrence Romeo (23)
Marqus Blakely (18)
Marqus Blakely (11)
Ynares Center
4–6 :
November: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
November 4
Barangay Ginebra
L 93–112
Marqus Blakely (23)
Marqus Blakely (15)
Jayson Castro (12)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–7 :

## Transactions
### Trades
#### Pre season

November :
| November 28, 2017 | To TNTSidney Onwubere | To PhoenixJustin Chua Jon Jon Gabriel |

#### Philippine Cup

February :
| February 15, 2018 | To TNTJericho Cruz | To Rain or ShineKris Rosales Sidney Onwubere 2018 PBA First Round Draft Pick |
| March ||||
| March 26, 2018 | To TNTDon Trollano | To Rain or ShineNorbert Torres |
| April ||||
| April 3, 2018 | To TNTTerrence Romeo Yousef Taha | To GlobalPortMo Tautuaa 2020 1st Round Pick 2021 2nd Round Pick |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Jeremy Tyler | 1 | April 22 (vs. GlobalPort) | May 13 (vs. Alaska) | 3–1 |
| Commissioner's Cup | 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 |
| Governors' Cup | Stacy Davis | 13 | August 24 (vs. Blackwater) | August 31 (vs. Columbian) | 1–3 |
| Governors' Cup | Marqus Blakely | 23 | September 22 (vs. Rain or Shine) | November 4 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 2–3 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
| Roger Pogoy | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | January 22, 2018 |
| Jericho Cruz | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | March 5, 2018 |
| Jayson Castro | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | May 10, 2018 |