# 2016–17 TNT KaTropa season

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

## Key dates

* October 22, 2016: TNT KaTropa appointed Nash Racela to be its head coach replacing Jong Uichico.
* October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

## Draft picks
### Special draft

| Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| Roger Pogoy | G/F | Philippines | Phoenix Accelerators | FEU |

### Regular draft

| 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 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Star Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | |
| 10 | Mahindra Floodbuster | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

#### Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5 :
November: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 AttendanceRecord
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 AttendanceRecord
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 :
2016–17 schedule :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | 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 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 98 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 91 | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | TNT | 2 | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 5 | GlobalPort | GlobalPort | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | GlobalPort | GlobalPort | 0 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#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 twice-to-beat) | | | | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 |
| 2 | Alaska | 81 | 97 | | | | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 85 | 108 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 85 | 108 | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Star | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Star | Star | 2 | 3 | Star | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Phoenix | Phoenix | 0 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 5–4 :
Quarterfinals: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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 AttendanceSeries
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 :
2016–17 schedule :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Star Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Mahindra Floodbuster | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 8–3 :
March: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 AttendanceRecord
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 AttendanceRecord
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 :
2016–17 schedule :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| 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 | Barangay Ginebra | 96 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 85 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 85 | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | 2 | 4 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | | | | 4 | TNT | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | TNT | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 2 | San Miguel | 115 | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 7 | Phoenix | 96 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Phoenix | 96 | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Star | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Star | 2 | 3 | Star | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 7–6 :
Quarterfinals: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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 AttendanceSeries
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 AttendanceSeries
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 :
2016–17 schedule :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Meralco Bolts | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Star Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | NLEX Road Warriors | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
* 1 2 3 4 Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

#### Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 8–3 :
July: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 AttendanceRecord
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 AttendanceRecord
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 :
2016–17 schedule :

### 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 | Meralco | 91 | 104 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Blackwater | 92 | 96 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Blackwater | 92 | 96 | 1 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Meralco | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Star | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Star | Star | 89 | 4 | Star | 0 | | | |
| 5 | NLEX | NLEX | 77 | | | | | | |
| 5 | NLEX | NLEX | 77 | | | | 1 | Meralco | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Meralco | 3 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 2 | TNT | 102 | 118 | | | | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | 106 | 114 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | 106 | 114 | 2 | TNT | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | TNT | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 104 | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 6 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 84 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–4 :
Quarterfinals: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 AttendanceRecord
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
Troy Rosario (28)
Troy Rosario (10)
Jayson Castro (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–3 :
2016–17 schedule :

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

November :
| November 15, 2016 | To TNTFrank Golla | To BlackwaterDylan Ababou |

#### Commissioner's Cup

April :
| April 24, 2017 | To TNTRR Garcia | To San MiguelMatt Ganuelas-Rosser |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Lou Amundson | 8 | March 24 (vs. Meralco) | March 26 (vs. Phoenix) | 1–1 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Donté Greene | 20 | March 31 (vs. Blackwater) | May 10 (vs. Star) | 5–2 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Joshua Smith | 32 | May 20 (vs. Alaska) | July 2 (vs. San Miguel) | 9–6 |
| Governors' Cup | Michael Craig | 32 | July 28 (vs. Kia) | August 4 (vs. Alaska) | 2–1 |
| Governors' Cup | Glen Rice Jr. | 41 | August 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) | October 8 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 8–6 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
| Troy Rosario | All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Mindanao leg) | April 26, 2017 |
| Roger Pogoy | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | June 13, 2017 |
| Jayson Castro | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | June 19, 2017 |
| Roger Pogoy | Rookie of the Year Award | October 20, 2017 |
| Honors ||||
| Jayson Castro | Second Mythical Team | October 20, 2017 |
| Kelly Williams | Second Mythical Team | October 20, 2017 |