# 2023–24 TNT Tropang Giga season

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

## Key dates

* September 17: The PBA season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.

## Draft picks

TNT did not pick in this draft.

## Preseason
### PBA on Tour
#### Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log Total: 1–10 :
June: 0–5
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 AttendanceRecord
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 :

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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | TNT Tropang Giga | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
| 12 | Converge FiberXers | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

#### Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 5–6 :
November: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 AttendanceRecord
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 AttendanceRecord
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 :

### 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 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 109 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | TNT | 94 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | TNT | 94 | 1 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 107 | 88 | 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 116*** | 84 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 116*** | 84 | | | | 1 | Magnolia | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Magnolia | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 2 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 127 | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 4 |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 122 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 122 | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 106 | 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | | | |
| 6 | NorthPort | NorthPort | 93 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime
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#### Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–1 :
Quarterfinals: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
January 17
Magnolia
L 94–109
Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (27)
Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (9)
Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (11)
PhilSports Arena
0–1 :

## 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 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT Tropang Giga | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Terrafirma Dyip | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Bossing | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | Converge FiberXers | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Terrafirma 104–96 NorthPort

#### Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5 :
February: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 AttendanceRecord
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 AttendanceRecord
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 AttendanceRecord
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 :

### 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 | 95 | 110 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Terrafirma | 106 | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Terrafirma | 106 | 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) | 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | |
| 4 | TNT | TNT | 1 | 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 2 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Meralco | 4 |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 99 | | | | 3 | Meralco | 4 |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 77 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 77 | 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Meralco | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Meralco | Meralco | 2 | 3 | Meralco | 4 | | | |
| 6 | NLEX | NLEX | 0 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–2 :
Quarterfinals: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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 :

## East Asia Super League
### Group stage
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Chiba Jets | 6 | 6 | 0 | 546 | 450 | +96 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Anyang JKJ Red Boosters | 6 | 4 | 2 | 542 | 537 | +5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | TNT Tropang Giga | 6 | 1 | 5 | 491 | 536 | −45 | |
| 4 | Taipei Fubon Braves | 6 | 1 | 5 | 464 | 520 | −56 | |
* 1 2 TNT Tropang Giga 177–175 Taipei Fubon Braves

#### Game log
## Transactions
### Free agency
#### Signings

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

#### Subtractions

| Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team |
| Mikey Williams | 5 | Shooting guard / Point guard | Contract termination | |

### Trades
#### Pre-season

September :
| September 21, 2023 | To TNTHenry GalinatoJewel Ponferada | To Rain or ShineDave Marcelo2024 TNT first-round pick |

#### Mid-season

February :
| February 26, 2024 |
| February 26, 2024 | To TNTBrandon Ganuelas-Rosser | To BlackwaterJustin Chua Jaydee Tungcab 2025 TNT first-round pick | To NLEXYousef Taha Ato Ular 2025 Blackwater first-round pick |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Quincy Miller | November 5, 2023 (vs. Magnolia) | November 5, 2023 (vs. Magnolia) | 0–1 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | November 11, 2023 (vs. Converge) | December 17, 2023 (vs. San Miguel) | 4–3 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson | January 5, 2024 (vs. Rain or Shine) | January 17, 2024 (vs. Magnolia) | 1–2 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Honors | Date awarded |
| Calvin Oftana | 2023–24 PBA Mythical Second Team | August 18, 2024 |