2023–24 TNT Tropang Giga season
Head coachJojo Lastimosa
Owner(s)Smart Communications
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Commissioner's Cup results
PlaceTBD
Philippine Cup results
PlaceTBD
TNT Tropang Giga seasons

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

Key dates

Draft picks

TNT did not pick in this draft.

Roster

TNT Tropang Giga roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F/C 0 Philippines Flores, Lervin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–09–26 Arellano
F/C 1 Philippines Chua, Justin Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1989–07–13 Ateneo
F 2 Philippines Cruz, Carl Bryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991–08–21 Far Eastern
G 6 Philippines Tolomia, Mike 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–01–06 Far Eastern
C 7 Philippines Erram, Poy Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo
F 8 Philippines Oftana, Calvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996–01–03 San Beda
G/F 9 United States Varilla, Paul (FA) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1993–08–10 UE
G 10 Philippines Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
G 11 Philippines Tungcab, Jaydee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1997–05–05 Philippines
F 12 Philippines Khobuntin, Glenn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991–09–07 National-U
G 13 Philippines Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
F 14 United States Hollis-Jefferson, Rondae (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1995–01–03 Arizona
G 15 Philippines Montalbo, Kib 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1996–04–02 De La Salle
G/F 16 Philippines Pogoy, Roger Injured 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern
G 17 Philippines Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian
F/C 21 United States Williams, Kelly (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland
G/F 24 Philippines Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona
F/C 27 Philippines Ponferada, Jewel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1988–07–08 National-U
F 32 United States Galinato, Henry (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Philippines
G/F 35 Philippines Aurin, Kim (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UPHSD
G – Philippines Exciminiano, Chris (3x3) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–11–17 Far Eastern
F – Philippines de Leon, Samboy (3x3) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–03–09 Centro Escolar
G 26 Philippines Vosotros, Almond (3x3) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–26 De La Salle
G 29 Philippines Mendoza, Gryann (3x3) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–09–09 Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

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) Ganuelas-Rosser, Tungcab (4) Ynares Sports Arena 1–10

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Magnolia Hotshots 5 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 5 1 .833 0.5
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4 1 .800 1
4 Meralco Bolts 4 1 .800 1
5 San Miguel Beermen 3 1 .750 1.5 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 2 .600 2
7 TNT Tropang Giga 2 3 .400 3
8 Terrafirma Dyip 2 4 .333 3.5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 2 4 .333 3.5
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 1 5 .167 4.5
11 Blackwater Bossing 1 5 .167 4.5
12 Converge FiberXers 0 5 .000 5
Updated to match(es) played on December 3, 2023. 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]

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 2–3
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) 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: 0–1
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 PhilSports Arena
7 December 15 Blackwater Smart Araneta Coliseum
8 December 17 San Miguel Ynares Center
9 December 25 Barangay Ginebra Smart Araneta Coliseum
January: 0–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
10 January 5 Rain or Shine Smart Araneta Coliseum
5 January 14 Phoenix Super LPG PhilSports Arena


East Asia Super League

Group stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Japan Chiba Jets 3 3 0 253 223 +30 Semifinals
2 South Korea Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters 1 1 0 98 77 +21
3 Chinese Taipei Taipei Fubon Braves 3 1 2 265 280 −15
4 Philippines TNT Tropang Giga 3 0 3 238 274 −36
Updated to match(es) played on 15 November 2023. Source: EASL

Game log

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
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
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

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

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 Converge FiberXers

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team
Mikey Williams[7] 5 Shooting guard / Point guard Contract termination

Trades

Pre-season

September
September 21, 2023[8] To TNT
Henry Galinato
Jewel Ponferada		 To Rain or Shine
Dave Marcelo
2024 TNT first-round pick


Recruited imports

TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupQuincy MillerNovember 5, 2023 (vs. Magnolia)0–1
Rondae Hollis-JeffersonNovember 11, 2023 (vs. Converge)2–2

References

  1. ↑ , PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
  2. ↑ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "Dave Marcelo, Carl Bryan Cruz sign fresh contracts with TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ "RR Pogoy resists Japan offers to sign three-year TNT deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ "TNT Tropang GIGA on Instagram: "More to come from Glenn!✍🏼📈"". Instagram. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ Terrado, Reuben. "Mike Tolomia signed to one-conference deal by depleted TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ Dioquino, Delfin. "TNT terminates Mikey Williams' contract after standoff". Rappler. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ Ramos, Gerry. "RoS sending Galinato, Ponferada to TNT for Marcelo, future first-round pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
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