2023–24 TNT Tropang Giga season

2023–24 TNT Tropang Giga season
2023–24 TNT Tropang Giga season
Head coach	Jojo Lastimosa
Owner(s)	Smart Communications; (an MVP group subsidiary)
Commissioner's Cup results
Place	TBD
Philippine Cup results
Place	TBD
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

September 17: The PBA Season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.[1]

Draft picks

TNT did not pick in this draft.

Roster

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach

Jojo Lastimosa

Assistant coach(es)

Josh Reyes (1st assistant)
Sandy Arespacochaga
Mau Belen
Ranidel de Ocampo
Yurri Escueta
Bong Ravena
Chot Reyes (senior consultant)

Team manager

Jojo Lastimosa
Miguel Fernandez (assistant)

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

Roster

Preseason

Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 1–10

June: 0–5

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location 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

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location 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

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 0–0

November: 0–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Location Attendance
1	November 5	Magnolia	Smart Araneta Coliseum
2	November 11	Converge	Ynares Center
3	November 22	Terrafirma	Smart Araneta Coliseum
4	November 26	Meralco	PhilSports Arena

December: 0–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Location Attendance
5	December 1	NorthPort	PhilSports Arena
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

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
10	January 5	Rain or Shine					Smart Araneta Coliseum
5	January 14	Phoenix					PhilSports Arena

East Asia Super League

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chiba Jets	2	2	0	178	157	+21	4	Semifinals
2	Taipei Fubon Braves	1	0	1	82	85	−3	1	Semifinals
3	TNT Tropang Giga	1	0	1	75	93	−18	1
4	Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2023. Source: EASL

Game log

11 October 2023	Chiba Jets	93–75	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	vs.	Chiba Jets	Santa Rosa
19:00 (PST)
		Boxscore		Arena: City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex

15 November 2023	Taipei Fubon Braves	vs.	TNT Tropang Giga	Taipei
19:00 (TST)
		Boxscore		Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium

6 December 2023	Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters	vs.	TNT Tropang Giga	Anyang
19:00 (KST)
		Boxscore		Arena: Anyang Gymnasium

20 December 2023	TNT Tropang Giga	vs.	Taipei Fubon Braves
19:00 (PST)
		Boxscore

24 January 2024	TNT Tropang Giga	vs.	Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters	Pasig
19:00 (PST)
		Boxscore		Arena: PhilSports Arena

Transactions

Signings

Player	Date signed	Contract amount	Contract length	Former team
Dave Marcelo	May 16, 2023[2]	Not disclosed	1 year	Re-signed
Carl Bryan Cruz	May 16, 2023[2]		1 year
Roger Pogoy	June 26, 2023[3]		3 years
Glenn Khobuntin	October 2, 2023[4]		3 years

Pre-season

September
September 21, 2023[5]	To TNT Henry Galinato Jewel Ponferada	To Rain or Shine Dave Marcelo 2024 TNT first-round pick

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson

References

, PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
Ramos, Gerry. "Dave Marcelo, Carl Bryan Cruz sign fresh contracts with TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
"RR Pogoy resists Japan offers to sign three-year TNT deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
"TNT Tropang GIGA on Instagram: "More to come from Glenn!✍🏼📈"". Instagram. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
Ramos, Gerry. "RoS sending Galinato, Ponferada to TNT for Marcelo, future first-round pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 25, 2023.

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[1] , PBA.ph, September 17, 2023

[2] Ramos, Gerry. "Dave Marcelo, Carl Bryan Cruz sign fresh contracts with TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[3] "RR Pogoy resists Japan offers to sign three-year TNT deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[4] "TNT Tropang GIGA on Instagram: "More to come from Glenn!✍🏼📈"". Instagram. Retrieved October 18, 2023.

[5] Ramos, Gerry. "RoS sending Galinato, Ponferada to TNT for Marcelo, future first-round pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 25, 2023.