2016–17 TNT KaTropa season

Head coach

Owner(s)

Smart Communications
(an MVP group subsidiary)

Philippine Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Governors' Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
TNT KaTropa seasons
2015-16

The 2016–17 TNT KaTropa season is 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.^[1]
October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 PBA draft

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

Roster

TNT KaTropa roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	POB	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
1.5 !G	1	USA !	Rosales, Kris	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1990–12–20	Hope International
4.0 !F	4	USA !	Carey, Harvey	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1979–03–18	Sonoma State
5.5 !F/C	5	PHI !	Golla, Frank	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	1990–01–17	Ateneo
2.5 !G/F	6	PHI !	Nuyles, Alex (IN)	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	1989–07–05	Adamson
5.5 !F/C	7	USA !	Tautuaa, Moala	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1989–04–30	Chadron State
1.5 !G	9	PHI !	Hernandez, Levi (R)	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1990–03–09	Arellano
1.5 !G	10	PHI !	Reyes, Ryan	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1983–08–10	Cal State Fullerton
2.5 !G/F	11	PHI !	Sumalinog, Chris	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1989–07–11	Ateneo
2.5 !G/F	12	PHI !	Fonacier, Larry	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1982–05–13	Ateneo
2.5 !G/F	16	PHI !	Pogoy, Roger (R)	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1992–06–16	Far Eastern
1.5 !G	17	PHI !	Castro, Jayson	7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1986–06–30	Philippine Christian
5.5 !F/C	18	PHI !	Rosario, Troy	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992–01–20	National-U
5.5 !F/C	21	USA !	Williams, Kelly	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1982–02–07	Oakland
2.5 !G/F	22	PHI !	Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1990–06–13	Cal Poly Pomona
4.0 !F	33	PHI !	de Ocampo, Ranidel (C)	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1981–12–08	St. Francis of Assisi
4.0 !F	42	USA !	Seigle, Danny	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1976–06–14	Wagner

Head coach

Nash Racela

Assistant coach(es)

Joshua Reyes (1st Assistant)
Bong Ravena
Gilbert Lao
Alton Lister

Team manager

Virgil Villavicencio
Magnum Membrere (Assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	GlobalPort Batang Pier	2	0	1.000	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Blackwater Elite	2	1	.667	0.5	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	1	.667	0.5	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	2	1	.667	0.5
5	San Miguel Beermen	2	1	.667	0.5
6	TNT KaTropa	2	1	.667	0.5
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	1	1	.500	1	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Meralco Bolts	1	1	.500	1	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	NLEX Road Warriors	1	1	.500	1	Eliminated
10	Alaska Aces	0	2	.000	2
11	Star Hotshots	0	2	.000	2
12	Mahindra Floodbuster	0	3	.000	2.5

Updated to match(es) played on December 4, 2016. Source: PBA.ph

Game log

2016–17 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 2–1

November: 1–1

December: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
3	December 2	Blackwater	W 99–92	Castro, Tautuaa (20)	Ranidel de Ocampo (8)	Jayson Castro (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1

2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

November
November 15, 2016^[2]	To TNT Frank Golla	To Blackwater Dylan Ababou

References

↑ Nash Racela officially gets TNT KaTropa coaching post, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, October 22, 2016
↑ tnt sends ababou to blackwater for golla, pba.inquirer.net, November 21, 2016.

TNT KaTropa

Founded in 1990
Owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of PLDT
Formerly the Pepsi Hotshots, Mobiline Phone Pals and Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

Franchise

Administration

Owner: Manuel V. Pangilinan
Board Governor: Ricky Vargas

Head coaches

Retired numbers

Championships
(8)

Runner-up finishes
(9)

Culture and lore

Philippine Cup 3 Peat: 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13
Jun Bernardino Trophy
The Blur
The Mighty Mouse
The Rock

Seasons (27)

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2006–07

2007–08

2010s

Team seasons

Succession

2015–16
Seasons

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Philippine Cup

2016
Commissioner's Cup

2016
Governors' Cup

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2016–2017 season: Philippine Cup

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