The 2016–17 TNT KaTropa season was the 27th season of the franchise in the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...

(PBA).

Key dates

*October 22, 2016:

TNT KaTropa The TNT Tropang 5G is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since 1990. The fran ...

appointed

Nash Racela Raoul Cesar "Nash" Escueta Racela (born November 30, 1971) is a Filipino professional basketball coach. Nash Racela was a graduate of De La Salle University before taking on a career as a coach. He also coached the Philippine squad that parti ...

to be its head coach replacing

Jong Uichico Joseph Enrique "Jong" Floro Uichico (born July 15, 1962) is a Filipino professional basketball coach who is currently serving as the head coach of NLEX Road Warriors in the Philippine Basketball Association. Uichico is a former Philippine nati ...

.Nash Racela officially gets TNT KaTropa coaching post
Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, October 22, 2016 *October 30: The

2016 PBA draft The 2016 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event which allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The league determined the drafting order based on the performance of the member teams for the 2015–16 seaso ...

took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Special draft

Regular draft

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , November 23 , Rain or Shine
L 87–101
,

Ranidel de Ocampo Ranidel Rozal de Ocampo (born December 8, 1981) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and assistant coach for the TNT Tropang 5G of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played for FedEx and Talk 'N Text as well as the P ...

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(5) ,

Smart Araneta Coliseum The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed "the Big Dome" ...

, 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , November 27 , Barangay Ginebra
W 108–103
,

(22) , de Ocampo,

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(7) ,

Matt Ganuelas-Rosser Matthew Allen Ganuelas-Rosser (born June 13, 1990) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He played for three franchises during his career in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the NCAA D ...

(5) ,

, 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , December 2 , Blackwater
W 99–92
, Castro, Tautuaa (20) ,

(8) ,

Jayson Castro Jayson Castro William (born June 30, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang 5G of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). His moniker is "The Blur" for his speed. He played for the Philippine Christian Uni ...

(5) ,

, 2–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , December 9 ,

Meralco The Manila Electric Company, also known as Meralco (, , stylized in uppercase), is an electric power distribution company in the Philippines. It is Metro Manila's only electric power distributor and holds the power distribution franchise for 3 ...

L 87–98
,

(23) ,

Kelly Williams Kelly Williams (born February 7, 1982) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang 5G in the PBA. He played collegiate basketball at Oakland University, an NCAA Division I school in the United States, and he als ...

(8) ,

(7) ,

, 2–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , December 16 , Phoenix
W 117–98
, Castro, Williams (18) ,

(10) ,

Ryan Reyes Ryan Jay Reyes (born August 10, 1983) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for TNT Tropang 5G of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Nicknamed D-Energizer for his energetic style of play, he was drafted third overall by ...

(6) ,

, 3–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , December 23 ,

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W 109–100
,

Troy Rosario Jeth Troy Utanes Rosario (born January 20, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). College and amateur career Rosario played for two years at Techno ...

(26) , Carey, de Ocampo, Williams (8) ,

(6) ,

PhilSports Arena The Philippine Institute of Sports Multi-Purpose Arena or PhilSports Arena is an indoor arena, indoor sporting arena located inside the PhilSports Complex in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It was formerly known as the University of Life Th ...

, 4–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , January 7 ,

NLEX The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), signed as E1 of the Philippine expressway network, partially as N160 of the Philippine highway network, and partially as R-8 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is a controlled-access highway that ...

L 98–110
,

(17) , Carey, Williams (10) ,

(7) , Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena
, 4–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 8 , January 15 ,

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L 77–88
,

(21) ,

Roger Pogoy Roger Ray Bacusma Pogoy (born June 16, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang 5G of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He won a championship in high school then played for Far Eastern University, wher ...

(11) ,

(4) ,

, 4–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 9 , January 18 , Mahindra
W 104–92
,

(18) , Reyes,

(9) , Castro, Pogoy, Reyes (4) ,

Cuneta Astrodome Cuneta Astrodome, also known as Pasay Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, is an indoor arena located in Pasay, Philippines. The arena has hosted Philippine Basketball Association games from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2001 onwards, and also cur ...

, 5–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , January 25 , GlobalPort
W 102–98
,

(20) ,

, Tautuaa (8) ,

(6) ,

, 6–4 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 11 , January 28 ,

San Miguel San Miguel, Spanish for Saint Michael, may refer to: Places Argentina *San Miguel Partido *San Miguel, Buenos Aires * San Miguel, Catamarca * San Miguel, Corrientes * San Miguel, La Rioja *San Miguel Arcángel, a Volga German colony in Adolfo Al ...

L 94–98
, Moala Tautuaa (20) ,

(9) ,

(7) ,

Ynares Center The Ynares Center, also known as Ynares Center Antipolo, is an indoor arena located along the Circumferential Road in Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines. The facility, which has a seating capacity of 7,400, is managed by the Provincial Government of ...

, 6–5

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , February 4 , GlobalPort
W 109–101
,

(20) , Moala Tautuaa (9) ,

(4) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , February 6 , GlobalPort
W 95–90
,

(25) ,

(11) ,

(8) ,

, 2–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , February 8 ,

L 98–111
,

(27) , Moala Tautuaa (7) ,

(8) ,

, 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , February 10 ,

W 87–85
,

(14) ,

(13) ,

(11) ,

Mall of Asia Arena The SM Mall of Asia Arena, also known as the Mall of Asia Arena or the MoA Arena, is an indoor arena within the SM Mall of Asia complex, in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. It has a seating capacity of 15,000 for sporting events and ...

, 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , February 12 ,

W 98–92
,

(24) ,

(9) ,

(12) ,

, 2–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , February 14 ,

L 86–97
,

Larry Fonacier Larry Alexander Nacua Fonacier (born May 13, 1982) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He previously served as the team manager for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted fourteent ...

(15) , Ganuelas-Rosser, Williams (7) , Castro, Reyes (5) ,

, 2–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , February 16 ,

W 101–94
, Castro, de Ocampo, Williams (18) , Pogoy,

, Williams (7) ,

(7) ,

, 3–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , February 18 ,

L 88–104
,

(19) ,

(9) ,

(5) ,

, 3–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , February 20 ,

L 83–96
,

(14) ,

(14) , Fonacier, Pogoy (4) ,

, 3–4

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , March 24 ,

L 89–94
,

Lou Amundson Louis Gabriel Amundson ( born December 7, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels and professionally for 12 years, including 10 seasons in the National Basketball Assoc ...

(19) ,

(18) ,

(4) ,

, 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , March 26 , Phoenix
W 134–109
,

(20) ,

(8) ,

(14) ,

, 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , March 31 , Blackwater
W 92–89
,

(24) ,

Donté Greene Donté Dominic Greene (born February 21, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange for one year before being selected with the 28th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in th ...

(13) , Castro, Pogoy, Reyes (3) ,

, 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , April 7 ,

W 126–121 (OT)
,

(32) ,

(16) ,

(11) ,

, 3–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , April 9 , Mahindra
W 86–84
,

(24) ,

(14) ,

(7) ,

, 4–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , April 21 , GlobalPort
W 109–88
,

(33) ,

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, Williams (10) ,

(6) ,

, 5–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , April 23 , Barangay Ginebra
L 89–107
,

(28) ,

(15) ,

(5) ,

, 5–2 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , - style="background:#cfc;" , 8 , May 5 ,

W 112–103
,

(41) ,

(21) ,

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(4) ,

, 6–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 9 , May 10 ,

L 97–107
,

(29) ,

(12) , Kris Rosales (4) ,

, 6–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , May 20 ,

W 119–110
, Joshua Smith (23) , Joshua Smith (10) ,

(7) , Ibalong Centrum for Recreation , 7–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , May 28 , Rain or Shine
W 105–102
, Joshua Smith (23) , Joshua Smith (12) , Castro,

(4) ,

, 8–3

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , June 5 ,

W 102–84
,

(25) , Tautuaa, Williams (8) ,

(7) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , June 7 ,

L 100–103 (OT)
, Joshua Smith (18) , Joshua Smith (18) ,

RR Garcia Ryan Roose B. Garcia (born January 12, 1990) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Phoenix Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 6th overall in the 2013 PBA draft by the Barako Bull Energy Cola ...

(5) ,

, 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , June 9 ,

W 104–96 (OT)
, Castro,

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(31) , Joshua Smith (27) , Joshua Smith (4) ,

, 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , June 11 , Barangay Ginebra
W 100–94
, Joshua Smith (35) , Joshua Smith (13) ,

(6) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , June 13 , Barangay Ginebra
W 107–103
, Joshua Smith (16) , Joshua Smith (16) ,

(8) ,

, 2–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , June 15 , Barangay Ginebra
L 101–125
,

(16) , Joshua Smith (7) , Castro, Garcia (3) ,

, 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , June 15 , Barangay Ginebra
W 122–109
,

(38) ,

(12) ,

(11) ,

, 3–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , June 21 ,

W 104–102
,

(27) , Castro,

(9) ,

(10) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , June 23 ,

L 88–102
,

(14) , Tautuaa, Williams (7) , Joshua Smith (5) ,

, 1–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , June 25 ,

L 97–109
,

(19) , Joshua Smith (14) ,

(4) ,

, 1–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , June 28 ,

W 102–97
, Joshua Smith (20) , Joshua Smith (15) ,

(4) ,

, 2–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , June 30 ,

L 102–111
,

(19) ,

(7) ,

(12) ,

, 2–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , July 2 ,

L 91–115
,

(21) ,

(8) , ''five players'' (2) ,

, 2–4

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , July 28 ,

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W 106–96
, Michael Craig (21) , Michael Craig (13) , Michael Craig (12) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , August 2 ,

L 91–97
, Michael Craig (16) , Michael Craig (18) ,

(5) ,

, 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , August 4 ,

W 107–106
, Michael Craig (28) , Michael Craig (19) ,

(10) ,

, 2–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , August 20 , Rain or Shine
L 73–105
, Glen Rice Jr. (19) ,

(11) ,

(4) ,

, 2–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , August 25 , Phoenix
W 110–103
, Glen Rice Jr. (38) , Glen Rice Jr. (9) , Glen Rice Jr. (5) ,

, 3–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , August 30 , Blackwater
W 117–96
, Glen Rice Jr. (31) ,

(9) , Castro, Rice Jr. (4) ,

, 4–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , September 1 , GlobalPort
L 112–119
, Glen Rice Jr. (39) , Glen Rice Jr. (13) , Glen Rice Jr. (5) ,

, 4–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 8 , September 6 ,

W 113–107
, Glen Rice Jr. (32) ,

(13) ,

(4) ,

, 5–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 9 , September 13 ,

W 112–107
, Glen Rice Jr. (25) , Glen Rice Jr. (15) , Glen Rice Jr. (10) ,

, 6–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , September 17 ,

W 104–99
, Glen Rice Jr. (43) , Glen Rice Jr. (19) , Glen Rice Jr. (9) ,

, 7–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , September 23 , Barangay Ginebra
W 121–92
, Glen Rice Jr. (36) ,

(11) ,

(7) ,

, 8–3

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

, - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , September 27 , Rain or Shine
L 102–106
,

(23) ,

(16) , Castro, Rice Jr. (6) ,

, 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , September 29 , Rain or Shine
W 118–114
, Glen Rice Jr. (34) , Glen Rice Jr. (16) ,

(12) ,

, 1–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , October 2 , Barangay Ginebra
L 94–121
, Glen Rice Jr. (26) , Glen Rice Jr. (10) ,

(7) ,

, 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , October 4 , Barangay Ginebra
W 103–96
, Glen Rice Jr. (21) ,

(11) ,

(10) , Batangas City Coliseum , 1–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , October 6 , Barangay Ginebra
L 103–106
, Glen Rice Jr. (44) , Glen Rice Jr. (20) ,

(9) ,

, 1–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , October 8 , Barangay Ginebra
L 105–115
,

(28) ,

(10) ,

(9) ,

, 1–3

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

Commissioner's Cup

Recruited imports

Awards

References

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