The 2017–18 TNT KaTropa season was the 28th 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

2017

*October 29: The

2017 PBA draft The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event that allowed teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. It was held at the Midtown Atrium, Robinsons Place Manila on October 29, 2017. The league determined the draf ...

took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.San Miguel nets Standhardinger
PBA.ph, October 29, 2017

Draft picks

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , December 22 , Rain or Shine
L 79–82
,

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 ...

(18) , Troy Rosario (13) ,

(10) ,

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 ...

, 0–1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 2 , December 29 ,

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W 106–98
, Troy Rosario (21) , ''three players'' (9) ,

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 ...

(8) ,

, 1–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , January 13 , San Miguel
L 76–88
, Troy Rosario (15) , Troy Rosario (13) ,

(8) , University of San Agustin Gym , 1–2 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 4 , January 17 , Blackwater
W 92–83
,

(24) , Moala Tautuaa (15) , ''three players'' (3) ,

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" ...

, 2–2 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 5 , January 21 ,

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W 99–81
, Troy Rosario (22) , Troy Rosario (10) , RR Garcia (8) ,

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 ...

, 3–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , January 27 ,

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L 83–91
, Moala Tautuaa (16) , Troy Rosario (12) , ''three players'' (4) ,

, 3–3 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 7 , January 31 , Kia
W 90–85
,

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 ...

(23) ,

(11) , Castro, Reyes (4) ,

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 ...

, 4–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 8 , February 7 , Phoenix
L 72–74
,

Anthony Semerad Anthony Paul David Semerad (born April 25, 1991) is an Australian-born Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is also a model and TV host. His twin brother, David, who ...

(12) , Troy Rosario (8) ,

(5) ,

, 4–4 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 9 , February 11 , Barangay Ginebra
L 78–93
, Castro, Williams (17) ,

(15) ,

(4) ,

, 4–5 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 10 , February 14 ,

L 84–99
,

(24) , Tautuaa, Williams (12) ,

(4) ,

, 4–6 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 11 , February 28 ,

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W 101–75
,

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, Williams (17) ,

(16) , ''four players'' (4) ,

, 5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

, - style="background:#bfb;" , 1 , March 4 , Phoenix
W 118–97
, Troy Rosario (18) ,

(8) ,

(9) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , March 6 , San Miguel
L 93–106
, Castro, Troy Rosario (19) , Troy Rosario (7) ,

(8) ,

, 0–1

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, - style="background:#bfb;" , 1 , April 22 , GlobalPort
W 128–114
,

(21) , Jeremy Tyler (12) ,

(10) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 2 , April 28 , Phoenix
W 106–98
, Terrence Romeo (21) , Jeremy Tyler (15) ,

(7) ,

, 2–0 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 3 , May 6 , Barangay Ginebra
W 96–92
,

(27) , Jeremy Tyler (15) , Castro,

(5) ,

, 3–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , May 13 ,

L 100–110
,

(18) ,

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, Tyler (11) , Terrence Romeo (8) ,

, 3–1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 5 , May 18 , Blackwater
W 120–101
,

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 ...

(18) , Troy Rosario (11) ,

, Garcia (5) ,

, 4–1 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , - style="background:#bfb;" , 6 , June 1 , Columbian
W 123–95
, Troy Rosario (21) , Terrence Romeo (7) ,

Jericho Cruz Jericho Xavier Setubal Cruz (born October 11, 1990) is a Filipino-Guamanian professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Early life Cruz was born in Pasig of Metro Manila in the Phi ...

(7) ,

, 5–1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 7 , June 3 ,

W 117–106
, Joshua Smith (24) , Joshua Smith (13) , Terrence Romeo (8) ,

, 6–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 8 , June 13 ,

L 89–111
, Terrence Romeo (17) , Joshua Smith (13) , Terrence Romeo (7) ,

, 6–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 9 , June 16 , San Miguel
L 94–100
, Joshua Smith (26) , Joshua Smith (18) ,

(6) ,

, 6–3 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 10 , June 22 ,

W 91–85
, Troy Rosario (30) , Troy Rosario (12) ,

(3) ,

, 7–3 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 11 , July 7 , Rain or Shine
W 100–85
, Joshua Smith (25) , Joshua Smith (13) , Terrence Romeo (12) ,

, 8–3

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

, - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , July 9 , San Miguel
L 110–121
, Pogoy,

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(17) , Castro,

(8) ,

(9) ,

, 0–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , July 11 , San Miguel
L 102–106
, Terrence Romeo (28) , Joshua Smith (18) ,

(9) ,

, 0–2

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , August 17 ,

L 90–103
, Terrence Romeo (27) , Mike Glover (15) ,

(5) ,

, 0–1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 2 , August 19 ,

W 92–90
, Terrence Romeo (23) ,

(9) , Terrence Romeo (10) ,

, 1–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , August 24 , Blackwater
L 98–104 (OT)
, Terrence Romeo (24) , Stacy Davis (16) , Castro,

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(3) ,

, 1–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , August 26 ,

L 96–125
, Stacy Davis (26) , Stacy Davis (12) , Stacy Davis (7) ,

, 1–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , August 31 , Phoenix
L 82–112
, Alfrancis Tamsi (14) , Stacy Davis (11) , RR Garcia (5) ,

, 1–4 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 6 , September 2 , Columbian
W 118–114 (OT)
,

(25) ,

(12) ,

(7) ,

, 2–4 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 7 , September 22 , Rain or Shine
W 110–104
, Marqus Blakely (26) , Marqus Blakely (14) , Marqus Blakely (8) , City of Passi Arena , 3–4 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 8 , September 30 , NorthPort
W 104–102
, Terrence Romeo (26) , Marqus Blakely (11) , Terrence Romeo (8) ,

, 4–4 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 9 , October 20 , San Miguel
L 96–107
, Marqus Blakely (26) , Marqus Blakely (18) , Marqus Blakely (8) , Calasiao Sports Complex , 4–5 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 10 , October 26 ,

L 103–116
, Terrence Romeo (23) , Marqus Blakely (18) , Marqus Blakely (11) ,

, 4–6 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 11 , November 4 , Barangay Ginebra
L 93–112
, Marqus Blakely (23) , Marqus Blakely (15) ,

(12) ,

, 4–7

Transactions

Trades

Pre season

Philippine Cup

Recruited imports

Awards

References

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