2021 TNT Tropang Giga season

2021 TNT Tropang Giga season
2021 TNT Tropang Giga season
Head coach	Chot Reyes
General Manager	Gabby Cui; Miguel Fernandez (assistant)
Owner(s)	Smart Communications; (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	10–1 (90.9%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated Magnolia, 4–1)
Governors' Cup results
Record	7–4 (63.6%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra with twice-to-beat advantage)
TNT Tropang Giga seasons
	← 2020 2022–23 →

The 2021 TNT Tropang Giga season was the 31st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

March 14: The PBA season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong.^[1]

Draft picks

Special draft

Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
4	Jaydee Tungcab	Guard	Philippines	UP Diliman

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	4	Mikey Williams	Guard	USA	Cal State Fullerton
3	35	Michael Simmonds	Guard/Forward	USA	Baruch
4	45	Joel Lee Yu	Guard	Philippines	FEU
5	53	Martin Gozum	Forward	Philippines	OLFU

Roster

2021 TNT Tropang Giga roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
F	2	Cruz, Carl Bryan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1991–08–21	Far Eastern
G	5	Williams, Mikey (R)	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
G	8	Exciminiano, Chris	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1988–11–17	Far Eastern
G	10	Reyes, Ryan (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1983–08–10	Cal State Fullerton
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
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	18	Rosario, Troy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1992–01–20	National-U
G	20	Alejandro, Jjay	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1995–04–13	National-U
F/C	21	Williams, Kelly	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1982–02–07	Oakland
F/C	22	Marcelo, Dave	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	1989–02–22	San Beda
G/F	24	Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1990–06–13	Cal Poly Pomona
G	29	Mendoza, Gryann	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1990–09–09	Far Eastern
F	77	Banal, Gab	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1990–09–09	Mapúa

Head coach

Chot Reyes

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Gabby Cui
Miguel Fernandez (assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT Tropang Giga	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots	8	3	.727	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636	3
5	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545^[a]	4
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545^[a]	4
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	4	7	.364^[b]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	4	7	.364^[b]	6
10	Terrafirma Dyip	4	7	.364^[b]	6
11	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273	7
12	Blackwater Bossing	0	11	.000	10

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]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 10–1

July: 2–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	July 17	Terrafirma	W 86–79	Jayson Castro (17)	John Paul Erram (11)	Pogoy, Reyes (5)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–0
2	July 30	Rain or Shine	W 79–69	Pogoy, Rosario (13)	Troy Rosario (14)	Jayson Castro (7)	Ynares Sports Arena	2–0

August: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	August 1	Phoenix Super LPG	W 84–80	Troy Rosario (15)	Mikey Williams (9)	Jayson Castro (9)	Ynares Sports Arena	3–0

September: 7–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	September 1	Blackwater	W 96–76	Mikey Williams (16)	Troy Rosario (11)	Roger Pogoy (4)	DHVSU Gym	4–0
5	September 3	Meralco	W 91–76	Mikey Williams (27)	Erram, Rosario (9)	Castro, Rosario, K. Williams, M. Williams (2)	DHVSU Gym	5–0
6	September 5	Magnolia	W 83–76	Jayson Castro (17)	Kelly Williams (15)	Mikey Williams (5)	DHVSU Gym	6–0
7	September 8	San Miguel	L 67–83	Kib Montalbo (13)	Troy Rosario (7)	Montalbo, M. Williams (4)	DHVSU Gym	6–1
8	September 10	NLEX	W 100–85	Mikey Williams (36)	Kelly Williams (9)	Kelly Williams (4)	DHVSU Gym	7–1
9	September 12	Barangay Ginebra	W 88–67	Mikey Williams (27)	Roger Pogoy (8)	Jayson Castro (5)	DHVSU Gym	8–1
10	September 15	NorthPort	W 102–92	Mikey Williams (29)	Ryan Reyes (9)	Mikey Williams (5)	DHVSU Gym	9–1
11	September 18	Alaska	W 103–85	Roger Pogoy (18)	John Paul Erram (8)	Mikey Williams (7)	DHVSU Gym	10–1

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-7)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	TNT		84

8	Barangay Ginebra		71
				1	TNT	4
(best-of-3)
				4	San Miguel	3
4	San Miguel		2

5	NorthPort		0
							1	TNT	4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							3	Magnolia	1
2	Meralco	80	97

7	NLEX	81	86
				2	Meralco	2
(best-of-3)
				3	Magnolia	4
3	Magnolia		2

6	Rain or Shine		0

Game log

2021 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 9–4

Quarterfinals: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	September 29	Barangay Ginebra	W 84–71	Roger Pogoy (16)	K. Williams, M. Williams (7)	Reyes, M. Williams (5)	DHVSU Gym	1–0

Semifinals: 4–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	October 3	San Miguel	W 89–88	Roger Pogoy (23)	Mikey Williams (8)	Castro, M. Williams (6)	DHVSU Gym	1–0
2	October 6	San Miguel	L 96–98	Roger Pogoy (21)	Erram, Marcelo (10)	Mikey Williams (7)	DHVSU Gym	1–1
3	October 8	San Miguel	W 115–98	Roger Pogoy (26)	John Paul Erram (13)	Mikey Williams (5)	DHVSU Gym	2–1
4	October 10	San Miguel	L 90–116	Jayson Castro (15)	Dave Marcelo (14)	Castro, Heruela, M. Williams (4)	DHVSU Gym	2–2
5	October 13	San Miguel	W 110–90	Jayson Castro (19)	Troy Rosario (8)	Jayson Castro (8)	DHVSU Gym	3–2
6	October 15	San Miguel	L 90–103	Castro, Reyes (16)	Troy Rosario (10)	Mikey Williams (5)	DHVSU Gym	3–3
7	October 17	San Miguel	W 97–79	Roger Pogoy (27)	Troy Rosario (12)	Mikey Williams (6)	DHVSU Gym	4–3

Finals: 4–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	October 20	Magnolia	W 88–70	Mikey Williams (21)	Mikey Williams (10)	Mikey Williams (5)	DHVSU Gym	1–0
2	October 22	Magnolia	W 105–93	Mikey Williams (28)	John Paul Erram (12)	Mikey Williams (6)	DHVSU Gym	2–0
3	October 24	Magnolia	L 98–106	Mikey Williams (39)	John Paul Erram (11)	Brian Heruela (5)	DHVSU Gym	2–1
4	October 27	Magnolia	W 106–89	Mikey Williams (26)	Kelly Williams (7)	Mikey Williams (7)	DHVSU Gym	3–1
5	October 29	Magnolia	W 94–79	Mikey Williams (24)	John Paul Erram (10)	Mikey Williams (4)	DHVSU Gym	4–1

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727	1
3	TNT Tropang Giga	7	4	.636^[a]	2
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636^[a]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636^[a]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^[b]	3
7	Alaska Aces	6	5	.545^[b]	3
8	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	5	6	.455^[c]	4
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455^[c]	4
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	8	.273	6
11	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	7
12	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091	8

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^[3]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
^ ^a ^b Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 7–4

December: 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	December 15	NLEX	L 100–102	Kelly Williams (16)	McKenzie Moore (14)	McKenzie Moore (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	December 17	Alaska	W 81–77	Jayson Castro (20)	Poy Erram (9)	Jayson Castro (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–1
3	December 22	Meralco	L 80–83	Roger Pogoy (25)	Poy Erram (13)	Mikey Williams (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–2
4	December 26	Rain or Shine	W 95–92	Mikey Williams (25)	Aaron Fuller (10)	Mikey Williams (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–2

February: 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	February 11, 2022	Magnolia	L 93–96	Aaron Fuller (21)	Aaron Fuller (11)	Jayson Castro (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–3
6	February 13, 2022	Phoenix Super LPG	L 92–93	Mikey Williams (22)	Aaron Fuller (23)	Jayson Castro (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–4
7	February 16, 2022	San Miguel	W 96–81	Mikey Williams (30)	Aaron Fuller (26)	Kib Montalbo (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–4
8	February 18, 2022	Barangay Ginebra	W 119–92	Mikey Williams (26)	Aaron Fuller (14)	Mikey Williams (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–4

March: 3–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
9	March 4, 2022	Blackwater	W 106–93	Mikey Williams (23)	Aaron Fuller (22)	Jayson Castro (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–4
10	March 9, 2022	Terrafirma	W 127–107	Aaron Fuller (24)	Aaron Fuller (12)	Castro, M. Williams (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	6–4
11	March 11, 2022	NorthPort	W 106–101 (OT)	Mikey Williams (28)	Aaron Fuller (20)	Mikey Williams (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	7–4

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Magnolia		127

8	Phoenix Super LPG		88
				1	Magnolia	2
(#4 twice-to-beat)
				4	Meralco	3
4	Meralco		100

5	San Miguel		85
							4	Meralco	2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							6	Barangay Ginebra	4
2	NLEX	79	96

7	Alaska	93	80
				2	NLEX	1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
				6	Barangay Ginebra	3
3	TNT	92	95

6	Barangay Ginebra	104	115

Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2

Quarterfinals: 0–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	March 16, 2022	Barangay Ginebra	L 92–104	Aaron Fuller (22)	Aaron Fuller (19)	Jayson Castro (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum 7,091	0–1
2	March 19, 2022	Barangay Ginebra	L 95–115	Mikey Williams (17)	Pogoy, Rosario (5)	Mikey Williams (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum 10,486	0–2

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

February
March 11, 2021^[4]	To TNT 2020 NLEX first-round pick (No. 4)	To Blackwater Simon Enciso David Semerad 2023 TNT first-round pick 2024 TNT second-round pick

Mid-season

December
December 3, 2021^[5]	To TNT Carl Bryan Cruz	To Blackwater Jay Washington 2022 NorthPort second-round pick 2025 TNT second-round pick

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Governors' Cup	McKenzie Moore	December 15 (vs. NLEX)	December 22 (vs. Meralco)	1–2
	Aaron Fuller	December 26 (vs. Rain or Shine)	March 16 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	6–3
	Leon Gilmore III	March 19 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)		0–1

References

^ Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
^ "NLEX trades No. 4 first round draft pick to Blackwater". PBA.ph. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "TNT acquires CBC from Blackwater in exchange for Jay Washington, 2 future picks". PBA.ph. December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[table_hth_NP0.002616875340518-2] Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_BGSM0.002616875340518-3] Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

[table_hth_MER0.30667945337793-5] Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95

[table_hth_ALA0.30667945337793-6] Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska

[table_hth_NP0.30667945337793-7] Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

[1] Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020

[4] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.

[8] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

[9] "NLEX trades No. 4 first round draft pick to Blackwater". PBA.ph. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

[10] "TNT acquires CBC from Blackwater in exchange for Jay Washington, 2 future picks". PBA.ph. December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

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