Jump to content

2024–25 TNT Tropang Giga season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2024–25 TNT Tropang Giga season
Head coachChot Reyes
General ManagerJojo Lastimosa
Yvette Ruiz (assistant)
Owner(s)Smart Communications
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Governors' Cup results
Record8–2
(80%)
Place1st in group A
Playoff finishChampions (def. Barangay Ginebra, 4–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Philippine Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
TNT Tropang Giga seasons

The 2024–25 TNT Tropang Giga season is the 34th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

[edit]

Draft picks

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
3 31 Jared Brown G  USA Ateneo
4 41 Mark Neil Cruz C/F  Philippines CEU

Roster

[edit]
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 0 Philippines Eboña, Barkley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–29 Far Eastern
G 6 Philippines Nambatac, Rey 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1994–01–27 Letran
C 7 Philippines Erram, Poy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo
F 8 Philippines Oftana, Calvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996–01–03 San Beda
F 9 United States Varilla, Paul 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1993–08–10 UE
G 10 Philippines Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
F 12 Philippines Khobuntin, Glenn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991–09–07 National-U
G 13 Philippines Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
G/F 16 Philippines Pogoy, Roger (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern
G 17 Philippines Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian
F/C 21 United States Williams, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland
F/C 24 United States Hollis-Jefferson, Rondae (CI) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1995–01–03 Arizona
G 26 Philippines Vosotros, Almond (FA) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–26 De La Salle
F/C 32 United States Galinato, Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Philippines
G 35 Philippines Aurin, Kim 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UPHSD
F/C 45 United States Ganuelas-Rosser, Brandon Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994–06–29 UC Riverside
F 50 United States Payawal, CJ (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997–01–01 UE
G 53 Philippines Exciminiano, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–11–17 Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



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 Injured

Roster


Governors' Cup

[edit]

Eliminations

[edit]

Group A Standings

[edit]
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 8 2 .800 Quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 7 3 .700 1
3 Converge FiberXers 6 4 .600 2
4 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 5 5 .500 3
5 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 7 .300 5
6 Terrafirma Dyip 1 9 .100 7
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); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]

Game log

[edit]
2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 8–2
August: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 August 20 NorthPort W 101–95 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (32) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 August 22 Meralco W 93–73 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (25) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (12) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 August 27 Converge L 95–96 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (32) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (15) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 August 29 Magnolia W 88–82 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (32) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (19) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–1
September: 5–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 September 5 Terrafirma W 107–89 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (26) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 4–1
6 September 8 Converge W 98–91 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (21) Calvin Oftana (9) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–1
7 September 12 Meralco W 108–99 Calvin Oftana (25) Hollis-Jefferson, Oftana (7) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–1
8 September 17 Magnolia W 84–82 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (29) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (25) Jayson Castro (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 7–1
9 September 19 Terrafirma L 72–84 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (25) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11) Rey Nambatac (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 7–2
10 September 22 NorthPort W 99–79 Poy Erram (17) Poy Erram (13) Poy Erram (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–2

Playoffs

[edit]

Bracket

[edit]
Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5)
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
A1TNT3
B4NLEX1
A1TNT4
B1Rain or Shine1
B1Rain or Shine3
A4Magnolia2
A1TNT4
B3Barangay Ginebra2
B2San Miguel3
A3Converge2
B2San Miguel2
B3Barangay Ginebra4
A2Meralco0
B3Barangay Ginebra3

Game log

[edit]
2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 11–4
Quarterfinals: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 September 25 NLEX W 107–102 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (45) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–0
2 September 27 NLEX L 90–93 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (22) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (22) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (5) Santa Rosa Sports Complex 1–1
3 September 29 NLEX W 109–91 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (27) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (12) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (8) Ynares Center 2–1
4 October 1 NLEX W 125–96 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (35) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11) Jayson Castro (4) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–1
Semifinals: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 October 9 Rain or Shine W 90–81 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (26) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (13) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (9) PhilSports Arena 1–0
2 October 11 Rain or Shine W 108–91 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (23) Calvin Oftana (14) Roger Pogoy (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 October 13 Rain or Shine L 109–110 Poy Erram (27) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11) Dasmariñas Arena 2–1
4 October 16 Rain or Shine W 81–79 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (23) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (19) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1
5 October 18 Rain or Shine W 113–95 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (36) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (9) Ynares Center
10,039
4–1
Finals: 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 October 27 Barangay Ginebra W 104–88 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (19) Hollis-Jefferson, Nambatac (10) Rey Nambatac (7) Ynares Center
11,021
1–0
2 October 30 Barangay Ginebra W 96–84 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (37) Calvin Oftana (14) Castro, Hollis-Jefferson (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 November 1 Barangay Ginebra L 73–85 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (24) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (14) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
11,320
2–1
4 November 3 Barangay Ginebra L 92–106 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (28) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (9) Jayson Castro (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum
16,783
2–2
5 November 6 Barangay Ginebra W 99–72 Hollis-Jefferson, Pogoy (16) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
12,727
3–2
6 November 8 Barangay Ginebra W 95–85 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (31) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (16) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum
14,668
4–2

Commissioner's Cup

[edit]

Eliminations

[edit]

Standings

[edit]
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 0 0 Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Blackwater Bossing 0 0
3 Converge FiberXers 0 0
4 Hong Kong Eastern (G) 0 0
5 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 0 0 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Meralco Bolts 0 0
7 NLEX Road Warriors 0 0
8 NorthPort Batang Pier 0 0
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 0 0
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 0 0
11 San Miguel Beermen 0 0
12 Terrafirma Dyip 0 0
13 TNT Tropang Giga 0 0
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]
(G) Guests

Game log

[edit]
2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cupp game log
Total:
December
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 6, 2024 Eastern Ninoy Aquino Stadium
2 December 8, 2024 NorthPort Ynares Center
3 December 11, 2024 Magnolia Ninoy Aquino Stadium
4 December 19, 2024 Blackwater Ninoy Aquino Stadium
January
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 January 7, 2025 Meralco PhilSports Arena
6 January 11, 2025 Converge Ninoy Aquino Stadium
7 January 15, 2025 NLEX Ninoy Aquino Stadium
8 January 17, 2025 Barangay Ginebra PhilSports Arena
9 January 22, 2025 Terrafirma Ynares Center
10 January 24, 2025 Phoenix Ynares Center
11 January 26, 2025 San Miguel Ynares Center
12 January 31, 2025 Rain or Shine PhilSports Arena

Transactions

[edit]

Free agency

[edit]

Signings

[edit]
Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team Ref.
Chris Exciminiano July 18, 2024 Not disclosed Not disclosed TNT Triple Giga (PBA 3x3) [4]
Almond Vosotros

Trades

[edit]

Pre-season

[edit]
July
July 2, 2024[5] To TNT
Rey Nambatac
To Blackwater
Kib Montalbo
Jewel Ponferada
2028 TNT second-round pick

Recruited imports

[edit]
Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Governors' Cup Rondae Hollis-Jefferson August 20 (vs. NorthPort) November 8 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 18–6 [6]
Commissioner's Cup [7]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Baltazar is the Chosen One -- the top pick of Draft Class 2024". PBA.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Bacnis, Justine (July 18, 2024). "TNT reintegrates ex-3×3 stars Vosotros, Exciminiano ahead of Govs' Cup". Tiebreakertimes.com.ph. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 2, 2024). "Rey Nambatac finally at TNT as revised trade gets PBA approval". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Terrado, Reuben (August 14, 2024). "RHJ return to TNT official for PBA Season 49 Governors' Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Terrado, Reuben (November 8, 2024). "TNT to bring back Rondae Hollis-Jefferson for next conference, says Jolas". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 8, 2024.