2021 TNT Tropang Giga season

2021 TNT Tropang Giga season
2021 TNT Tropang Giga season
Head coach	Chot Reyes
Owner(s)	Smart Communications; (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	10–1 ; (.909)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated Magnolia, 4–1)
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
TNT Tropang Giga seasons

The 2021 TNT Tropang Giga season is the 31st and current 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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
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, John Paul	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
F	9	de Leon, Samboy (IN)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1992–03–09	Centro Escolar
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)	1995–04–02	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, Jayjay	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
F/C	23	Washington, Jay	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1981–10–10	Eckerd
G	26	Vosotros, Almond (IN)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1990–01–26	De La Salle
F/C	28	Javier, Chris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992–12–06	UE
G	29	Mendoza, Gryann	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1990–09–09	Far Eastern
F/C	34	Flores, Lervin (IN)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1992–09–26	Arellano

Head coach

Chot Reyes

Assistant coach(es)

Bong Ravena (1st assistant)
Joshua Reyes
Ranidel de Ocampo
Yurri Escueta
Mau Belen
Alton Lister

Team manager

Gabby Cui
Miguel Fernandez (assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie
(3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team

Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	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 Hotshots	8	3	.727	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636	3
5	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 1]	4
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 1]	4
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	6
10	Terrafirma Dyip	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	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:

Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
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	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

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	Record
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	Record
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

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NLEX Road Warriors	3	0	1.000	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Hotshots	1	0	1.000	1
3	Meralco Bolts	1	0	1.000	1
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	1	0	1.000	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	2	1	.667	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	2	1	.667	1
7	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	2	1	.667	1
8	San Miguel Beermen	1	2	.333	2
9	Terrafirma Dyip	1	2	.333	2
10	TNT Tropang Giga	0	1	.000	2
11	NorthPort Batang Pier	0	3	.000	3
12	Blackwater Bossing	0	3	.000	3

Updated to match(es) played on December 16, 2021. 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]

Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 0–1

December: 0–1

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

Transactions

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

Off-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)		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.

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[table_hth_NP0.39268813952463-2] Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_BGSM0.39268813952463-3] Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

[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.

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

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

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