2024–25 TNT Tropang Giga season

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 finishTBD
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

Draft picks

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

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 (GI) 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

Eliminations

Group A Standings

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

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

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5)
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
A1TNT3
B4NLEX1
A1TNT4
B1Rain or Shine1
B1Rain or Shine3
A4Magnolia2
A1TNT
B2San Miguel3
A3Converge2
B2San Miguel2
B3Barangay Ginebra3
A2Meralco0
B3Barangay Ginebra3

Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 7–2
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 4–1


Transactions

Free agency

Signings

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

Trades

Pre-season

July
July 2, 2024[4] To TNT
Rey Nambatac
To Blackwater
Kib Montalbo
Jewel Ponferada
2028 TNT second-round pick

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Governors' Cup Rondae Hollis-Jefferson August 20 (vs. NorthPort) 14–4 [5]

References

  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. ^ Bacnis, Justine (July 18, 2024). "TNT reintegrates ex-3×3 stars Vosotros, Exciminiano ahead of Govs' Cup". Tiebreakertimes.com.ph. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 2, 2024). "Rey Nambatac finally at TNT as revised trade gets PBA approval". Spin.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Terrado, Reuben (August 14, 2024). "RHJ return to TNT official for PBA Season 49 Governors' Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 14, 2024.