The 2017–18 TNT KaTropa season was the 28th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates 2017 October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College 1 10 Mark Tallo G Racal Tile Masters SWU 1 11 Jonjon Gabriel C Marinerong Pilipino Skippers Colegio de San Lorenzo 2 10 Monbert Arong G Cignal HD Hawkeyes FEU 3 9 Dave Moralde G Marinerong Pilipino Skippers JAM Liner UP
Roster
Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Game log
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | December 22 | Rain or Shine | L 79–82 | Jayson Castro (18) | Troy Rosario (13) | Jayson Castro (10) | Cuneta Astrodome | 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | December 29 | Alaska | W 106–98 | Troy Rosario (21) | three players (9) | Roger Pogoy (8) | Cuneta Astrodome | 1–1
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | January 13 | San Miguel | L 76–88 | Troy Rosario (15) | Troy Rosario (13) | Jayson Castro (8) | University of San Agustin Gym | 1–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | January 17 | Blackwater | W 92–83 | Roger Pogoy (24) | Moala Tautuaa (15) | three players (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | January 21 | Meralco | W 99–81 | Troy Rosario (22) | Troy Rosario (10) | RR Garcia (8) | Ynares Center | 3–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | January 27 | Magnolia | L 83–91 | Moala Tautuaa (16) | Troy Rosario (12) | three players (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 | January 31 | Kia | W 90–85 | Kelly Williams (23) | Roger Pogoy (11) | Castro, Reyes (4) | Mall of Asia Arena | 4–3
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | February 7 | Phoenix | L 72–74 | Anthony Semerad (12) | Troy Rosario (8) | Jayson Castro (5) | Mall of Asia Arena | 4–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | February 11 | Barangay Ginebra | L 78–93 | Castro, Williams (17) | Kelly Williams (15) | Jayson Castro (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | February 14 | Meralco | L 84–99 | Jayson Castro (24) | Tautuaa, Williams (12) | Jayson Castro (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 | February 28 | NLEX | W 101–75 | Cruz, Williams (17) | Kelly Williams (16) | four players (4) | Mall of Asia Arena | 5–6
Playoffs
Bracket
Game log
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | March 4 | Phoenix | W 118–97 | Troy Rosario (18) | Jayson Castro (8) | Jayson Castro (9) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | March 6 | San Miguel | L 93–106 | Castro, Troy Rosario (19) | Troy Rosario (7) | Jayson Castro (8) | Mall of Asia Arena | 0–1
Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Game log
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | April 22 | GlobalPort | W 128–114 | Jayson Castro (21) | Jeremy Tyler (12) | Jayson Castro (10) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | April 28 | Phoenix | W 106–98 | Terrence Romeo (21) | Jeremy Tyler (15) | Jayson Castro (7) | Ynares Center | 2–0
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | May 6 | Barangay Ginebra | W 96–92 | Jayson Castro (27) | Jeremy Tyler (15) | Castro, Cruz (5) | Mall of Asia Arena | 3–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | May 13 | Alaska | L 100–110 | Jayson Castro (18) | Rosario, Tyler (11) | Terrence Romeo (8) | Ynares Center | 3–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | May 18 | Blackwater | W 120–101 | Ryan Reyes (18) | Troy Rosario (11) | Cruz, Garcia (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 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 (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 5–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 | June 3 | NLEX | W 117–106 | Joshua Smith (24) | Joshua Smith (13) | Terrence Romeo (8) | Mall of Asia Arena | 6–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | June 13 | Magnolia | L 89–111 | Terrence Romeo (17) | Joshua Smith (13) | Terrence Romeo (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 6–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | June 16 | San Miguel | L 94–100 | Joshua Smith (26) | Joshua Smith (18) | Jayson Castro (6) | Mall of Asia Arena | 6–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 | June 22 | Meralco | W 91–85 | Troy Rosario (30) | Troy Rosario (12) | Jayson Castro (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–3
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 | July 7 | Rain or Shine | W 100–85 | Joshua Smith (25) | Joshua Smith (13) | Terrence Romeo (12) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 8–3
Playoffs Bracket
Game log
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | July 9 | San Miguel | L 110–121 | Pogoy, Smith (17) | Castro, Smith (8) | Jayson Castro (9) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | July 11 | San Miguel | L 102–106 | Terrence Romeo (28) | Joshua Smith (18) | Jayson Castro (9) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–2
Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Game log
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | August 17 | NLEX | L 90–103 | Terrence Romeo (27) | Mike Glover (15) | Jayson Castro (5) | Ynares Center | 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | August 19 | Meralco | W 92–90 | Terrence Romeo (23) | Kelly Williams (9) | Terrence Romeo (10) | Ynares Center | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | August 24 | Blackwater | L 98–104 (OT) | Terrence Romeo (24) | Stacy Davis (16) | Castro, Romeo (3) | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | August 26 | Alaska | L 96–125 | Stacy Davis (26) | Stacy Davis (12) | Stacy Davis (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | August 31 | Phoenix | L 82–112 | Alfrancis Tamsi (14) | Stacy Davis (11) | RR Garcia (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–4
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | September 2 | Columbian | W 118–114 (OT) | Jayson Castro (25) | Roger Pogoy (12) | Jayson Castro (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 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) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 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 | Magnolia | L 103–116 | Terrence Romeo (23) | Marqus Blakely (18) | Marqus Blakely (11) | Ynares Center | 4–6
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | November 4 | Barangay Ginebra | L 93–112 | Marqus Blakely (23) | Marqus Blakely (15) | Jayson Castro (12) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–7
Transactions Trades Preseason November November 28, 2017TNT-Phoenix trade, pba.ph, November 28, 2017. To TNTSidney Onwubere To PhoenixJustin ChuaJon Jon Gabriel
Philippine Cup February February 15, 2018 To TNTJericho Cruz To Rain or ShineKris RosalesSidney Onwubere2018 PBA First Round Draft PickMarch March 26, 2018 To TNTDon Trollano To Rain or ShineNorbert TorresApril April 3, 2018 To TNTTerrence RomeoYousef Taha To GlobalPortMo Tautuaa2020 1st Round Pick2021 2nd Round Pick
Recruited imports Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game RecordCommissioner's Cup Jeremy Tyler 1 April 22 May 13 3–1 Joshua Smith 34 May 30 July 11 4–4Governors' Cup Mike Glover 1 August 17 August 17 0–1 Stacy Davis 13 August 24 August 31 1–3 Marqus Blakely 23 September 22 November 4 2–3
Awards Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.Roger PogoyPhilippine Cup Player of the WeekJanuary 22, 2018Jericho CruzMarch 5, 2018Jayson CastroCommissioner's Cup Player of the WeekMay 10, 2018
References