The 2019 TNT KaTropa season was the 29th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Key dates 2018 December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College 3 28 Jeffrey Ongteco C/F Flying V Benilde 4 37 C. J. Isit G Batangas-EAC Mapúa

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | January 13 | Barangay Ginebra | L 79–90 | Roger Pogoy (21) | Roger Pogoy (16) | Jayson Castro (10) | Philippine Arena23,711 | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | January 19 | Phoenix | L 84–93 (OT) | Roger Pogoy (30) | Roger Pogoy (12) | Castro, Heruela (4) | Ynares Center | 0–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | January 23 | NLEX | W 85–80 | Roger Pogoy (20) | Pogoy, Taha, Trollano, Williams (7) | Heruela, Reyes (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | January 27 | San Miguel | W 104–93 | Jayson Castro (24) | Roger Pogoy (10) | Jayson Castro (11) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | January 30 | Meralco | L 77–88 | Jayson Castro (20) | Kelly Williams (15) | Brian Heruela (5) | Cuneta Astrodome | 2–3

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | February 3 | Magnolia | W 80–75 (OT) | Roger Pogoy (26) | Kelly Williams (13) | Jayson Castro (4) | Mall of Asia Arena | 3–3

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 7 | March 3 | Rain or Shine | W 100–92 | Castro, Rosario (20) | Castro, A. Semerad, Taha, Washington (7) | Jayson Castro (10) | Ynares Center | 4–3 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 8 | March 9 | Blackwater | W 127–89 | Roger Pogoy (28) | Kelly Williams (7) | Jericho Cruz (9) | Ynares Center | 5–3 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 9 | March 15 | Alaska | W 92–78 | Roger Pogoy (24) | Kelly Williams (11) | Kelly Williams (9) | Cuneta Astrodome | 6–3 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 10 | March 22 | Columbian | W 101–98 | Jayson Castro (20) | Yousef Taha (10) | Jayson Castro (7) | Ynares Center | 7–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 11 | March 24 | NorthPort | L 83–109 | Don Trollano (15) | Trollano, Williams (7) | Jayson Castro (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–4

Playoffs Bracket

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | April 6 | San Miguel | L 78–80 | Troy Rosario (23) | Rosario, Williams (9) | Jayson Castro (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | April 8 | San Miguel | W 93–88 | Roger Pogoy (20) | Troy Rosario (12) | Jayson Castro (9) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | April 10 | San Miguel | L 86–96 | Roger Pogoy (16) | Yousef Taha (13) | Brian Heruela (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum11,147 | 1–2

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | May 22 | NLEX | W 102–87 | Terrence Jones (41) | Terrence Jones (14) | Jayson Castro (5) | Ynares Center | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | May 25 | Alaska | W 99–85 | Terrence Jones (43) | Terrence Jones (22) | Terrence Jones (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | May 29 | NorthPort | L 86–110 | Troy Rosario (22) | Terrence Jones (14) | Terrence Jones (5) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–1

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | June 2 | Phoenix | W 114–88 | Terrence Jones (40) | Jayson Castro (13) | Jayson Castro (11) | Ynares Center | 3–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | June 8 | San Miguel | W 110–97 | Terrence Jones (30) | Terrence Jones (18) | Jayson Castro (15) | Ynares Center | 4–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | June 12 | Barangay Ginebra | W 104–96 | Roger Pogoy (37) | Terrence Jones (14) | Terrence Jones (16) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 5–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 7 | June 15 | Meralco | W 104–91 | Terrence Jones (49) | Terrence Jones (18) | Heruela, Jones (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 6–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 8 | June 21 | Columbian | W 109–102 | Terrence Jones (39) | Terrence Jones (17) | Castro, Jones (6) | Cuneta Astrodome | 7–1

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 9 | July 3 | Rain or Shine | W 102–81 | Terrence Jones (33) | Terrence Jones (21) | Terrence Jones (13) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 8–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 10 | July 7 | Blackwater | W 115–97 | Terrence Jones (36) | Terrence Jones (16) | Terrence Jones (14) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 9–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 11 | July 17 | Magnolia | W 98–83 | Terrence Jones (26) | Terrence Jones (13) | Terrence Jones (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 10–1

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | July 21 | Alaska | L 72–108 | Jayson Castro (23) | Jones, Trollano (6) | Jayson Castro (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | July 24 | Alaska | W 104–93 | Terrence Jones (37) | Terrence Jones (22) | Terrence Jones (9) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–1

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | July 26 | Barangay Ginebra | W 95–92 | Jones, Rosario (24) | Terrence Jones (12) | Terrence Jones (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | July 28 | Barangay Ginebra | W 88–71 | Jayson Castro (20) | Terrence Jones (19) | Terrence Jones (10) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | July 30 | Barangay Ginebra | L 72–80 | Terrence Jones (24) | Terrence Jones (18) | Jayson Castro (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | August 1 | Barangay Ginebra | W 103–92 | Terrence Jones (24) | Terrence Jones (13) | Terrence Jones (10) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–1

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | August 4 | San Miguel | W 109–96 | Terrence Jones (41) | Terrence Jones (12) | Terrence Jones (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | August 7 | San Miguel | L 125–127 (2OT) | Troy Rosario (34) | Terrence Jones (13) | Jayson Castro (12) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | August 9 | San Miguel | W 115–105 | Terrence Jones (37) | Terrence Jones (18) | Terrence Jones (9) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | August 11 | San Miguel | L 101–106 | Terrence Jones (32) | Terrence Jones (16) | Jayson Castro (9) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | August 14 | San Miguel | L 94–99 | Terrence Jones (35) | Terrence Jones (17) | Terrence Jones (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | August 16 | San Miguel | L 94–99 | Terrence Jones (41) | Terrence Jones (12) | Jayson Castro (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–4

Governors' Cup Eliminations Standings

Game log

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | September 25 | Blackwater | W 135–107 | K. J. McDaniels (41) | K. J. McDaniels (22) | Jayson Castro (12) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | September 28 | Rain or Shine | W 103–91 | K. J. McDaniels (37) | K. J. McDaniels (13) | Jayson Castro (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–0

|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | October 2 | Phoenix | W 123–118 | McDaniels, Rosario (32) | K. J. McDaniels (8) | K. J. McDaniels (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | October 5 | Columbian | W 125–120 | K. J. McDaniels (29) | K. J. McDaniels (17) | Castro, McDaniels (6) | Ynares Center | 4–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | October 9 | NorthPort | W 103–100 | K. J. McDaniels (30) | K. J. McDaniels (18) | Jayson Castro (6) | Cuneta Astrodome | 5–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | October 12 | Meralco | W 116–113 | K. J. McDaniels (51) | K. J. McDaniels (10) | Jayson Castro (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 6–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 7 | October 18 | Alaska | W 99–93 (OT) | K. J. McDaniels (37) | K. J. McDaniels (13) | K. J. McDaniels (5) | Ynares Center | 7–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 8 | October 25 | NLEX | L 113–126 | K. J. McDaniels (42) | K. J. McDaniels (13) | K. J. McDaniels (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–1

|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 9 | November 8 | Barangay Ginebra | L 93–96 | K. J. McDaniels (32) | K. J. McDaniels (12) | K. J. McDaniels (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 10 | November 15 | Magnolia | L 93–100 | K. J. McDaniels (33) | K. J. McDaniels (15) | Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (5) | University of Southeastern Philippines Gym | 7–3 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 11 | November 20 | San Miguel | W 114–109 | K. J. McDaniels (44) | K. J. McDaniels (12) | Jayson Castro (11) | Ynares Center | 8–3

Bracket

Transactions Trades Preseason December December 19, 2018 To TNTDavid SemeradBrian Heruela2021 first round pick To San MiguelTerrence Romeo December 28, 2018 To TNTMichael Miranda (from NLEX)2022 second round pick (from San Miguel via Blackwater) To BlackwaterAbu Tratter (from NLEX)Paul Desiderio (from NLEX)Alfrancis Tamsi (from TNT)2022 second round pick (from TNT) To NLEXJohn Paul Erram (from Blackwater)Philip Paredes (from TNT)

Recruited imports Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game Record Commissioner's Cup Terrence Jones 1 May 22 August 16 16–7 Governors' Cup K. J. McDaniels 11 September 25 December 23 11–6

Awards Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.Jayson CastroPhilippine Cup Player of the WeekJanuary 28, 2019

References