2024–25 TNT Tropang Giga season

2024–25 TNT Tropang Giga season
2024–25 TNT Tropang Giga season
Head coach	Chot Reyes
General Manager	Jojo Lastimosa; Yvette Ruiz (assistant)
Owner(s)	Smart Communications; (an MVP group subsidiary)
Governors' Cup results
Record	8–2 ; (80%)
Place	1st in group A
Playoff finish	Champions (def. Barangay Ginebra, 4–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Philippine Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
TNT Tropang Giga seasons
	← 2023–24

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

Key dates

July 14: The PBA season 49 draft was held at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati.^[1]

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.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
F/C	0	Eboña, Barkley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1996–11–29	Far Eastern
G	6	Nambatac, Rey	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		1994–01–27	Letran
C	7	Erram, Poy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	1989–07–07	Ateneo
F	8	Oftana, Calvin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1996–01–03	San Beda
F	9	Varilla, Paul	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		1993–08–10	UE
G	10	Reyes, Ryan	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/F	16	Pogoy, Roger (C)	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/C	21	Williams, Kelly	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1982–02–07	Oakland
F/C	24	Hollis-Jefferson, Rondae (CI)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	1995–01–03	Arizona
G	26	Vosotros, Almond (FA)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1990–01–26	De La Salle
F/C	32	Galinato, Henry	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)		Philippines
G	35	Aurin, Kim	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)		UPHSD
F/C	45	Ganuelas-Rosser, Brandon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1994–06–29	UC Riverside
F	50	Payawal, CJ (R)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997–01–01	UE
G	53	Exciminiano, Chris	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1988–11–17	Far Eastern

Head coach

Chot Reyes

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Jojo Lastimosa
Yvette Ruiz (assistant)

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

Roster

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Group A Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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)

A1

TNT

3

B4

NLEX

1

A1

TNT

4

B1

Rain or Shine

1

B1

Rain or Shine

3

A4

Magnolia

2

A1

TNT

4

B3

Barangay Ginebra

2

B2

San Miguel

3

A3

Converge

2

B2

San Miguel

2

B3

Barangay Ginebra

4

A2

Meralco

0

B3

Barangay Ginebra

3

Game log

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

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Converge FiberXers	1	0	1.000	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	NorthPort Batang Pier	1	0	1.000	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	1	0	1.000	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Eastern Sports Club (G)	1	0	1.000	—
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	0	0	—	0.5
6	Meralco Bolts	0	0	—	0.5
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	0	0	—	0.5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	San Miguel Beermen	0	0	—	0.5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	TNT Tropang Giga	0	0	—	0.5
10	Phoenix Fuel Masters	0	1	.000	1
11	Blackwater Bossing	0	1	.000	1
12	NLEX Road Warriors	0	1	.000	1
13	Terrafirma Dyip	0	1	.000	1

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

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cupp game log
Total:

December

Game	Date	Opponent	Location Attendance
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	Location Attendance
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

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)	^[4]
Almond Vosotros	July 18, 2024	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	TNT Triple Giga (PBA 3x3)	^[4]

Trades

Pre-season

July
July 2, 2024^[5]	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, 2024 (vs. NorthPort)	November 8, 2024 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	18–6	^[6]
Commissioner's Cup	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson				^[7]

References

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

[1] "Baltazar is the Chosen One -- the top pick of Draft Class 2024". PBA.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

[pbaquotient-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.

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v t e TNT Tropang Giga 2024 PBA Governors' Cup Champions
0 Barkley Eboña 6 Rey Nambatac 7 Poy Erram 8 Calvin Oftana 9 Paul Varilla 10 Ryan Reyes 12 Glenn Khobuntin 13 Brian Heruela 16 Roger Pogoy 17 Jayson Castro (Finals MVP) 21 Kelly Williams 24 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 26 Almond Vosotros 32 Henry Galinato 35 Kim Aurin 50 CJ Payawal 53 Chris Exciminiano
Head coach: Chot Reyes
Assistant coaches: Josh Reyes (1st assistant) Sandy Arespacochaga Ranidel de Ocampo Yuri Escueta Bong Ravena
Managers: Jojo Lastimosa Yvette Ruiz (assistant)