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2016–17 TNT KaTropa season
Head coachNash Racela
General ManagerVirgil Villavicencio
Magnum Membrere (assistant)
Owner(s)Smart Communications
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to San Miguel, 3–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place4th
Playoff finishRunner-up (lost to San Miguel, 2–4)
Governors' Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 1–3)
TNT KaTropa seasons

The 2016–17 TNT KaTropa season was the 27th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Special draft

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Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
Roger Pogoy G/F  Philippines Phoenix Accelerators FEU

Regular draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
4 22 Timothy Habelito F  New Zealand Cafe France Bakers QUT
5 24 Mikee Reyes G  Philippines Junior Powerade Tigers UP
6 25 Levi Hernandez G  Philippines Fruitas Shakers Arellano

Roster

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2016–17 TNT KaTropa roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 2 Philippines Golla, Frank 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1990–01–17 Ateneo
F 4 United States Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–03–18 Sonoma State
G/F 6 Philippines Nuyles, Alex 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1989–07–05 Adamson
F/C 7 United States Tautuaa, Moala 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–04–30 Chadron State
G 8 Philippines Garcia, RR 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–12 Far Eastern
G 9 Philippines Hernandez, Levi (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–03–09 Arellano
G 10 Philippines Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
F/C 13 Philippines Chua, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1989–07–13 Ateneo
F 14 Australia Semerad, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
G 15 Philippines Lingganay, Rudy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–08–15 UE
G/F 16 Philippines Pogoy, Roger (R) 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 18 Philippines Rosario, Troy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1992–01–20 National-U
F/C 21 United States Williams, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland
G 25 Philippines Tamsi, Alfrancis (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1992–03–25 Far Eastern
F 42 United States Seigle, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1976–06–14 Wagner
F/C Canada Torres, Norbert (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–01–12 De La Salle
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


 

Philippine Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 10 1 .909 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[a] 3
3 Star Hotshots 7 4 .636[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 6 5 .545[b] 4
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[b] 4
6 Phoenix Fuel Masters 6 5 .545[b] 4
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[c] 5
9 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 5
10 Mahindra Floodbuster 3 8 .273[d] 7
11 Meralco Bolts 3 8 .273[d] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
  2. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

Game log

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2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5
November: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 November 23 Rain or Shine L 87–101 Ranidel de Ocampo (24) Ranidel de Ocampo (10) Ranidel de Ocampo (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2 November 27 Barangay Ginebra W 108–103 Ranidel de Ocampo (22) de Ocampo, Rosario (7) Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
December: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 December 2 Blackwater W 99–92 Castro, Tautuaa (20) Ranidel de Ocampo (8) Jayson Castro (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–1
4 December 9 Meralco L 87–98 Jayson Castro (23) Kelly Williams (8) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–2
5 December 16 Phoenix W 117–98 Castro, Williams (18) Kelly Williams (10) Ryan Reyes (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–2
6 December 23 Alaska W 109–100 Troy Rosario (26) Carey, de Ocampo, Williams (8) Jayson Castro (6) PhilSports Arena
4–2
January: 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 January 7 NLEX L 98–110 Jayson Castro (17) Carey, Williams (10) Jayson Castro (7) Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena
4–3
8 January 15 Star L 77–88 Ranidel de Ocampo (21) Roger Pogoy (11) Jayson Castro (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–4
9 January 18 Mahindra W 104–92 Troy Rosario (18) Reyes, Rosario (9) Castro, Pogoy, Reyes (4) Cuneta Astrodome
5–4
10 January 25 GlobalPort W 102–98 Roger Pogoy (20) Rosario, Tautuaa (8) Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (6) Cuneta Astrodome
6–4
11 January 28 San Miguel L 94–98 Moala Tautuaa (20) Troy Rosario (9) Jayson Castro (7) Ynares Center 6–5
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1San Miguel98
8Rain or Shine91
1San Miguel4
(best-of-3)
4TNT3
4TNT2
5GlobalPort0
1San Miguel4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
7Barangay Ginebra1
2Alaska8197
7Barangay Ginebra85108
7Barangay Ginebra4
(best-of-3)
3Star3
3Star2
6Phoenix0

Game log

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2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 5–4
Quarterfinals: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 February 4 GlobalPort W 109–101 Jayson Castro (20) Moala Tautuaa (9) Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2 February 6 GlobalPort W 95–90 Ranidel de Ocampo (25) Troy Rosario (11) Jayson Castro (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
Semifinals: 3–4
2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 2 .818[a] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[a]
3 Star Hotshots 9 2 .818[a] Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455 4
7 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[b] 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364[b] 5
9 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[b] 5
10 Mahindra Floodbuster 3 8 .273 6
11 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182[c] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182[c] 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

Game log

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2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 8–3
March: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 March 24 Meralco L 89–94 Lou Amundson (19) Lou Amundson (18) Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 March 26 Phoenix W 134–109 Lou Amundson (20) Lou Amundson (8) Jayson Castro (14) Ynares Center 1–1
3 March 31 Blackwater W 92–89 Roger Pogoy (24) Donté Greene (13) Castro, Pogoy, Reyes (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
April: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
4 April 7 NLEX W 126–121 (OT) Jayson Castro (32) Donté Greene (16) Jayson Castro (11) Mall of Asia Arena 3–1
5 April 9 Mahindra W 86–84 Donté Greene (24) Donté Greene (14) Jayson Castro (7) Mall of Asia Arena 4–1
6 April 21 GlobalPort W 109–88 Donté Greene (33) Greene, Williams (10) Ryan Reyes (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1
7 April 23 Barangay Ginebra L 89–107 Donté Greene (28) Donté Greene (15) Jayson Castro (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2
All-Star Break
May: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
8 May 5 San Miguel W 112–103 Donté Greene (41) Donté Greene (21) Greene, Rosales (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–2
9 May 10 Star L 97–107 Donté Greene (29) Donté Greene (12) Kris Rosales (4) Mall of Asia Arena 6–3
10 May 20 Alaska W 119–110 Joshua Smith (23) Joshua Smith (10) Jayson Castro (7) Ibalong Centrum for Recreation 7–3
11 May 28 Rain or Shine W 105–102 Joshua Smith (23) Joshua Smith (12) Castro, Rosario (4) Ynares Center 8–3
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra96
8GlobalPort85
1Barangay Ginebra1
(best-of-3)
4TNT3
4TNT2
5Meralco1
4TNT2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel115
7Phoenix96
2San Miguel3
(best-of-3)
3Star1
3Star2
6Rain or Shine0

Game log

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2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 7–6
Quarterfinals: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 June 5 Meralco W 102–84 Jayson Castro (25) Tautuaa, Williams (8) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 June 7 Meralco L 100–103 (OT) Joshua Smith (18) Joshua Smith (18) RR Garcia (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 June 9 Meralco W 104–96 (OT) Castro, Smith (31) Joshua Smith (27) Joshua Smith (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
Semifinals: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 June 11 Barangay Ginebra W 100–94 Joshua Smith (35) Joshua Smith (13) Jayson Castro (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
2 June 13 Barangay Ginebra W 107–103 Joshua Smith (16) Joshua Smith (16) Jayson Castro (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–0
3 June 15 Barangay Ginebra L 101–125 RR Garcia (16) Joshua Smith (7) Castro, Garcia (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 June 15 Barangay Ginebra W 122–109 Jayson Castro (38) Kelly Williams (12) Jayson Castro (11) Cuneta Astrodome 3–1
Finals: 2–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 June 21 San Miguel W 104–102 Roger Pogoy (27) Castro, Smith (9) Jayson Castro (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 June 23 San Miguel L 88–102 Jayson Castro (14) Tautuaa, Williams (7) Joshua Smith (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 June 25 San Miguel L 97–109 RR Garcia (19) Joshua Smith (14) RR Garcia (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 June 28 San Miguel W 102–97 Joshua Smith (20) Joshua Smith (15) Ryan Reyes (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 June 30 San Miguel L 102–111 Ranidel de Ocampo (19) Rosario, Smith (7) Jayson Castro (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3
6 July 2 San Miguel L 91–115 Troy Rosario (21) Kelly Williams (8) five players (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4
2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Meralco Bolts 9 2 .818 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Star Hotshots 7 4 .636[b] 2
5 NLEX Road Warriors 7 4 .636[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[b] 2
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[b] 2
8 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455 4
9 Alaska Aces 3 8 .273[c] 6
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[c] 6
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 2 9 .182 7
12 Kia Picanto 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. ^ a b c d Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

Game log

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2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 8–3
July: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 July 28 Kia W 106–96 Michael Craig (21) Michael Craig (13) Michael Craig (12) Ynares Center 1–0
August: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
2 August 2 San Miguel L 91–97 Michael Craig (16) Michael Craig (18) Ranidel de Ocampo (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 August 4 Alaska W 107–106 Michael Craig (28) Michael Craig (19) Jayson Castro (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 August 20 Rain or Shine L 73–105 Glen Rice Jr. (19) Ranidel de Ocampo (11) Ryan Reyes (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 August 25 Phoenix W 110–103 Glen Rice Jr. (38) Glen Rice Jr. (9) Glen Rice Jr. (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
6 August 30 Blackwater W 117–96 Glen Rice Jr. (31) Troy Rosario (9) Castro, Rice Jr. (4) Mall of Asia Arena 4–2
September: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 September 1 GlobalPort L 112–119 Glen Rice Jr. (39) Glen Rice Jr. (13) Glen Rice Jr. (5) Ynares Center 4–3
8 September 6 Meralco W 113–107 Glen Rice Jr. (32) Kelly Williams (13) Ryan Reyes (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–3
9 September 13 NLEX W 112–107 Glen Rice Jr. (25) Glen Rice Jr. (15) Glen Rice Jr. (10) Ynares Center 6–3
10 September 17 Star W 104–99 Glen Rice Jr. (43) Glen Rice Jr. (19) Glen Rice Jr. (9) Ynares Center 7–3
11 September 23 Barangay Ginebra W 121–92 Glen Rice Jr. (36) Kelly Williams (11) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–3
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Meralco91104
8Blackwater9296
1Meralco3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Star0
4Star89
5NLEX77
1Meralco3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra4
2TNT102118
7Rain or Shine106114
2TNT1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra3
3Barangay Ginebra104
6San Miguel84

Game log

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2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–4
Quarterfinals: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 September 27 Rain or Shine L 102–106 Kelly Williams (23) Troy Rosario (16) Castro, Rice Jr. (6) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2 September 29 Rain or Shine W 118–114 Glen Rice Jr. (34) Glen Rice Jr. (16) Jayson Castro (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
Semifinals: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 2 Barangay Ginebra L 94–121 Glen Rice Jr. (26) Glen Rice Jr. (10) Jayson Castro (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 October 4 Barangay Ginebra W 103–96 Glen Rice Jr. (21) Kelly Williams (11) Jayson Castro (10) Batangas City Coliseum 1–1
3 October 6 Barangay Ginebra L 103–106 Glen Rice Jr. (44) Glen Rice Jr. (20) Jayson Castro (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 October 8 Barangay Ginebra L 105–115[permanent dead link] Troy Rosario (28) Troy Rosario (10) Jayson Castro (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
2016–17 schedule

Transactions

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Trades

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Pre-season

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November
November 15, 2016[2] To TNT
Frank Golla
To Blackwater
Dylan Ababou

Commissioner's Cup

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April
April 24, 2017[3] To TNT
RR Garcia
To San Miguel
Matt Ganuelas-Rosser

Recruited imports

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Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Lou Amundson United States 8 March 24
(vs. Meralco)
March 26
(vs. Phoenix)
1–1
Donté Greene United States 20 March 31
(vs. Blackwater)
May 10
(vs. Star)
5–2
Joshua Smith United States 32 May 20
(vs. Alaska)
July 2
(vs. San Miguel)
9–6
Governors' Cup Michael Craig United States 32 July 28
(vs. Kia)
August 4
(vs. Alaska)
2–1
Glen Rice Jr. United States 41 August 20
(vs. Rain or Shine)
October 8
(vs. Barangay Ginebra)
8–6

Awards

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Troy Rosario All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
(Mindanao leg)
April 26, 2017 [4]
Roger Pogoy Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week June 13, 2017 [5]
Jayson Castro June 19, 2017 [6]
Roger Pogoy Rookie of the Year Award October 20, 2017 [7]
Honors
Jayson Castro Second Mythical Team October 20, 2017
Kelly Williams

References

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  1. ^ Nash Racela officially gets TNT KaTropa coaching post, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, October 22, 2016
  2. ^ tnt sends ababou to blackwater for golla, pba.inquirer.net, November 21, 2016.
  3. ^ San Miguel sends RR Garcia to TNT for Matt Ganuelas-Rosser in rare trade between rivals, spin.ph, April 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (April 26, 2017). "Gilas made to sweat by Mindanao selection as PBA All-Star game ends in a draw". spin.ph. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "Pogoy's Game 1 explosion earns him Best Player of the Week honors". foxsportsasia.com. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Castro cops Player of the Week citation". pba.ph. June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Fajardo, Pogoy big winners at The Leos". PBA.ph. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.