2015–16 TNT KaTropa season

The 2015–16 TNT KaTropa season was the 26th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as the TNT Tropang Texters in the Philippine Cup, Tropang TNT in the Commissioner's Cup, and TNT KaTropa in the Governors' Cup.

2015–16 TNT KaTropa season
Head coach	Jong Uichico
Owner(s)	Smart Communications (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Rain or Shine in single-elimination Phase 2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist Lost to Alaska, 1–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record	10–1 (90.9%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Semifinalist Lost to Meralco, 1–3)
TNT KaTropa seasons
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Key dates

• August 23: The 2015 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2015 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	1	Moala Tautuaa	PF/C	United States	Cebuana Lhuillier Gems	Chadron State
3	31	Michole Sorela	C	Philippines	Hapee Fresh Fighters	San Beda
4	40	Joshua Cubillo	SG	United States	none	CSU Fullerton
5	47	Emilian Vargas	SG	Philippines	none	St. Claire Caloocan

Roster

TNT KaTropa roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 1   Rosales, Kris (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–12–20 Hope International F 4   Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–03–18 Sonoma State G 5   Reyes, Jai 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1987–02–25 Ateneo G/F 6   Ababou, Dylan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–12–07 UST F/C 7   Tautuaa, Moala (R) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989–04–30 Chadron State G/F 8   Nuyles, Alex 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1989–07–05 Adamson G 10   Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton G/F 12   Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982–05–13 Ateneo G 17   Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian F/C 18   Rosario, Troy (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–01–20 National-U F/C 21   Williams, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland G/F 22   Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–13 Cal Poly Pomona F 33   de Ocampo, Ranidel (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–12–08 Saint Francis of Assisi F 42   Seigle, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1976–06–14 Wagner G/F 51   Aban, Aaron (IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982–04–08 Letran	Head coach   Jong Uichico Assistant coach(es)   Nash Racela (1st Assistant)   Bong Ravena   Josh Reyes   Arturo dela Cruz Team manager   Virgil Villavicencio   Magnum Membrere (Assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team   Injured Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Aces	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818^[a]	—
3	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636^[b]	2
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	7	4	.636^[b]	2
6	TNT Tropang Texters	6	5	.545	3
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455^[c]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barako Bull Energy	5	6	.455^[c]	4
9	Star Hotshots	4	7	.364	5
10	Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273	6
11	Mahindra Enforcer	2	9	.182	7
12	Meralco Bolts	1	10	.091	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
2. Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 GlobalPort
3. Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Barako Bull

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (1st phase)					Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (Single elimination)					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#3 twice to beat)
	3	Rain or Shine	95
											2	San Miguel	4
	10	Blackwater	90
						3	Rain or Shine	104			3	Rain or Shine	2
	(#6 twice to beat)
						6	TNT	89
	6	TNT	90
																2	San Miguel	4
	7	NLEX	88
																1	Alaska	3
	(#4 twice to beat)
	4	Barangay Ginebra	92*
											1	Alaska	4
	9	Star	89
						4	Barangay Ginebra	83			5	GlobalPort	1
	(#5 twice to beat)
						5	GlobalPort	84*
	5	GlobalPort	94
	8	Barako Bull	85

*Game went into overtime

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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727^[a]	—
3	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636^[b]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636^[b]	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636^[b]	1
6	Tropang TNT	6	5	.545	2
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455^[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Star Hotshots	5	6	.455^[c]	3
9	Mahindra Enforcer	4	7	.364	4
10	Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273^[d]	5
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	3	8	.273^[d]	5
12	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273^[d]	5

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Meralco
2. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.18, Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 0.84
3. Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Star
4. Head-to-head quotient: Blackwater 1.04, Phoenix 0.99, GlobalPort 0.98

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel	99	103
	8	Star	108	99
							1	San Miguel	1
	(Best-of-3)
							5	Rain or Shine	3
	4	Barangay Ginebra		0
	5	Rain or Shine		2
												5	Rain or Shine	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												3	Alaska	2
	2	Meralco		104
	7	NLEX		97
							2	Meralco	2
	(Best-of-3)
							3	Alaska	3
	3	Alaska		2
	6	TNT		1

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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT KaTropa	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727^[a]	2
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727^[a]	2
4	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545^[b]	4
5	Mahindra Enforcer	6	5	.545^[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	6	5	.545^[b]	4
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455^[c]	5
8	Phoenix Fuel Masters	5	6	.455^[c]	5
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455^[c]	5
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364	6
11	Star Hotshots	2	9	.182	8
12	Blackwater Elite	1	10	.091	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 San Miguel
2. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.039, Mahindra 1.017, Alaska 0.950; fourth seed playoff: Meralco 104–99 Mahindra
3. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.04, Rain or Shine 1.03, Phoenix 0.93; eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 105–94 Rain or Shine

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice to beat)
	1	TNT	136
	8	Phoenix	124
						1	TNT	1
	(#4 twice to beat)
						4	Meralco	3
	4	Meralco	105
	5	Mahindra	82
											4	Meralco	2
	(#2 twice to beat)
											3	Barangay Ginebra	4
	2	San Miguel	114
	7	NLEX	110
						2	San Miguel	2
	(#3 twice to beat)
						3	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	Barangay Ginebra	109
	6	Alaska	104

Transactions

Trades

Off-season

August 7, 2015^[1]

To Blackwater Mike Cortez and James Sena (from Meralco)

To Meralco Jimmy Alapag (from Talk 'N Text via Blackwater)

To Talk 'N Text Larry Rodriguez (from Blackwater)

August 24, 2015^[2]

To GlobalPort Jay Washington

To Talk 'N Text Dennis Miranda

August 25, 2015^[3]

To NLEX Kevin Alas (from Talk 'N Text via Mahindra)

To Mahindra Niño Canaleta and Aldrech Ramos (from NLEX) Robert Reyes (from Talk 'N Text)

To Talk 'N Text Troy Rosario (from Mahindra)

October 8, 2015^[4]

To Barako Bull 2016 second round pick

To Talk 'N Text Dylan Ababou

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	No Import	February 10 (vs. Blackwater), February 19 (vs. GlobalPort)		1–1
	Ivan Johnson^[5]	February 13 (vs. Meralco)	February 13 (vs. Meralco)	0–1
	David Simon^[6]	February 24 (vs. Alaska)	April 22 (vs. Alaska)	6–5
Governors' Cup	Mario Little	July 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)	August 3 (vs. NLEX)	4–0
	Mychal Ammons^[7]	August 13 (vs. Blackwater)	October 3 (vs. Meralco)	8–4
	Michael Madanly*^[8]	July 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)	October 3 (vs. Meralco)	12–4

References

1. Ganglani, Naveen (August 7, 2015). "Jimmy Alapag to come out of retirement, will join Meralco after trade". rappler.com. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
2. PBA OKs Jay Washington-Denok Miranda swap by Talk 'N Text, GlobalPort 2015-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, interaksyon.com, August 24, 2015
3. TnT nets Rosario in 3-team trade; SMB acquires Heruela, philstar.ph, August 25, 2015.
4. Talk 'N Text acquires Dylan Ababou from Barako in exchange for future second-round pick Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, October 8, 2015
5. Talk ’N Text return for former NBA player Ivan Johnson still in play, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, December 29, 2015
6. TNT taps David Simon as banned Johnson's replacement, Marisse Panaligan, GMA News Online, February 19, 2016
7. Sacamos, Karlo (August 12, 2016). "Unbeaten TNT defends signing of Mychal Ammons, says it needs a 'big' after Marcus Little". spin.ph. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
8. Leongson, Randolph B. (June 13, 2016). "Maxiell, Madanly beef up TNT". Inquirer.net. Retrieved June 13, 2016.