2015–16 TNT KaTropa season explained

Team:TNT KaTropa
Pbayear:2015–16
Coach:Jong Uichico
1C-Name:Philippine Cup
1C-Wins:6
1C-Losses:5
1C-Place:6
1C-Playoffs:Quarterfinalist
2C-Name:Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:6
2C-Losses:5
2C-Place:6
2C-Playoffs:Quarterfinalist
3C-Name:Governors' Cup
3C-Wins:10
3C-Losses:1
3C-Place:1
3C-Playoffs:Semifinalist
Owners:Smart Communications
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17
Manager:Virgil Villavicencio
Magnum Membrere (assistant)

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.

Key dates

Draft picks

See main article: article and 2015 PBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityPBA D-League teamCollege
11Moala TautuaaPF/C Cebuana Lhuillier GemsChadron State
331Michole SorelaCHapee Fresh FightersSan Beda
440Joshua CubilloSGnoneCSU Fullerton
547Emilian VargasSGnoneSt. Claire Caloocan

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Playoffs

Bracket

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Playoffs

Bracket

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Bracket

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
No Import bgcolor=#efefef colspan=2 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
Mario LittleJuly 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

Notes and References

  1. News: Ganglani. Naveen. Jimmy Alapag to come out of retirement, will join Meralco after trade. August 8, 2015. rappler.com. August 7, 2015.
  2. http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-oks-jay-washington-denok-miranda-swap-by-talk-n-text-globalport PBA OKs Jay Washington-Denok Miranda swap by Talk 'N Text, GlobalPort
  3. http://philstar.com/sports/2015/08/25/1492102/tnt-nets-rosario-3-team-trade-smb-acquires-heruela TnT nets Rosario in 3-team trade; SMB acquires Heruela
  4. http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/tnt-acquires-dylan-ababou-from-barako-bull-for-future-second-round-pick Talk 'N Text acquires Dylan Ababou from Barako in exchange for future second-round pick
  5. http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/basketball/pba/117416-return-ivan-johnson-in-play Talk ’N Text return for former NBA player Ivan Johnson still in play
  6. http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/555977/sports/basketball/tnt-taps-david-simon-as-banned-johnson-s-replacement TNT taps David Simon as banned Johnson's replacement
  7. Web site: Unbeaten TNT defends signing of Mychal Ammons, says it needs a 'big' after Marcus Little . spin.ph . August 12, 2016 . August 12, 2016 . Sacamos, Karlo.
  8. News: Leongson . Randolph B. . Maxiell, Madanly beef up TNT . . June 13, 2016 . June 13, 2016 .