2025–26 TNT Tropang 5G season
| 2025–26 TNT Tropang 5G season | |
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| Head coach | Chot Reyes |
| General manager | Jojo Lastimosa Yvette Ruiz (assistant) |
| Owners | Smart Communications (an MVP group subsidiary) |
| Philippine Cup results | |
| Record | 8–3 (72.7%) |
| Place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | TBD |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Place | TBD |
| Playoff finish | TBD |
| Governors' Cup results | |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Place | TBD |
| Playoff finish | TBD |
| TNT Tropang 5G seasons | |
The 2025–26 TNT Tropang 5G season is the 35th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates
- September 7, 2025: The PBA season 50 draft was held at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay.[1]
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
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| 3 | 35 | Sean Quitevis | SG | Philippines | Ateneo |
| 4 | 46 | Joe Celzo | PF | Philippines | San Beda |
Roster
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Abu Dhabi International Basketball Championship
The TNT Tropang 5G played at the 2025 Abu Dhabi International Basketball Championship during the preseason.[2] TNT finished with a 1–2 win-loss record failing to advance to the semifinals from a group of 4 teams.[3] They were sanctioned by the PBA for their participation since they did not inform the league properly about it.[4]
| September 29, 2025 | Al Sharjah | 93–74 | TNT Tropang 5G | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| Arena: Al Jazira Club Indoor Arena |
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| September 30, 2025 | Al Dhafra | 76–98 | TNT Tropang 5G | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| October 1, 2025 | Al Riyadi | 95–53 | TNT Tropang 5G | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 3 | TNT Tropang 5G | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 4 | Converge FiberXers | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 2 | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545[c] | 3 | |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545[c] | 3 | |
| 8 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545[c] | 3 | |
| 9 | Titan Ultra Giant Risers | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091[d] | 8 | |
| 12 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091[d] | 8 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall quotient; 5) coin toss[5]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall quotient; 5) coin toss[5]
Notes:
Game log
| 2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 8–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 4–1
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November: 1–1
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December: 3–1
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 101 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | NLEX | 94 | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Converge | 85 | – | |||||||||||
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 105 | – | |||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Meralco | |||||||||||||
| 3 | TNT | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Magnolia | |||||||||||||
Game log
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Quarterfinals: 0–0
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Transactions
Free agency
Signings
| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team | Ref. |
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| Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser | August 1, 2025 | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed | [6] |
| Kevin Ferrer | September 7, 2025 | 1 year | Terrafirma Dyip | [7] | |
| Mike Nieto | Re-signed | ||||
| Tyrus Hill | September 22, 2025 | 1 year | Blackwater Bossing | [8] | |
| Henry Galinato | September 24, 2025 | 2 years | Re-signed | [9] | |
| Jio Jalalon | October 4, 2025 | 1 year | NorthPort Batang Pier | [10] | |
| Almond Vosotros | 1 conference | Re-signed | [11] |
Subtractions
| Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team | Ref. |
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| Barkley Eboña | 0 | Power forward / Center | Released | [9] | |
| CJ Payawal | 50 | Small forward | |||
| Jielo Razon | 99 | Point guard |
References
- ^ "Terrafirma's choice: Big man Chiu is Season 50 top draft pick". PBA.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ Leyba, Olmin (September 27, 2025). "Tropang 5G to see action in Abu Dhabi tilt". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
- ^ Bacnis, Justine (October 2, 2025). "TNT wraps up Abu Dhabi stint with 1-2 record". Tiebreaker Times.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 2, 2025). "TNT faces heavy fine for not informing PBA about Abu Dhabi trip". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
- ^ Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (August 1, 2025). "BGR signed to two-year TNT extension after impressive comeback". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ "TNT signs Ferrer, Nieto to one-year deal". PBA.ph. September 7, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 22, 2025). "Tyrus Hill adds depth to TNT after signing a one-year contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ a b Ramos, Gerry (September 25, 2025). "TNT lets go of bench mob Ebona, Razon, Payawal". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 4, 2025). "Jio Jalalon TNT-bound to bolster Tropang 5G backcourt". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 4, 2025). "Almond Vosotros signs one conference contract with TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 4, 2025.