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TNT Tropang Giga | |
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2024–25 TNT Tropang Giga season | |
Founded | 1990 |
History | Pepsi Hotshots (1990–1992) 7–Up Uncolas (1992–1993) Pepsi Mega Bottlers (1993–1996) Mobiline Cellulars (1996–1997) Mobiline Phone Pals (1997–2001) Talk 'N Text Phone Pals (2001–2008) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (2008–2015) TNT Tropang Texters (2015–2016) Tropang TNT (2016) TNT KaTropa (2016–2020) TNT Tropang Giga (2020–present) |
Team colors | Black, yellow, blue, orange, white |
Company | Smart Communications |
Board governor | Ricky Vargas |
Team manager | Jojo Lastimosa Yvette Ruiz (assistant) |
Head coach | Chot Reyes |
Ownership | Manuel V. Pangilinan |
Affiliation(s) | TNT Triple Giga |
Championships | 10 championships
1998 Centennial* |
Retired numbers | 2 (3, 4) |
The TNT Tropang Giga is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since 1990.
The franchise began in 1990 when Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCPPI) acquired a PBA franchise. Under PCPPI, the franchise played under the names Pepsi and 7 Up. In 1996, the franchise came under the control of Pilipino Telephone Corporation (Piltel) and played under the name Mobiline. In 2001, the franchise was renamed Talk 'N Text after the operations of Piltel was absorbed by Smart Communications.
The team is currently one of three PBA teams under the control of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan – the others are the Meralco Bolts and NLEX Road Warriors. To date, the franchise has won nine official PBA titles (and one special PBA tournament championship), it also remains as one of the league's powerhouses and it is one of the oldest teams in PBA.