TNT Triple Giga

{{Use Philippine English|date=February 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{ Infobox basketball club | color1 = #FDD501 | color2 = black | color3 = #0D0DBF | name = TNT Triple Giga | logo = TNT Triple Giga logo.png | image_size = | leagues = [[PBA 3x3]] | founded = 2021 | folded = 2024 | history = '''TNT Tropang Giga''' (2021–2023) '''TNT Triple Giga''' (2023–2024) | arena = | capacity = | location = | colors = Black, blue, yellow, orange, white {{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#0D0DBF}} {{color box|#FDD501}} {{color box|#F05A28}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} | sponsor = | owner = | company = [[Smart Communications]] | president = | coach = | website = | championships = '''6 championship(s)''' [[2021 PBA 3x3 season – Third conference|2021 Third conference]] [[2022–23 PBA 3x3 season – First conference|2022–23 First conference]] [[2022–23 PBA 3x3 season – Second conference|2022–23 Second conference]] [[2022–23 PBA 3x3 season – Third conference|2022–23 Third conference]] [[2023–24 PBA 3x3 season – First conference|2023–24 First conference]] [[2023–24 PBA 3x3 season – Second conference|2023–24 Second conference]] | h_body = | h_pattern_b = | h_shorts = | h_pattern_s = | a_body = | a_pattern_b = | a_shorts = | a_pattern_s = }} {{PLDT sports teams}} The '''TNT Triple Giga''' was a Philippine [[3x3 basketball]] team which competes in the [[PBA 3x3]], organized by the Philippines' top-flight professional league, [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA). The team is affiliated with the PBA [[franchise (sports)|franchise]], [[TNT Tropang Giga]].

==History== The [[TNT Tropang Giga]] are among the participating PBA franchise teams in the inaugural [[2021 PBA 3x3 season]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bacnis |first1=Justine |title=PBA 3x3 to have 13 teams |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pba-3x3-to-have-13-teams-as-magnolia-nlex-phoenix-ros-to-carry-different-brands/223856 |access-date=November 3, 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=November 2, 2021}}</ref>

=== 2021 PBA 3x3 inaugural season ===

On March 19, 2021, TNT Tropang Giga signed [[Jeremiah Gray]] to a one-year contract to play in the inaugural PBA 3x3 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/jeremiah-grey-tnt-tropang-giga-pba-3x3-tournament-a793-20210319 |title =Jeremiah Gray signs one-year deal to play for TNT in PBA 3x3 tournament|publisher=spin.ph|date=March 19, 2021|access-date=March 19, 2021}}</ref>

In 2023, they would debut in the [[FIBA 3x3 Men's Pro Circuit]] as [[Pasig]] TNT. They played in the World Hoops FIBA 3×3 Penang Challenger 2023 in Malaysia in June.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bacnis |first1=Justine |title=Pasig TNT gears up for FIBA 3x3 Penang Challenger |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pasig-tnt-gears-up-for-fiba-3x3-penang-challenger/273458 |access-date=May 31, 2023 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=May 31, 2023}}</ref> They finished fourth, qualifying for the 2023 FIBA 3×3 World Tour Macau Masters in the process.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Matthew |title=Pasig TNT qualifies for FIBA 3x3 WT Macau |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pasig-tnt-qualifies-for-fiba-3x3-wt-macau/274642 |access-date=June 17, 2023 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=June 17, 2023}}</ref> They were not able to reach the main draw of the Macau Masters however after finishing with a 1-1 win-lose record in the qualifying draw.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Matthew |title=FIBA 3x3: Pasig TNT does not advance to Macau WT MD |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/fiba-3x3-pasig-tnt-does-not-advance-to-macau-wt-md/276090 |access-date=July 8, 2023 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=July 8, 2023}}</ref>

Following the shelving of the PBA 3x3 after the conclusion of the [[2023–24 PBA 3x3 season|2023–24 season]], the team would be disbanded.<ref>{{cite news |title=TNT disbands Triple Giga, PBA 3×3’s most decorated team |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/tnt-triple-gigas-future-in-limbo-after-sudden-release-amid-pba-3x3-suspension/304895 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=June 9, 2024}}</ref> Coach [[Mau Belen]] and the teams players went on to establish The Half Court Group, a 3x3 tournament organizer.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morales |first1=Luisa |title=TNT quartet eyes bringing 3x3 closer to Filipinos with tournament, camp at Okada |url=https://qa.philstar.com/sports/2024/08/30/2381667/tnt-quartet-eyes-bringing-3x3-closer-filipinos-tournament-camp-okada |access-date=30 August 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=30 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramos |first1=Gerry |title=Coach Mau, TNT players keep 3x3 fire burning with 'Half Court' |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/coach-mau-tnt-players-brains-behind-formation-of-half-court-a793-20240901 |access-date=3 September 2024 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=2 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==Notable players== *{{flagicon|PHI}}{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeremiah Gray]] (2021) *{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Samboy de Leon]] (2021–24) *{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Chris Exciminiano]] (2021–24) *{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Chris Javier]] (2021) *{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Gryann Mendoza]] (2021–24) *{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Almond Vosotros]] (2021–24)

==Head coaches== *[[Mau Belen]] (2021–2024)

==Season-by-season records== ;[[FIBA 3x3 World Tour]] results (Masters and Finals) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; width:80%;" |- !width=20%|Year !width=25%|Tournament !width=20%|Position !width=20px|W !width=20px|L |- |rowspan=2| '''2023''' ||rowspan=2| Macau Masters || 13th (Qualifying draw) || 1 || 1 |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:PBA 3x3 teams]] [[Category:2021 establishments in the Philippines]] [[Category:Basketball teams established in 2021]] [[Category:FIBA 3x3 World Tour teams]] [[Category:Basketball teams disestablished in 2024]] [[Category:2024 disestablishments in the Philippines]]