The TNT Tropang 5G joined the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) in 1990 after Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. was granted an expansion team. The team began play as the Pepsi Hotsots in the 1990 PBA season. In 1996, the team was sold to the Pilipino Telephone Corporation. Five years later, in 2001, the team came under the control of Smart Communications.
Records per conference Conference champions Conference runners-up Conference semifinalists
Three-conference era (1990–2003) Season Conference Team name Elimination round PlayoffsFinish GP W L PCT GB Stage Results 1990 First Conference Pepsi Hotshots 8th/8 10 1 9 7 Did not qualifyAll-Filipino Cup 8th/8 10 1 9 9 Third Conference 8th/8 10 0 10 8 1991 First Conference 8th/8 11 4 7 4 All-Filipino Cup 8th/8 11 3 8 5 Third Conference 1st/8 11 8 3 -- Semifinals3rd place playoff 3rd overall (11–8), 3–5 in semifinalsSan Miguel 2, Pepsi 1 1992 First Conference 7th/8 11 4 7 3 Did not qualifyAll-Filipino Cup 7-Up Uncolas 4th/8 10 6 4 2 SemifinalsFinals berth playoff3rd-place playoff Tied-2nd overall (12–6), 6–2 in semifinalsPurefoods 81, 7-Up 77*Swift 3, 7-Up 0Third Conference 2nd/8 11 7 4 2 SemifinalsFinals berth playoffFinals 2nd overall (12–7), 5–3 in semifinals7-Up 102, San Miguel 91*Swift 4, 7-Up 0 1993 All-Filipino Cup 7th/8 10 3 7 5 Did not qualifyCommissioner's Cup 7th/8 11 3 8 6 Governors Cup Pepsi Mega Bottlers 4th/8 10 7 3 1 Semifinals2nd-seed playoff3rd-place playoff Tied-2nd overall (11–7), 4–4 in semifinalsSwift 124, Pepsi 122*Sta. Lucia 3, Pepsi 0 1994 All-Filipino Cup 7th/8 10 3 7 5 Did not qualifyCommissioner's Cup 8th/8 11 2 9 7 Governors Cup 4th/8 10 7 3 1 Semifinals3rd-place playoff 3rd in semifinals (5–5)Pepsi 3, Purefoods 1 1995 All-Filipino Cup 7th/8 10 4 6 3 Did not qualifyCommissioner's Cup 7th/8 10 1 9 8 Governors Cup 7th/8 10 2 8 6 1996 All-Filipino Cup 8th/8 14 4 10 6 Commissioner's Cup Mobiline Cellulars 8th/8 10 1 9 7 Governors Cup 8th/8 11 2 9 6 1997 All-Filipino Cup 5th/8 14 7 7 3 Semifinals 5th overall (9–13), 2–6 in semifinalsCommissioner's Cup 6th/8 10 4 6 5 Did not qualifyGovernors Cup Mobiline Phone Pals 5th/8 14 7 7 2 Quarterfinals Purefoods** 93, Mobiline 81 1998 All-Filipino Cup 7th/8 11 4 7 5 Did not qualifyCommissioner's Cup 6th/8 11 5 6 5 Quarterfinals San Miguel** 95, Mobiline 89Centennial Cup 2nd/9 8 5 3 1 SemifinalsFinals Mobiline 74, Pop Cola 71*Mobiline 67, Shell 66 (OT)*Governors Cup 1st/8 (7)15 (4)9 (3)6 -- SemifinalsFinals berth playoffFinals Tied-1st overall (12–9). 3–3 in semifinalsMobiline 84, Purefoods 80*Shell 4, Mobiline 3 1999 All-Filipino Cup 1st/9 16 11 5 -- Quarterfinals Barangay Ginebra def. Mobiline** in 2 gamesCommissioner's Cup 8th/9 8 3 5 3 Quarterfinals Alaska** 88, Mobiline 77Governors Cup 7th/9 8 3 5 4 Quarterfinals Tanduay** def. Mobiline in 2 games 2000 All-Filipino Cup Mobiline Phone Pals 7th/10 14 5 9 7 Quarterfinals San Miguel** 82, Mobiline 61Commissioner's Cup 6th/10 9 4 5 3 Quarterfinals Tanduay** 77, Mobiline 66Governors Cup 1st/10 9 7 2 -- QuarterfinalsSemifinals3rd-place playoff Mobiline** def. Barangay Ginebra in 2 gamesPurefoods 3, Mobiline 1Red Bull def. Mobiline 2001 All-Filipino Cup 8th/10 14 6 8 3 Quarterfinals Shell** def. Mobiline in 2 gamesCommissioner's Cup 8th/10 9 3 6 4 Quarterfinals San Miguel** 81, Mobiline 71Governors Cup Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 5th/10 13 7 6 1 Quarterfinals San Miguel** 77, Talk 'N Text 63 2002 Governors Cup 1st/12 11 9 2 -- Quarterfinals San Miguel def. Talk 'N Text** in 2 gamesCommissioner's Cup 7th/11 10 5 5 2 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Talk 'N Text def. Sta. Lucia** in 2 gamesTalk 'N Text 3, Alaska 2Red Bull 4, Talk 'N Text 3All-Filipino Cup 4th/10 9 5 4 3 Quarterfinals Alaska 82, Talk 'N Text 63* 2003 All-Filipino Cup 3rd/5 18 10 8 4 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals 2nd in Group B (2–1)Talk 'N Text 3, Alaska 2Talk 'N Text 4, Coca-Cola 2Invitational Cup 3rd/5 4 3 1 -- Did not qualifyReinforced Conference 4th/5 13 7 6 4 QuarterfinalsSemifinals Talk 'N Text 2, Red Bull 1Coca-Cola 3, Talk 'N Text 0Elimination/classification round 463 198 265 12 semifinal appearancesPlayoffs 143 63 80 5 Finals appearancesCumulative records 605 260 345 2 championships
Two-conference era (2004–2010) Season Conference Team name Elimination/classification round PlayoffsFinish GP W L PCT GB Stage Results(2004) Fiesta Conference Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 4th/10 18 11 7 5 Wildcard phaseQuarterfinalsSemifinals3rd-place playoff Talk 'N Text 105, FedEx 1031st in Group A (3–0)Barangay Ginebra 2, Talk 'N Text 1Talk 'N Text 113, Shell 104*2004-05 Philippine Cup 2nd/10 18 12 6 1 SemifinalsFinals 2nd overall (15–8), 3–2 in semifinals Barangay Ginebra 4, Talk 'N Text 2 Fiesta Conference 1st/10 18 12 6 -- SemifinalsFinals Talk 'N Text 3, Shell 1San Miguel 4, Talk 'N Text 12005-06 Fiesta Conference 4th/9 16 9 7 1 Quarterfinals Air21 3, Talk 'N Text 2Philippine Cup Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 8th/9 16 6 10 6 Wildcard phase 3rd overall (6–13), 4th in wildcards (0–3)2006-07 Philippine Cup Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 4th/10 18 10 8 3 QuarterfinalsSemifinals3rd-place playoff Talk 'N Text 3, Purefoods 1Barangay Ginebra 4, Talk 'N Text 2Talk 'N Text 124, Red Bull 111*Fiesta Conference 4th/10 18 11 7 2 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Talk 'N Text 2, Air21 1Talk 'N Text 4, Red Bull 2Alaska 4, Talk 'N Text 32007-08 Philippine Cup 6th/10 18 9 9 3 1st wildcard round Coca-Cola 81, Talk 'N Text 73*Fiesta Conference 7th/10 18 9 9 3 1st wildcard round2nd wildcard round Talk 'N Text 98, Purefoods 83*Sta. Lucia 111, Talk 'N Text 96* 2008-09 Philippine Cup Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2nd/10 18 11 7 1 SemifinalsFinals Talk 'N Text 4, San Miguel 2 Talk 'N Text 4, Alaska 3Fiesta Conference 7th/10 14 7 7 4 Wildcard phase Purefoods 126, Talk 'N Text 123 (2OT)*2009-10 Philippine Cup 5th/10 18 11 7 2 Quarterfinals Barangay Ginebra 3, Talk 'N Text 2Fiesta Conference 1st/10 18 15 3 -- Semifinals3rd-place playoff Alaska 4, Talk 'N Text 3Talk 'N Text 113, B-Meg Derby Ace 95*Elimination/classification round 226 133 93 7 semifinal appearancesPlayoffs 91 48 43 4 Finals appearancesCumulative records 317 181 136 1 championship*one-game playoffs
Three-conference era (2010–present) Season Conference Team name Elimination round PlayoffsFinish GP W L PCT GB Stage Results2010-11 Philippine Cup Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 1st/10 14 11 3 -- QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Talk 'N Text** 107, Rain or Shine 92Talk 'N Text 4, B-Meg Derby Ace 2Talk 'N Text 4, San Miguel 2Commissioner's Cup 1st/10 9 8 1 -- SemifinalsFinals Talk 'N Text 3, Air21 0Talk 'N Text 4, Barangay Ginebra 2Governors Cup 1st/9 8 6 2 -- SemifinalsFinals 1st overall (9–4), 3–2 in semifinalsPetron 4, Talk 'N Text 32011-12 Philippine Cup 2nd/10 14 10 4 -- QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Talk 'N Text** 81, Barako Bull 79Talk 'N Text 4, Petron 3Talk 'N Text 4, Powerade 1Commissioner's Cup 1st/10 9 7 2 -- SemifinalsFinals Talk 'N Text 3, Barako Bull 2B-Meg 4, Talk 'N Text 3Governors Cup 3rd/10 9 5 4 3 Semifinals 3rd overall (8–6), 3–2 in semifinals2012-13 Philippine Cup 1st/10 14 12 2 -- QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Talk 'N Text** 105, Air21 100Talk 'N Text 4, Alaska 2Talk 'N Text 4, Rain or Shine 0Commissioner's Cup 6th/10 14 7 7 4 QuarterfinalsSemifinals Talk 'N Text 2, Petron 0Barangay Ginebra 3, Talk 'N Text 2Governors Cup 9th/10 9 3 6 5 8th-seed playoff Barangay Ginebra 110, Talk 'N Text 102*2013-14 Philippine Cup 4th/10 14 8 6 3 Quarterfinals San Mig Coffee 2, Talk 'N Text 1Commissioner's Cup 1st/10 9 9 0 -- QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Talk 'N Text 97**, Barangay Ginebra 84 Talk 'N Text 3, Rain or Shine 0San Mig Coffee 3, Talk 'N Text 1Governors Cup 1st/10 9 7 2 -- QuarterfinalsSemifinals Talk 'N Text 99**, Barako Bull 84 San Mig Coffee 3, Talk 'N Text 22014-15 Philippine Cup 4th/12 11 8 3 1 Quarterfinals 1st phaseQuarterfinals 2nd phaseSemifinals Talk 'N Text 105**, Barako Bull 76Talk 'N Text 83, Barangay Ginebra 67*San Miguel 4, Talk 'N Text 0Commissioner's Cup 2nd/12 11 8 3 -- QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Talk 'N Text 127**, Barako Bull 97 Talk 'N Text 3, Purefoods 1Talk 'N Text 4, Rain or Shine 3Governors Cup 10th/12 11 5 6 3 Did not qualify2015-16 Philippine Cup TNT Tropang Texters 6th/12 11 6 5 3 Quarterfinals 1st phaseQuarterfinals 2nd phase TNT 90**, NLEX 88 Rain or Shine 104, TNT 89*Commissioner's Cup Tropang TNT 6th/12 11 6 5 2 Quarterfinals Alaska 2, TNT 1Governors' Cup TNT KaTropa 1st / 12 11 10 1 - QuarterfinalsSemifinals TNT 136**, Phoenix 124 Meralco 3, TNT 12016-17 Philippine Cup 4th/12 11 6 5 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals TNT 2, GlobalPort 0 San Miguel 4, TNT 3Commissioner's Cup 4th/12 11 8 3 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals TNT 2, Meralco 1 TNT 3, Barangay Ginebra 1 San Miguel 4, TNT 2Governors' Cup 2nd/12 11 8 3 1 QuarterfinalsSemifinals TNT** def. Rain or Shine in 2 games Barangay Ginebra 3, TNT 12017-18 Philippine Cup 9th/12 11 5 6 3 8th-seed playoff Quarterfinals TNT 118, Phoenix 97* San Miguel** 106, TNT 93Commissioner's Cup 3rd/12 11 8 3 1 Quarterfinals San Miguel 2, TNT 0Governors' Cup 9th/12 11 4 7 5 Did not qualify2019 Philippine Cup TNT KaTropa 4th/12 11 7 4 2 Quarterfinals San Miguel 2, TNT 1Commissioner's Cup 1st/12 11 10 1 - Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals TNT** def. Alaska in 2 games TNT 3, Barangay Ginebra 1 San Miguel 4, TNT 2Governors' Cup 3rd/12 11 8 3 - QuarterfinalsSemifinals TNT** 98, Magnolia 97 Meralco 3, TNT 22020 Philippine Cup TNT Tropang Giga 3rd/12 11 7 4 1 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals TNT** 104, Alaska 83TNT 3, Phoenix Super LPG 2Barangay Ginebra 4, TNT 12021 Philippine Cup TNT Tropang Giga 1st/12 11 10 1 - QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals TNT** 84, Barangay Ginebra 71TNT 4, San Miguel 3TNT 4, Magnolia 1Governors' Cup 3rd/12 11 7 4 2 Quarterfinals Barangay Ginebra def. TNT** in 2 games2022–23 Philippine Cup 2nd/12 11 8 3 1 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals TNT** 116, Converge 95TNT 4, Magnolia 2San Miguel 4, TNT 3Commissioner's Cup TNT Tropang Giga 11th/13 12 4 8 6 Did not qualifyGovernors' Cup TNT Tropang Giga 1st/12 11 10 1 - QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals TNT** 132, Phoenix Super LPG 105TNT 3, Meralco 1TNT 4, Barangay Ginebra 2 2023–24 Commissioner's Cup 8th/12 11 5 6 4 Quarterfinals Magnolia** 109, TNT 94Philippine Cup 4th/12 11 6 5 4 Quarterfinals Rain or Shine 2, TNT 12024–25 Governors' Cup 1st in Group A 10 8 2 - QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals TNT 3, NLEX 1TNT 4, Rain or Shine 1TNT 4, Barangay Ginebra 2Commissioner's Cup TNT Tropang Giga 2nd/13 12 8 4 1 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals TNT** 109, Eastern 93TNT 4, Rain or Shine 1TNT 4, Barangay Ginebra 3Philippine Cup TNT Tropang 5G 6th/12 11 6 5 2 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals TNT def. Magnolia** in 2 gamesTNT 4, Rain or Shine 2San Miguel 4, TNT 2Elimination round 419 279 140 25 Semifinals appearancesPlayoffs 286 164 122 17 Finals appearancesCumulative records 705 443 262 9 championships*one-game playoffs**team had the twice-to-beat advantage
Records per season