2017–18 Meralco Bolts season

Meralco Bolts
2017–18 Meralco Bolts season
Head coach	Norman Black
Owner(s)	Manila Electric Company ; (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	4–7 ; (.364)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	7–4 ; (.636)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 0–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Meralco Bolts seasons

The 2017–18 Meralco Bolts season is the 8th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2017

October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
3	7	Jebb Bulawan	F	Philippines	Racal Tile Masters Team Batangas	Lyceum

Roster

Meralco Bolts roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
F/C	5000000000000000000♠0	Faundo, Bryan	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1984–02–18	Letran
G	7000100000000000000♠1	Atkins, Simon	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1988–07–19	De La Salle
F/C	7000500000000000000♠5	Durham, Allen (I)	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	1988–07–09	Grace Bible
G	7000600000000000000♠6	Tolomia, Mike	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1993–01–06	Far Eastern
F	7000700000000000000♠7	Hodge, Cliff	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1988–02–03	Reedley
F	7000800000000000000♠8	Salva, Nico	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1990–03–08	Ateneo
G	7000900000000000000♠9	Amer, Baser	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1992–09–29	San Beda
G/F	7001110000000000000♠11	Newsome, Chris	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1990–06–25	Ateneo
F	7001120000000000000♠12	Canaleta, KG	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1982–02–12	UE
G	7001130000000000000♠13	Lanete, Garvo	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1989–02–13	San Beda
G	7001170000000000000♠17	Caram, Anjo	7000170180000000000♠5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	159 lb (72 kg)	1991–01–14	San Beda
C	7001180000000000000♠18	Ballesteros, Jason	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1985–10–07	San Sebastian
G/F	7001200000000000000♠20	Dillinger, Jared	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1984–01–06	Hawaiʻi
F/C	7001210000000000000♠21	Hugnatan, Reynel (C)	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1978–11–03	Manila
F/C	7001250000000000000♠25	Bono, Ken	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	1984–07–19	Adamson
F	7001330000000000000♠33	de Ocampo, Ranidel	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1981–12–08	St. Francis of Assisi
F	7001450000000000000♠45	Baracael, Mac	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1985–04–14	Far Eastern
F	7001810000000000000♠81	Jamito, Jammer	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1990–09–01	St. Clare

Head coach

Norman Black

Assistant coach(es)

Ronnie Magsanoc (1st Assistant)
Gene Afable
Patrick Fran
Christopher Tan
Xavier Nunag
Luigi Trillo

Team manager

Paolo Trillo

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Hotshots	8	3	.727^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2
7	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455^{[lower-alpha 3]}	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	TNT KaTropa	5	6	.455^{[lower-alpha 3]}	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Phoenix Fuel Masters	5	6	.455^{[lower-alpha 3]}	3
10	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455^{[lower-alpha 3]}	3
11	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364	4
12	Kia Picanto	1	10	.091	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1 2 San Miguel wins tiebreaker against Magnolia via head-to-head record.
1 2 3 Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against Rain or Shine and NLEX by highest quotient. Ginebra is 1.03; Rain or Shine is 1.02; NLEX is 0.95.
1 2 3 4 GlobalPort wins tiebreaker against Phoenix, TNT and Blackwater by highest quotient. GlobalPort is 1.14; Phoenix is 1.00; TNT is 0.97; Blackwater is 0.89. TNT then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Phoenix.

Game log

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 4–7

December: 1–1

January : 1–3

February : 2–3

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	3
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	3
7	Magnolia Hotshots	6	5	.545^{[lower-alpha 2]}	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364^{[lower-alpha 3]}	5
10	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364^{[lower-alpha 3]}	5
11	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	7
12	Blackwater Elite	1	10	.091	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1 2 Alaska wins tiebreaker against TNT via head-to-head record.
1 2 3 Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Magnolia by highest quotient. Barangay Ginebra is 1.07; San Miguel is 1.02; Magnolia is 0.92.
1 2 Columbian wins tiebreaker against Phoenix via head-to-head record.

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 7–4

April: 1–1

May : 2–1

June : 4–2

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	Rain or Shine	113	103
8	GlobalPort	114	97
				1	Rain or Shine	1
	(Best-of-3)			5	Barangay Ginebra	3
4	Meralco	0
5	Barangay Ginebra	2
							5	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)						6	San Miguel	2
2	Alaska	89
7	Magnolia	78
				2	Alaska	1
	(Best-of-3)			6	San Miguel	3
3	TNT	0
6	San Miguel	2

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2

Quarterfinals: 0–2

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	t – Magnolia Hotshots	7	1	.875	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	t – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Blackwater Elite	6	2	.750	1
4	Alaska Aces	5	2	.714	1.5
5	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	3	.667	1.5	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	TNT KaTropa	4	4	.500	3
7	NLEX Road Warriors	4	5	.444	3.5
8	San Miguel Beermen	3	4	.429	3.5
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	2	6	.250	5
10	Meralco Bolts	2	6	.250	5
11	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	1	4	.200	4.5
12	e – Columbian Dyip	0	8	.000	7

Updated to match(es) played on October 14, 2018. Source: PBA.ph
e – Eliminated; t – Qualified, but not yet to the particular phase indicated.

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 1–6

August: 1–2

September: 0–1

October: 0–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
5	October 5	Blackwater	L 91–94	Allen Durham (32)	Allen Durham (21)	Allen Durham (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–4
6	October 7	Barangay Ginebra	L 105–111	Allen Durham (36)	Allen Durham (16)	Allen Durham (9)	Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex	1–5
7	October 12	NorthPort	L 94–99	Allen Durham (37)	Allen Durham (19)	Allen Durham (7)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–6

FIBA Asia Champions Cup

The Bolts were chosen as the Philippine representative to the 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Alvark Tokyo	3	3	0	279	249	+30	6	Final round
2	Meralco Bolts	3	1	2	261	247	+14	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Final round
3	Mono Vampire (H)	3	1	2	300	306	−6	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Classification round
4	Al Riyadi	3	1	2	245	283	−38	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Classification round

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Tournament points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall points difference; 6) Overall points scored; 7) Random draw
(H) Host.
Notes:

1 2 3 Meralco 1–1, +25 PD; Mono 1–1, +2 PD; Al Riyadi 1–1, –27 PD

Final round

	Semifinals				Gold medal game

	1 October–18:00

	Petrochimi
					2 October–20:30
	Meralco Bolts

	1 October–20:30

	Alvark Tokyo

	Seoul SK Knights
					Bronze medal game

					2 October–18:00

Transactions

Trades

Free Agency

Addition

Player	Number	Position	Contract	Date signed	Former Team
Niño Canaleta^[2]	12	F	N/A	N/A	Blackwater Elite
Nico Salva^[2]	8	F	N/A	N/A	Kia Picanto
Marnel Baracael^[2]	45	F	N/A	N/A	GlobalPort Batang Pier
Jason Ballesteros^[2]^[3]	18	C	N/A	N/A	Kia Picanto

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Arinze Onuaku		5	April 25 (vs. Columbian)	July 11 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	7–6
Governors' Cup	Allen Durham		5	August 17 (vs. Columbian)		1–6

References

↑ San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
1 2 3 4 "Beset by injuries, Meralco signs free agents". news.abs-cbn.com. December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
↑ Ramos, Gerry (December 8, 2017). "Meralco signs Ballesteros, eyes Canaleta, Baracael to beef up injury-hit frontline". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 23, 2017.

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[table_hth_MAG0.19849003162165-2] 1 2 San Miguel wins tiebreaker against Magnolia via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_BGSM0.19849003162165-3] 1 2 3 Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against Rain or Shine and NLEX by highest quotient. Ginebra is 1.03; Rain or Shine is 1.02; NLEX is 0.95.

[table_hth_GP0.19849003162165-4] 1 2 3 4 GlobalPort wins tiebreaker against Phoenix, TNT and Blackwater by highest quotient. GlobalPort is 1.14; Phoenix is 1.00; TNT is 0.97; Blackwater is 0.89. TNT then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Phoenix.

[table_hth_ALA0.51733451127882-5] 1 2 Alaska wins tiebreaker against TNT via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_BGSM0.51733451127882-6] 1 2 3 Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Magnolia by highest quotient. Barangay Ginebra is 1.07; San Miguel is 1.02; Magnolia is 0.92.

[table_hth_COL0.51733451127882-7] 1 2 Columbian wins tiebreaker against Phoenix via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_RIY0.17442193123252-8] 1 2 3 Meralco 1–1, +25 PD; Mono 1–1, +2 PD; Al Riyadi 1–1, –27 PD

[1] San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017

[Canaleta-9] 1 2 3 4 "Beset by injuries, Meralco signs free agents". news.abs-cbn.com. December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.

[10] Ramos, Gerry (December 8, 2017). "Meralco signs Ballesteros, eyes Canaleta, Baracael to beef up injury-hit frontline". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 23, 2017.

Meralco Bolts
Founded in 2010 Owned by the Manila Electric Company
The franchise	Franchise All-time roster Draft history Seasons Current season
Administration	Owner: Manuel V. Pangilinan Board Governor: Al Panlilio
Head coaches	Gregorio Black
Runner-up finishes (2)	2016 Governors' 2017 Governors'
Seasons (8)	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18