2011–12 Meralco Bolts season

The 2011–12 Meralco Bolts season is the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2011-12 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachRyan Gregorio
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(a MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record8–6
(.571)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(eliminated by Petron Blaze, 0-2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record4–5
(.444)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(eliminated by B-Meg , 1-2)
Governors Cup results
Record6–8
(.429)
Place6th
Playoff finishSemifinalist
Meralco Bolts seasons

Key dates
  • August 28: The 2011 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Place Ermita, Manila.

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 7 Jason Ballesteros C  Philippines San Sebastian
2 17 Gilbert Bulawan F  Philippines San Sebastian

Roster
Meralco Bolts roster
PlayersCoaches
2
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
PG 2 Timberlake, Chris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 184 lb (83 kg) North Florida
PG 3 Mercado, Solomon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Biola University
F/C 4 Reyes, Jay-R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UP Diliman
C 5 Taulava, Asi (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Brigham Young
PG 6 Ross, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Marshall
F 7 Canlas, Mark (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UST
G/F 8 Yee, Mark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) SSC-R Cavite
PG 11 Artadi, Paul 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) UE
SG 14 Cardona, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle
F/C 15 Bulawan, Gilbert (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) San Sebastian
F 16 Borboran, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UE
F/C 18 Ballesteros, Jason (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) San Sebastian
F 21 Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UM
F/C 22 Daa, Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Las Piñas
G/F 80 Macapagal, Mark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) San Sebastian
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)


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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

{{2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=MER}}

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 B-Meg 88 123  
  8 Powerade 97 131*  
            8 Powerade 4    
    (Best-of-3)       5 Rain or Shine 3  
  4 Barangay Ginebra 0  
  5 Rain or Shine 2    
    8 Powerade 1
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     2 Talk 'N Text 4
  2 Talk 'N Text 81    
  7 Barako Bull 79    
            2 Talk 'N Text 4
    (Best-of-3)     3 Petron Blaze 3    
  3 Petron Blaze 2  
  6 Meralco 0    

*Game went into overtime

Quarterfinals

Petron Blaze-Meralco series
December 16
Petron Blaze Boosters 91, Meralco Bolts 84
December 21
Petron Blaze Boosters 80, Meralco Bolts 64
Petron wins series 2–0

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 — Advance to semifinals
2 Barangay Ginebra Kings 6 3 .667[lower-alpha 1] 1
3 B-Meg Llamados 6 3 .667[lower-alpha 1] 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556 2
5 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 3
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 3
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 4
9 Petron Blaze Boosters 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 4
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. 2nd-seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; 6th-seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
  3. Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

Seeding playoffs

Bracket
  Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)		     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
                           
        1 Talk 'N Text 3  
  4 Alaska 1     5 Barako Bull 2    
  5 Barako Bull 2         1 Talk 'N Text 3
      3 B-Meg 4
        2 Barangay Ginebra 1    
  3 B-Meg 2     3 B-Meg 3  
  6 Meralco 1  

Quarterfinals

B-Meg–Meralco series
April 1
B-Meg Llamados 81, Meralco Bolts 103
April 4
B-Meg Llamados 95, Meralco Bolts 85
April 8
B-Meg Llamados 86, Meralco Bolts 76
B-Meg wins series, 2–1

Governors Cup

Eliminations

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 1 .889 — Advance to semifinal round
2 B-Meg Llamados 6 3 .667 2
3 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 3
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 3
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
8 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
9 Alaska Aces 2 7 .222[lower-alpha 3] 6
10 Air21 Express 2 7 .222[lower-alpha 3] 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
  2. Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; 6th-seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
  3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 110–80 Air21

6th-seed playoffs

Semifinals

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 10 4 .714 — Advance to Finals
2 B-Meg Llamados 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 1] 1 Guaranteed Finals berth playoff[lower-alpha 2]
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 1] 1 Qualify to Finals berth playoff
4 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 8 6 .571 2
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 3] 4
6 Meralco Bolts 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 3] 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: B-Meg 2–0 Barangay Ginebra.
  2. Barangay Ginebra forced Finals berth playoff by winning 4 semifinal round games. Finals berth playoff: B-Meg 74–72 Barangay Ginebra
  3. Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–1, Petron; Petron +12, Meralco −12

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season
August 28, 2011[1] To Meralco
Mark Yee (from Talk 'N Text)
2011 1st round pick (Jason Ballesteros) (from Talk 'N Text)
Mark Macapagal (from Powerade)		 To Talk 'N Text
Bam Gamalinda (from Meralco)
Shawn Weinstein (from Meralco)		 To Powerade
Chris Timberlake (from Meralco)
Rogemar Menor (from Meralco)
2011 2nd round pick (John Marc Agustin) (from Talk 'N Text)
August 28, 2011[2] To Meralco
2011 2nd round pick (Gilbert Bulawan)		 To Alaska
2014 2nd round pick

Commissioner's Cup
January 27, 2012 To Meralco
Mark Canlas
Dennis Daa		 To Air21
Nelbert Omolon
Mark Isip

Governors Cup
May 11, 2012 To Meralco
Jay-R Reyes		 To Alaska
Gabby Espinas

Recruited imports
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupJarrid FamousFebruary 10 (vs. B-Meg)February 17 (vs. Talk 'N Text)1–2
Earl BarronFebruary 26 (vs. Powerade)April 8 (vs. B-Meg)5–5
Governors CupChamberlain OguchiMay 23 (vs. Talk 'N Text)June 6 (vs. B-Meg)1-3
Mario WestJune 10 (vs. Alaska)July 15 (vs. Petron Blaze)5-5

References
  1. Meralco, Powerade, Talk ‘N Text complete first D-Day deal Archived 2011-08-30 at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, interaksyon.com, August 28, 2011
  2. CASIO, LEE HEADLINE TOP ROOKIE PICKS Archived 2011-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, PBA.ph, August 28, 2011
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