2016–17 Meralco Bolts season

Meralco Bolts
2016–17 Meralco Bolts season
Head coach	Norman Black
Owner(s)	Manila Electric Company ; (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	3–8 ; (.273)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	7–4 ; (.636)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to TNT, 0–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record	9–2 ; (.818)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Runner-up (Lost to Barangay Ginebra, 3–4)
Meralco Bolts seasons

The 2016–17 Meralco Bolts season was the 7th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2016

October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Special draft

Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
Ed Daquioag	G	Philippines	Phoenix Accelerators	UST

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
2	7	Jonathan Grey	G/F	Philippines	Racal Tile Masters	DLS-Benilde
3	13	Jessie Saitanan	C	Philippines	Bread Story Smashing Bakers	Mapua
4	21	Ryusei Koga	G	Philippines	Hapee Fresh Fighters	San Beda

Roster

Meralco Bolts roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
F/C	0	Faundo, Bryan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1984–02–18	Letran
G	1	Atkins, Simon	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1988–07–19	De La Salle
G	6	Tolomia, Mike (R)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1993–01–06	Far Eastern
F	7	Hodge, Cliff	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1988–02–03	Reedley
G	8	Yeo, Joseph	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1983–09–07	De La Salle
G	9	Amer, Baser	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1992–09–29	San Beda
G	10	Uyloan, Jonathan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1983–11–26	Golden West
G/F	11	Newsome, Chris (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1990–06–25	Ateneo
G	13	Lanete, Garvo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1989–02–13	San Beda
G/F	15	Sedurifa, Joseph	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1990–09–04	Centro Escolar
G	17	Caram, Anjo	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	159 lb (72 kg)	1991–01–14	San Beda
G/F	20	Dillinger, Jared	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1984–01–06	Hawaiʻi
F/C	21	Hugnatan, Reynel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1978–11–03	Manila
F/C	23	Nabong, Kelly	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	1988–11–17	SRJC
F	25	Bono, Ken	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	1984–07–19	Adamson
F	33	de Ocampo, Ranidel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1981–12–08	St. Francis of Assisi
G/F	–	Lutz, Chris (IN)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1985–02–11	Marshall

Head coach

Norman Black

Assistant coach(es)

Ronnie Magsanoc (1st Assistant)
Gene Afable
Jimmy Alapag
Patrick Fran
Jamike Jarin
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	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 1]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
6	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	7
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 4]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

Alaska wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.
TNT wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort, Phoenix and Barangay Ginebra by highest quotient. TNT is 1.09; GlobalPort is 1.00; Phoenix is 0.96; Barangay Ginebra is 0.94.
Rain or Shine wins tiebreaker against Blackwater by winning the seeding playoff for 8th seed.
Mahindra wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 3–8

November: 0–1

December : 2–3

January : 1–4

2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Star Hotshots	9	2	.818[lower-alpha 1]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455	4
7	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	5
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182[lower-alpha 3]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182[lower-alpha 3]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Star via best head-to-head record. Barangay Ginebra is 2–0; San Miguel is 1–1; Star is 0–2.
Phoenix wins tiebreaker against Alaska and Globalport via best head-to-head record. Phoenix is 2–0; Alaska is 1–1; GlobalPort is 0–2. GlobalPort then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Alaska.
Blackwater wins tiebreaker against NLEX via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 7–4

March: 4–0

April : 2–1

May : 1–3

2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals			Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	Barangay Ginebra	96
8	GlobalPort	85
			1	Barangay Ginebra	1
	(Best-of-3)		4	TNT	3
4	TNT	2
5	Meralco	1
						4	TNT	2
	(#2 twice-to-beat)					2	San Miguel	4
2	San Miguel	115
7	Phoenix	96
			2	San Miguel	3
	(Best-of-3)		3	Star	1
3	Star	2
6	Rain or Shine	0

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–2

Quarterfinals: 1–2

2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
5	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[lower-alpha 2]	2
8	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[lower-alpha 3]	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	9	.182	7
12	Kia Picanto	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

TNT wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra via head-to-head record.
Star wins tiebreaker against NLEX, San Miguel and Rain or Shine by highest quotient. Star is 1.04; NLEX is 1.01; San Miguel is 0.99; Rain or Shine is 0.96.
Alaska wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 9–2

July: 3–0

August : 2–1

September: 4–1

2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	Meralco	91	104
8	Blackwater	92	96
				1	Meralco	3
	(#4 twice-to-beat)			4	Star	0
4	Star	89
5	NLEX	77
							1	Meralco	3
	(#2 twice-to-beat)						3	Barangay Ginebra	4
2	TNT	102	118
7	Rain or Shine	106	114
				2	TNT	1
	(#3 twice-to-beat)			3	Barangay Ginebra	3
3	Barangay Ginebra	104
6	San Miguel	84

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 7–5

Quarterfinals: 1–1

Semifinals : 3–0

Finals: 3–4

2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Commissioner's Cup

March 2017
March 28[1]	Three-team trade
	To Meralco 2018 Second Round pick (from Blackwater)	To Blackwater 2017 Second Round pick (from NLEX)
	To NLEX Rabeh Al-Hussaini (from Meralco)
May 2017
May 6[2]	Four-team trade
	To Meralco Garvo Lanete (from NLEX)	To GlobalPort Sean Anthony (from NLEX) Bradwyn Guinto (from NLEX) Jonathan Grey (from Meralco)
	To NLEX Larry Fonacier (from TNT) J.R. Quiñahan (from GlobalPort) 2017 Second Round pick (from Meralco, originally from Mahindra) 2019 Second Round pick (from GlobalPort)	To TNT Anthony Semerad (from GlobalPort) 2017 First Round Pick (from GlobalPort, originally from TNT)

Governors' Cup

August
August 7 [3]	To Meralco Mike Tolomia	To Rain or Shine Ed Daquioag
September
September 11, 2017[4]
	Three-team trade
	To Meralco Ranidel De Ocampo (from TNT)	To TNT Norbert Torres (from Phoenix) Justin Chua (from Meralco) 2017 1st round pick (from Phoenix via San Miguel)
	To Phoenix 2017 1st round pick (from Meralco) 2019 2nd round pick (from TNT via San Miguel)

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Alex Stepheson		33	March 17 (vs. Mahindra)	June 9 (vs. TNT)	8–6
Governors' Cup	Allen Durham		5	July 21 (vs. Blackwater)	October 27 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	16–7

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Baser Amer	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	May 8, 2017	[5]
Chris Newsome	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	September 25, 2017	[6]
Jared Dillinger		October 3, 2017	[7]
Jared Dillinger		October 9, 2017	[8]
Allen Durham	Governors' Cup Best Import of the Conference	October 15, 2017	[9]
Honors
Cliff Hodge	Second Mythical Team	October 20, 2017	[10]

References

Rabeh Al-Hussaini, coach Yeng Guiao reunited at NLEX after three-team PBA trade, spin.ph, March 28, 2017.
4-TEAM MULTI-PLAYER TRADE
Rain or Shine continues shuffle, trades Mike Tolomia to Meralco for fellow cadet Ed Daquioag, spin.ph, September 11, 2017.
De Ocampo goes to Meralco in three-team trade, sports.inquirer.net, September 11, 2017.
"Only in his second season, Amer is already playing like a veteran". pba.ph. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
"Newsome is in playoff mode". pba.ph. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
"JD takes the lead role for the Bolts in the playoffs". pba.ph. October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
"JD's wish comes true". pba.ph. October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
"Slaughter named Best Player of the Conference, Durham claims Best Import award". PBA.ph. October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
"Fajardo, Pogoy big winners at The Leos". PBA.ph. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

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[table_hth_ALA0.088718129363245-1] Alaska wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_BGSM0.088718129363245-2] TNT wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort, Phoenix and Barangay Ginebra by highest quotient. TNT is 1.09; GlobalPort is 1.00; Phoenix is 0.96; Barangay Ginebra is 0.94.

[table_hth_BWE0.088718129363245-3] Rain or Shine wins tiebreaker against Blackwater by winning the seeding playoff for 8th seed.

[table_hth_MAH0.088718129363245-4] Mahindra wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_BGSM0.2464988591366-5] Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Star via best head-to-head record. Barangay Ginebra is 2–0; San Miguel is 1–1; Star is 0–2.

[table_hth_ALA0.2464988591366-6] Phoenix wins tiebreaker against Alaska and Globalport via best head-to-head record. Phoenix is 2–0; Alaska is 1–1; GlobalPort is 0–2. GlobalPort then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Alaska.

[table_hth_BWE0.2464988591366-7] Blackwater wins tiebreaker against NLEX via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_TNT0.81517104702777-8] TNT wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra via head-to-head record.

[table_hth_SH0.81517104702777-9] Star wins tiebreaker against NLEX, San Miguel and Rain or Shine by highest quotient. Star is 1.04; NLEX is 1.01; San Miguel is 0.99; Rain or Shine is 0.96.

[table_hth_ALA0.81517104702777-10] Alaska wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort via head-to-head record.

[11] Rabeh Al-Hussaini, coach Yeng Guiao reunited at NLEX after three-team PBA trade, spin.ph, March 28, 2017.

[12] 4-TEAM MULTI-PLAYER TRADE

[13] Rain or Shine continues shuffle, trades Mike Tolomia to Meralco for fellow cadet Ed Daquioag, spin.ph, September 11, 2017.

[14] De Ocampo goes to Meralco in three-team trade, sports.inquirer.net, September 11, 2017.

[15] "Only in his second season, Amer is already playing like a veteran". pba.ph. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.

[16] "Newsome is in playoff mode". pba.ph. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.

[17] "JD takes the lead role for the Bolts in the playoffs". pba.ph. October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.

[18] "JD's wish comes true". pba.ph. October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.

[19] "Slaughter named Best Player of the Conference, Durham claims Best Import award". PBA.ph. October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

[20] "Fajardo, Pogoy big winners at The Leos". PBA.ph. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

Meralco Bolts
Founded in 2010 Owned by the Manila Electric Company
Franchise	Franchise All-time roster Draft history Seasons Current season
Administration	Owner: Manuel V. Pangilinan Board Governor: Al Panlilio
Head coaches	Ryan Gregorio Norman Black
Runner-up finishes (3)	2016 Governors' 2017 Governors' 2019 Governors'
Seasons (9)	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2019