2017–18 Meralco Bolts season

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

2017–18 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachNorman Black
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record4–7
(36.4%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place4th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 0–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place7th
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Alaska, 1–3)
Meralco Bolts seasons

Key dates

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

Draft picks
Main article: 2017 PBA draft
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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (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 6 Tolomia, Mike 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
F 8 Salva, Nico 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1990–03–08 Ateneo
G 9 Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda
G/F 11 Newsome, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo
F 12 Canaleta, KG 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982–02–12 UE
G 13 Lanete, Garvo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–02–13 San Beda
G 17 Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
C 18 Ballesteros, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–10–07 San Sebastian
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 (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila
F/C 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
F 45 Baracael, Mac 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1985–04–14 Far Eastern
F 81 Jamito, Jammer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–09–01 St. Clare
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Paolo Trillo


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured

Philippine Cup

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] —
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
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
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
  3. Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Game log
2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 4–7
December: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 22 Blackwater W 103–98 KG Canaleta (25) Jason Ballesteros (12) Baser Amer (12) Cuneta Astrodome 1–0
2 December 27 San Miguel L 97–103 Mike Tolomia (21) Chris Newsome (13) Baser Amer (9) Ynares Center 1–1
January : 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3 January 10 Alaska L 98–103 Chris Newsome (23) KG Canaleta (10) Amer, Newsome (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 January 21 TNT L 81–99 Baser Amer (20) Amer, Ballesteros (6) Baser Amer (6) Ynares Center 1–3
5 January 24 Kia W 105–76 KG Canaleta (17) Chris Newsome (7) Baser Amer (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3
6 January 28 GlobalPort L 88–107 Hugnatan, Newsome (17) Cliff Hodge (8) three players (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4
February : 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 February 2 Rain or Shine L 84–90 KG Canaleta (24) Chris Newsome (11) Chris Newsome (7) Mall of Asia Arena 2–5
8 February 9 NLEX L 85–87 Nico Salva (20) Chris Newsome (10) Chris Newsome (7) Cuneta Astrodome 2–6
9 February 14 Phoenix W 92–90 Garvo Lanete (24) Jason Ballesteros (12) Chris Newsome (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–6
10 February 18 Barangay Ginebra W 84–82 Garvo Lanete (19) Jason Ballesteros (17) Chris Newsome (6) Philippine Arena 4–6
11 February 24 Magnolia L 65–94 Chris Newsome (13) Jason Ballesteros (9) Chris Newsome (3) Xavier University Gym 4–7

Commissioner's Cup

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
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
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
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
  3. Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log
2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 7–4
April: 1–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 April 25 Columbian W 116–103 Arinze Onuaku (30) Arinze Onuaku (19) Chris Newsome (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 April 27 GlobalPort L 85–86 KG Canaleta (28) Arinze Onuaku (14) Baser Amer (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
May : 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3 May 4 NLEX W 106–90 Chris Newsome (30) Arinze Onuaku (23) Baser Amer (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 May 9 San Miguel W 93–85 Baser Amer (28) Arinze Onuaku (12) Arinze Onuaku (8) Mall of Asia Arena 3–1
5 May 18 Magnolia L 79–81 Arinze Onuaku (23) Arinze Onuaku (11) Newsome, Onuaku (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
All-Star Break
June : 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 June 1 Barangay Ginebra W 93–82 Arinze Onuaku (24) Arinze Onuaku (23) Anjo Caram (7) Mall of Asia Arena 4–2
7 June 8 Phoenix W 103–100 (OT) KG Canaleta (30) Arinze Onuaku (20) Arinze Onuaku (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2
8 June 15 Blackwater W 102–75 Arinze Onuaku (17) Arinze Onuaku (16) Chris Newsome (6) Mall of Asia Arena 6–2
9 June 17 Alaska W 89–74 Chris Newsome (18) Arinze Onuaku (23) Chris Newsome (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–2
10 June 22 TNT L 85–91 Chris Newsome (17) Arinze Onuaku (11) Hodge, Onuaku (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–3
11 June 24 Rain or Shine L 99–106 (OT) Chris Newsome (21) Arinze Onuaku (11) Chris Newsome (11) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4

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
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 July 9 Barangay Ginebra L 81–88 Baser Amer (15) Arinze Onuaku (18) Chris Newsome (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 July 11 Barangay Ginebra L 90–104 Arinze Onuaku (21) Arinze Onuaku (13) Amer, Newsome (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2

Governors' Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1
4 Magnolia Hotshots 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] 1
5 Blackwater Elite 7 4 .636 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545 3
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 2] 4
8 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 2] 4
9 TNT KaTropa 4 7 .364 5
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 8 .273 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 2 9 .182 7
12 Columbian Dyip 1 10 .091 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
  2. Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log
2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 5–6
August: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 August 17 Columbian W 109–106 Allen Durham (26) Allen Durham (20) Allen Durham (9) Ynares Center 1–0
2 August 19 TNT L 90–92 Allen Durham (27) Allen Durham (22) Allen Durham (8) Ynares Center 1–1
3 August 24 Alaska L 72–80 Allen Durham (21) Allen Durham (11) Baser Amer (5) Mall of Asia Arena 1–2
September: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 September 19 Phoenix L 86–96 Chris Newsome (18) Allen Durham (13) Allen Durham (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
October: 3–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
8 October 14 NLEX W 108–105 Allen Durham (36) Allen Durham (18) Chris Newsome (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–6
9 October 19 Magnolia W 94–88 Allen Durham (20) Allen Durham (18) Durham, Newsome (8) Ynares Center 3–6
10 October 21 Rain or Shine W 91–82 Allen Durham (19) Allen Durham (20) three players (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–6
November: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 November 3 San Miguel W 111–81 Allen Durham (35) Allen Durham (26) Chris Newsome (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Barangay Ginebra 111    
  8 NLEX 75    
            1 Barangay Ginebra 1    
    (#4 twice-to-beat)       4 Magnolia 3  
  4 Magnolia 103  
  5 Blackwater 99    
    4 Magnolia 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     3 Alaska 2
  2 Phoenix 74 103  
  7 Meralco 90 108*  
            7 Meralco 1
    (#3 twice-to-beat)     3 Alaska 3    
  3 Alaska 96  
  6 San Miguel 85    

*Game went into overtime.

Game log
2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 3–3
Quarterfinals: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 November 7 Phoenix W 90–74 Allen Durham (26) Allen Durham (16) Baser Amer (6) Cuneta Astrodome 1–0
2 November 9 Phoenix W 108–103 (OT) Allen Durham (32) Allen Durham (21) Allen Durham (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
Semifinals: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 November 11 Alaska W 97–92 Allen Durham (32) Allen Durham (14) Allen Durham (6) Ynares Center 1–0
2 November 13 Alaska L 95–100 Allen Durham (24) Allen Durham (9) Allen Durham (12) Mall of Asia Arena 1–1
3 November 15 Alaska L 102–104 Allen Durham (37) Allen Durham (13) Allen Durham (8) Cuneta Astrodome 1–2
4 November 17 Alaska L 92–99 Allen Durham (31) Allen Durham (14) Chris Newsome (7) Cuneta Astrodome 1–3

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

Final round
 
SemifinalsGold medal game
 
      
 
1 October–18:00
 
 
 Petrochimi79
 
2 October–20:30
 
 Meralco Bolts74
 
 Petrochimi68
 
1 October–20:30
 
 Alvark Tokyo64
 
 Alvark Tokyo78
 
 
 Seoul SK Knights54
 
Bronze medal game
 
 
2 October–18:00
 
 
 Meralco Bolts87
 
 
 Seoul SK Knights91

Transactions

Addition
Country Player Number Position Contract Date signed Former Team
Niño Canaleta[3] 12 F N/A N/A Blackwater Elite
Nico Salva[3] 8 F N/A N/A Kia Picanto
Marnel Baracael[3] 45 F N/A N/A GlobalPort Batang Pier
Jason Ballesteros[3][4] 18 C N/A N/A Kia Picanto

Recruited imports
ConferenceNameCountryNumberDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupArinze Onuaku5April 25
(vs. Columbian)		July 11
(vs. Barangay Ginebra)		7–6
Governors' CupAllen Durham5August 17
(vs. Columbian)		November 17
(vs. Alaska)		8–9
FIBA Asia Champions Cup September 27
(vs. Mono Vampire)		 October 2
(vs. SK Knights)		 1–4
Diamond Stone 33

Awards
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Baser Amer Governors' Cup Player of the Week November 13, 2018 [5]

References
  1. San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
  2. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  3. "Beset by injuries, Meralco signs free agents". news.abs-cbn.com. December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  4. Ramos, Gerry (December 8, 2017). "Meralco signs Ballesteros, eyes Canaleta, Baracael to beef up injury-hit frontline". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  5. "Baser Amer comes of age".
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