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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
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
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

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 Philippines Black, Aaron Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996–12–03 Ateneo
G 4 Philippines Dario, Diego (IN) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1997–01–06 Philippines
G 6 United States Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific
F 7 United States Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Hawaii Pacific
F 9 United States Kennedy, D. J. (EI) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1989–11–05 St. John's
G 10 Philippines Mendoza, Jolo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1998–01–31 Ateneo
G/F 11 United States Newsome, Chris (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–07–25 Ateneo
G 17 Philippines Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
F 19 Philippines Quinto, Bong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1994–12–15 Letran
F/C 20 Philippines Almazan, Raymond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran
F 22 Philippines Maliksi, Allein Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST
F 23 Philippines Pasaol, Alvin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–05–06 UE
F 24 Philippines Jose, Raymar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern
F 27 Philippines Rios, Jansen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–10–28 Adamson
F/C 29 Canada Torres, Norbert (FA) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–01–12 De La Salle
F/C 32 United States Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda
C 33 Australia Bates, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) De La Salle
C 34 Ivory Coast Kouame, Ange 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1997–12–15 Ateneo
G 71 Philippines Cansino, CJ (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1999–10–27 Philippines
C – United States Mitchell, Akil (CI) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1992–06–26 Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster


Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 8 3 .727[a] —
3 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 2
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 2
6 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Phoenix Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 3
10 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 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. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
  3. ^ a b c d 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
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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

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[a] 1
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 3
6 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 5 .545[b] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[c] 5
10 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[c] 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. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 7–4
April: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Rain or Shine113103
8GlobalPort11497
1Rain or Shine1
(best-of-3)
5Barangay Ginebra3
4Meralco0
5Barangay Ginebra2
5Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6San Miguel2
2Alaska89
7Magnolia78
2Alaska1
(best-of-3)
6San Miguel3
3TNT0
6San Miguel2
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Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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

Eliminations

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[a] 1
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 8 3 .727[a] 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[b] 4
8 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455[b] 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. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 1–6
August: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 September 19 Phoenix L 86–96 Chris Newsome (18) Allen Durham (13) Allen Durham (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
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.

Preliminary round

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Alvark Tokyo 3 3 0 279 249 +30 6 Final round
2 Philippines Meralco Bolts 3 1 2 261 247 +14 4[a]
3 Thailand Mono Vampire (H) 3 1 2 300 306 −6 4[a] Classification round
4 Lebanon Al Riyadi 3 1 2 245 283 −38 4[a]
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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c 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
 
 
Iran Petrochimi
 
2 October–20:30
 
Philippines Meralco Bolts
 
 
 
1 October–20:30
 
 
 
Japan Alvark Tokyo
 
 
South Korea Seoul SK Knights
 
Bronze medal game
 
 
2 October–18:00
 
 
 
 
 
 

Transactions

Trades

Pre season

Free Agency

Addition

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

Recruited imports

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

References

  1. ^ San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
  2. ^ a b c "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  3. ^ a b c d "Beset by injuries, Meralco signs free agents". news.abs-cbn.com. December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry (December 8, 2017). "Meralco signs Ballesteros, eyes Canaleta, Baracael to beef up injury-hit frontline". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 23, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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