2017–18 Meralco Bolts season

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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
Record5–6
(45.5%)
Place7th
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Alaska, 1–3)
Meralco Bolts seasons
← 2016–17
2019  →

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

Key dates[edit]

2017[edit]

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

Draft picks[edit]

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[edit]

Meralco Bolts roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F/C 0 Philippines Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran
G 6 Philippines Tolomia, Mike 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993–01–06 Far Eastern
F 7 United States Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley
F 8 Philippines Salva, Nico 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1990–03–08 Ateneo
G 9 Philippines Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda
G/F 11 United States Newsome, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo
F 12 Philippines Canaleta, KG 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982–02–12 UE
G 13 Philippines Lanete, Garvo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–02–13 San Beda
G 17 Philippines Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
C 18 Philippines Ballesteros, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–10–07 San Sebastian
G/F 20 United States Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi
F/C 21 Philippines Hugnatan, Reynel (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila
F/C 25 Philippines Bono, Ken 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1984–07–19 Adamson
F 33 Philippines de Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–12–08 Saint Francis of Assisi
F 45 Philippines Baracael, Mac 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1985–04–14 Far Eastern
F 81 Philippines 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


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 Injured

Philippine Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Magnolia Hotshots 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[edit]

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[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

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 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[edit]

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[edit]

Bracket[edit]

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
This box:

Game log[edit]

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[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

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 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[edit]

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 5–6
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: 3–3
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
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
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 November 3 San Miguel W 111–81 Allen Durham (35) Allen Durham (26) Chris Newsome (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–6

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra111
8NLEX75
1Barangay Ginebra1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Magnolia3
4Magnolia103
5Blackwater99
4Magnolia4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Alaska2
2Phoenix74103
7Meralco90108*
7Meralco1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Alaska3
3Alaska96
6San Miguel85

*Game went into overtime.

This box:

Game log[edit]

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 3–3
Quarterfinals: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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[edit]

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

Preliminary round[edit]

Group B[edit]

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[edit]

 
SemifinalsGold medal game
 
      
 
1 October–18:00
 
 
Iran Petrochimi79
 
2 October–20:30
 
Philippines Meralco Bolts74
 
Iran Petrochimi68
 
1 October–20:30
 
Japan Alvark Tokyo64
 
Japan Alvark Tokyo78
 
 
South Korea Seoul SK Knights54
 
Bronze medal game
 
 
2 October–18:00
 
 
Philippines Meralco Bolts87
 
 
South Korea Seoul SK Knights91

Transactions[edit]

Trades[edit]

Pre season[edit]

Free Agency[edit]

Addition[edit]

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[edit]

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)		 November 17
(vs. Alaska)		 8–9
FIBA Asia Champions Cup September 27
(vs. Mono Vampire) 		October 2
(vs. SK Knights) 		1–4
Diamond Stone United States 33

Awards[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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.
  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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