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2017–18 Meralco Bolts season

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

HeadcoachNorman Black
OwnersManila Electric Company
(an MVP Group subsidiary)
Record4–7
(36.4%)
Place11th
Quick facts Meralco Bolts season, Head coach ...
2017–18 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachNorman Black
OwnersManila 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 →
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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
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
3 7 Jebb Bulawan F  Philippines Racal Tile Masters
Team Batangas		 Lyceum
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2017–18 Meralco Bolts roster
Players Coaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F/C 0 Philippines Bryan Faundo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran
G 6 Philippines Mike Tolomia 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993–01–06 Far Eastern
F 7 United States Cliff Hodge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley
F 8 Philippines Nico Salva 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1990–03–08 Ateneo
G 9 Philippines Baser Amer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda
G/F 11 United States Chris Newsome 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo
F 12 Philippines KG Canaleta 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982–02–12 UE
G 13 Philippines Garvo Lanete 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–02–13 San Beda
G 17 Philippines Anjo Caram 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
C 18 Philippines Jason Ballesteros 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–10–07 San Sebastian
F 20 United States Jared Dillinger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi
F 21 Philippines Reynel Hugnatan (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila
F/C 25 Philippines Ken Bono 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1984–07–19 Adamson
F 33 Philippines Ranidel de Ocampo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–12–08 Saint Francis of Assisi
F 45 Philippines Mac Baracael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1985–04–14 Far Eastern
F 81 Philippines Jammer Jamito 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
  • (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
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Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
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
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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]
    Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
  3. [c]
    Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; 8th seed playoff: TNT 118–97 Phoenix

Game log

More information 2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 4–7, Game ...
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
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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
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
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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]
    Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
  3. [c]
    Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

More information 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 7–4, Game ...
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
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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

More information 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2, Game ...
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
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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

More information Pos, W ...
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
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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]
    Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

More information 2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 5–6, Game ...
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
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Playoffs

Bracket

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

*Game went into overtime.

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Game log

More information 2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 3–3, Game ...
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
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FIBA Asia Champions Cup

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

Preliminary round

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
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]
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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]
    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 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

Trades

Preseason

Free Agency

Addition

More information Country, Player ...
Country Player Number Position Contract Date signed Former Team
Philippines Niño Canaleta[3] 12 F N/a N/a Blackwater Elite
Philippines Nico Salva[3] 8 F N/a N/a Kia Picanto
Philippines Marnel Baracael[3] 45 F N/a N/a GlobalPort Batang Pier
Philippines Jason Ballesteros[3][4] 18 C N/a N/a Kia Picanto
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Recruited imports

More information Conference, Name ...
ConferenceNameCountryNumberDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupArinze OnuakuUnited States5April 25
(vs. Columbian)		July 11
(vs. Barangay Ginebra)		7–6
Governors' CupAllen DurhamUnited States5August 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
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Awards

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