2023–24 Meralco Bolts season
Basketball team season
2023–24 Meralco Bolts season | |
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Head coach | Luigi Trillo |
General Manager | Paolo Trillo |
Owner(s) | Manila Electric Company (an MVP group subsidiary) |
Commissioner's Cup results | |
Record | 8–3 (72.7%) |
Place | 5th |
Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to Phoenix Super LPG with twice-to-win disadvantage) |
Philippine Cup results | |
Record | 6–5 (54.5%) |
Place | 3rd |
Playoff finish | Champions (Defeated San Miguel, 4–2) |
Meralco Bolts seasons | |
The 2023–24 Meralco Bolts season is the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates
- September 17: The PBA Season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.[1]
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
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1 | 8 | Brandon Bates | C | ![]() | De La Salle |
3 | 32 | Jolo Mendoza | G | ![]() | Ateneo |
4 | 43 | Zach Huang | F | ![]() | UST |
5 | 54 | Jessie Sumoda | C | ![]() | San Sebastian |
6 | 62 | Shean Jackson | G | ![]() | Cheyenne HS |
Roster
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Preseason
PBA on Tour
Game log
2023 PBA on Tour game log Total: 7–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 1–1
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June: 3–1
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July: 3–2
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MassKara Festival exhibition
Game log
2023 PBA MassKara Festival exhibition game log Total: 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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October: 0–1
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Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team
| W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
4 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
5 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
6 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | |
7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | |
8 | TNT Tropang Giga | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
11 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091[c] | 8 | |
12 | Converge FiberXers | 1 | 10 | .091[c] | 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); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
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:
- ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge
Game log
2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 8–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 3–1
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December: 3–1
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January: 2–1
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Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
1 | Magnolia | 109 | ||||||||||||
8 | TNT | 94 | ||||||||||||
1 | Magnolia | 3 | ||||||||||||
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4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 107 | 88 | |||||||||||
5 | Meralco | 116*** | 84 | |||||||||||
1 | Magnolia | 2 | ||||||||||||
(#2 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
2 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | San Miguel | 127 | ||||||||||||
7 | Rain or Shine | 122 | ||||||||||||
2 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
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3 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Barangay Ginebra | 106 | ||||||||||||
6 | NorthPort | 93 | ||||||||||||
*Game went into overtime
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Game log
2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 1–1
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team
| W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | |
3 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
4 | TNT Tropang Giga | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | |
5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | |
6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | |
7 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
8 | Terrafirma Dyip | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 5 | |
9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 5 | |
10 | Blackwater Bossing | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
12 | Converge FiberXers | 2 | 9 | .182 | 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); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
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[3]
Notes:
- ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
- ^ a b Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).
Game log
2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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February: 0–1
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March: 2–2
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April: 3–2
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May: 1–0
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Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
1 | San Miguel | 95 | 110 | |||||||||||
8 | Terrafirma | 106 | 91 | |||||||||||
1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
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5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | TNT | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||
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3 | Meralco | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Barangay Ginebra | 99 | ||||||||||||
7 | Magnolia | 77 | ||||||||||||
2 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
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3 | Meralco | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Meralco | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | NLEX | 0 | ||||||||||||
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2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 10–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 2–0
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Semifinals: 4–3
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Finals: 4–2
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East Asia Super League
Group stage
Standings
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4[a] | 2 | 475 | 438 | +37 | Semifinals |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4[a] | 2 | 467 | 483 | −16 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 479 | 453 | +26 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 5 | 469 | 516 | −47 |
Source: EASL
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Seoul SK Knights 161–147 New Taipei Kings
Game log
Ryukyu Golden Kings
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15 November 2023 | Ryukyu Golden Kings ![]() | 89–61 | ![]() | Okinawa | |
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19:00 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 31–13, 21–13, 20–14 | ||||
Pts: Imamura 19 Rebs: Durham 9 Asts: Durham 6 | Boxscore | Pts: Newsome 11 Rebs: Ibeh 9 Asts: Caram 4 | Arena: Okinawa Arena Attendance: 6,120 |
New Taipei Kings
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Meralco Bolts
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29 November 2023 | New Taipei Kings ![]() | 97–92 | ![]() | New Taipei City | |
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19:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 20–18, 20–18, 32–26 | ||||
Pts: Je. Lin 25 Rebs: Anigwe 14 Asts: Je. Lin 7 | Boxscore | Pts: Lofton 35 Rebs: Ibeh, Newsome 6 Asts: Newsome 4 | Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium |
Meralco Bolts
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Ryukyu Golden Kings
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13 December 2023 | Meralco Bolts ![]() | 97–880(OT) | ![]() | Macau, China | |
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19:00 (CST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 21–16, 19–20, 23–23, Overtime: 17–8 | ||||
Pts: Lofton 35 Rebs: Ibeh 12 Asts: three players 3 | Boxscore | Pts: Law 27 Rebs: Cooley 13 Asts: Law 6 | Arena: Studio City Event Center |
Meralco Bolts
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Seoul SK Knights
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27 December 2023 | Meralco Bolts ![]() | 80–81 | ![]() | Pasig | |
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19:00 (PST) | Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 13–25, 23–19, 24–17 | ||||
Pts: Lofton 32 Rebs: Ibeh 11 Asts: Newsome 6 | Boxscore | Pts: Warney 31 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: Warney 6 | Arena: PhilSports Arena |
Meralco Bolts
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New Taipei Kings
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3 January 2024 | Meralco Bolts ![]() | 77–89 | ![]() | Pasig | |
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19:00 (PST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 26–21, 11–24, 77–89 | ||||
Pts: Lofton 20 Rebs: Ibeh 7 Asts: Lofton 4 | Boxscore | Pts: Je. Lin 23 Rebs: Anigwe, Je. Lin 10 Asts: Je. Lin, Manigault 4 | Arena: PhilSports Arena |
Seoul SK Knights
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Meralco Bolts
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7 February 2024 | Seoul SK Knights ![]() | 72–62 | ![]() | Seoul | |
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19:00 (KST) | Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 18–17, 17–18, 23–14 | ||||
Pts: Williams 25 Rebs: Williams 19 Asts: Choi W. 14 | Boxscore | Pts: Miller 23 Rebs: Tew 21 Asts: three players 3 | Arena: Jamsil Students' Gymnasium |
Transactions
Subtractions
Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team |
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Nonoy Baclao[4] | 50, 97 | Center / Power forward | End of contract | San Miguel Beermen |
Trades
Pre-season
May | |||
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May 18, 2023[5] | To Meralco Norbert Torres | To Rain or Shine Mac Belo |
Recruited imports
Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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Commissioner's Cup | Suleiman Braimoh | November 8, 2023 (vs. Rain or Shine) | December 3, 2023 (vs. NLEX) | 4–1 |
Zach Lofton | December 10, 2023 (vs. NorthPort) | December 22, 2023 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 2–1 | |
Shonn Miller | January 6, 2024 (vs. Magnolia) | January 21, 2024 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | 3–2 |
Awards
Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
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Chris Newsome | 2024 PBA Philippine Cup Finals Most Valuable Player | June 16, 2024[6] |
Honors | ||
Chris Newsome | 2023–24 PBA Mythical First Team | August 18, 2024[7] |
2023–24 PBA All-Defensive Team | ||
Cliff Hodge | 2023–24 PBA Mythical Second Team | |
2023–24 PBA All-Defensive Team |
References
- ^ [1], PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
- ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
- ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Noy Baclao finds a new home at SMB after signing at end of PBA On Tour". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "Meralco trades Mac Belo to Rain or Shine for Norbert Torres". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "Bolts end 14 years of fruitless campaigns, rule Season 48 Philippine Cup". PBA.ph. June 16, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Legend lives on as Fajardo wins record 8th MVP award". PBA.ph. August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.