2024–25 Meralco Bolts season

Basketball team season

2024–25 Meralco Bolts season
Head coach	Luigi Trillo
General Manager	Paolo Trillo
Owner(s)	Manila Electric Company (an MVP group subsidiary)
Governors' Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Philippine Cup results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Meralco Bolts seasons
← 2023–24

The 2024–25 Meralco Bolts season is the 14th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

July 14: The PBA season 49 draft was held at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	11	CJ Cansino	G	Philippines	UP
2	23	Kurt Reyson	G	Philippines	Letran
3	35	JP Maguliano	F	Philippines	EAC
4	43	Jordan Bartlett	G	USA	De La Salle

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	1	Black, Aaron	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996–12–03	Ateneo
G	4	Dario, Diego (IN)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	1997–01–06	UP Diliman
F/C	5	Durham, Allen (I)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	1988–07–09	Grace Christian
G	6	Banchero, Chris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1989–01–24	Seattle Pacific
F	7	Hodge, Cliff	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1988–02–03	Hawaii Pacific
G	10	Mendoza, Jolo	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		1998–01–31	Ateneo
G/F	11	Newsome, Chris (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1990–07–25	Ateneo
G	17	Caram, Anjo	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	159 lb (72 kg)	1991–01–14	San Beda
F	19	Quinto, Bong	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)		1994–12–15	Letran
F/C	20	Almazan, Raymond	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1989–08–02	Letran
F	22	Maliksi, Allein	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1987–09–18	UST
F	23	Pasaol, Alvin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1995–05–06	UE
F	24	Jose, Raymar	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1992–08–06	Far Eastern
F	27	Rios, Jansen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1991–10–28	Adamson
F/C	29	Torres, Norbert	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1990–01–12	De La Salle
F/C	32	Pascual, Kyle	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990–04–13	San Beda
C	33	Bates, Brandon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	231 lb (105 kg)		De La Salle
G	71	Cansino, CJ (R)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)		1999–10–27	UP Diliman

Head coach

Luigi Trillo

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

Roster

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Group A Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT Tropang Giga	2	0	1.000	—	Quarterfinals
2	Converge FiberXers	1	1	.500	1
3	NorthPort Batang Pier	1	1	.500	1
4	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	1	1	.500	1
5	Meralco Bolts	1	1	.500	1
6	Terrafirma Dyip	0	2	.000	2

Updated to match(es) played on August 23, 2024. 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 4th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss^[2]

Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 1–1

August: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	August 18	Magnolia	W 99–94	Allen Durham (20)	Allen Durham (16)	Cliff Hodge (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0
2	August 22	TNT	L 73–93	Chris Banchero (18)	Allen Durham (10)	Banchero, Quinto (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–1
3	August 28	Terrafirma					Ninoy Aquino Stadium

September

Game	Date	Opponent	Location Attendance
4	September 1	NorthPort	Ninoy Aquino Stadium
5	September 4	Converge	Smart Araneta Coliseum
6	September 7	Magnolia	Panabo City Multi-Purpose Tourism Cultural and Sports Center
7	September 12	TNT	Ninoy Aquino Stadium
8	September 14	NorthPort	Ninoy Aquino Stadium
9	September 18	Converge	Ninoy Aquino Stadium
10	September 21	Terrafirma	Ninoy Aquino Stadium

East Asia Super League

Group stage

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Ryukyu Golden Kings	Advance to semifinals
2	Busan KCC Egis	Advance to semifinals
3	New Taipei Kings
4	Meralco Bolts
5	Macau Black Bears

First match(es) will be played: October 2, 2024. Source: EASL

Game log

Meralco Bolts

Macau Black Bears

2 October 2024	Meralco Bolts	vs.	Macau Black Bears	Pasay
20:10 (PST)	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
		Boxscore		Arena: Mall of Asia Arena

Ryukyu Golden Kings

Meralco Bolts

16 October 2024	Ryukyu Golden Kings	vs.	Meralco Bolts	Okinawa
19:40 (JST)	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
		Boxscore		Arena: Okinawa Arena

Meralco Bolts

Busan KCC Egis

13 November 2024	Meralco Bolts	vs.	Busan KCC Egis	Pasig
20:10 (PST)	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
		Boxscore		Arena: PhilSports Arena

Busan KCC Egis

Meralco Bolts

18 December 2024	Busan KCC Egis	vs.	Meralco Bolts	Busan
19:10 (KST)	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
		Boxscore		Arena: Busan Sajik Gymnasium

Meralco Bolts

Ryukyu Golden Kings

22 January 2025	Meralco Bolts	vs.	Ryukyu Golden Kings	Pasig
20:10 (PST)	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
		Boxscore		Arena: PhilSports Arena

New Taipei Kings

Meralco Bolts

12 February 2025	New Taipei Kings	vs.	Meralco Bolts	Taipei City
19:10 (TST)	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
		Boxscore		Arena: University of Taipei, Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium

Transactions

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record	Ref.
Governors' Cup	Allen Durham	August 18 (vs. Magnolia)		1–1	^[3]

References

^ "Baltazar is the Chosen One -- the top pick of Draft Class 2024". PBA.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
^ Terrado, Reuben (July 17, 2024). "Meralco welcomes back Allen Durham for season-opening Govs' Cup". spin.ph. Retrieved July 18, 2024.