2016–17 Meralco Bolts season

2016–17 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachNorman Black
General ManagerPaolo Trillo
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record3–8
(27.3%)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to TNT, 0–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record9–2
(81.8%)
Place1st
Playoff finishRunner-up (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 3–4)
Meralco Bolts seasons

The 2016–17 Meralco Bolts season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

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2016

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  • October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

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Main article: 2016 PBA draft

Special draft

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Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
Ed Daquioag G  Philippines Phoenix Accelerators UST

Regular draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
2 7 Jonathan Grey G/F  Philippines Racal Tile Masters DLS-Benilde
3 13 Jessie Saitanan C  Philippines Bread Story Smashing Bakers Mapua
4 21 Ryusei Koga G  Philippines Hapee Fresh Fighters San Beda

Roster

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2016–17 Meralco Bolts roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 0 Philippines Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran
G 1 Philippines Atkins, Simon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–07–19 De La Salle
G 6 Philippines Tolomia, Mike (R) 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
G 8 Philippines Yeo, Joseph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–09–07 De La Salle
G 9 Philippines Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda
G 10 Philippines Uyloan, Jonathan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–11–26 Golden West
G/F 11 United States Newsome, Chris (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo
G 13 Philippines Lanete, Garvo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–02–13 San Beda
G/F 15 Philippines Sedurifa, Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1990–09–04 Centro Escolar
G 17 Philippines Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
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 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila
F/C 23 United States Nabong, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–11–17 SRJC
F 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
G/F – United States Lutz, Chris (IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–02–11 Marshall
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

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[a] 3
3 Star Hotshots 7 4 .636[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 6 5 .545[b] 4
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[b] 4
6 Phoenix Fuel Masters 6 5 .545[b] 4
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[c] 5
9 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455[c] 5
10 Mahindra Floodbuster 3 8 .273[d] 7
11 Meralco Bolts 3 8 .273[d] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
  2. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

Game log

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2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 3–8
November: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 27 Blackwater L 84–86 Cliff Hodge (14) Kelly Nabong (10) Cliff Hodge (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
December: 2–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 December 3 NLEX W 106–93 Chris Newsome (28) Chris Newsome (10) Chris Newsome (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 1–1
3 December 9 TNT W 98–87 Ed Daquioag (23) Chris Newsome (10) Chris Newsome (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 2–1
4 December 14 Alaska L 79–81 Chris Newsome (23) Hodge, Newsome (8) Chris Newsome (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 2–2
5 December 21 Phoenix L 90–94 Jonathan Grey (24) Cliff Hodge (11) Chris Newsome (8) Filoil Flying V Centre
 2–3
6 December 28 San Miguel L 86–101 Chris Newsome (16) Cliff Hodge (15) Hodge, Newsome (5) Cuneta Astrodome
 2–4
January: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 January 6 GlobalPort L 89–97 Reynel Hugnatan (23) Chris Newsome (10) Daquioag, Hodge, Newsome (3) Mall of Asia Arena
 2–5
8 January 11 Mahindra L 92–105 Reynel Hugnatan (28) Bryan Faundo (7) Chris Newsome (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum
 2–6
9 January 14 Barangay Ginebra L 72–83 Reynel Hugnatan (18) Chris Newsome (9) Chris Newsome (4) University of San Agustin Gym
 2–7
10 January 20 Rain or Shine W 82–72 Chris Newsome (19) Cliff Hodge (16) Chris Newsome (6) Cuneta Astrodome
 3–7
11 January 28 Star L 73–120 Chris Newsome (13) Cliff Hodge (7) Chris Newsome (4) Ynares Center 3–8
2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 2 .818[a] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[a] —
3 Star Hotshots 9 2 .818[a] — Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636 2
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455 4
7 Phoenix Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[b] 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364[b] 5
9 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[b] 5
10 Mahindra Floodbuster 3 8 .273 6
11 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182[c] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 2 9 .182[c] 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

Game log

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2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 7–4
March: 4–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 March 17 Mahindra W 94–86 Baser Amer (19) Alex Stepheson (21) Chris Newsome (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 March 19 NLEX W 91–84 Jared Dillinger (20) Alex Stepheson (24) Baser Amer (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 March 24 TNT W 94–89 Alex Stepheson (20) Alex Stepheson (27) Chris Newsome (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
4 March 29 Rain or Shine W 89–83 Alex Stepheson (21) Alex Stepheson (15) Baser Amer (6) Mall of Asia Arena 4–0
April: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 April 2 San Miguel L 92–99 Dillinger, Stepheson (21) Alex Stepheson (26) Baser Amer (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
6 April 8 Alaska W 99–91 Baser Amer (19) Alex Stepheson (26) Baser Amer (5) Mall of Asia Arena 5–1
7 April 16 Blackwater W 102–91 Jared Dillinger (21) Alex Stepheson (15) Alex Stepheson (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1
All-Star Break
May: 1–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 May 3 Phoenix W 81–66 Baser Amer (20) Alex Stepheson (20) Amer, Hodge, Stepheson (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–1
9 May 10 GlobalPort L 86–94 Alex Stepheson (19) Alex Stepheson (27) Baser Amer (7) Mall of Asia Arena 7–2
10 May 24 Star L 90–108 Chris Newsome (25) Alex Stepheson (9) Chris Newsome (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–3
11 May 28 Barangay Ginebra L 89–90 Baser Amer (21) Alex Stepheson (20) Amer, Newsome (4) Ynares Center 7–4
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra96
8GlobalPort85
1Barangay Ginebra1
(best-of-3)
4TNT3
4TNT2
5Meralco1
4TNT2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel115
7Phoenix96
2San Miguel3
(best-of-3)
3Star1
3Star2
6Rain or Shine0
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Game log

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2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–2
Quarterfinals: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 5 TNT L 84–102 Chris Newsome (21) Alex Stepheson (16) Newsome, Stepheson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 June 7 TNT W 103–100 (OT) Baser Amer (32) Alex Stepheson (13) Jared Dillinger (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 June 9 TNT L 96–104 (OT) Baser Amer (25) Hodge, Stepheson (12) Chris Newsome (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Meralco Bolts 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Star Hotshots 7 4 .636[b] 2
5 NLEX Road Warriors 7 4 .636[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[b] 2
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[b] 2
8 Blackwater Elite 5 6 .455 4
9 Alaska Aces 3 8 .273[c] 6
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 3 8 .273[c] 6
11 Phoenix Fuel Masters 2 9 .182 7
12 Kia Picanto 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. ^ a b c d Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

Game log

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2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 9–2
July: 3–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 July 19 Blackwater W 107–78 Baser Amer (20) Allen Durham (21) Baser Amer (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 July 23 Barangay Ginebra W 93–78 Allen Durham (30) Allen Durham (24) Allen Durham (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
3 July 29 Rain or Shine W 89–73 Allen Durham (23) Allen Durham (23) Allen Durham (8) Ynares Center 3–0
August: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 August 6 Kia W 112–97 Allen Durham (25) Allen Durham (11) Allen Durham (13) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0
5 August 13 NLEX L 94–100 Allen Durham (26) Allen Durham (14) Dillinger, Newsome (4) Mall of Asia Arena 4–1
6 August 18 Phoenix W 107–104 Allen Durham (33) Allen Durham (16) Allen Durham (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1
September: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 September 6 TNT L 107–113 Allen Durham (39) Allen Durham (24) Chris Newsome (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2
8 September 9 Star W 96–90 Allen Durham (29) Allen Durham (27) Durham, Newsome (7) Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex 6–2
9 September 15 Alaska W 106–78 Allen Durham (26) Allen Durham (18) Allen Durham (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–2
10 September 22 GlobalPort W 100–93 Chris Newsome (28) Allen Durham (22) Allen Durham (10) Mall of Asia Arena 8–2
11 September 24 San Miguel W 104–101 Allen Durham (35) Cliff Hodge (15) Allen Durham (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–2
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Meralco91104
8Blackwater9296
1Meralco3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Star0
4Star89
5NLEX77
1Meralco3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra4
2TNT102118
7Rain or Shine106114
2TNT1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra3
3Barangay Ginebra104
6San Miguel84
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Game log

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2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 7–5
Quarterfinals: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 September 26 Blackwater L 91–92 Chris Newsome (19) Allen Durham (21) Allen Durham (7) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2 September 28 Blackwater W 104–96 Baser Amer (31) Allen Durham (20) Allen Durham (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
Semifinals: 3–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 1 Star W 72–66 Allen Durham (23) Allen Durham (23) Jared Dillinger (5) Alonte Sports Arena 1–0
2 October 3 Star W 98–74 three players (18) Allen Durham (25) Baser Amer (8) Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex 2–0
3 October 5 Star W 91–88 (OT) Allen Durham (24) Allen Durham (19) Allen Durham (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
Finals: 3–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 13 Barangay Ginebra L 87–102 Allen Durham (27) Allen Durham (14) Allen Durham (8) Quezon Convention Center 0–1
2 October 15 Barangay Ginebra L 76–86 Allen Durham (25) Allen Durham (22) Allen Durham (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
16,159 		0–2
3 October 18 Barangay Ginebra W 94–81 Allen Durham (38) Allen Durham (20) Chris Newsome (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 October 20 Barangay Ginebra W 85–83 Allen Durham (28) Allen Durham (18) Jared Dillinger (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
16,164 		2–2
5 October 22 Barangay Ginebra L 74–85 Allen Durham (27) Allen Durham (19) Amer, Durham (5) Philippine Arena
36,445 		2–3
6 October 25 Barangay Ginebra W 98–91 Allen Durham (28) Allen Durham (19) Chris Newsome (11) Philippine Arena
53,642 		3–3
7 October 27 Barangay Ginebra L 96–101 Allen Durham (26) Allen Durham (24) Allen Durham (9) Philippine Arena
54,086 		3–4
2016–17 schedule

Transactions

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Trades

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Commissioner's Cup

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March 2017
March 28[1] Three-team trade
To Meralco
2018 Second Round pick (from Blackwater) 		To Blackwater
2017 Second Round pick (from NLEX)
To NLEX
Rabeh Al-Hussaini (from Meralco)
May 2017
May 6[2] Four-team trade
To Meralco
 To GlobalPort
To NLEX
  • Larry Fonacier (from TNT)
  • J.R. Quiñahan (from GlobalPort)
  • 2017 Second Round pick (from Meralco, originally from Mahindra)
  • 2019 Second Round pick (from GlobalPort)
 To TNT
  • Anthony Semerad (from GlobalPort)
  • 2017 First Round Pick (from GlobalPort, originally from TNT)

Governors' Cup

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August
August 7 [3] To Meralco
To Rain or Shine
September
September 11, 2017[4]
Three-team trade
To Meralco
To TNT
To Phoenix

Recruited imports

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Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Alex Stepheson United States 33 March 17
(vs. Mahindra)		 June 9
(vs. TNT)		 8–6
Governors' Cup Allen Durham United States 5 July 21
(vs. Blackwater)		 October 27
(vs. Barangay Ginebra)		 16–7

Awards

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Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Baser Amer Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week May 8, 2017 [5]
Chris Newsome Governors' Cup Player of the Week September 25, 2017 [6]
Jared Dillinger October 3, 2017 [7]
October 9, 2017 [8]
Allen Durham Governors' Cup Best Import of the Conference October 15, 2017 [9]
Honors
Cliff Hodge Second Mythical Team October 20, 2017 [10]

References

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  1. ^ Rabeh Al-Hussaini, coach Yeng Guiao reunited at NLEX after three-team PBA trade, spin.ph, March 28, 2017.
  2. ^ 4-TEAM MULTI-PLAYER TRADE
  3. ^ Rain or Shine continues shuffle, trades Mike Tolomia to Meralco for fellow cadet Ed Daquioag, spin.ph, September 11, 2017.
  4. ^ De Ocampo goes to Meralco in three-team trade, sports.inquirer.net, September 11, 2017.
  5. ^ "Only in his second season, Amer is already playing like a veteran". pba.ph. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "Newsome is in playoff mode". pba.ph. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "JD takes the lead role for the Bolts in the playoffs". pba.ph. October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  8. ^ "JD's wish comes true". pba.ph. October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  9. ^ "Slaughter named Best Player of the Conference, Durham claims Best Import award". PBA.ph. October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  10. ^ "Fajardo, Pogoy big winners at The Leos". PBA.ph. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
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