2013–14 Meralco Bolts season

The 2013–14 Meralco Bolts season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2013–14 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachRyan Gregorio
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record5–9
(35.7%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify (Def. by Alaska on the do-or-die game for the eight seed)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record5–4
(55.6%)
Place4th (tied with Rain or Shine)
Playoff finishQuarterfinals (Def. by Rain or Shine 2–1)
Governors' Cup results
Record3–6
(33.3%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Meralco Bolts seasons

Key dates edit

  • November 3: The 2013 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks edit

Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
3 6 Anjo Caram PG   Philippines Fruitas Shakers San Beda
4 5 Mike Parala PF   Philippines Café France Bakers Mapua
5 4 Mark Lopez PG   Philippines Café France Bakers UP Diliman
6 2 Ron Guevarra PG   Philippines None St. Francis
7 1 Mark Bringas PF   Philippines Cagayan Rising Suns FEU

Roster edit

Meralco Bolts roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SF 3   Omolon, Nelbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980-06-30 Philippine Christian
SG 4   Wilson, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987-01-18 José Rizal
PG 5   Mandani, A. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987-01-01 Missouri S&T
PF 7   Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988-02-03 Reedley
F/C 10   Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976-12-09 National-U
PG 11   Cortez, Mike 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1980-11-10 De La Salle
F/C 15   Sena, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988-08-31 José Rizal
PG 16   Artadi, Paul 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1981-05-05 UE
PG 17   Caram, Anjo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1991-01-14 San Beda
G/F 20   Dillinger, Jared (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984-01-06 Air Force
PF 21   Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978-11-03 Manila
SG 24   Guevarra, Rey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985-11-24 Letran
PF 25   Al-Hussaini, Rabeh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988-08-11 Ateneo
F/C 27   Bringas, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1988-04-27 Far Eastern
SG 28   David, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1978-07-13 Lyceum
SF 80   Salvacion, Sunday 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978-12-17 St. Benilde
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Butch Antonio



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

Philippine Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 11 3 .786[a] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 11 3 .786[a]
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 10 4 .714 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 8 6 .571 3
5 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 7 7 .500 4
6 Barako Bull Energy 5 9 .357[b] 6
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 9 .357[b] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 5 9 .357[b] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 5 9 .357[b] 6
10 Air21 Express 3 11 .214 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.06, GlobalPort 1.01, Alaska 0.99, Meralco 0.95; eighth seed playoff: Alaska 94–91 Meralco

Game log edit

2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log
November
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 November 17 Talk 'N Text 80–89 David (26) Dillinger (9) Cortez (7) Cebu Coliseum 0–1 Boxscore
2 November 22 Rain or Shine 89–94 David (24) Hodge (10) Cortez (6) Cuneta Astrodome 0–2 Boxscore
3 November 27 Air21 112–79 Wilson (26) Al-Hussaini (10) Cortez (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 Boxscore
December
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
4 December 3 Ginebra Mall of Asia Arena
5 December 6 GlobalPort Smart Araneta Coliseum
6 December 11 San Mig Coffee Smart Araneta Coliseum
7 December 14 Petron Blaze Dipolog
8 December 18 Alaska Mall of Asia Arena
9 December 22 Barako Bull Mall of Asia Arena
10 December 28 Ginebra Mall of Asia Arena
January
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
11 January 4 Air21 Mall of Asia Arena
12 January 10 Alaska Smart Araneta Coliseum
13 January 15 Rain or Shine Smart Araneta Coliseum
14 January 18 Petron Blaze Smart Araneta Coliseum
2013–14 schedule

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra97 108
8Alaska104 95
1Barangay Ginebra3
(Best-of-3)
5San Mig Coffee4
4Talk 'N Text1
5San Mig Coffee2
5San Mig Coffee4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Rain or Shine2
2Rain or Shine106
7GlobalPort96
2Rain or Shine4
(Best-of-3)
3Petron Blaze1
3Petron Blaze2
6Barako Bull0

Commissioner's Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 9 0 1.000 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 7 2 .778 2
3 Alaska Aces 6 3 .667 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[a] 4
5 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[a] 4
6 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 4 5 .444 5
7 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[b] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[b] 6
9 Barako Bull Energy 2 7 .222 7
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Meralco
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Air21 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

Game log edit

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-5)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Talk 'N Text97
8Barangay Ginebra84
1Talk 'N Text3
(Best-of-3)
4Rain or Shine0
4Rain or Shine2
5Meralco1
1Talk 'N Text1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6San Mig Coffee3
2San Miguel7995
7Air2192101**
7Air212
(Best-of-3)
6San Mig Coffee3
3Alaska1
6San Mig Coffee2

**double overtime

Governors' Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 3 .667 1
3 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556[a] 2
4 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 5 4 .556[a] 2
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 5 4 .556[a] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 4 .556[a] 2
7 Air21 Express 5 4 .556[a] 2
8 Barako Bull Energy 3 6 .333[b] 4
9 Meralco Bolts 3 6 .333[b] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.08, San Mig 1.02, San Miguel 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.97, Air21 0.94
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco

Transactions edit

Overview edit

Players added

Via trade

Players lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Trades edit

Pre-season edit

October 22, 2013[1] To Meralco
Kerby Raymundo
To Barangay Ginebra
Jay-R Reyes

Recruited imports edit

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Brian Butch March 7 (vs. San Miguel) March 26 (vs. Rain or Shine) 3–3
Darnell Jackson April 2 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) April 26 (vs. Rain or Shine) 3–3
Governors' Cup Terrence Williams May 18 (vs. Barako Bull) May 24 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 0–3
Mario West May 27 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee) June 14 (vs. GlobalPort) 3–3

References edit