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2016–17 Meralco Bolts season

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

2016–17 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachNorman Black
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

Key dates edit

2016 edit

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

Draft picks edit

Main article: 2016 PBA draft

Special draft edit

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

Regular draft edit

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 edit

Meralco Bolts roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F/C 0   Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran
G 1   Atkins, Simon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–07–19 De La Salle
G 6   Tolomia, Mike (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993–01–06 Far Eastern
F 7   Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley
G 8   Yeo, Joseph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–09–07 De La Salle
G 9   Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda
G 10   Uyloan, Jonathan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–11–26 Golden West
G/F 11   Newsome, Chris (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo
G 13   Lanete, Garvo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–02–13 San Beda
G/F 15   Sedurifa, Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1990–09–04 Centro Escolar
G 17   Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
G/F 20   Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi
F/C 21   Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila
F/C 23   Nabong, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–11–17 SRJC
F 25   Bono, Ken 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1984–07–19 Adamson
F 33   de Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–12–08 Saint Francis of Assisi
G/F –   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
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  •   Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

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 edit

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 edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

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 edit

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 edit

Bracket edit

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
This box:

Game log edit

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 edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

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 edit

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 edit

Bracket edit

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
This box:

Game log edit

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 edit

Trades edit

Commissioner's Cup edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Awards edit

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 edit

  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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