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2019 Meralco Bolts season

The 2019 Meralco Bolts season was the ninth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2019 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
Record4–7
(36.4%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishRunner-up (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 1–4)
Meralco Bolts seasons
← 2017–18
2020  →

Draft picks edit

Main article: 2018 PBA draft

Roster edit

Meralco Bolts roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F/C 00   Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran
G 2   Jackson, Trevis (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 171 lb (78 kg) –09–13 Sacramento State
F 6   Jose, Raymar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern
F 7   Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley
F 8   Salva, Nico 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1990–03–08 Ateneo
G 9   Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda
G 10   Pinto, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano
G/F 11   Newsome, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo
G 17   Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
G 19   Quinto, Bong (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1994–12–15 Letran
C 20   Almazan, Raymond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran
F/C 21   Hugnatan, Reynel (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila
G/F 22   Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST
F 33   de Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–12–08 Saint Francis of Assisi
F 81   Jamito, Jammer (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–09–01 St. Clare
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 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[a] 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 7 4 .636[a] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[a] 2
6 Magnolia Hotshots 6 5 .545 3
7 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[b] 5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[b] 5
10 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[b] 5
11 Meralco Bolts 3 8 .273 6
12 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 7
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[1]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

Game log edit

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 3–8
January: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 January 16 Phoenix L 92–93 (OT) Nico Salva (22) Cliff Hodge (9) Cliff Hodge (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
2 January 19 Blackwater W 99–94 Trevis Jackson (19) Cliff Hodge (10) Chris Newsome (7) Ynares Center 1–1
3 January 25 San Miguel L 93–105 John Pinto (13) Cliff Hodge (9) John Pinto (5) Ynares Center 1–2
4 January 30 TNT W 88–77 Chris Newsome (20) Cliff Hodge (13) Dillinger, Newsome (5) Cuneta Astrodome 2–2
February: 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 February 2 NLEX L 83–87 Jared Dillinger (16) Cliff Hodge (17) Hodge, Newsome (4) Ynares Center 2–3
6 February 27 Columbian L 85–86 Chris Newsome (17) Hodge, Salva (9) Amer, Hodge (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–4
March: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 March 2 Magnolia L 86–92 Chris Newsome (22) Ranidel de Ocampo (8) Chris Newsome (7) Xavier University Gym 2–5
8 March 8 NorthPort W 126–123 (2OT) Chris Newsome (28) Chris Newsome (12) Ranidel de Ocampo (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–5
9 March 15 Rain or Shine L 85–88 Nico Salva (18) Chris Newsome (11) Chris Newsome (6) Cuneta Astrodome 3–6
10 March 20 Alaska L 77–92 Nico Salva (23) Chris Newsome (9) Canaleta, Hodge (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–7
11 March 27 Barangay Ginebra L 76–86 Trevis Jackson (18) Ranidel de Ocampo (11) Jackson, Newsome (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–8

Commissioner's Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT KaTropa 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 NorthPort Batang Pier 9 2 .818 1
3 Blackwater Elite 7 4 .636[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[a] 3
5 Magnolia Hotshots 5 6 .455[b] 5
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 6 .455[b] 5
7 San Miguel Beermen 5 6 .455[b] 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[c] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 4 7 .364[c] 6
10 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[c] 6
11 Columbian Dyip 3 8 .273[d] 7
12 NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .273[d] 7
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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log edit

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 4–7
May: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 19 Blackwater L 91–94 (OT) Gani Lawal (34) Gani Lawal (21) Ranidel de Ocampo (5) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2 May 24 Columbian W 101–92 Gani Lawal (25) Gani Lawal (27) Jackson, Newsome (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 May 26 Barangay Ginebra L 95–110 Gani Lawal (38) Gani Lawal (20) Amer, Hugnatan (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 May 31 Rain or Shine W 91–84 Gani Lawal (19) Gani Lawal (12) Anjo Caram (6) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2
June: 1–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 June 7 Phoenix W 101–95 Gani Lawal (28) Gani Lawal (26) Chris Newsome (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
6 June 9 Alaska L 89–93 Gani Lawal (27) Gani Lawal (26) Baser Amer (4) Ynares Center 3–3
7 June 9 TNT L 91–104 Chris Newsome (32) Jimmie Taylor (18) Chris Newsome (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–4
8 June 19 NLEX L 91–100 Gani Lawal (15) Gani Lawal (14) Baser Amer (4) Mall of Asia Arena 3–5
9 June 29 Magnolia L 88–99 Delroy James (35) Delroy James (10) James, Tolomia (4) Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum 3–6
July: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
10 June 12 NorthPort L 92–93 Chris Newsome (21) Cliff Hodge (12) Delroy James (10) Cuneta Astrodome 3–7
11 June 17 San Miguel W 95–91 Delroy James (34) Almazan, Hodge, Quinto (7) Delroy James (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–7

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1TNT72104
8Alaska10893
1TNT3
(Best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra1
4Barangay Ginebra2
5Magnolia0
1TNT2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
7San Miguel4
2NorthPort8488
7San Miguel9890
7San Miguel3
(Best-of-3)
6Rain or Shine1
3Blackwater1
6Rain or Shine2
This box:

Governors' Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[a] —
3 TNT KaTropa 8 3 .727[a] —
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636 1
5 San Miguel Beermen 6 5 .545[b] 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Magnolia Hotshots 6 5 .545[b] 2
7 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455[c] 3
8 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 7 .364[d] 4
10 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[d] 4
11 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 5
12 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 6
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:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1NLEX90123
8NorthPort115126***
8NorthPort1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Barangay Ginebra3
4Barangay Ginebra100
5San Miguel97
4Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Meralco1
2Meralco94
7Alaska84
2Meralco3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3TNT2
3TNT98
6Magnolia97

*Game went into overtime

This box:

Transactions edit

Trades edit

Preseason edit

January
January 12, 2019[4] To Meralco
John Pinto 		To Phoenix
Jason Ballesteros
2020 second round pick
January 15, 2019[5]
To Meralco
2020 second round pick 		To NorthPort
Garvo Lanete

References edit

  1. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "After Phoenix talks break down, Pinto traded to Meralco for future draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "Meralco trades Garvo Lanete to NorthPort for draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
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