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2020 Meralco Bolts season

The 2020 Meralco Bolts season was the tenth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2020 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachNorman Black
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 2–3)
Meralco Bolts seasons
← 2019
2021  →

Key dates edit

  • December 8, 2019: The 2019 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
  • March 11, 2020: The PBA postponed the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.[1]
  • April 13, 2020: After playing two seasons with the franchise, long-time national team player Ranidel de Ocampo announces his retirement from professional basketball.[2]

Draft picks edit

Main article: 2019 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
2 18 Aaron Black SG   Philippines Ateneo
3 29 Mike Cañete PF   Philippines Arellano

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 1   Black, Aaron (R) 1996–12–03 Ateneo
G 2   Jackson, Trevis 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 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 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 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] —
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636[b] 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[b] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[b] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[b] 1
7 Magnolia Hotshots 7 4 .636[b] 1
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545 2
9 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 3
10 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 1 10 .091[c] 7
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091[c] 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[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
  2. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log edit

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 7–4
October: 3–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 12 Phoenix Super LPG L 98–116 Reynel Hugnatan (16) Raymar Jose (10) Chris Newsome (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–1
2 October 14 Alaska W 93–81 Allein Maliksi (17) Reynel Hugnatan (8) Chris Newsome (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–1
3 October 18 Barangay Ginebra L 91–105 Allein Maliksi (18) Reynel Hugnatan (7) Baser Amer (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–2
4 October 20 Magnolia W 109–104 OT Chris Newsome (23) Cliff Hodge (9) Chris Newsome (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–2
5 October 23 NLEX W 101–92 Chris Newsome (18) Raymond Almazan (9) Chris Newsome (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–2
6 October 28 San Miguel L 82–89 Baser Amer (17) Newsome, Black (8) Chris Newsome (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–3
November: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 4 Blackwater W 89–85 Chris Newsome (19) Raymond Almazan (10) Bong Quinto (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–3
8 November 5 Rain or Shine W 85–78 Chris Newsome (17) Almazan, Black (9) Baser Amer (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–3
9 November 7 TNT L 79–92 Chris Newsome (17) Raymond Almazan (9) Newsome, Hugnatan (4) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–4
10 November 8 Terrafirma W 95–93 Raymond Almazan (15) Raymond Almazan (10) Cliff Hodge (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 6–4
11 November 11 NorthPort W 80–73 Bong Quinto (14) Jammer Jamito (12) Baser Amer (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 7–4

References edit

  1. ^ "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rappler.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Gilas hero and PBA veteran Ranidel De Ocampo announces retirement". spin.ph. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
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