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2021 Meralco Bolts season

The 2021 Meralco Bolts season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2021 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachNorman Black
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record9–2 (81.8%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Magnolia, 2–4)
Governors' Cup results
Record7–4 (63.6%)
Place4th
Playoff finishRunner-up (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 2–4)
Meralco Bolts seasons
← 2020
2022–23  →

Key dates edit

Draft picks edit

Main article: PBA Season 46 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 9 Alvin Pasaol Guard/Forward   Philippines UE
3 33 John Yasa Center/Forward   Philippines PCU
4 43 Luis Brill Guard   USA Wheeling

Roster edit

Meralco Bolts roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G/F 1   Black, Aaron 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996–12–03 Ateneo
G 5   Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific
F 6   Jose, Raymar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern
F 7   Hodge, Cliff (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley
G/F 11   Newsome, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–07–25 Ateneo
F 12   Belo, Mac 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Far Eastern
F 14   Cañete, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–08–14 Arellano
G 15   Johnson, Franky 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–08–15 Warner Pacific
G 17   Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
G/F 19   Quinto, Bong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 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 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
G/F 23   Pasaol, Alvin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–05–06 UE
F/C 50   Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–06–15 Ateneo
F 81   Jamito, Jammer 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 TNT Tropang Giga 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 9 2 .818 1
3 Magnolia Hotshots 8 3 .727 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636 3
5 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[a] 4
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[a] 4
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4 7 .364[b] 6
9 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[b] 6
10 Terrafirma Dyip 4 7 .364[b] 6
11 Alaska Aces 3 8 .273 7
12 Blackwater Bossing 0 11 .000 10
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: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

Game log edit

2021 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 9–2
July: 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 July 16 NorthPort W 85–63 Mac Belo (27) Mac Belo (9) Almazan, Quinto (5) Ynares Sports Arena 1–0
2 July 18 San Miguel W 93–87 Chris Newsome (17) Bong Quinto (7) Newsome, Quinto (6) Ynares Sports Arena 2–0
3 July 24 Rain or Shine L 72–85 Chris Newsome (13) Cliff Hodge (12) Chris Newsome (6) Ynares Sports Arena 2–1
4 July 28 Phoenix W 91–80 Allein Maliksi (24) Belo, Hodge, Maliksi (7) Chris Newsome (7) Ynares Sports Arena 3–1
5 July 31 Alaska W 89–80 John Pinto (16) Chris Newsome (11) Chris Newsome (6) Ynares Sports Arena 4–1
September: 5–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 September 1 Magnolia W 95–94 Mac Belo (22) Cliff Hodge (11) Chris Newsome (4) DHVSU Gym 5–1
7 September 3 TNT L 76–91 John Pinto (16) Reynel Hugnatan (11) Bong Quinto (5) DHVSU Gym 5–2
8 September 1 Terrafirma W 95–83 Bong Quinto (17) Almazan, Pasaol, Quinto (8) John Pinto (7) DHVSU Gym 6–2
9 September 18 Blackwater W 104–97 Allein Maliksi (21) Raymond Almazan (17) Bong Quinto (6) DHVSU Gym 7–2
10 September 22 NLEX W 104–101 Allein Maliksi (22) Raymond Almazan (11) Bong Quinto (8) DHVSU Gym 8–2
11 September 23 Barangay Ginebra W 79–66 Belo, Pasaol (15) Raymond Almazan (10) Bong Quinto (8) DHVSU Gym 9–2

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1TNT84
8Barangay Ginebra71
1TNT4
(Best-of-3)
4San Miguel3
4San Miguel2
5NorthPort0
1TNT4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Magnolia1
2Meralco8097
7NLEX8186
2Meralco2
(Best-of-3)
3Magnolia4
3Magnolia2
6Rain or Shine0
This box:

Game log edit

2021 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 3–5
Quarterfinals: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 29 NLEX L 80–81 Allein Maliksi (16) Cliff Hodge (11) Newsome, Quinto (4) DHVSU Gym 0–1
2 October 1 NLEX W 97–86 Chris Newsome (23) Hodge, Newsome (9) Caram, Newsome (6) DHVSU Gym 1–1
Semifinals: 2–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 October 3 Magnolia L 79–88 Bong Quinto (14) Cliff Hodge (8) Bong Quinto (10) DHVSU Gym 0–1
2 October 6 Magnolia L 78–92 Chris Newsome (18) Belo, Hugnatan (7) Chris Newsome (7) DHVSU Gym 0–2
3 October 8 Magnolia W 91–86 Chris Newsome (17) Cliff Hodge (12) Newsome, Quinto (4) DHVSU Gym 1–2
4 October 10 Magnolia L 69–81 Reynel Hugnatan (21) Reynel Hugnatan (9) Chris Newsome (8) DHVSU Gym 1–3
5 October 13 Magnolia W 102–98 Allein Maliksi (29) Raymond Almazan (10) Chris Newsome (6) DHVSU Gym 2–3
6 October 15 Magnolia L 85–93 Raymond Almazan (16) Raymond Almazan (12) Hodge, Newsome (6) DHVSU Gym 2–4

Governors' Cup edit

Eliminations edit

Standings edit

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Magnolia Hotshots 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727 1
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636[a] 2
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[a] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[a] 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Alaska Aces 6 5 .545[b] 3
8 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 4
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 4
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 8 .273 6
11 Terrafirma Dyip 2 9 .182 7
12 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091 8
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: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

Game log edit

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 7–4
December: 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 16 Blackwater W 98–77 Tony Bishop (28) Tony Bishop (13) John Pinto (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 December 22 TNT W 83–80 Tony Bishop (36) Tony Bishop (17) Newsome, Pinto (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
February: 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 February 11, 2022 NLEX W 110–100 Tony Bishop (32) Tony Bishop (13) Tony Bishop (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
4 February 13, 2022 Barangay Ginebra W 101–95 Tony Bishop (30) Tony Bishop (13) Bishop, Newsome (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0
5 February 17, 2022 NorthPort L 98–109 Tony Bishop (34) Tony Bishop (16) Chris Newsome (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
6 February 20, 2022 Rain or Shine W 93–88 Tony Bishop (26) Tony Bishop (14) Chris Banchero (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
3,347 		5–1
7 February 24, 2022 Terrafirma W 107–95 Tony Bishop (26) Tony Bishop (11) Allein Maliksi (6) Ynares Center 6–1
8 February 26, 2022 Alaska L 93–94 Allein Maliksi (32) Tony Bishop (13) Tony Bishop (5) Ynares Center 6–2
March: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 March 2, 2022 Magnolia L 85–88 Tony Bishop (19) Tony Bishop (14) Chris Newsome (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–3
10 March 5, 2022 San Miguel L 110–115 Tony Bishop (29) Tony Bishop (14) Chris Newsome (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–4
11 March 11, 2022 Phoenix W 109–90 Tony Bishop (35) Tony Bishop (13) Tony Bishop (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Magnolia127
8Phoenix Super LPG88
1Magnolia2
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Meralco3
4Meralco100
5San Miguel85
4Meralco2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6Barangay Ginebra4
2NLEX7996
7Alaska9380
2NLEX1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
6Barangay Ginebra3
3TNT9295
6Barangay Ginebra104115
This box:

Game log edit

2021 PBA Governors' game log
Total: 6–6
Quarterfinals: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 18, 2022 San Miguel W 100–85 Tony Bishop (32) Tony Bishop (16) Bong Quinto (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
Semifinals: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 23, 2022 Magnolia L 80–94 Chris Banchero (16) Tony Bishop (12) Bong Quinto (4) SM Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2 March 25, 2022 Magnolia W 81–75 Tony Bishop (22) Tony Bishop (14) Aaron Black (4) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–1
3 March 27, 2022 Magnolia W 101–95 Tony Bishop (27) Tony Bishop (10) Banchero, Newsome (5) SM Mall of Asia Arena
13,272 		2–1
4 March 30, 2022 Magnolia L 73–94 Tony Bishop (22) Tony Bishop (16) Chris Newsome (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
10,353 		2–2
5 April 1, 2022 Magnolia W 94–81 Allein Maliksi (24) Bishop, Newsome (8) Chris Newsome (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
Finals: 2–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 6, 2022 Barangay Ginebra W 104–91 Allein Maliksi (22) Tony Bishop (12) Chris Newsome (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
12,457 		1–0
2 April 8, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 93–99 Tony Bishop (31) Tony Bishop (13) Aaron Black (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena
12,248 		1–1
3 April 10, 2022 Barangay Ginebra W 83–74 Tony Bishop (30) Tony Bishop (16) Chris Newsome (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena
16,104 		2–1
4 April 13, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 84–95 Tony Bishop (25) Almazan, Black (9) Chris Newsome (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
17,298 		2–2
5 April 17, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 110–115 Tony Bishop (30) Tony Bishop (15) Black, Newsome (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
18,251 		2–3
6 April 22, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 92–103 Tony Bishop (21) Tony Bishop (16) Chris Newsome (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena
20,224 		2–4

Transactions edit

Trades edit

Pre-season edit

February
February 4, 2021[4] To Meralco
Mac Belo 		To Blackwater
Baser Amer
Bryan Faundo

Mid-season edit

December
December 4, 2021[5] To Meralco
Franky Johnson 		To Rain or Shine
Trevis Jackson

Recruited imports edit

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Governors' Cup Tony Bishop December 16, 2021 (vs. Blackwater) April 22, 2022 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 13–10

References edit

  1. ^ Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry (February 4, 2021). "Belo-Amer trade approved by PBA after Faundo added to package". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Jackson for Johnson as RoS, Meralco seal trade deal". PBA.ph. December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
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