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2024–25 Meralco Bolts season

The 2024–25 Meralco Bolts season is the 14th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2024–25 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachLuigi Trillo
General ManagerPaolo Trillo
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Governors' Cup results
Record7–3
(70%)
Place2nd in Group A
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 0–3)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Philippine Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Meralco Bolts seasons

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Main article: PBA season 49 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 11 CJ Cansino G   Philippines UP
2 23 Kurt Reyson G   Philippines Letran
3 35 JP Maguliano F   Philippines EAC
4 43 Jordan Bartlett G   USA De La Salle

Roster

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Meralco Bolts roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1   Black, Aaron   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996–12–03 Ateneo
G 4   Dario, Diego (IN) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1997–01–06 Philippines
F/C 5   Durham, Allen (EI) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1988–07–09 Grace Christian
G 6   Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific
F 7   Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Hawaii Pacific
F 9   Kennedy, D. J. (EI) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1989–11–05 St. John's
G 10   Mendoza, Jolo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1998–01–31 Ateneo
G/F 11   Newsome, Chris (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–07–25 Ateneo
G 17   Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
F 19   Quinto, Bong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1994–12–15 Letran
F/C 20   Almazan, Raymond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran
F 22   Maliksi, Allein   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST
F 23   Pasaol, Alvin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–05–06 UE
F 24   Jose, Raymar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern
F 27   Rios, Jansen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–10–28 Adamson
F/C 29   Torres, Norbert (FA) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–01–12 De La Salle
F/C 32   Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda
C 33   Bates, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) De La Salle
C 34   Kouame, Ange 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1997–12–15 Ateneo
G 71   Cansino, CJ (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1999–10–27 Philippines
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  •   Injured

Roster


Governors' Cup

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Eliminations

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Group A Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 8 2 .800 — Quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 7 3 .700 1
3 Converge FiberXers 6 4 .600 2
4 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 5 5 .500 3
5 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 7 .300 5
6 Terrafirma Dyip 1 9 .100 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); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]

Game log

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2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 7–3
August: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 18 Magnolia W 99–94 Allen Durham (20) Allen Durham (16) Cliff Hodge (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 August 22 TNT L 73–93 Chris Banchero (18) Allen Durham (10) Banchero, Quinto (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 August 28 Terrafirma W 107–91 Allen Durham (23) Allen Durham (12) Cliff Hodge (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–1
September: 5–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 September 1 NorthPort W 109–99 Allen Durham (34) Allen Durham (16) Allen Durham (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–1
5 September 4 Converge W 116–88 Allen Durham (27) Allen Durham (14) Allen Durham (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
6 September 7 Magnolia W 82–74 Chris Newsome (21) Allen Durham (14) Chris Banchero (6) Panabo City Multi-Purpose Tourism Cultural and Sports Center 5–1
7 September 12 TNT L 99–108 Allen Durham (26) Allen Durham (11) Allen Durham (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–2
8 September 14 NorthPort W 114–104 Allen Durham (23) Allen Durham (13) Bong Quinto (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–2
9 September 18 Converge L 97–105 Allen Durham (25) Chris Newsome (11) Bong Quinto (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–3
10 September 21 Terrafirma W 124–82 Alvin Pasaol (21) Hodge, Pasaol (8) Jolo Mendoza (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 7–3

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
A1TNT3
B4NLEX1
A1TNT4
B1Rain or Shine1
B1Rain or Shine3
A4Magnolia2
A1TNT
B2San Miguel3
A3Converge2
B2San Miguel2
B3Barangay Ginebra3
A2Meralco0
B3Barangay Ginebra3
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Game log

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2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–3
Quarterfinals: 0–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 26 Barangay Ginebra L 92–99 Cliff Hodge (23) Allen Durham (13) Chris Newsome (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1
2 September 28 Barangay Ginebra L 103–104 Allen Durham (39) Allen Durham (14) Banchero, Hodge (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 September 30 Barangay Ginebra L 106–113 Allen Durham (38) Allen Durham (13) Chris Banchero (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–3


East Asia Super League

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Group stage

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Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1   Ryukyu Golden Kings 1 1 0 77 74 +3 1.000 Advance to semifinals
2   Meralco Bolts 2 1 1 171 162 +9 .500
3   Busan KCC Egis 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4   New Taipei Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5   Macau Black Bears 1 0 1 85 97 −12 .000
Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2024. Source: EASL

Game log

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2 October 2024 Meralco Bolts   97–85   Macau Black Bears Pasay
20:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 19–22, 30–25, 24–21
Pts: Newsome 18
Rebs: Durham 11
Asts: Kennedy 7 		Boxscore Pts: Artino, Cylla 23
Rebs: Artino 14
Asts: Chong-qui 4 		Arena: Mall of Asia Arena
16 October 2024 Ryukyu Golden Kings   77–74   Meralco Bolts Okinawa
19:40 (JST) Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 28–17, 15–22, 11–17
Pts: Cooley, Law 18
Rebs: Law 12
Asts: Kishimoto, Law 5 		Boxscore Pts: Kennedy 30
Rebs: Kennedy 12
Asts: Durham 5 		Arena: Okinawa Arena
Attendance: 7,347
13 November 2024 Meralco Bolts   vs.   Busan KCC Egis Pasig
20:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: PhilSports Arena
18 December 2024 Busan KCC Egis   vs.   Meralco Bolts Busan
19:10 (KST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Busan Sajik Gymnasium
22 January 2025 Meralco Bolts   vs.   Ryukyu Golden Kings Pasig
20:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: PhilSports Arena
12 February 2025 New Taipei Kings   vs.   Meralco Bolts Taipei
19:10 (TST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: University of Taipei, Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium

Transactions

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Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Governors' Cup Allen Durham August 18 (vs. Magnolia) September 30 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 7–6 [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Baltazar is the Chosen One -- the top pick of Draft Class 2024". PBA.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Terrado, Reuben (July 17, 2024). "Meralco welcomes back Allen Durham for season-opening Govs' Cup". spin.ph. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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