2023–24 Meralco Bolts season

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2023–24 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachLuigi Trillo
General ManagerPaolo Trillo
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record8–3 (72.7%)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Phoenix Super LPG with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5 (54.5%)
PlaceTBD
Meralco Bolts seasons

The 2023–24 Meralco Bolts season is the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

Main article: PBA Season 48 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 8 Brandon Bates C  Australia De La Salle
3 32 Jolo Mendoza G  Philippines Ateneo
4 43 Zach Huang F  Philippines UST
5 54 Jessie Sumoda C  Philippines San Sebastian
6 62 Shean Jackson G  USA Cheyenne HS

Roster[edit]

Meralco Bolts roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 Philippines Black, Aaron Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996–12–03 Ateneo
G 4 Philippines Dario, Diego 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1997–01–06 UP Diliman
G 6 United States Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific
F 7 United States Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Hawaii Pacific
G 10 Philippines Mendoza, Jolo (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1998–01–31 Ateneo
G/F 11 United States Newsome, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–07–25 Ateneo
G 17 Philippines Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
G/F 19 Philippines Quinto, Bong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1994–12–15 Letran
C 20 Philippines Almazan, Raymond (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran
G/F 22 Philippines Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST
G/F 23 Philippines Pasaol, Alvin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–05–06 UE
F 24 Philippines Jose, Raymar (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern
G/F 27 Philippines Rios, Jansen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–10–28 Adamson
F/C 29 Canada Torres, Norbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–01–12 De La Salle
F/C 32 United States Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda
C 33 Australia Bates, Brandon (R) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) De La Salle
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 Injured

Roster


Preseason[edit]

PBA on Tour[edit]

Game log[edit]

2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 7–4
May: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 24 NorthPort W 97–89 Allein Maliksi (21) Raymar Jose (12) Alvin Pasaol (7) Ynares Sports Arena 1–0
2 May 28 Phoenix Super LPG L 93–100 Anjo Caram (24) Jose, Torres (9) Bong Quinto (11) Ynares Sports Arena 1–1
June: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 June 4 Converge W 96–88 Allein Maliksi (16) Raymond Almazan (14) Bong Quinto (5) Ynares Center 2–1
4 June 10 San Miguel W 92–89 Allein Maliksi (21) Raymond Almazan (14) Anjo Caram (7) Tiaong Convention Center 3–1
5 June 18 Terrafirma L 102–107 Allein Maliksi (33) Cliff Hodge (15) Bong Quinto (10) Ynares Sports Arena 3–2
6 June 28 TNT W 108–90 Allein Maliksi (28) Cliff Hodge (13) Bong Quinto (7) Ynares Sports Arena 4–2
July: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 July 2 Magnolia L 101–121 Diego Dario (22) Bong Quinto (9) Allein Maliksi (7) Filoil EcoOil Centre 4–3
8 July 5 Barangay Ginebra W 106–93 Allein Maliksi (23) Raymond Almazan (12) Cliff Hodge (6) Quadricentennial Pavilion 5–3
9 July 12 NLEX W 96–83 Alvin Pasaol (25) Raymond Almazan (8) Aaron Black (9) Ynares Sports Arena 6–3
10 July 14 Blackwater L 82–89 Almazan, Quinto (18) Raymond Almazan (14) Diego Dario (4) Ynares Sports Arena 6–4
11 July 28 Rain or Shine W 103–95 Raymar Jose (22) Raymar Jose (18) Aaron Black (10) Ynares Sports Arena 7–4

MassKara Festival exhibition[edit]

Game log[edit]

2023 PBA MassKara Festival exhibition game log
Total: 0–1
October: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 19 Rain or Shine L 81–94 Diego Dario (20) Raymar Jose (11) Black, Dario, Pasaol (3) La Salle Coliseum 0–1

Commissioner's 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 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 8 3 .727[a] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[b] 3
8 TNT Tropang Giga 5 6 .455 4
9 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364 5
10 Terrafirma Dyip 2 9 .182 7
11 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091[c] 8
12 Converge FiberXers 1 10 .091[c] 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[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log[edit]

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 8–3
November: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 8 Rain or Shine W 107–102 Suleiman Braimoh (34) Suleiman Braimoh (14) Aaron Black (4) PhilSports Arena 1–0
2 November 11 Blackwater W 91–84 Suleiman Braimoh (40) Suleiman Braimoh (16) Chris Newsome (6) Ynares Center 2–0
3 November 19 San Miguel L 83–93 Chris Newsome (22) Suleiman Braimoh (12) Chris Newsome (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1
4 November 26 TNT W 109–95 Suleiman Braimoh (37) Raymond Almazan (11) Chris Newsome (5) PhilSports Arena 3–1
December: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 December 3 NLEX W 97–94 Suleiman Braimoh (38) Almazan, Braimoh (8) Braimoh, Quinto (4) PhilSports Arena 4–1
6 December 10 NorthPort W 125–99 Zach Lofton (54) Raymond Almazan (15) Diego Dario (6) PhilSports Arena 5–1
7 December 17 Converge W 105–99 Zach Lofton (30) Chris Newsome (10) Cliff Hodge (7) Ynares Center 6–1
8 December 22 Barangay Ginebra L 96–110 Zach Lofton (23) Cliff Hodge (8) Zach Lofton (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–2
January: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 January 6 Magnolia W 85–80 Shonn Miller (33) Shonn Miller (22) Banchero, Newsome (4) University of San Agustin Gym 7–2
10 January 10 Phoenix Super LPG L 83–93 Shonn Miller (19) Shonn Miller (9) Chris Newsome (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–3
11 January 12 Terrafirma W 109–102 Shonn Miller (29) Shonn Miller (21) Bong Quinto (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–3

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Magnolia109
8TNT94
1Magnolia3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Phoenix Super LPG1
4Phoenix Super LPG10788
5Meralco116***84
1Magnolia2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel127
7Rain or Shine122
2San Miguel3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3Barangay Ginebra0
3Barangay Ginebra106
6NorthPort93

*Game went into overtime

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Game log[edit]

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–1
Quarterfinals: 1–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 January 17 Phoenix Super LPG W 116–107 (3OT) Cliff Hodge (20) Shonn Miller (20) Newsome, Quinto (4) PhilSports Arena 1–0
2 January 21 Phoenix Super LPG L 84–88 Hodge, Maliksi, Newsome (15) Shonn Miller (12) Miller, Newsome (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–1

Philippine Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 q – San Miguel Beermen 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 q – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 3 .700 2.5
3 t – Magnolia Hotshots 6 4 .600 3.5 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 q – Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545 4
5 q – Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545 4
6 TNT Tropang Giga 5 5 .500 4.5
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 5 .500 4.5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Terrafirma Dyip 5 6 .455 5
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 5
10 e – Blackwater Bossing 4 7 .364 6
11 e – Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 7
12 e – Converge FiberXers 2 9 .182 8
Updated to match(es) played on May 4, 2024. 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]
e – Eliminated; q – Qualified for the phase indicated; t – Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Game log[edit]

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5
February: 0–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 February 28 Blackwater L 93–96 Allein Maliksi (27) Chris Newsome (7) Banchero, Newsome (6) Ynares Center 0–1
March: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 March 2 Rain or Shine W 121–117 (OT) Allein Maliksi (26) Chris Newsome (11) Bong Quinto (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 March 6 NLEX L 96–99 Chris Newsome (22) Chris Newsome (8) Chris Newsome (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 March 10 NorthPort L 85–90 Aaron Black (18) Cliff Hodge (11) Chris Banchero (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3
5 March 15 Barangay Ginebra W 91–73 Allein Maliksi (25) Almazan, Black, Hodge (7) Chris Newsome (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3
All-Star Break
April: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 April 3 Terrafirma W 86–83 Bong Quinto (18) Chris Newsome (8) Chris Newsome (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3
7 April 7 TNT L 90–92 Black, Hodge (16) Aaron Black (8) Chris Newsome (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–4
8 April 21 Converge L 99–104 Chris Newsome (25) Cliff Hodge (9) Aaron Black (6) PhilSports Arena 3–5
9 April 26 Phoenix W 82–76 Aaron Black (18) Bates, Hodge (12) Black, Quinto (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–5
10 April 28 Magnolia W 74–51 Almazan, Newsome (12) Raymond Almazan (11) Chris Newsome (7) PhilSports Arena 5–5
May: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 May 4 San Miguel W 95–92 Cliff Hodge (20) Cliff Hodge (13) Chris Newsome (6) Batangas City Sports Center 6–5


East Asia Super League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 South Korea Seoul SK Knights 6 4[a] 2 475 438 +37 Semifinals
2 Chinese Taipei New Taipei Kings 6 4[a] 2 467 483 −16
3 Japan Ryukyu Golden Kings 6 3 3 479 453 +26
4 Philippines Meralco Bolts 6 1 5 469 516 −47
Source: EASL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Seoul SK Knights 161–147 New Taipei Kings

Game log[edit]

15 November 2023 Ryukyu Golden Kings Japan 89–61 Philippines Meralco Bolts Okinawa
19:00 (JST) Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 31–13, 21–13, 20–14
Pts: Imamura 19
Rebs: Durham 9
Asts: Durham 6 		Boxscore Pts: Newsome 11
Rebs: Ibeh 9
Asts: Caram 4 		Arena: Okinawa Arena
Attendance: 6,120
29 November 2023 New Taipei Kings Chinese Taipei 97–92 Philippines Meralco Bolts New Taipei City
19:00 (TST) Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 20–18, 20–18, 32–26
Pts: Je. Lin 25
Rebs: Anigwe 14
Asts: Je. Lin 7 		Boxscore Pts: Lofton 35
Rebs: Ibeh, Newsome 6
Asts: Newsome 4 		Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium
13 December 2023 Meralco Bolts Philippines 97–880(OT) Japan Ryukyu Golden Kings Macau, China
19:00 (CST) Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 21–16, 19–20, 23–23, Overtime: 17–8
Pts: Lofton 35
Rebs: Ibeh 12
Asts: three players 3 		Boxscore Pts: Law 27
Rebs: Cooley 13
Asts: Law 6 		Arena: Studio City Event Center
27 December 2023 Meralco Bolts Philippines 80–81 South Korea Seoul SK Knights Pasig
19:00 (PST) Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 13–25, 23–19, 24–17
Pts: Lofton 32
Rebs: Ibeh 11
Asts: Newsome 6 		Boxscore Pts: Warney 31
Rebs: Williams 8
Asts: Warney 6 		Arena: PhilSports Arena
3 January 2024 Meralco Bolts Philippines 77–89 Chinese Taipei New Taipei Kings Pasig
19:00 (PST) Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 26–21, 11–24, 77–89
Pts: Lofton 20
Rebs: Ibeh 7
Asts: Lofton 4 		Boxscore Pts: Je. Lin 23
Rebs: Anigwe, Je. Lin 10
Asts: Je. Lin, Manigault 4 		Arena: PhilSports Arena
7 February 2024 Seoul SK Knights South Korea 72–62 Philippines Meralco Bolts Seoul
19:00 (KST) Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 18–17, 17–18, 23–14
Pts: Williams 25
Rebs: Williams 19
Asts: Choi W. 14 		Boxscore Pts: Miller 23
Rebs: Tew 21
Asts: three players 3 		Arena: Jamsil Students' Gymnasium

Transactions[edit]

Free agency[edit]

Subtractions[edit]

Player Number Position Reason New team
Nonoy Baclao[4] 50, 97 Center / Power forward End of contract San Miguel Beermen

Trades[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

May
May 18, 2023[5] To Meralco
Norbert Torres 		To Rain or Shine
Mac Belo


Recruited imports[edit]

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Suleiman Braimoh November 8, 2023 (vs. Rain or Shine) December 3, 2023 (vs. NLEX) 4–1
Zach Lofton December 10, 2023 (vs. NorthPort) December 22, 2023 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 2–1
Shonn Miller January 6, 2024 (vs. Magnolia) January 21, 2024 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) 3–2

References[edit]

  1. ^ [1], PBA.ph, September 17, 2023
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Noy Baclao finds a new home at SMB after signing at end of PBA On Tour". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Meralco trades Mac Belo to Rain or Shine for Norbert Torres". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
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