2016–17 Meralco Bolts season | |
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Head coach | Norman Black |
Owner(s) | Manila Electric Company (an MVP group subsidiary) |
Philippine Cup results | |
Record | 3–8 (27.3%) |
Place | 11th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Commissioner's Cup results | |
Record | 7–4 (63.6%) |
Place | 5th |
Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to TNT, 0–2) |
Governors' Cup results | |
Record | 9–2 (81.8%) |
Place | 1st |
Playoff finish | Runner-up (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 3–4) |
Meralco Bolts seasons | |
The 2016–17 Meralco Bolts season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates
2016
- October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
Draft picks
Special draft
Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
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Ed Daquioag | G | Philippines | Phoenix Accelerators | UST |
Regular draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
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2 | 7 | Jonathan Grey | G/F | Philippines | Racal Tile Masters | DLS-Benilde |
3 | 13 | Jessie Saitanan | C | Philippines | Bread Story Smashing Bakers | Mapua |
4 | 21 | Ryusei Koga | G | Philippines | Hapee Fresh Fighters | San Beda |
Roster
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | |
3 | Star Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
4 | TNT KaTropa | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
5 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
6 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
7 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | |
9 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | |
10 | Mahindra Floodbuster | 3 | 8 | .273[lower-alpha 4] | 7 | |
11 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 8 | .273[lower-alpha 4] | 7 | |
12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 |
Source: PBA.ph
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Game log
Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818[lower-alpha 1] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818[lower-alpha 1] | — | |
3 | Star Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818[lower-alpha 1] | — | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
4 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | |
5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | |
6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
7 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | |
9 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 7 | .364[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | |
10 | Mahindra Floodbuster | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
11 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182[lower-alpha 3] | 7 | |
12 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182[lower-alpha 3] | 7 |
Source: PBA.ph
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Game log
2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 7–4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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March: 4–0
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April: 2–1
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May: 1–3
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2016–17 schedule |
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
1 | Barangay Ginebra | 96 | |||||||||||
8 | GlobalPort | 85 | |||||||||||
1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||
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4 | TNT | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | TNT | 2 | |||||||||||
5 | Meralco | 1 | |||||||||||
4 | TNT | 2 | |||||||||||
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2 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | San Miguel | 115 | |||||||||||
7 | Phoenix | 96 | |||||||||||
2 | San Miguel | 3 | |||||||||||
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3 | Star | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | Star | 2 | |||||||||||
6 | Rain or Shine | 0 | |||||||||||
Game log
2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 1–2
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2016–17 schedule |
Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Meralco Bolts | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
4 | Star Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | |
5 | NLEX Road Warriors | 7 | 4 | .636[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
6 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | |
7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | |
8 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
9 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 8 | .273[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | |
10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | |
11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
12 | Kia Picanto | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 |
Source: PBA.ph
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Game log
2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 9–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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July: 3–0
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August: 2–1
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September: 4–1
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2016–17 schedule |
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
1 | Meralco | 91 | 104 | |||||||||||
8 | Blackwater | 92 | 96 | |||||||||||
1 | Meralco | 3 | ||||||||||||
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4 | Star | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Star | 89 | ||||||||||||
5 | NLEX | 77 | ||||||||||||
1 | Meralco | 3 | ||||||||||||
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3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | TNT | 102 | 118 | |||||||||||
7 | Rain or Shine | 106 | 114 | |||||||||||
2 | TNT | 1 | ||||||||||||
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3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Barangay Ginebra | 104 | ||||||||||||
6 | San Miguel | 84 | ||||||||||||
Game log
2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 7–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 1–1
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Semifinals: 3–0
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Finals: 3–4
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2016–17 schedule |
Transactions
Trades
Commissioner's Cup
March 2017 | |||
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March 28[1] | Three-team trade | ||
To Meralco 2018 Second Round pick (from Blackwater) |
To Blackwater 2017 Second Round pick (from NLEX) | ||
To NLEX Rabeh Al-Hussaini (from Meralco) | |||
May 2017 | |||
May 6[2] | Four-team trade | ||
To Meralco
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To GlobalPort
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To NLEX
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To TNT
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Governors' Cup
August | |||
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August 7 [3] | To Meralco
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To Rain or Shine
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September | |||
September 11, 2017[4] | |||
Three-team trade | |||
To Meralco
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To TNT
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To Phoenix
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Recruited imports
Conference | Name | Country | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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Commissioner's Cup | Alex Stepheson | 33 | March 17 (vs. Mahindra) | June 9 (vs. TNT) | 8–6 | |
Governors' Cup | Allen Durham | 5 | July 21 (vs. Blackwater) | October 27 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 16–7 |
Awards
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. | |
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Baser Amer | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | May 8, 2017 | [5] | |
Chris Newsome | Governors' Cup Player of the Week | September 25, 2017 | [6] | |
Jared Dillinger | October 3, 2017 | [7] | ||
October 9, 2017 | [8] | |||
Allen Durham | Governors' Cup Best Import of the Conference | October 15, 2017 | [9] | |
Honors | ||||
Cliff Hodge | Second Mythical Team | October 20, 2017 | [10] |
References
- ↑ Rabeh Al-Hussaini, coach Yeng Guiao reunited at NLEX after three-team PBA trade, spin.ph, March 28, 2017.
- ↑ 4-TEAM MULTI-PLAYER TRADE
- ↑ Rain or Shine continues shuffle, trades Mike Tolomia to Meralco for fellow cadet Ed Daquioag, spin.ph, September 11, 2017.
- ↑ De Ocampo goes to Meralco in three-team trade, sports.inquirer.net, September 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Only in his second season, Amer is already playing like a veteran". pba.ph. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ↑ "Newsome is in playoff mode". pba.ph. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ↑ "JD takes the lead role for the Bolts in the playoffs". pba.ph. October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ↑ "JD's wish comes true". pba.ph. October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Slaughter named Best Player of the Conference, Durham claims Best Import award". PBA.ph. October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Fajardo, Pogoy big winners at The Leos". PBA.ph. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
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