2023–24 Meralco Bolts season

2023–24 Meralco Bolts season
2023–24 Meralco Bolts season
Head coach	Luigi Trillo
Owner(s)	Manila Electric Company ; (an MVP group subsidiary)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	8–3 (72.7%)
Place	5th
Philippine Cup results
Place	TBD
Meralco Bolts seasons

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

Key dates

September 17: The PBA Season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.^[1]

Draft picks

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	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
F	2	Miller, Shonn (I)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1993–08–26	Connecticut
G	4	Dario, Diego	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	1997–01–06	UP Diliman
G	5	Jackson, Shean (R / IN)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)		Cheyenne HS (NV)
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	Reedley
G/F	11	Newsome, Chris	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
G/F	19	Quinto, Bong	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)		1994–12–15	Letran
C	20	Almazan, Raymond (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1989–08–02	Letran
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	24	Jose, Raymar	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1992–08–06	Far Eastern
G/F	27	Rios, Jansen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1991–10–28	Adamson
F/C	29	Torres, Norbert	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 (R)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	231 lb (105 kg)		De La Salle

Head coach

Luigi Trillo

Assistant coach(es)

Gene Afable (1st assistant)
Reynel Hugnatan
Sandro Soriano
Nenad Vučinić (active consultant)
Norman Black (consultant)

Team manager

Paolo Trillo

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

Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

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

Game log

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

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	q – Magnolia Hotshots	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	q – Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	2	.800	0.5
3	q – San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727	1
4	q – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727	1
5	q – Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	q – NorthPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545	3
7	q – Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	5	.500	3.5
8	TNT Tropang Giga	4	6	.400	4.5
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364	5
10	e – Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	7
11	e – Converge FiberXers	1	9	.100	7.5
12	e – Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091	8

Updated to match(es) played on January 13, 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^[2]
e – Eliminated; q – Qualified for the phase indicated

Game log

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

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals
(Best-of-5)

Finals
(Best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1

Magnolia

8

(#4 twice-to-beat)

4

Barangay Ginebra

5

Meralco

(#2 twice-to-beat)

2

Phoenix

7

Rain or Shine

(#3 twice-to-beat)

3

San Miguel

6

NorthPort

East Asia Super League

Group stage

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	New Taipei Kings (A)	4	4	0	343	304	+39	Semifinals
2	Seoul SK Knights	4	2	2	314	319	−5	Semifinals
3	Ryukyu Golden Kings	5	2	3	389	386	+3
4	Meralco Bolts	5	1	4	407	444	−37

Updated to match(es) played on 10 January 2024. Source: EASL
(A) Advance to a further round

Game log

15 November 2023	Ryukyu Golden Kings	89–61	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	97–92	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	97–880(OT)	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	80–81	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	77–89	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	vs.	Meralco Bolts	Seoul
19:00 (KST)
		Boxscore		Arena: Jamsil Students' Gymnasium

Transactions

Free agency

Subtractions

Player	Number	Position	Reason	New team
Nonoy Baclao^[3]	50, 97	Center / Power forward	End of contract	San Miguel Beermen

Trades

Pre-season

May
May 18, 2023^[4]	To Meralco Norbert Torres	To Rain or Shine Mac Belo

Recruited imports

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)		2–1

References

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

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[1] , PBA.ph, September 17, 2023

[2] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.

[3] Ramos, Gerry. "Noy Baclao finds a new home at SMB after signing at end of PBA On Tour". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[4] "Meralco trades Mac Belo to Rain or Shine for Norbert Torres". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

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