2021 Meralco Bolts season

2021 Meralco Bolts season
2021 Meralco Bolts season
Head coach	Norman Black
Owner(s)	Manila Electric Company ; (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	9–2 ; (.818)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to Magnolia, 2–4)
Place	TBD
Playoff finish	TBD
Meralco Bolts seasons

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

Key dates

March 14: The PBA Season 46 draft was held at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong.[1]

Draft picks

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	1	Black, Aaron	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)		1996–12–03	Ateneo
G	2	Jackson, Trevis	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	1995–09–14	Sacramento State
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	10	Pinto, John	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1990–10–15	Arellano
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	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 (R)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1995–05–06	UE
F	81	Jamito, Jammer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1990–09–01	St. Clare
F/C	–	Baclao, Nonoy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1987–06–15	Ateneo

Head coach

Norman Black

Assistant coach(es)

Ronnie Magsanoc (1st assistant)
Luigi Trillo
Gene Afable
Patrick Fran

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

Philippine Cup

Standings

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	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
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[lower-alpha 1]	4
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 1]	4
7	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	6
10	Terrafirma Dyip	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 2]	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:

Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

Game log

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

Bracket

Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	TNT	84
8	Barangay Ginebra	71
				1	TNT	4
	(Best-of-3)			4	San Miguel	3
4	San Miguel	2
5	NorthPort	0
							1	TNT	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)						3	Magnolia	1
2	Meralco	80	97
7	NLEX	81	86
				2	Meralco	2
	(Best-of-3)			3	Magnolia	4
3	Magnolia	2
6	Rain or Shine	0

Game log

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	Record
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

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NLEX Road Warriors	3	0	1.000	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Magnolia Hotshots	1	0	1.000	1
4	Meralco Bolts	1	0	1.000	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	2	1	.667	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	2	1	.667	1
7	Alaska Aces	2	2	.500	1.5
8	TNT Tropang Giga	1	1	.500	1.5
9	San Miguel Beermen	1	2	.333	2
10	Terrafirma Dyip	1	2	.333	2
11	Blackwater Bossing	0	3	.000	3
12	NorthPort Batang Pier	0	4	.000	3.5

Updated to match(es) played on December 17, 2021. 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]

Game log

2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 1–0

December: 1–0

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

Transactions

Pre-season

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

Off-season

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

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Governors' Cup	Tony Bishop	December 16 (vs. Blackwater)		1–0

References

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

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[table_hth_NP0.92487272244174-2] Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_BGSM0.92487272244174-3] Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

[1] Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday, PBA.ph, December 4, 2020

[4] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2021.

[5] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

[6] Ramos, Gerry (February 4, 2021). "Belo-Amer trade approved by PBA after Faundo added to package". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

[7] "Jackson for Johnson as RoS, Meralco seal trade deal". PBA.ph. December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.