2016–17 Meralco Bolts season

The 2016–17 Meralco Bolts season was the 7th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2016–17 Meralco Bolts season
Head coach	Norman Black
Owner(s)	Manila Electric Company (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	3–8 (.273)
Place	11th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	7–4 (.636)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to TNT, 0–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record	9–2 (.818)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Runner-up (Lost to Barangay Ginebra, 3–4)
Meralco Bolts seasons

Key dates

2016

• October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 PBA draft

Special draft

Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
Ed Daquioag	G	Philippines	Phoenix Accelerators	UST

Regular draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
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

Meralco Bolts roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F/C 0 Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran G 1 Atkins, Simon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–07–19 De La Salle G 6 Tolomia, Mike (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993–01–06 Far Eastern F 7 Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley G 8 Yeo, Joseph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–09–07 De La Salle G 9 Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda G 10 Uyloan, Jonathan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–11–26 Golden West G/F 11 Newsome, Chris (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo G 13 Lanete, Garvo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–02–13 San Beda G/F 15 Sedurifa, Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1990–09–04 Centro Escolar G 17 Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda G/F 20 Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi F/C 21 Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila F/C 23 Nabong, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–11–17 SRJC F 25 Bono, Ken 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1984–07–19 Adamson F 33 de Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–12–08 St. Francis of Assisi G/F – Lutz, Chris (IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–02–11 Marshall	Head coach Norman Black Assistant coach(es) Ronnie Magsanoc (1st Assistant) Gene Afable Jimmy Alapag Patrick Fran Jamike Jarin Xavier Nunag Luigi Trillo Team manager Paolo Trillo Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
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
Notes:

1. Alaska wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.
2. TNT wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort, Phoenix and Barangay Ginebra by highest quotient. TNT is 1.09; GlobalPort is 1.00; Phoenix is 0.96; Barangay Ginebra is 0.94.
3. Rain or Shine wins tiebreaker against Blackwater by winning the seeding playoff for 8th seed.
4. Mahindra wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 3–8
November: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 November 27 Blackwater L 84–86 Cliff Hodge (14) Kelly Nabong (10) Cliff Hodge (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1
December : 2–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 2 December 3 NLEX W 106–93 Chris Newsome (28) Chris Newsome (10) Chris Newsome (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 December 9 TNT W 98–87 Ed Daquioag (23) Chris Newsome (10) Chris Newsome (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 December 14 Alaska L 79–81 Chris Newsome (23) Hodge, Newsome (8) Chris Newsome (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2 5 December 21 Phoenix L 90–94 Jonathan Grey (24) Cliff Hodge (11) Chris Newsome (8) Filoil Flying V Centre 2–3 6 December 28 San Miguel L 86–101 Chris Newsome (16) Cliff Hodge (15) Hodge, Newsome (5) Cuneta Astrodome 2–4
January : 1–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 January 6 GlobalPort L 89–97 Reynel Hugnatan (23) Chris Newsome (10) Daquioag, Hodge, Newsome (3) Mall of Asia Arena 2–5 8 January 11 Mahindra L 92–105 Reynel Hugnatan (28) Bryan Faundo (7) Chris Newsome (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–6 9 January 14 Barangay Ginebra L 72–83 Reynel Hugnatan (18) Chris Newsome (9) Chris Newsome (4) University of San Agustin Gym 2–7 10 January 20 Rain or Shine W 82–72 Chris Newsome (19) Cliff Hodge (16) Chris Newsome (6) Cuneta Astrodome 3–7 11 January 28 Star L 73–120 Chris Newsome (13) Cliff Hodge (7) Chris Newsome (4) Ynares Center 3–8
2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
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
Notes:

1. Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Star via best head-to-head record. Barangay Ginebra is 2–0; San Miguel is 1–1; Star is 0–2.
2. Phoenix wins tiebreaker against Alaska and Globalport via best head-to-head record. Phoenix is 2–0; Alaska is 1–1; GlobalPort is 0–2. GlobalPort then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Alaska.
3. Blackwater wins tiebreaker against NLEX via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 7–4
March: 4–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 March 17 Mahindra W 94–86 Baser Amer (19) Alex Stepheson (21) Chris Newsome (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 March 19 NLEX W 91–84 Jared Dillinger (20) Alex Stepheson (24) Baser Amer (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 March 24 TNT W 94–89 Alex Stepheson (20) Alex Stepheson (27) Chris Newsome (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0 4 March 29 Rain or Shine W 89–83 Alex Stepheson (21) Alex Stepheson (15) Baser Amer (6) Mall of Asia Arena 4–0
April : 2–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 5 April 2 San Miguel L 92–99 Dillinger, Stepheson (21) Alex Stepheson (26) Baser Amer (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1 6 April 8 Alaska W 99–91 Baser Amer (19) Alex Stepheson (26) Baser Amer (5) Mall of Asia Arena 5–1 7 April 16 Blackwater W 102–91 Jared Dillinger (21) Alex Stepheson (15) Alex Stepheson (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–1 All-Star Break
May : 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 8 May 3 Phoenix W 81–66 Baser Amer (20) Alex Stepheson (20) Amer, Hodge, Stepheson (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–1 9 May 10 GlobalPort L 86–94 Alex Stepheson (19) Alex Stepheson (27) Baser Amer (7) Mall of Asia Arena 7–2 10 May 24 Star L 90–108 Chris Newsome (25) Alex Stepheson (9) Chris Newsome (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–3 11 May 28 Barangay Ginebra L 89–90 Baser Amer (21) Alex Stepheson (20) Amer, Newsome (4) Ynares Center 7–4
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
		(Best-of-3)					4	TNT	3
	4	TNT	2
	5	Meralco	1
												4	TNT	2
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										2	San Miguel	4
	2	San Miguel	115
	7	Phoenix	96
							2	San Miguel	3
		(Best-of-3)					3	Star	1
	3	Star	2
	6	Rain or Shine	0

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–2
Quarterfinals: 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 June 5 TNT L 84–102 Chris Newsome (21) Alex Stepheson (16) Newsome, Stepheson (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 June 7 TNT W 103–100 (OT) Baser Amer (32) Alex Stepheson (13) Jared Dillinger (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 June 9 TNT L 96–104 (OT) Baser Amer (25) Hodge, Stepheson (12) Chris Newsome (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
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
Notes:

1. TNT wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra via head-to-head record.
2. Star wins tiebreaker against NLEX, San Miguel and Rain or Shine by highest quotient. Star is 1.04; NLEX is 1.01; San Miguel is 0.99; Rain or Shine is 0.96.
3. Alaska wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 9–2
July: 3–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 July 19 Blackwater W 107–78 Baser Amer (20) Allen Durham (21) Baser Amer (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 July 23 Barangay Ginebra W 93–78 Allen Durham (30) Allen Durham (24) Allen Durham (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 July 29 Rain or Shine W 89–73 Allen Durham (23) Allen Durham (23) Allen Durham (8) Ynares Center 3–0
August : 2–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 4 August 6 Kia W 112–97 Allen Durham (25) Allen Durham (11) Allen Durham (13) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0 5 August 13 NLEX L 94–100 Allen Durham (26) Allen Durham (14) Dillinger, Newsome (4) Mall of Asia Arena 4–1 6 August 18 Phoenix W 107–104 Allen Durham (33) Allen Durham (16) Allen Durham (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–1
September: 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 September 6 TNT L 107–113 Allen Durham (39) Allen Durham (24) Chris Newsome (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2 8 September 9 Star W 96–90 Allen Durham (29) Allen Durham (27) Durham, Newsome (7) Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex 6–2 9 September 15 Alaska W 106–78 Allen Durham (26) Allen Durham (18) Allen Durham (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–2 10 September 22 GlobalPort W 100–93 Chris Newsome (28) Allen Durham (22) Allen Durham (10) Mall of Asia Arena 8–2 11 September 24 San Miguel W 104–101 Allen Durham (35) Cliff Hodge (15) Allen Durham (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 9–2
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
		(#4 twice-to-beat)					4	Star	0
	4	Star	89
	5	NLEX	77
												1	Meralco	3
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										3	Barangay Ginebra	4
	2	TNT	102	118
	7	Rain or Shine	106	114
							2	TNT	1
		(#3 twice-to-beat)					3	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	Barangay Ginebra	104
	6	San Miguel	84

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 7–5
Quarterfinals: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 September 26 Blackwater L 91–92 Chris Newsome (19) Allen Durham (21) Allen Durham (7) Mall of Asia Arena 0–1 2 September 28 Blackwater W 104–96 Baser Amer (31) Allen Durham (20) Allen Durham (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
Semifinals : 3–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 October 1 Star W 72–66 Allen Durham (23) Allen Durham (23) Jared Dillinger (5) Alonte Sports Arena 1–0 2 October 3 Star W 98–74 three players (18) Allen Durham (25) Baser Amer (8) Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex 2–0 3 October 5 Star W 91–88 (OT) Allen Durham (24) Allen Durham (19) Allen Durham (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
Finals: 3–4 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 October 13 Barangay Ginebra L 87–102 Allen Durham (27) Allen Durham (14) Allen Durham (8) Quezon Convention Center 0–1 2 October 15 Barangay Ginebra L 76–86 Allen Durham (25) Allen Durham (22) Allen Durham (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 16,159 0–2 3 October 18 Barangay Ginebra W 94–81 Allen Durham (38) Allen Durham (20) Chris Newsome (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 4 October 20 Barangay Ginebra W 85–83 Allen Durham (28) Allen Durham (18) Jared Dillinger (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 16,164 2–2 5 October 22 Barangay Ginebra L 74–85 Allen Durham (27) Allen Durham (19) Amer, Durham (5) Philippine Arena 36,445 2–3 6 October 25 Barangay Ginebra W 98–91 Allen Durham (28) Allen Durham (19) Chris Newsome (11) Philippine Arena 53,642 3–3 7 October 27 Barangay Ginebra L 96–101 Allen Durham (26) Allen Durham (24) Allen Durham (9) Philippine Arena 54,086 3–4
2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Commissioner's Cup

March 2017
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 Garvo Lanete (from NLEX)	To GlobalPort Sean Anthony (from NLEX) Bradwyn Guinto (from NLEX) Jonathan Grey (from Meralco)
	To NLEX Larry Fonacier (from TNT) J.R. Quiñahan (from GlobalPort) 2017 Second Round pick (from Meralco, originally from Mahindra) 2019 Second Round pick (from GlobalPort)	To TNT Anthony Semerad (from GlobalPort) 2017 First Round Pick (from GlobalPort, originally from TNT)

Governors' Cup

August
August 7 [3]	To Meralco Mike Tolomia	To Rain or Shine Ed Daquioag
September
September 11, 2017[4]
	Three-team trade
	To Meralco Ranidel De Ocampo (from TNT)	To TNT Norbert Torres (from Phoenix) Justin Chua (from Meralco) 2017 1st round pick (from Phoenix via San Miguel)
	To Phoenix 2017 1st round pick (from Meralco) 2019 2nd round pick (from TNT via San Miguel)

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
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.
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

1. Rabeh Al-Hussaini, coach Yeng Guiao reunited at NLEX after three-team PBA trade, spin.ph, March 28, 2017.
2. 4-TEAM MULTI-PLAYER TRADE
3. Rain or Shine continues shuffle, trades Mike Tolomia to Meralco for fellow cadet Ed Daquioag, spin.ph, September 11, 2017.
4. De Ocampo goes to Meralco in three-team trade, sports.inquirer.net, September 11, 2017.
5. "Only in his second season, Amer is already playing like a veteran". pba.ph. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
6. "Newsome is in playoff mode". pba.ph. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
7. "JD takes the lead role for the Bolts in the playoffs". pba.ph. October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
8. "JD's wish comes true". pba.ph. October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
9. "Slaughter named Best Player of the Conference, Durham claims Best Import award". PBA.ph. October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
10. "Fajardo, Pogoy big winners at The Leos". PBA.ph. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.