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 coachNorman Black
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record3–8
(.273)
Place11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Commissioner's Cup results
Record7–4
(.636)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to TNT, 0–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record9–2
(.818)
Place1st
Playoff finishRunner-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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (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
Assistant coach(es)
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
December : 2–3
January : 1–4
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
April : 2–1
May : 1–3
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
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
August : 2–1
September: 4–1
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
Semifinals : 3–0
Finals: 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
 To GlobalPort
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
To Rain or Shine
September
September 11, 2017[4]
Three-team trade
To Meralco
  • Ranidel De Ocampo (from TNT)
 To TNT
To Phoenix

Recruited imports
ConferenceNameCountryNumberDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupAlex Stepheson33March 17
(vs. Mahindra)		June 9
(vs. TNT)		8–6
Governors' CupAllen Durham5July 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]
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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.
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