2019 Meralco Bolts season

2019 Meralco Bolts season
2019 Meralco Bolts season
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	4–7 ; (36.4%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Governors' Cup results
Record	8–3 ; (72.7%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Runner-up (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 1–4)
Meralco Bolts seasons

The 2019 Meralco Bolts season was the 9th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2018

December 16: The 2018 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	5	Trevis Jackson	G	United States	Gamboa Coffee Mixers	Sacramento State
2	14	Bong Quinto	G/F	Philippines	Wang's Basketball Couriers	Letran
3	27	Steven Cudal	F	Philippines	Zark's Jawbreakers	UE

Roster

2019 Meralco Bolts roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
F/C	00	Bryan Faundo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1984–02–18	Letran
G	2	Trevis Jackson (R)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	–09–13	Sacramento State
F	6	Raymar Jose	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1992–08–06	Far Eastern
F	7	Cliff Hodge	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1988–02–03	Reedley
F	8	Nico Salva	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1990–03–08	Ateneo
G	9	Baser Amer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1992–09–29	San Beda
G	10	John Pinto	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1990–10–15	Arellano
G/F	11	Chris Newsome	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1990–06–25	Ateneo
G	17	Anjo Caram	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	159 lb (72 kg)	1991–01–14	San Beda
F	19	Bong Quinto (R)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)		1994–12–15	Letran
C	20	Raymond Almazan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1989–08–02	Letran
F	21	Reynel Hugnatan (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1978–11–03	Manila
F	22	Allein Maliksi	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1987–09–18	UST
F	33	Ranidel de Ocampo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1981–12–08	Saint Francis of Assisi
F	81	Jammer Jamito (IN)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1990–09–01	St. Clare

Head coach

Norman Black

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Paolo Trillo

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL 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	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636^[a]	2	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	7	4	.636^[a]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636^[a]	2
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545	3
7	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364^[b]	5
10	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364^[b]	5
11		3	8	.273	6
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	7

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^[1]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 88–80 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 3–8

January: 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	January 16	Phoenix	L 92–93 (OT)	Nico Salva (22)	Cliff Hodge (9)	Cliff Hodge (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	January 19	Blackwater	W 99–94	Trevis Jackson (19)	Cliff Hodge (10)	Chris Newsome (7)	Ynares Center	1–1
3	January 25	San Miguel	L 93–105	John Pinto (13)	Cliff Hodge (9)	John Pinto (5)	Ynares Center	1–2
4	January 30	TNT	W 88–77	Chris Newsome (20)	Cliff Hodge (13)	Dillinger, Newsome (5)	Cuneta Astrodome	2–2

February: 0–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	February 2	NLEX	L 83–87	Jared Dillinger (16)	Cliff Hodge (17)	Hodge, Newsome (4)	Ynares Center	2–3
6	February 27	Columbian	L 85–86	Chris Newsome (17)	Hodge, Salva (9)	Amer, Hodge (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–4

March: 1–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	March 2	Magnolia	L 86–92	Chris Newsome (22)	Ranidel de Ocampo (8)	Chris Newsome (7)	Xavier University Gym	2–5
8	March 8	NorthPort	W 126–123 (2OT)	Chris Newsome (28)	Chris Newsome (12)	Ranidel de Ocampo (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–5
9	March 15	Rain or Shine	L 85–88	Nico Salva (18)	Chris Newsome (11)	Chris Newsome (6)	Cuneta Astrodome	3–6
10	March 20	Alaska	L 77–92	Nico Salva (23)	Chris Newsome (9)	Canaleta, Hodge (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–7
11	March 27	Barangay Ginebra	L 76–86	Trevis Jackson (18)	Ranidel de Ocampo (11)	Jackson, Newsome (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–8

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	TNT KaTropa	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	NorthPort Batang Pier	9	2	.818	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Blackwater Elite	7	4	.636^[a]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636^[a]	3
5	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	5	6	.455^[b]	5
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455^[b]	5
7	San Miguel Beermen	5	6	.455^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364^[c]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9		4	7	.364^[c]	6
10	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	4	7	.364^[c]	6
11	Columbian Dyip	3	8	.273^[d]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273^[d]	7

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^[1]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 108–103 Meralco
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 4–7

May: 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 19	Blackwater	L 91–94 (OT)	Gani Lawal (34)	Gani Lawal (21)	Ranidel de Ocampo (5)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–1
2	May 24	Columbian	W 101–92	Gani Lawal (25)	Gani Lawal (27)	Jackson, Newsome (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–1
3	May 26	Barangay Ginebra	L 95–110	Gani Lawal (38)	Gani Lawal (20)	Amer, Hugnatan (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–2
4	May 31	Rain or Shine	W 91–84	Gani Lawal (19)	Gani Lawal (12)	Anjo Caram (6)	Mall of Asia Arena	2–2

June: 1–4

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	June 7	Phoenix	W 101–95	Gani Lawal (28)	Gani Lawal (26)	Chris Newsome (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–2
6	June 9	Alaska	L 89–93	Gani Lawal (27)	Gani Lawal (26)	Baser Amer (4)	Ynares Center	3–3
7	June 9	TNT	L 91–104	Chris Newsome (32)	Jimmie Taylor (18)	Chris Newsome (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–4
8	June 19	NLEX	L 91–100	Gani Lawal (15)	Gani Lawal (14)	Baser Amer (4)	Mall of Asia Arena	3–5
9	June 29	Magnolia	L 88–99	Delroy James (35)	Delroy James (10)	James, Tolomia (4)	Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum	3–6

July: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
10	June 12	NorthPort	L 92–93	Chris Newsome (21)	Cliff Hodge (12)	Delroy James (10)	Cuneta Astrodome	3–7
11	June 17	San Miguel	W 95–91	Delroy James (34)	Almazan, Hodge, Quinto (7)	Delroy James (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–7

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	TNT	72	104

8	Alaska	108	93
				1	TNT	3
(Best-of-3)
				4	Barangay Ginebra	1
4	Barangay Ginebra		2

5	Magnolia		0
							1	TNT	2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							7	San Miguel	4
2	NorthPort	84	88

7	San Miguel	98	90
				7	San Miguel	3
(Best-of-3)
				6	Rain or Shine	1
3	Blackwater		1

6	Rain or Shine		2

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2		8	3	.727^[a]	—
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727^[a]	—
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	1
5	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545^[b]	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok	6	5	.545^[b]	2
7	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455^[c]	3
8	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455^[c]	3
9	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	4	7	.364^[d]	4
10	Kia Picanto	4	7	.364^[d]	4
11	Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	5
12	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6

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^[1]>
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Bracket


Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat)				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)



1	NLEX	90	123

8	NorthPort	115	126***
				8	NorthPort	1

				4	Barangay Ginebra	3
4	Barangay Ginebra		100

5	San Miguel		97
							4	Barangay Ginebra	4

							2		1
2			94

7	Alaska		84
				2		3

				3	TNT	2
3	TNT		98

6	Magnolia		97

***Game went into triple overtime

Transactions

Trades

Preseason

January
January 12, 2019^[2]	To Meralco John Pinto	To Phoenix Jason Ballesteros 2020 second round pick

January 15, 2019^[3]
	To Meralco 2020 second round pick	To NorthPort Garvo Lanete

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. December 10, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
^ "After Phoenix talks break down, Pinto traded to Meralco for future draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
^ "Meralco trades Garvo Lanete to NorthPort for draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

[table_hth_BGSM0.47233573881552-1] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98

[table_hth_ALA0.47233573881552-2] Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 88–80 NLEX

[table_hth_BGSM0.74436930648255-4] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

[table_hth_MAG0.74436930648255-5] Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83

[table_hth_ALA0.74436930648255-6] Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 108–103 Meralco

[table_hth_COL0.74436930648255-7] Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX

[table_hth_MER0.61754194396434-8] Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958

[table_hth_MAG0.61754194396434-9] Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia

[table_hth_ALA0.61754194396434-10] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort

[table_hth_COL0.61754194396434-11] Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

[pbaquotient-3] "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. December 10, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2025.

[12] "After Phoenix talks break down, Pinto traded to Meralco for future draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

[13] "Meralco trades Garvo Lanete to NorthPort for draft pick". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

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