2021 Meralco Bolts season

2021 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachNorman Black
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record9–2 (81.8%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Magnolia, 2–4)
Governors' Cup results
Record7–4 (63.6%)
Place4th
Playoff finishRunner-up (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 2–4)
Meralco Bolts seasons
← 2020
2022–23  →

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

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Main article: PBA season 46 draft
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

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2021 Meralco Bolts roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 Philippines Black, Aaron 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996–12–03 Ateneo
G 5 United States Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific
F 6 Philippines Jose, Raymar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern
F 7 United States Hodge, Cliff (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley
G/F 11 United States Newsome, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–07–25 Ateneo
F 12 Philippines Belo, Mac 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Far Eastern
F 14 Philippines Cañete, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–08–14 Arellano
G 15 United States Johnson, Franky 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–08–15 Warner Pacific
G 17 Philippines Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
F 19 Philippines Quinto, Bong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1994–12–15 Letran
C 20 Philippines Almazan, Raymond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran
F 21 Philippines Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila
F 22 Philippines Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST
F 23 Philippines Pasaol, Alvin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–05–06 UE
F/C 50 Philippines Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–06–15 Ateneo
F 81 Philippines Jamito, Jammer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–09–01 St. Clare
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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 Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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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
3 Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots 8 3 .727 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636 3
5 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[a] 4
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[a] 4
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4 7 .364[b] 6
9 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[b] 6
10 Terrafirma Dyip 4 7 .364[b] 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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

Game log

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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 Super LPG 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

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1TNT84
8Barangay Ginebra71
1TNT4
(best-of-3)
4San Miguel3
4San Miguel2
5NorthPort0
1TNT4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Magnolia1
2Meralco8097
7NLEX8186
2Meralco2
(best-of-3)
3Magnolia4
3Magnolia2
6Rain or Shine0
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Game log

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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		 Series
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

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 NLEX Road Warriors 8 3 .727 1
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636[a] 2
4 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[a] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[a] 2 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[b] 3
7 Alaska Aces 6 5 .545[b] 3
8 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 5 6 .455[c] 4
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455[c] 4
10 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 8 .273 6
11 Terrafirma Dyip 2 9 .182 7
12 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091 8
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]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.07, Meralco 0.99, San Miguel 0.95
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Alaska
  3. ^ a b Eighth seed playoff: Phoenix 101–98 NorthPort

Game log

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2021 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 7–4
December: 2–0
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
2 December 22 TNT W 83–80 Tony Bishop (36) Tony Bishop (17) Newsome, Pinto (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0
February: 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 February 11, 2022 NLEX W 110–100 Tony Bishop (32) Tony Bishop (13) Tony Bishop (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–0
4 February 13, 2022 Barangay Ginebra W 101–95 Tony Bishop (30) Tony Bishop (13) Bishop, Newsome (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–0
5 February 17, 2022 NorthPort L 98–109 Tony Bishop (34) Tony Bishop (16) Chris Newsome (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
6 February 20, 2022 Rain or Shine W 93–88 Tony Bishop (26) Tony Bishop (14) Chris Banchero (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
3,347 		5–1
7 February 24, 2022 Terrafirma W 107–95 Tony Bishop (26) Tony Bishop (11) Allein Maliksi (6) Ynares Center 6–1
8 February 26, 2022 Alaska L 93–94 Allein Maliksi (32) Tony Bishop (13) Tony Bishop (5) Ynares Center 6–2
March: 1–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
9 March 2, 2022 Magnolia L 85–88 Tony Bishop (19) Tony Bishop (14) Chris Newsome (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–3
10 March 5, 2022 San Miguel L 110–115 Tony Bishop (29) Tony Bishop (14) Chris Newsome (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–4
11 March 11, 2022 Phoenix Super LPG W 109–90 Tony Bishop (35) Tony Bishop (13) Tony Bishop (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4

Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Magnolia127
8Phoenix Super LPG88
1Magnolia2
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4Meralco3
4Meralco100
5San Miguel85
4Meralco2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6Barangay Ginebra4
2NLEX7996
7Alaska9380
2NLEX1
(#3 twice-to-beat)
6Barangay Ginebra3
3TNT9295
6Barangay Ginebra104115
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Game log

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2021 PBA Governors' game log
Total: 6–6
Quarterfinals: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 18, 2022 San Miguel W 100–85 Tony Bishop (32) Tony Bishop (16) Bong Quinto (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
Semifinals: 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 23, 2022 Magnolia L 80–94 Chris Banchero (16) Tony Bishop (12) Bong Quinto (4) SM Mall of Asia Arena 0–1
2 March 25, 2022 Magnolia W 81–75 Tony Bishop (22) Tony Bishop (14) Aaron Black (4) SM Mall of Asia Arena 1–1
3 March 27, 2022 Magnolia W 101–95 Tony Bishop (27) Tony Bishop (10) Banchero, Newsome (5) SM Mall of Asia Arena
13,272 		2–1
4 March 30, 2022 Magnolia L 73–94 Tony Bishop (22) Tony Bishop (16) Chris Newsome (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
10,353 		2–2
5 April 1, 2022 Magnolia W 94–81 Allein Maliksi (24) Bishop, Newsome (8) Chris Newsome (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2
Finals: 2–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 6, 2022 Barangay Ginebra W 104–91 Allein Maliksi (22) Tony Bishop (12) Chris Newsome (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum
12,457 		1–0
2 April 8, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 93–99 Tony Bishop (31) Tony Bishop (13) Aaron Black (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena
12,248 		1–1
3 April 10, 2022 Barangay Ginebra W 83–74 Tony Bishop (30) Tony Bishop (16) Chris Newsome (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena
16,104 		2–1
4 April 13, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 84–95 Tony Bishop (25) Almazan, Black (9) Chris Newsome (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
17,298 		2–2
5 April 17, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 110–115 Tony Bishop (30) Tony Bishop (15) Black, Newsome (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum
18,251 		2–3
6 April 22, 2022 Barangay Ginebra L 92–103 Tony Bishop (21) Tony Bishop (16) Chris Newsome (6) SM Mall of Asia Arena
20,224 		2–4

Transactions

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Trades

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Pre-season

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

Mid-season

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

Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Governors' Cup Tony Bishop December 16, 2021 (vs. Blackwater) April 22, 2022 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 13–10

References

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