2022–23_Meralco_Bolts_season
2022–23 Meralco Bolts season
Basketball team season
The 2022–23 Meralco Bolts season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Quick Facts Meralco Bolts season, Head coach ...
| 2022–23 Meralco Bolts season | |
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| Head coach | Norman Black Luigi Trillo (interim)[1] |
| Owner(s) | Manila Electric Company (an MVP group subsidiary) |
| Philippine Cup results | |
| Record | 7–4 (63.6%) |
| Place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | Semifinalist (lost to San Miguel, 3–4) |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 4–8 (33.3%) |
| Place | 10th |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Governors' Cup results | |
| Record | 7–4 (63.6%) |
| Place | 4th |
| Playoff finish | Semifinalist (lost to TNT, 1–3) |
| Meralco Bolts seasons | |
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- May 15: The PBA Season 47 draft was held at the Robinsons Place Manila in Manila.[2]
- June 6: After Norman Black files leave for personal reasons, Luigi Trillo acted as standing-in head coach and won his first game against the Elasto Painters.[1]
- July 31: The Bolts won against the Gin Kings for the first time in a playoff series.[3]
- August 5: Norman Black returned to the sidelines, as he led the Bolts to tie the semifinals series (1–1) against the San Miguel Beermen.[4]
Main article: PBA Season 47 draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
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| 2 | 22 | Christian Fajarito | C |  Philippines | Letran |
| 3 | 34 | JJ Espanola | G | Philippines | UP Diliman |
| 4 | 42 | Andrey Armenion | G | Philippines | UE |
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More information Meralco Bolts roster, Players ...
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Eliminations
Standings
More information Pos, W ...
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
| 3 | Magnolia Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | |
| 7 | Converge FiberXers | 5 | 6 | .455[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Blackwater Bossing | 5 | 6 | .455[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | |
| 12 | Terrafirma Dyip | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 |
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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[5]
Notes:
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[5]
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Game log
More information 2022 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 7–4, Game ...
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June: 3–3
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 123 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Blackwater | 93 | |||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 5 | Meralco | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Meralco | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 2 | TNT | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | TNT | 116 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Converge | 95 | |||||||||||
| 2 | TNT | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 3 | Magnolia | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Magnolia | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | NLEX | 1 | |||||||||||
Game log
More information 2022 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 5–5, Game ...
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Quarterfinals: 2–1
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Semifinals: 3–4
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Eliminations
Standings
More information Pos, W ...
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bay Area Dragons (G) | 10 | 2 | .833[lower-alpha 1] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Hotshots | 10 | 2 | .833[lower-alpha 1] | — | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Converge FiberXers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2 | |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3 | |
| 6 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 6 | .500[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
| 7 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 6 | 6 | .500[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 7 | .417[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 7 | .417[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | |
| 10 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 8 | .333[lower-alpha 4] | 6 | |
| 11 | TNT Tropang Giga | 4 | 8 | .333[lower-alpha 4] | 6 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7 | |
| 13 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9 |
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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[6]
(G) Guests
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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[6]
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Game log
More information 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 4–8, Game ...
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September: 0–1
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November
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Eliminations
Standings
More information Pos, W ...
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | 1 | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | |
| 5 | Magnolia Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 7 | 4 | .636[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | |
| 7 | Converge FiberXers | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | |
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
| 11 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9 |
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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[7]
Notes:
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[7]
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Game log
More information 2023 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 7–4, Game ...
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January: 2–1
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
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| 1 | TNT | 132 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Phoenix Super LPG | 105 | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 3 | |||||||||||
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| 4 | Meralco | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 113* | |||||||||||
| 5 | Magnolia | 107 | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 121 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Converge | 105 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 0 | |||||||||||
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| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 127 | |||||||||||
| 6 | NLEX | 93 | |||||||||||
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Game log
More information 2023 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–3, Game ...
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Quarterfinals: 1–0
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Semifinals: 1–3
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Free agency
Signings
More information Player, Date signed ...
| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
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| Aaron Black | May 24, 2022[8] | Not disclosed | 2 years | Re-signed |
| Kyle Pascual | May 26, 2022[9] | Terrafirma Dyip | ||
| Jansen Rios | January 19, 2023[10] | 1 year | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | |
| Diego Dario | January 24, 2023[11] | 1 conference | Davao Occidental Tigers (PSL) |
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Recruited imports
More information Tournament, Name ...
| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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| Commissioner's Cup | Johnny O'Bryant III | September 30, 2022 (vs. NorthPort) | October 22, 2022 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 1–5 |
| K. J. McDaniels | November 4, 2022 (vs. Bay Area) | December 2, 2022 (vs. San Miguel) | 3–3 | |
| Governors' Cup | January 22, 2023 (vs. Rain or Shine) | March 31, 2023 (vs. TNT) | 9–7 |
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More information Recipient, Honors ...
| Recipient | Honors | Date awarded |
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| Cliff Hodge | 2022–23 PBA All-Defensive Team | November 5, 2023[12] |
| Chris Newsome |
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- "Luigi Trillo guides Meralco out of slump as stand-in for Norman Black". Rappler. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- "Meralco averts disaster, boots out Ginebra in breakthrough playoff win to reach semis". Rappler. July 31, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- Li, Matthew (August 5, 2022). "Norman Black returns to Meralco". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
- "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
- "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
- Ramos, Gerry. "No sophomore jinx as Aaron Black rewarded with two-year extension". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- Ramos, Gerry. "Free agent Kyle Pascual declines Terrafirma offer to sign with Meralco". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- Terrado, Reuben. "Jansen Rios signs with Meralco at the end of Phoenix contract". Spin.ph. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- Li, Matthew. "Diego Dario cracks Meralco lineup, signs one conference deal". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- "Fajardo leads list of winners in PBA Leo Awards". PBA.ph. November 5, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.