2023–24_Meralco_Bolts_season
2023–24 Meralco Bolts season
Basketball team season
The 2023–24 Meralco Bolts season is the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Quick Facts Meralco Bolts season, Head coach ...
| 2023–24 Meralco Bolts season | |
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| Head coach | Luigi Trillo |
| General Manager | Paolo Trillo |
| Owner(s) | Manila Electric Company (an MVP group subsidiary) |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 8–3 (72.7%) |
| Place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to Phoenix Super LPG with twice-to-win disadvantage) |
| Philippine Cup results | |
| Record | 6–5 (54.5%) |
| Place | 3rd |
| Meralco Bolts seasons | |
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- September 17: The PBA Season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.[1]
Main article: PBA Season 48 draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
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| 1 | 8 | Brandon Bates | C |  Australia | De La Salle |
| 3 | 32 | Jolo Mendoza | G |  Philippines | Ateneo |
| 4 | 43 | Zach Huang | F | Philippines | UST |
| 5 | 54 | Jessie Sumoda | C | Philippines | San Sebastian |
| 6 | 62 | Shean Jackson | G |  USA | Cheyenne HS |
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PBA on Tour
Game log
More information 2023 PBA on Tour game log Total: 7–4, Game ...
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May: 1–1
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June: 3–1
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July: 3–2
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MassKara Festival exhibition
Game log
More information 2023 PBA MassKara Festival exhibition game log Total: 0–1, Game ...
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October: 0–1
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Eliminations
Standings
More information Pos, W ...
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Magnolia Hotshots | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
| 4 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | |
| 7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | |
| 8 | TNT Tropang Giga | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Terrafirma Dyip | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Bossing | 1 | 10 | .091[lower-alpha 3] | 8 | |
| 12 | Converge FiberXers | 1 | 10 | .091[lower-alpha 3] | 8 |
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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[2]
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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[2]
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Game log
More information 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 8–3, Game ...
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November: 3–1
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December: 3–1
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January: 2–1
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Magnolia | 109 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | TNT | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Magnolia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Phoenix Super LPG | 107 | 88 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Meralco | 116*** | 84 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Magnolia | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 127 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Rain or Shine | 122 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra | 106 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | NorthPort | 93 | ||||||||||||
*Game went into overtime
Game log
More information 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1, Game ...
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Quarterfinals: 1–1
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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 | 10 | 1 | .909 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | |
| 3 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT Tropang Giga | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Terrafirma Dyip | 5 | 6 | .455[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | |
| 9 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Bossing | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7 | |
| 12 | Converge FiberXers | 2 | 9 | .182 | 8 |
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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[3]
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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[3]
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Game log
More information 2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5, Game ...
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February: 0–1
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March: 2–2
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April: 3–2
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May: 1–0
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 95 | 110 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Terrafirma | 106 | 91 | |||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | TNT | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 99 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Magnolia | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Meralco | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Meralco | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | NLEX | 0 | ||||||||||||
Game log
More information 2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 4–3, Game ...
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Quarterfinals: 2–0
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Semifinals: 2–3
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Group stage
Standings
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Seoul SK Knights |
6 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 475 | 438 | +37 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  New Taipei Kings |
6 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 467 | 483 | −16 | |
| 3 |  Ryukyu Golden Kings |
6 | 3 | 3 | 479 | 453 | +26 | |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts |
6 | 1 | 5 | 469 | 516 | −47 |
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Source: EASL
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Game log
More information Okinawa ...
| 15 November 2023 | Ryukyu Golden Kings |
89–61 | Meralco Bolts |
Okinawa | |
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| 19:00 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 31–13, 21–13, 20–14 | ||||
| Pts: Imamura 19 Rebs: Durham 9 Asts: Durham 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Newsome 11 Rebs: Ibeh 9 Asts: Caram 4 |
Arena: Okinawa Arena Attendance: 6,120 |
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More information New Taipei City ...
| 29 November 2023 | New Taipei Kings |
97–92 | Meralco Bolts |
New Taipei City | |
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| 19:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 20–18, 20–18, 32–26 | ||||
| Pts: Je. Lin 25 Rebs: Anigwe 14 Asts: Je. Lin 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Lofton 35 Rebs: Ibeh, Newsome 6 Asts: Newsome 4 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium |
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More information Macau, China ...
| 13 December 2023 | Meralco Bolts |
97–880(OT) | Ryukyu Golden Kings |
Macau, China | |
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| 19:00 (CST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 21–16, 19–20, 23–23, Overtime: 17–8 | ||||
| Pts: Lofton 35 Rebs: Ibeh 12 Asts: three players 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Law 27 Rebs: Cooley 13 Asts: Law 6 |
Arena: Studio City Event Center |
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More information Pasig ...
| 27 December 2023 | Meralco Bolts |
80–81 | Seoul SK Knights |
Pasig | |
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| 19:00 (PST) | Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 13–25, 23–19, 24–17 | ||||
| Pts: Lofton 32 Rebs: Ibeh 11 Asts: Newsome 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Warney 31 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: Warney 6 |
Arena: PhilSports Arena |
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More information Pasig ...
| 3 January 2024 | Meralco Bolts |
77–89 | New Taipei Kings |
Pasig | |
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| 19:00 (PST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 26–21, 11–24, 77–89 | ||||
| Pts: Lofton 20 Rebs: Ibeh 7 Asts: Lofton 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Je. Lin 23 Rebs: Anigwe, Je. Lin 10 Asts: Je. Lin, Manigault 4 |
Arena: PhilSports Arena |
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More information Seoul ...
| 7 February 2024 | Seoul SK Knights |
72–62 | Meralco Bolts |
Seoul | |
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| 19:00 (KST) | Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 18–17, 17–18, 23–14 | ||||
| Pts: Williams 25 Rebs: Williams 19 Asts: Choi W. 14 |
Boxscore | Pts: Miller 23 Rebs: Tew 21 Asts: three players 3 |
Arena: Jamsil Students' Gymnasium |
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Free agency
Subtractions
More information Player, Number ...
| Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team |
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| Nonoy Baclao[4] | 50, 97 | Center / Power forward | End of contract | San Miguel Beermen |
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Trades
Pre-season
More information May ...
| May | |||
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| May 18, 2023[5] | To Meralco Norbert Torres |
To Rain or Shine Mac Belo | |
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Recruited imports
More information Tournament, Name ...
| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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| Commissioner's Cup | Suleiman Braimoh | November 8, 2023 (vs. Rain or Shine) | December 3, 2023 (vs. NLEX) | 4–1 |
| Zach Lofton | December 10, 2023 (vs. NorthPort) | December 22, 2023 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 2–1 | |
| Shonn Miller | January 6, 2024 (vs. Magnolia) | January 21, 2024 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG) | 3–2 |
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- "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
- "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
- Ramos, Gerry. "Noy Baclao finds a new home at SMB after signing at end of PBA On Tour". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- "Meralco trades Mac Belo to Rain or Shine for Norbert Torres". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.