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
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The 2019 Meralco Bolts season was the ninth 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

Main article: 2018 PBA draft

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. # POB 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) Ronnie Magsanoc (1st Assistant) Gene Afable Patrick Fran Christopher Tan Luigi Trillo 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 v t e	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
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
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364 [b]	5
10	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364 [b]	5
11	Meralco Bolts	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:

1. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
2. 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 v t e	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
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
9	Meralco Bolts	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:

1. Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
2. Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
3. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska 108–103 Meralco
4. 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

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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NLEX Road Warriors	8	3	.727 [a]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Meralco Bolts	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:

1. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958
2. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 NorthPort
4. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Columbian

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (best-of-5)					Finals (best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	NLEX	90	123
	8	NorthPort	115	126***
							8	NorthPort	1
	(#4 twice-to-beat)
							4	Barangay Ginebra	3
	4	Barangay Ginebra		100
	5	San Miguel		97
												4	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)
												2	Meralco	1
	2	Meralco		94
	7	Alaska		84
							2	Meralco	3
	(#3 twice-to-beat)
							3	TNT	2
	3	TNT		98
	6	Magnolia		97

*Game went into overtime

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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

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