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2024–25 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachLuigi Trillo
General ManagerPaolo Trillo
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Governors' Cup results
Record7–3
(70%)
Place2nd in Group A
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 0–3)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record7–5
(58.3%)
Place5th
Playoff finishTBD
Philippine Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Meralco Bolts seasons

The 2024–25 Meralco Bolts season is the 14th 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 49 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 11 CJ Cansino G  Philippines UP
2 23 Kurt Reyson G  Philippines Letran
3 35 JP Maguliano F  Philippines EAC
4 43 Jordan Bartlett G  USA De La Salle

Roster

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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 4 Philippines Dario, Diego (IN) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 1997–01–06 Philippines
G 6 United States Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific
F 7 United States Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Hawaii Pacific
G 8 Philippines Reyson, Kurt (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Letran
F 9 United States Kennedy, D. J. (EI) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1989–11–05 St. John's
G 10 Philippines Mendoza, Jolo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1998–01–31 Ateneo
G/F 11 United States Newsome, Chris (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–07–25 Ateneo
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 22 Philippines Maliksi, Allein (IN) 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 24 Philippines Jose, Raymar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern
C 25 United States Mitchell, Akil (CI / EI) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1992–06–26 Virginia
F 27 Philippines Rios, Jansen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–10–28 Adamson
F/C 29 Canada Torres, Norbert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–01–12 De La Salle
F/C 32 United States Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda
C 33 Australia Bates, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) De La Salle
C 34 Ivory Coast Kouame, Ange 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1997–12–15 Ateneo
G 71 Philippines Cansino, CJ (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1999–10–27 Philippines
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


Governors' Cup

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Eliminations

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Group A Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 TNT Tropang Giga 8 2 .800 — Quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 7 3 .700 1
3 Converge FiberXers 6 4 .600 2
4 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 5 5 .500 3
5 NorthPort Batang Pier 3 7 .300 5
6 Terrafirma Dyip 1 9 .100 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); 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss[2]

Game log

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2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 7–3
August: 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 August 18 Magnolia W 99–94 Allen Durham (20) Allen Durham (16) Cliff Hodge (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
2 August 22 TNT L 73–93 Chris Banchero (18) Allen Durham (10) Banchero, Quinto (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
3 August 28 Terrafirma W 107–91 Allen Durham (23) Allen Durham (12) Cliff Hodge (7) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 2–1
September: 5–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 September 1 NorthPort W 109–99 Allen Durham (34) Allen Durham (16) Allen Durham (9) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–1
5 September 4 Converge W 116–88 Allen Durham (27) Allen Durham (14) Allen Durham (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–1
6 September 7 Magnolia W 82–74 Chris Newsome (21) Allen Durham (14) Chris Banchero (6) Panabo City Multi-Purpose Tourism Cultural and Sports Center 5–1
7 September 12 TNT L 99–108 Allen Durham (26) Allen Durham (11) Allen Durham (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–2
8 September 14 NorthPort W 114–104 Allen Durham (23) Allen Durham (13) Bong Quinto (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–2
9 September 18 Converge L 97–105 Allen Durham (25) Chris Newsome (11) Bong Quinto (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–3
10 September 21 Terrafirma W 124–82 Alvin Pasaol (21) Hodge, Pasaol (8) Jolo Mendoza (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 7–3

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
A1TNT3
B4NLEX1
A1TNT4
B1Rain or Shine1
B1Rain or Shine3
A4Magnolia2
A1TNT4
B3Barangay Ginebra2
B2San Miguel3
A3Converge2
B2San Miguel2
B3Barangay Ginebra4
A2Meralco0
B3Barangay Ginebra3
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Game log

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2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–3
Quarterfinals: 0–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 26 Barangay Ginebra L 92–99 Cliff Hodge (23) Allen Durham (13) Chris Newsome (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–1
2 September 28 Barangay Ginebra L 103–104 Allen Durham (39) Allen Durham (14) Banchero, Hodge (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
3 September 30 Barangay Ginebra L 106–113 Allen Durham (38) Allen Durham (13) Chris Banchero (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 0–3

Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 NorthPort Batang Pier (Q) 9 3 .750 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 TNT Tropang Giga (Q) 8 4 .667 1
3 Converge FiberXers (Q) 8 4 .667 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (Q) 8 4 .667 1
5 Meralco Bolts (Q) 7 5 .583 2
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (Q) 7 5 .583 2
7 Eastern (G, Q) 7 5 .583 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 6 .500 3
9 NLEX Road Warriors 6 6 .500 3
10 San Miguel Beermen (E) 5 7 .417 4
11 Blackwater Bossing (E) 3 9 .250[a] 6
12 Phoenix Fuel Masters (E) 3 9 .250[a] 6
13 Terrafirma Dyip (E) 1 11 .083 8
Updated to match(es) played on January 29, 2025. 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]
(E) Eliminated; (G) Guests; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

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2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 7–5
November: 1–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 29, 2024 Phoenix W 111–109 Akil Mitchell (27) Akil Mitchell (13) Chris Newsome (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 1–0
December: 2–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 December 1, 2024 Rain or Shine W 121–111 Chris Newsome (25) Raymond Almazan (16) Black, Quinto (4) Ynares Center 2–0
3 December 6, 2024 Terrafirma W 96–91 D. J. Kennedy (32) Raymond Almazan (12) Chris Newsome (8) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–0
4 December 12, 2024 Blackwater L 98–114 Chris Newsome (22) Cliff Hodge (10) Aaron Black (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 3–1
5 December 25, 2024 Converge L 94–110 Akil Mitchell (29) Akil Mitchell (18) Bong Quinto (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum
12,198 		3–2
January: 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 January 5, 2025 Eastern W 88–83 Akil Mitchell (31) Akil Mitchell (14) Akil Mitchell (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2
7 January 7, 2025 TNT L 99–101 Akil Mitchell (24) Akil Mitchell (18) Chris Newsome (8) PhilSports Arena 4–3
8 January 10, 2025 NLEX W 105–91 Akil Mitchell (24) Akil Mitchell (12) Mitchell, Quinto (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–3
9 January 14, 2025 NorthPort W 111–94 Akil Mitchell (30) Akil Mitchell (13) Chris Banchero (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–3
10 January 18, 2025 San Miguel W 100–93 Akil Mitchell (26) Akil Mitchell (16) Bong Quinto (8) Candon City Arena 7–3
11 January 29, 2025 Barangay Ginebra L 87–91 CJ Cansino (15) Raymond Almazan (13) Banchero, Black, Hodge (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4
12 January 31, 2025 Magnolia L 92–129 Raymond Almazan (23) Brandon Bates (5) Chris Banchero (8) PhilSports Arena 7–5

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1NorthPort
8Magnolia/NLEX
(best-of-3)
4Barangay Ginebra
5Meralco
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2TNT
7Eastern
(best-of-3)
3Converge
6Rain or Shine
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East Asia Super League

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Group stage

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Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Japan Ryukyu Golden Kings (A) 6 5 1 498 493 +5 .833 Advance to semifinals
2 Chinese Taipei New Taipei Kings 5 3 2 488 436 +52 .600
3 Macau Macau Black Bears (E) 6 3 3 582 579 +3 .500
4 Philippines Meralco Bolts 5 2 3 391 403 −12 .400
5 South Korea Busan KCC Egis (E) 6 1 5 496 544 −48 .167
Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2025. Source: EASL
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Game log

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2 October 2024 Meralco Bolts Philippines 97–85 Macau Macau Black Bears Pasay
20:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 19–22, 30–25, 24–21
Pts: Newsome 18
Rebs: Durham 11
Asts: Kennedy 7 		Boxscore Pts: Artino, Cylla 23
Rebs: Artino 14
Asts: Chong-qui 4 		Arena: Mall of Asia Arena
16 October 2024 Ryukyu Golden Kings Japan 77–74 Philippines Meralco Bolts Okinawa
19:40 (JST) Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 28–17, 15–22, 11–17
Pts: Cooley, Law 18
Rebs: Law 12
Asts: Kishimoto, Law 5 		Boxscore Pts: Kennedy 30
Rebs: Kennedy 12
Asts: Durham 5 		Arena: Okinawa Arena
Attendance: 7,347
13 November 2024 Meralco Bolts Philippines 81–80 South Korea Busan KCC Egis Pasig
20:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 22–27, 21–15, 18–12
Pts: Mitchell 33
Rebs: Mitchell 22
Asts: Kennedy 5 		Boxscore Pts: Burton 26
Rebs: Williams 13
Asts: Burton 5 		Arena: PhilSports Arena
18 December 2024 Busan KCC Egis South Korea 72–68 Philippines Meralco Bolts Busan
19:10 (KST) Scoring by quarter: 13–12, 18–19, 20–19, 21–18
Pts: Heo 31
Rebs: Burton 14
Asts: Burton 5 		Boxscore Pts: Kennedy 23
Rebs: Mitchell 18
Asts: Newsome 4 		Arena: Busan Sajik Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,644
22 January 2025 Meralco Bolts Philippines 71–89 Japan Ryukyu Golden Kings Pasig
20:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 19–27, 15–25, 15–14
Pts: Hodge, Kouame 13
Rebs: Hodge 7
Asts: Quinto 6 		Boxscore Pts: Law 20
Rebs: Law, Kirk 8
Asts: Law 5 		Arena: PhilSports Arena
12 February 2025 New Taipei Kings Chinese Taipei vs. Philippines Meralco Bolts Taipei
19:10 (TST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: University of Taipei, Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium

Transactions

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Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.
Governors' Cup Allen Durham August 18, 2024 (vs. Magnolia) September 30, 2024 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 7–6 [4]
Commissioner's Cup Akil Mitchell November 29, 2024 (vs. Phoenix) 6–2 [5]
D. J. Kennedy December 6, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma) 1–0 [6]

References

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  1. ^ "Baltazar is the Chosen One -- the top pick of Draft Class 2024". PBA.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Terrado, Reuben (July 17, 2024). "Meralco welcomes back Allen Durham for season-opening Govs' Cup". spin.ph. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Meralco Bolts bring in well-travelled Akil Mitchell as import". spin.ph. November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  6. ^ Ramos, Gerry (December 5, 2024). "DJ Kennedy steps in as Meralco import for injured Akil Mitchell". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
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