2013–14 Meralco Bolts season

The 2013–14 Meralco Bolts season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2013–14 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachRyan Gregorio
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record5–9
(35.7%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify (Def. by Alaska on the do-or-die game for the eight seed)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record5–4
(55.6%)
Place4th (tied with Rain or Shine)
Playoff finishQuarterfinals (Def. by Rain or Shine 2–1)
Governors' Cup results
Record3–6
(33.3%)
Place9th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Meralco Bolts seasons

Key dates
  • November 3: The 2013 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks
Main article: 2013 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
3 6 Anjo Caram PG  Philippines Fruitas Shakers San Beda
4 5 Mike Parala PF  Philippines Café France Bakers Mapua
5 4 Mark Lopez PG  Philippines Café France Bakers UP Diliman
6 2 Ron Guevarra PG  Philippines None St. Francis
7 1 Mark Bringas PF  Philippines Cagayan Rising Suns FEU

Roster
Meralco Bolts roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SF 3 Philippines Omolon, Nelbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980-06-30 Philippine Christian
SG 4 Philippines Wilson, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987-01-18 José Rizal
PG 5 Canada Mandani, A. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987-01-01 Missouri S&T
PF 7 United States Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988-02-03 Reedley
F/C 10 Philippines Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976-12-09 National-U
PG 11 United States Cortez, Mike 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1980-11-10 De La Salle
F/C 15 Philippines Sena, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988-08-31 José Rizal
PG 16 Philippines Artadi, Paul 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1981-05-05 UE
PG 17 Philippines Caram, Anjo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1991-01-14 San Beda
G/F 20 United States Dillinger, Jared (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984-01-06 Air Force
PF 21 Philippines Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978-11-03 Manila
SG 24 Philippines Guevarra, Rey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985-11-24 Letran
PF 25 Philippines Al-Hussaini, Rabeh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988-08-11 Ateneo
F/C 27 Philippines Bringas, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1988-04-27 Far Eastern
SG 28 Philippines David, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1978-07-13 Lyceum
SF 80 Philippines Salvacion, Sunday 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978-12-17 St. Benilde
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Butch Antonio


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Philippine Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 11 3 .786[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 11 3 .786[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 10 4 .714 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 8 6 .571 3
5 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 7 7 .500 4
6 Barako Bull Energy 5 9 .357[lower-alpha 2] 6
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 9 .357[lower-alpha 2] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 5 9 .357[lower-alpha 2] 6
9 Meralco Bolts 5 9 .357[lower-alpha 2] 6
10 Air21 Express 3 11 .214 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.06, GlobalPort 1.01, Alaska 0.99, Meralco 0.95; eighth seed playoff: Alaska 94–91 Meralco

Game log
2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log
November
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 17 Talk 'N Text 80–89 David (26) Dillinger (9) Cortez (7) Cebu Coliseum 0–1 Boxscore
2 November 22 Rain or Shine 89–94 David (24) Hodge (10) Cortez (6) Cuneta Astrodome 0–2 Boxscore
3 November 27 Air21 112–79 Wilson (26) Al-Hussaini (10) Cortez (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2 Boxscore
December
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 December 3 Ginebra Mall of Asia Arena
5 December 6 GlobalPort Smart Araneta Coliseum
6 December 11 San Mig Coffee Smart Araneta Coliseum
7 December 14 Petron Blaze Dipolog
8 December 18 Alaska Mall of Asia Arena
9 December 22 Barako Bull Mall of Asia Arena
10 December 28 Ginebra Mall of Asia Arena
January
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11 January 4 Air21 Mall of Asia Arena
12 January 10 Alaska Smart Araneta Coliseum
13 January 15 Rain or Shine Smart Araneta Coliseum
14 January 18 Petron Blaze Smart Araneta Coliseum
2013–14 schedule

Bracket
QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra97 108
8Alaska104 95
1Barangay Ginebra3
(Best-of-3)
5San Mig Coffee4
4Talk 'N Text1
5San Mig Coffee2
5San Mig Coffee4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Rain or Shine2
2Rain or Shine106
7GlobalPort96
2Rain or Shine4
(Best-of-3)
3Petron Blaze1
3Petron Blaze2
6Barako Bull0

Commissioner's Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 9 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 7 2 .778 2
3 Alaska Aces 6 3 .667 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 4
5 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 4
6 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 4 5 .444 5
7 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 2] 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 2] 6
9 Barako Bull Energy 2 7 .222 7
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 8
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Meralco
  2. Head-to-head record: Air21 1–0 Barangay Ginebra

Bracket
QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-5)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Talk 'N Text97
8Barangay Ginebra84
1Talk 'N Text3
(Best-of-3)
4Rain or Shine0
4Rain or Shine2
5Meralco1
1Talk 'N Text1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6San Mig Coffee3
2San Miguel7995
7Air2192101**
7Air212
(Best-of-3)
6San Mig Coffee3
3Alaska1
6San Mig Coffee2

**double overtime

Governors' Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 3 .667 1
3 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
4 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
7 Air21 Express 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
8 Barako Bull Energy 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 2] 4
9 Meralco Bolts 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 2] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 8 .111 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.08, San Mig 1.02, San Miguel 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.97, Air21 0.94
  2. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco

Transactions

Overview
Players added

Via trade

 Players lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

  • Allan Mangahas

Pre-season
October 22, 2013[1] To Meralco
Kerby Raymundo		 To Barangay Ginebra
Jay-R Reyes

Recruited imports
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupBrian ButchMarch 7 (vs. San Miguel)March 26 (vs. Rain or Shine)3–3
Darnell JacksonApril 2 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)April 26 (vs. Rain or Shine)3–3
Governors' CupTerrence WilliamsMay 18 (vs. Barako Bull)May 24 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)0–3
Mario WestMay 27 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee)June 14 (vs. GlobalPort)3–3

References
  1. Ginebra sends Kerby Raymundo to Meralco for JR Reyes in one-on-one trade, Snow Badua, spin.ph, October 22, 2013
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