2020 Meralco Bolts season

The 2020 Meralco Bolts season was the tenth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2020 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachNorman Black
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 2–3)
Meralco Bolts seasons

Key dates
  • December 8, 2019: The 2019 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
  • March 11, 2020: The PBA postponed the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.[1]
  • April 13, 2020: After playing two seasons with the franchise, long-time national team player Ranidel de Ocampo announces his retirement from professional basketball.[2]

Draft picks
Main article: 2019 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
218Aaron BlackSG PhilippinesAteneo
329Mike CañetePF PhilippinesArellano

Roster
Meralco Bolts roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F/C 00 Philippines Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran
G 1 Philippines Black, Aaron (R) 1996–12–03 Ateneo
G 2 United States Jackson, Trevis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 171 lb (78 kg) –09–13 Sacramento State
F 6 Philippines Jose, Raymar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern
F 7 United States Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley
F 8 Philippines Salva, Nico 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1990–03–08 Ateneo
G 9 Philippines Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda
G 10 Philippines Pinto, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano
G/F 11 United States Newsome, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo
G 17 Philippines Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
G 19 Philippines Quinto, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 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/C 21 Philippines Hugnatan, Reynel (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila
G/F 22 Philippines Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST
F 81 Philippines Jamito, Jammer (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–09–01 St. Clare
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Paolo Trillo


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

Roster

Philippine Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] —
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
7 Magnolia Hotshots 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545 2
9 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 3
10 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 1 10 .091[lower-alpha 3] 7
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091[lower-alpha 3] 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[3]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
  2. Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
  3. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log
2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 7–4
October: 3–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 12 Phoenix L 98–116 Reynel Hugnatan (16) Raymar Jose (10) Chris Newsome (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–1
2 October 14 Alaska W 93–81 Allein Maliksi (17) Reynel Hugnatan (8) Chris Newsome (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–1
3 October 18 Ginebra L 91–105 Allein Maliksi (18) Reynel Hugnatan (7) Baser Amer (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–2
4 October 20 Magnolia W 109–104 OT Chris Newsome (23) Cliff Hodge (9) Chris Newsome (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–2
5 October 23 NLEX W 101–92 Chris Newsome (18) Raymond Almazan (9) Chris Newsome (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–2
6 October 28 San Miguel L 82–89 Baser Amer (17) Newsome, Black (8) Chris Newsome (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–3
November: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 November 4 Blackwater W 89–85 Chris Newsome (19) Raymond Almazan (10) Bong Quinto (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–3
8 November 5 Rain or Shine W 85–78 Chris Newsome (17) Almazan, Black (9) Baser Amer (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–3
9 November 7 TNT L 79–92 Chris Newsome (17) Raymond Almazan (9) Newsome, Hugnatan (4) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–4
10 November 8 Terrafirma W 95–93 Raymond Almazan (15) Raymond Almazan (10) Cliff Hodge (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 6–4
11 November 11 NorthPort W 80–73 Bong Quinto (14) Jammer Jamito (12) Baser Amer (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 7–4

References
  1. "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rappler.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. "Gilas hero and PBA veteran Ranidel De Ocampo announces retirement". spin.ph. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  3. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
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