2014–15 Meralco Bolts season

2014–15 Meralco Bolts season
2014–15 Meralco Bolts season
Head coach	Norman Black
Owner(s)	Manila Electric Company ; (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 ; (54.5%)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist(lost to Alaska in the 2nd round)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	6–5 ; (54.5%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist ; (lost to Rain or Shine, 0–3)
Governors' Cup results
Record	5–6 ; (45.5%)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist ; (lost to San Miguel in two games with twice-to-win disadvantage
Meralco Bolts seasons
	← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Meralco Bolts season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates[edit]

July 9: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters head coach Norman Black was moved to the Meralco Bolts, replacing Ryan Gregorio as head coach.^[1]
July 26: Former Alaska Aces coach Luigi Trillo was hired as assistant coach of the team.^[2]
August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft will take place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
no draft picks

Roster[edit]

Meralco Bolts roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
G	1	Atkins, Simon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1988-07-19	De La Salle
G	5	Reyes, Jai (IN)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1987-02-25	Ateneo
F/C	7	Hodge, Cliff	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1988-02-03	Reedley
F	9	Anthony, Sean	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1986-01-26	McGill
F/C	10	Ildefonso, Danny	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1976-12-08	National-U
G	11	Cortez, Mike	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1980-11-10	De La Salle
G	13	Buenafe, Ryan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1990-02-01	Ateneo
F/C	15	Sena, James	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	1988-08-31	José Rizal
G	17	Caram, Anjo	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	159 lb (72 kg)	1991-01-14	San Beda
F	20	Dillinger, Jared (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1984-01-06	Hawaiʻi
F/C	21	Hugnatan, Reynel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1978-11-03	Manila
F	22	Ferriols, John	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1974-09-09	USJ–R
F/C	23	Nabong, Kelly	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1988-11-17	SRJC
G/F	24	Guevarra, Rey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1986-11-24	Letran
G	28	David, Gary	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1978-07-13	Lyceum
G/F	80	Macapagal, Mark (IN)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1979-09-20	San Sebastian

Head coach

Norman Black (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Paolo Trillo (Ateneo)

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

Roster

Philippine Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	2	.818^[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
3	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727^[b]	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4	TNT Tropang Texters	8	3	.727^[b]	1
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545^[c]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545^[c]	3
7	Purefoods Star Hotshots	6	5	.545^[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4
9	Barako Bull Energy	4	7	.364^[d]	5
10	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364^[d]	5
11	Kia Sorento	1	10	.091	8
12	Blackwater Elite	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

Game log[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]


Quarterfinals (1st phase)			Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (Single elimination)			Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)

(#3 twice to beat)

3	Alaska	82
						2	Rain or Shine	2
10	NLEX	78
			3	Alaska	87	3	Alaska	4
(#6 twice to beat)
			6	Meralco	69
6	Meralco	77
									3	Alaska	3
7	Purefoods Star	65
									1	San Miguel	4
(#4 twice to beat)

4	Talk 'N Text	105
						1	San Miguel	4
9	Barako Bull	76
			4	Talk 'N Text	83	4	Talk 'N Text	0
(#5 twice to beat)
			5	Barangay Ginebra	67
5	Barangay Ginebra	95

8	GlobalPort	78

Commissioner's Cup[edit]

Eliminations[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Tropang TNT	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Purefoods Star Hotshots	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545^[b]	2
5	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545^[b]	2
6	Alaska Aces	5	6	.455^[c]	3
7	Barako Bull Energy	5	6	.455^[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	6	.455^[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	San Miguel Beermen	4	7	.364^[d]	4
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364^[d]	4
11	Kia Carnival	4	7	.364^[d]	4
12	Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273	5

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

Game log[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]


Quarterfinals			Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Rain or Shine	92

8	Barangay Ginebra	91
			1	Rain or Shine	3
(Best-of-3)
			5	Meralco	0
4	NLEX	0

5	Meralco	2
						1	Rain or Shine	3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
						2	Talk 'N Text	4
2	Talk 'N Text	127

7	Barako Bull	97
			2	Talk 'N Text	3
(Best-of-3)
			3	Purefoods Star	1
3	Purefoods Star	2

6	Alaska	0

Transactions[edit]

Trades[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

September 12, 2014^[3]

To Blackwater

Sunday Salvacion
Jason Ballesteros
(from Meralco)

To Meralco

Sean Anthony
(from NLEX via Blackwater)

To NLEX

Juneric Baloria
2016 & 2017 2nd round draft picks (from Blackwater)

Recruited imports[edit]

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Josh Davis	January 27 (vs Barangay Ginebra)	April 5 (vs Rain or Shine)	8–7
Commissioner's Cup	No Import		April 7 (vs Rain or Shine)	0–1
Governors' Cup	Andre Emmett	May 5 (vs GlobalPort)	June 29 (vs San Miguel)	6–7
Governors' Cup	Seiya Ando*	May 13 (vs NLEX)	June 29 (vs San Miguel)	5–6

(* Asian import)

References[edit]

^ Norman Black moves to Meralco, Jong Uichico to take over Talk ‘N Text as MVP group shuffles coaches Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Interaksyon.com, July 9, 2014
^ Former Alaska coach Luigi Trillo set to join Norman Black at Meralco Archived 2014-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, July 26, 2014
^ "Anthony to Meralco, Baloria to NLEX in three-team PBA transfer".

[table_hth_ROS0.11923940764705-3] Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_ALA0.11923940764705-4] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text

[table_hth_BGSM0.11923940764705-5] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89

[table_hth_BAR0.11923940764705-6] Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

[table_hth_ROS0.43427842596279-7] Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969

[table_hth_MER0.43427842596279-8] Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco

[table_hth_ALA0.43427842596279-9] Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960

[table_hth_GP0.43427842596279-10] Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

[1] Norman Black moves to Meralco, Jong Uichico to take over Talk ‘N Text as MVP group shuffles coaches Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Interaksyon.com, July 9, 2014

[2] Former Alaska coach Luigi Trillo set to join Norman Black at Meralco Archived 2014-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, July 26, 2014

[11] "Anthony to Meralco, Baloria to NLEX in three-team PBA transfer".

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