2013–14 Meralco Bolts season

The 2013–14 Meralco Bolts season is the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2013-14 Meralco Bolts season
Head coach	Ryan Gregorio
Owner(s)	Manila Electric Company (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–9 (.357)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify (Def. by Alaska on the do-or-die game for the eight seed)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	5–4 (.556)
Place	4th (tied with Rain or Shine)
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals (Def. by Rain or Shine 2-1)
Governors' Cup results
Record	3–6 (.333)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Meralco Bolts seasons

Key dates

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

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
3	6	Anjo Carram	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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SF 3 Omolon, Nelbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980-06-30 PCU SG 4 Wilson, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987-01-18 JRU PG 5 Mandani, A. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987-01-01 MS&T PF 7 Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988-02-03 Reedley F/C 10 Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976-12-09 NU PG 11 Cortez, Mike 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1980-11-10 De La Salle F/C 15 Sena, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988-08-31 JRU PG 16 Artadi, Paul 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1981-05-05 UE PG 17 Caram, Anjo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1991-01-14 San Beda G/F 20 Dillinger, Jared (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984-01-06 USAF PF 21 Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978-11-03 UM SG 24 Guevarra, Rey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985-11-24 Letran PF 25 Al-Hussaini, Rabeh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988-08-11 Ateneo F/C 27 Bringas, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1988-04-27 FEU SG 28 David, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1978-07-13 Lyceum SF 80 Salvacion, Sunday 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978-12-17 CSB	Head coach Ryan Gregorio (UP Diliman) Assistant coach(es) Ronnie Magsanoc (UP Diliman) Nash Racela Patrick Fran (UST) Xavier Nunag (UP Diliman) Team manager Butch Antonio Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured

Philippine Cup

Standings

{{2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=MER}}

Game log

2014 PBA Philippine Cup game log
November Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/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 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/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 City 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 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/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

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Barangay Ginebra	97	108
	8	Alaska	104	95
							1	Barangay Ginebra	3
		(Best-of-3)					5	San Mig Coffee	4
	4	Talk 'N Text	1
	5	San Mig Coffee	2
												5	San Mig Coffee	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										2	Rain or Shine	2
	2	Rain or Shine	106
	7	GlobalPort	96
							2	Rain or Shine	4
		(Best-of-3)					3	Petron Blaze	1
	3	Petron Blaze	2
	6	Barako Bull	0

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

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-5)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Talk 'N Text	97
	8	Barangay Ginebra	84
							1	Talk 'N Text	3
		(Best-of-3)					4	Rain or Shine	0
	4	Rain or Shine	2
	5	Meralco	1
												1	Talk 'N Text	1
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										6	San Mig Coffee	3
	2	San Miguel	79	95
	7	Air21	92	101**
							7	Air21	2
		(Best-of-3)					6	San Mig Coffee	3
	3	Alaska	1
	6	San Mig Coffee	2

**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 Gary David AJ Mandani Rabeh Al-Hussaini Nelbert Omolon

Players lost Via trade Mark Cardona Chris Ross Chris Timberlake Nonoy Baclao Jay-R Reyes Via free agency Josh Vanlandingham Waived Allan Mangahas

Pre-season

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

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Brian Butch	March 7 (vs. San Miguel)	March 26 (vs. Rain or Shine)	3–3
	Darnell Jackson	April 2 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	April 26 (vs. Rain or Shine)	3–3
Governors' Cup	Terrence Williams	May 18 (vs. Barako Bull)	May 24 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	0–3
	Mario West	May 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