2017–18 Meralco Bolts season

The 2017–18 Meralco Bolts season was the 8th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates 2017 October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College 3 7 Jebb Bulawan F Racal Tile Masters Team Batangas Lyceum

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | December 22 | Blackwater | W 103–98 | KG Canaleta (25) | Jason Ballesteros (12) | Baser Amer (12) | Cuneta Astrodome | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | December 27 | San Miguel | L 97–103 | Mike Tolomia (21) | Chris Newsome (13) | Baser Amer (9) | Ynares Center | 1–1

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | January 10 | Alaska | L 98–103 | Chris Newsome (23) | KG Canaleta (10) | Amer, Newsome (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | January 21 | TNT | L 81–99 | Baser Amer (20) | Amer, Ballesteros (6) | Baser Amer (6) | Ynares Center | 1–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | January 24 | Kia | W 105–76 | KG Canaleta (17) | Chris Newsome (7) | Baser Amer (9) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | January 28 | GlobalPort | L 88–107 | Hugnatan, Newsome (17) | Cliff Hodge (8) | three players (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–4

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | February 2 | Rain or Shine | L 84–90 | KG Canaleta (24) | Chris Newsome (11) | Chris Newsome (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | February 9 | NLEX | L 85–87 | Nico Salva (20) | Chris Newsome (10) | Chris Newsome (7) | Cuneta Astrodome | 2–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 | February 14 | Phoenix | W 92–90 | Garvo Lanete (24) | Jason Ballesteros (12) | Chris Newsome (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 | February 18 | Barangay Ginebra | W 84–82 | Garvo Lanete (19) | Jason Ballesteros (17) | Chris Newsome (6) | Philippine Arena | 4–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | February 24 | Magnolia | L 65–94 | Chris Newsome (13) | Jason Ballesteros (9) | Chris Newsome (3) | Xavier University Gym | 4–7

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | April 25 | Columbian | W 116–103 | Arinze Onuaku (30) | Arinze Onuaku (19) | Chris Newsome (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | April 27 | GlobalPort | L 85–86 | KG Canaleta (28) | Arinze Onuaku (14) | Baser Amer (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–1

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | May 4 | NLEX | W 106–90 | Chris Newsome (30) | Arinze Onuaku (23) | Baser Amer (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | May 9 | San Miguel | W 93–85 | Baser Amer (28) | Arinze Onuaku (12) | Arinze Onuaku (8) | Mall of Asia Arena | 3–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | May 18 | Magnolia | L 79–81 | Arinze Onuaku (23) | Arinze Onuaku (11) | Newsome, Onuaku (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–2 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | June 1 | Barangay Ginebra | W 93–82 | Arinze Onuaku (24) | Arinze Onuaku (23) | Anjo Caram (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 4–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 | June 8 | Phoenix | W 103–100 (OT) | KG Canaleta (30) | Arinze Onuaku (20) | Arinze Onuaku (10) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 5–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 8 | June 15 | Blackwater | W 102–75 | Arinze Onuaku (17) | Arinze Onuaku (16) | Chris Newsome (6) | Mall of Asia Arena | 6–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 | June 17 | Alaska | W 89–74 | Chris Newsome (18) | Arinze Onuaku (23) | Chris Newsome (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | June 22 | TNT | L 85–91 | Chris Newsome (17) | Arinze Onuaku (11) | Hodge, Onuaku (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | June 24 | Rain or Shine | L 99–106 (OT) | Chris Newsome (21) | Arinze Onuaku (11) | Chris Newsome (11) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–4

Playoffs Bracket

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | July 9 | Barangay Ginebra | L 81–88 | Baser Amer (15) | Arinze Onuaku (18) | Chris Newsome (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | July 11 | Barangay Ginebra | L 90–104 | Arinze Onuaku (21) | Arinze Onuaku (13) | Amer, Newsome (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–2

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | August 17 | Columbian | W 109–106 | Allen Durham (26) | Allen Durham (20) | Allen Durham (9) | Ynares Center | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | August 19 | TNT | L 90–92 | Allen Durham (27) | Allen Durham (22) | Allen Durham (8) | Ynares Center | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | August 24 | Alaska | L 72–80 | Allen Durham (21) | Allen Durham (11) | Baser Amer (5) | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–2

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | September 19 | Phoenix | L 86–96 | Chris Newsome (18) | Allen Durham (13) | Allen Durham (9) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–3

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 5 | Blackwater | L 91–94 | Allen Durham (32) | Allen Durham (21) | Allen Durham (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | October 7 | Barangay Ginebra | L 105–111 | Allen Durham (36) | Allen Durham (16) | Allen Durham (9) | Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex | 1–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 12 | NorthPort | L 94–99 | Allen Durham (37) | Allen Durham (19) | Allen Durham (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 8 | October 14 | NLEX | W 108–105 | Allen Durham (36) | Allen Durham (18) | Chris Newsome (9) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 | October 19 | Magnolia | W 94–88 | Allen Durham (20) | Allen Durham (18) | Durham, Newsome (8) | Ynares Center | 3–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 | October 21 | Rain or Shine | W 91–82 | Allen Durham (19) | Allen Durham (20) | three players (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–6

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 | November 3 | San Miguel | W 111–81 | Allen Durham (35) | Allen Durham (26) | Chris Newsome (12) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 5–6

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | November 7 | Phoenix | W 90–74 | Allen Durham (26) | Allen Durham (16) | Baser Amer (6) | Cuneta Astrodome | 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | November 9 | Phoenix | W 108–103 (OT) | Allen Durham (32) | Allen Durham (21) | Allen Durham (9) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–0

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | November 11 | Alaska | W 97–92 | Allen Durham (32) | Allen Durham (14) | Allen Durham (6) | Ynares Center | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | November 13 | Alaska | L 95–100 | Allen Durham (24) | Allen Durham (9) | Allen Durham (12) | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | November 15 | Alaska | L 102–104 | Allen Durham (37) | Allen Durham (13) | Allen Durham (8) | Cuneta Astrodome | 1–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | November 17 | Alaska | L 92–99 | Allen Durham (31) | Allen Durham (14) | Chris Newsome (7) | Cuneta Astrodome | 1–3

FIBA Asia Champions Cup The Bolts were chosen as the Philippine representative to the 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup.

Preliminary round Group B

Final round

Transactions Trades Preseason

Free Agency Addition CountryPlayerNumberPositionContractDate signedFormer TeamNiño Canaleta12F Blackwater EliteNico Salva8F Kia PicantoMarnel Baracael45F GlobalPort Batang PierJason Ballesteros18C Kia Picanto

Recruited imports Conference Name Country Number Debuted Last game Record Commissioner's Cup Arinze Onuaku 5 April 25 July 11 7–6 Governors' Cup Allen Durham 5 August 17 November 17 8–9FIBA Asia Champions CupSeptember 27October 21–4Diamond Stone 33

Awards Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.Baser AmerGovernors' Cup Player of the WeekNovember 13, 2018

References