The 2024–25 Meralco Bolts season was the 14th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates July 14: The PBA season 49 draft was held at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati.
Draft picks
RoundPickPlayerPositionPlace of birthCollege 1 11 CJ Cansino G UP 2 23 Kurt Reyson G Letran 3 35 JP Maguliano F EAC 4 43 Jordan Bartlett G De La Salle
Roster
Governors' Cup Eliminations Group A Standings
Game log
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | August 18 | Magnolia | W 99–94 | Allen Durham (20) | Allen Durham (16) | Cliff Hodge (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | August 22 | TNT | L 73–93 | Chris Banchero (18) | Allen Durham (10) | Banchero, Quinto (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | August 28 | Terrafirma | W 107–91 | Allen Durham (23) | Allen Durham (12) | Cliff Hodge (7) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 2–1
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | September 1 | NorthPort | W 109–99 | Allen Durham (34) | Allen Durham (16) | Allen Durham (9) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 3–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | September 4 | Converge | W 116–88 | Allen Durham (27) | Allen Durham (14) | Allen Durham (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | September 7 | Magnolia | W 82–74 | Chris Newsome (21) | Allen Durham (14) | Chris Banchero (6) | Panabo City Multi-Purpose Tourism Cultural and Sports Center | 5–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | September 12 | TNT | L 99–108 | Allen Durham (26) | Allen Durham (11) | Allen Durham (6) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 5–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 8 | September 14 | NorthPort | W 114–104 | Allen Durham (23) | Allen Durham (13) | Bong Quinto (6) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 6–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 9 | September 18 | Converge | L 97–105 | Allen Durham (25) | Chris Newsome (11) | Bong Quinto (8) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 6–3 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 10 | September 21 | Terrafirma | W 124–82 | Alvin Pasaol (21) | Hodge, Pasaol (8) | Jolo Mendoza (5) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 7–3
Playoffs Bracket
Game log
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | September 26 | Barangay Ginebra | L 92–99 | Cliff Hodge (23) | Allen Durham (13) | Chris Newsome (6) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | September 28 | Barangay Ginebra | L 103–104 | Allen Durham (39) | Allen Durham (14) | Banchero, Hodge (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | September 30 | Barangay Ginebra | L 106–113 | Allen Durham (38) | Allen Durham (13) | Chris Banchero (8) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 0–3
Commissioner's Cup Eliminations Standings
Game log
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | November 29, 2024 | Phoenix | W 111–109 | Akil Mitchell (27) | Akil Mitchell (13) | Chris Newsome (6) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 1–0
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | December 1, 2024 | Rain or Shine | W 121–111 | Chris Newsome (25) | Raymond Almazan (16) | Black, Quinto (4) | Ynares Center | 2–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | December 6, 2024 | Terrafirma | W 96–91 | D. J. Kennedy (32) | Raymond Almazan (12) | Chris Newsome (8) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 3–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | December 12, 2024 | Blackwater | L 98–114 | Chris Newsome (22) | Cliff Hodge (10) | Aaron Black (6) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 3–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | December 25, 2024 | Converge | L 94–110 | Akil Mitchell (29) | Akil Mitchell (18) | Bong Quinto (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum12,198 | 3–2
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | January 5, 2025 | Eastern | W 88–83 | Akil Mitchell (31) | Akil Mitchell (14) | Akil Mitchell (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | January 7, 2025 | TNT | L 99–101 | Akil Mitchell (24) | Akil Mitchell (18) | Chris Newsome (8) | PhilSports Arena | 4–3 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 8 | January 10, 2025 | NLEX | W 105–91 | Akil Mitchell (24) | Akil Mitchell (12) | Mitchell, Quinto (6) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 5–3 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 9 | January 14, 2025 | NorthPort | W 111–94 | Akil Mitchell (30) | Akil Mitchell (13) | Chris Banchero (6) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 6–3 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 10 | January 18, 2025 | San Miguel | W 100–93 | Akil Mitchell (26) | Akil Mitchell (16) | Bong Quinto (8) | Candon City Arena | 7–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 11 | January 29, 2025 | Barangay Ginebra | L 87–91 | CJ Cansino (15) | Raymond Almazan (13) | Banchero, Black, Hodge (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–4 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 12 | January 31, 2025 | Magnolia | L 92–129 | Raymond Almazan (23) | Brandon Bates (5) | Chris Banchero (8) | PhilSports Arena | 7–5
Playoffs Bracket
Game log
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | February 5, 2025 | Barangay Ginebra | L 92–100 | Chris Newsome (20) | Akil Mitchell (14) | Akil Mitchell (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | February 7, 2025 | Barangay Ginebra | W 108–104 | Chris Newsome (24) | Akil Mitchell (17) | Akil Mitchell (10) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 1–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | February 9, 2025 | Barangay Ginebra | L 87–94 | Chris Newsome (22) | Akil Mitchell (12) | Banchero, Mitchell, Quinto (3) | Ynares Center | 1–2
Philippine Cup Eliminations Standings
Game log
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | April 4 | Converge | W 91–89 | Chris Newsome (15) | Raymond Almazan (12) | Black, Newsome (4) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | April 6 | Terrafirma | W 118–80 | CJ Cansino (19) | Brandon Bates (8) | Bong Quinto (5) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 2–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | April 9 | San Miguel | L 98–110 | Chris Newsome (27) | Black, Hodge (7) | Chris Newsome (7) | Rizal Memorial Coliseum | 2–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | April 13 | Phoenix | L 97–109 | Chris Newsome (18) | Raymar Jose (17) | Aaron Black (9) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 2–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | April 27 | Rain or Shine | L 116–128 | Bong Quinto (23) | Bates, Cansino, Hodge, Jose (6) | Chris Newsome (7) | Ynares Center | 2–3
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | May 9 | NorthPort | W 105–104 | Chris Newsome (24) | Cliff Hodge (14) | Cliff Hodge (5) | PhilSports Arena | 3–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | May 11 | TNT | L 84–101 | Cliff Hodge (23) | Raymond Almazan (8) | Newsome, Quinto (3) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 3–4 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 8 | May 14 | Magnolia | L 92–117 | Chris Banchero (20) | Brandon Bates (6) | Chris Newsome (4) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 3–5 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 9 | May 21 | Blackwater | W 103–85 | Chris Newsome (19) | Alvin Pasaol (8) | Aaron Black (6) | Ynares Center | 4–5 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 10 | May 25 | NLEX | W 108–92 | Chris Newsome (21) | Brandon Bates (8) | Chris Banchero (6) | PhilSports Arena | 5–5 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 11 | May 30 | Barangay Ginebra | W 82–73 | Chris Newsome (15) | Brandon Bates (9) | Banchero, Quinto (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 6–5
Playoffs Bracket
Game log
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | June 20 | San Miguel | L 97–108 | Chris Banchero (32) | Chris Newsome (11) | Chris Newsome (6) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 0–1
East Asia Super League
Group stage
Standings
Game log
Basketball Champions League Asia
Group stage
Standings
Game log
Final phase
Quarter-finals
Transactions
Free agency
Subtractions Player Number Position Reason New team Ref. Diego Dario 4 Point guard Moving to MPBL Quezon Huskers
Recruited imports Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref. Governors' Cup Allen Durham August 18, 2024 September 30, 2024 7–6 Commissioner's Cup Akil Mitchell November 29, 2024 February 9, 2025 7–4 D. J. Kennedy December 6, 2024 1–0
References