The 2025–26 Meralco Bolts season is the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates September 7, 2025: The PBA season 50 draft was held at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay. September 26, 2025: The Meralco Bolts unveiled a new logo, which is a simplified version of their previous mark. The team's new dark uniforms were unveiled the same day, featuring a new black base with blue accents across the jersey. A white version will be worn as the light uniform. Additionally, the 1971 Meralco Reddy Kilowatts jerseys, which were worn last season during the 50th anniversary games, will be added to the regular jersey rotation.
Draft picks
RoundPickPlayerPositionPlace of birthCollege 1 7 Jason Brickman PG LIU Brooklyn 2 19 Vince Magbuhos PF/C Adamson 3 31 Ethan Galang SG/SF UE 4 42 Ladis Lepalam C Benilde 5 52 Jeff Comia SG New Era
Roster
Philippine Cup Eliminations Standings
Game log
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | October 8, 2025 | Titan Ultra | L 96–100 | CJ Cansino (22) | Brandon Bates (14) | Aaron Black (6) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | October 11, 2025 | Rain or Shine | L 95–96 (OT) | Cansino, Quinto (18) | Cliff Hodge (16) | Chris Banchero (7) | Ynares Center Montalban | 0–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | October 15, 2025 | Blackwater | W 105–96 | Chris Newsome (22) | Almazan, Hodge (8) | Bong Quinto (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | October 17, 2025 | Barangay Ginebra | W 89–75 | Chris Newsome (19) | Brandon Bates (14) | Chris Newsome (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | October 19, 2025 | Magnolia | W 78–76 | CJ Cansino (23) | Brandon Bates (15) | Bong Quinto (3) | Ynares Center Montalban | 3–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | October 26, 2025 | NLEX | L 85–89 | CJ Cansino (24) | Cliff Hodge (17) | Bong Quinto (8) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 3–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | October 29, 2025 | TNT | L 98–100 (OT) | Chris Newsome (24) | Cliff Hodge (10) | Chris Newsome (6) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 3–4
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 8 | December 10, 2025 | Terrafirma | W 120–87 | CJ Cansino (20) | Brandon Bates (16) | Black, Quinto, Reyson (5) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 4–4 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 9 | December 12, 2025 | Phoenix | W 88–78 | CJ Cansino (22) | Bong Quinto (8) | Chris Banchero (5) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 5–4 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 10 | December 14, 2025 | Converge | W 105–84 | CJ Cansino (29) | Aaron Black (8) | Chris Banchero (6) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 6–4 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 11 | December 19, 2025 | San Miguel | L 104–113 | CJ Cansino (21) | Bates, Quinto (9) | Bong Quinto (6) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 6–5
Playoffs Bracket
Game log
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | December 27, 2025 | Rain or Shine | W 96–79 | Cansino, Hodge, Newsome (14) | CJ Cansino (8) | Chris Banchero (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | December 28, 2025 | Rain or Shine | W 98–89 | Chris Newsome (31) | Cliff Hodge (10) | Chris Newsome (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–0
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | January 4, 2026 | TNT | L 95–100 | Chris Banchero (16) | Aaron Black (6) | Bong Quinto (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | January 7, 2026 | TNT | L 92–109 | Hodge, Newsome (18) | Almazan, Hodge (7) | Chris Newsome (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | January 9, 2026 | TNT | W 97–89 | Banchero, Cansino (18) | Almazan, Quinto (8) | Chris Newsome (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | January 11, 2026 | TNT | L 83–102 | Chris Banchero (19) | Cliff Hodge (8) | Bong Quinto (4) | SM Mall of Asia Arena | 1–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | January 14, 2026 | TNT | L 96–99 | CJ Cansino (36) | Cliff Hodge (14) | Aaron Black (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–4
Commissioner's Cup Eliminations Standings
Game log
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | March 18, 2026 | Converge | W 109–88 | Marvin Jones (29) | Cansino, Jones (8) | Aaron Black (6) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 1–0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | March 21, 2026 | Phoenix Super LPG | W 93–86 | Chris Banchero (17) | Marvin Jones (15) | Jason Brickman (5) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 2–0 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | March 27, 2026 | Rain or Shine | L 102–109 | Chris Newsome (29) | Marvin Jones (16) | Jason Brickman (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | March 29, 2026 | Titan Ultra | W 118–105 | CJ Cansino (26) | Marvin Jones (14) | CJ Cansino (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–1
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | April 7, 2026 | TNT | W 110–106 | Marvin Jones (29) | Marvin Jones (12) | Jason Brickman (8) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 4–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | April 11, 2026 | Macau | W 115–110 | Marvin Jones (32) | Marvin Jones (14) | Jason Brickman (6) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 5–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | April 17, 2026 | NLEX | L 101–104 (OT) | Marvin Jones (25) | Marvin Jones (13) | Chris Newsome (6) | Ynares Center Montalban | 5–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 8 | April 28, 2026 | San Miguel | L 92–103 | Marvin Jones (26) | Marvin Jones (13) | Jason Brickman (5) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 5–3
|-bgcolor=ccffcc | 9 | May 1, 2026 | Barangay Ginebra | W 112–91 | Cansino, Jones (18) | Marvin Jones (9) | Jason Brickman (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum12,711 | 6–3 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 10 | May 3, 2026 | Blackwater | W 108–93 | Marvin Jones (26) | Marvin Jones (12) | Chris Banchero (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–3 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 11 | May 8, 2026 | Terrafirma | W 113–69 | Jones, Newsome (14) | Brandon Bates (12) | Jason Brickman (7) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 8–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 12 | May 10, 2026 | Magnolia | L 76–93 | Jones, Mocon (14) | Cansino, Jones (6) | Jason Brickman (3) | SM Mall of Asia Arena13,967 | 8–4
Playoffs Bracket
Game log
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | May 13, 2026 | Magnolia | L 89–95 | Chris Newsome (23) | Marvin Jones (6) | Chris Newsome (3) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | May 16, 2026 | Magnolia | W 105–102 (OT) | Marvin Jones (28) | Marvin Jones (9) | Chris Newsome (5) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 1–1
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | May 20, 2026 | TNT | L 89–94 | Marvin Jones (22) | Marvin Jones (14) | Jason Brickman (6) | Ynares Center Antipolo10,412 | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | May 22, 2026 | TNT | W 87–76 | Chris Newsome (24) | Marvin Jones (13) | Jason Brickman (4) | SM Mall of Asia Arena11,522 | 1–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 3 | May 24, 2026 | TNT | L 75–77 | Marvin Jones (22) | Marvin Jones (15) | Jason Brickman (7) | SM Mall of Asia Arena13,524 | 1–2 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | May 27, 2026 | TNT | W 87–76 | Patrick Gardner (20) | Patrick Gardner (13) | Jason Brickman (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum14,615 | 2–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | May 29, 2026 | TNT | L 95–103 | Patrick Gardner (25) | Patrick Gardner (12) | Chris Banchero (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum11,779 | 2–3 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | May 31, 2026 | TNT | L 94–97 | Patrick Gardner (32) | Patrick Gardner (13) | Jason Brickman (8) | Ynares Center Antipolo11,321 | 2–4
Governors' Cup Eliminations Standings
Game log
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | July 15, 2026 | Phoenix Super LPG | L 97–98 | CJ Cansino (18) | Brandon Bates (15) | Jason Brickman (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 2 | July 18, 2026 | Rain or Shine | W 122–114 | Antonio Hester (21) | Antonio Hester (9) | Jason Brickman (7) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 1–1 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | July 21, 2026 | Blackwater | W 116–114 | Antonio Hester (25) | Antonio Hester (12) | Jason Brickman (8) | Ynares Center Antipolo | 2–1 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | July 24, 2026 | Magnolia | L 98–112 | Antonio Hester (28) | Antonio Hester (10) | Jason Brickman (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–2 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | July 31, 2026 | Barangay Ginebra | L 75–84 | Antonio Hester (24) | Antonio Hester (18) | Chris Banchero (5) | SM Mall of Asia Arena | 2–3
|-bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | August 2, 2026 | Rain or Shine | L 83–85 | Chris Newsome (16) | Antonio Hester (13) | Aaron Black (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–4 |-bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | August 7, 2026 | Magnolia | L 88–105 | Antonio Hester (24) | Brandon Bates (9) | Jason Brickman (4) | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | 2–5 |-bgcolor=ccffcc | 8 | August 14, 2026 | Barangay Ginebra | W 97–88 | Jordon Varnado (31) | Chris Newsome (8) | Jason Brickman (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–5
|-bgcolor= | 9 | October 13, 2026 | Blackwater
| Ninoy Aquino Stadium | |-bgcolor= | 10 | October 16, 2026 | Phoenix Super LPG
| Ynares Center Antipolo
East Asia Super League
Group stage
Standings
Game log
Transactions
Free agency Signings PlayerDate signedContract amountContract lengthFormer teamRef. Raymond Almazan August 13, 2025 Not disclosed 2 years Re-signed Chris Newsome September 5, 2025 3 years Re-signed
Subtractions Player Number Position Reason New team Ref. Jolo Mendoza 10 Shooting guard Released Abra Solid North Weavers Alvin Pasaol 23 Small forward Released Parañaque Patriots Norbert Torres 29 Center / Power forward Free agent Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Ladis Lepalam 27 Center Released Converge FiberXers
Trades Mid-season February 2026 February 24, 2026 To MeralcoJavee Mocon To ConvergeJonnel Policarpio (from NLEX)Kurt Reyson (from Meralco)2028 (S52) Meralco second-round pick To NLEXSchonny Winston (from Converge)Kevin Racal (from Converge)
Recruited imports Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Ref.Commissioner's Cup Marvin Jones March 18, 2026 May 24, 2026 10–7 Patrick Gardner May 27, 2026 May 31, 2026 1–2 Governors' Cup Antonio Hester July 18, 2026 August 7, 2026 2–4 Jordon Varnado August 14, 2026 1–0
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