2012–13 Meralco Bolts season

2012–13 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachRyan Gregorio
General ManagerButch Antonio
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record8–6
(57.1%)
Place4th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(eliminated by Alaska Aces in two games)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record7–7
(50%)
Place5th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(def by. San Mig Coffee, 2–1)
Governors' Cup results
Record5–4
(55.6%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinalist
(def by. San Mig Coffee, 3–1)
Meralco Bolts seasons

The 2012–13 Meralco Bolts season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2012 PBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 4 Cliff Hodge F  United States Hawaii Pacific
2 7 Kelly Nabong C/F  Philippines Santa Rosa JC
3 4 Janus Lozada G/F  Philippines Adamson
4 2 Eric Suguitan C  Philippines ACSAT

Roster

2012–13 Meralco Bolts roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 United States Cortez, Mike 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) De La Salle
SG 2 Philippines Wilson, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) José Rizal
PG 4 Philippines Mangahas, Allan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Mapúa
PG 6 United States Ross, Chris (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Marshall
PF 7–1 United States Hodge, Cliff (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Hawaii Pacific
C 8 Philippines Allado, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) De La Salle
G 13 United States Timberlake, Chris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg) North Florida
SG 14 Philippines Cardona, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle
F 15 Philippines Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ateneo
C 19 Philippines Reyes, Jay-R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UP Diliman
G/F 20 United States Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Air Force
PF 21 Philippines Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Manila
G/F 22 United States Vanlandingham, Josh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Pacific Lutheran
SF 24 Philippines Guevarra, Rey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Letran
F/C 31 Philippines Sena, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) José Rizal
SF 80 Philippines Salvacion, Sunday 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) St. Benilde
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 12 2 .857 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Mig Coffee Mixers 10 4 .714 2
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Meralco Bolts 8 6 .571[a] 4
5 Alaska Aces 8 6 .571[a] 4
6 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 7 .500 5
7 Petron Blaze Boosters 6 8 .429 6 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Air21 Express 5 9 .357 7
9 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 10 .286 8
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 1 13 .071 11
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Meralco (Meralco +4)

Game log

2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log
October
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 5 Talk 'N Text 110–112* Reyes (25) Reyes (14) Mercado, Ross (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 Boxscore
2 October 10 Alaska 93–86 Hodge (20) Hodge, Nabong (11) Mercado (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 Boxscore
3 October 13 Barangay Ginebra 95–88 Cardona (21) Cardona (8) Mercado (8) Digos 2–1 Boxscore
4 October 17 GlobalPort 104–105 Mercado, Buenafe (30) Hodge (15) Mercado (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2 Boxscore
5 October 21 Air21 85–72 Mercado (24) Reyes (14) Hugnatan (3) Mall of Asia Arena 3–2 Boxscore
6 October 31 Barako Bull 99–86 Mercado (22) Borboran (7) Mercado (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2 Boxscore
November
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 4 Rain or Shine 81–106 Cardona (20) Hodge (14) Cardona (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3 Boxscore
8 November 11 Petron Blaze 95–81 Mercado, Hugnatan (22) Cardona (9) Cardona (10) Mall of Asia Arena 5–3 Boxscore
9 November 16 Talk 'N Text 98–109 Mercado (28) Hugnatan (10) Mercado, Ross (6) Ynares Center 5–4 Boxscore
10 November 21 Rain or Shine 98–102* Mercado (28) Reyes (9) Mercado (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–5 Boxscore
11 November 23 GlobalPort 101–92 Cardona (26) Nabong (11) Mercado (9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–5 Boxscore
12 November 28 Alaska 85–88 Cardona, Ross (14) Hodge (9) Ross (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 6–6 Boxscore
13 November 30 Barako Bull 85–73 Nabong (12) Cardona (8) Mercado (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–6 Boxscore
December
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
14 December 9 San Mig Coffee 87–77 Cardona, Hugnatan (15) Reyes, Hodge, Hugnatan (9) Mercado (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 8–7 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Talk 'N Text105
8Air21100
1Talk 'N Text4
(best-of-3)
5Alaska2
4Meralco0
5Alaska2
1Talk 'N Text4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Rain or Shine0
2San Mig Coffee92*
7Petron Blaze87
2San Mig Coffee2
(best-of-3)
3Rain or Shine4
3Rain or Shine2
6Barangay Ginebra1

*Game went into overtime

This box:

Game log

2013 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Quarterfinals: 0–2
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 12 Alaska 84–90 Mercado (22) Reyes (21) Mercado (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 Boxscore
2 December 14 Alaska 70–88 Cardona (18) Hugnatan (9) Mercado (10) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2 Boxscore
2012–13 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 11 3 .786 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643 2
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 8 6 .571[a] 3 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 San Mig Coffee Mixers 8 6 .571[a] 3
5 Meralco Bolts 7 7 .500[b] 4
6 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 7 .500[b] 4
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 7 .500[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Air21 Express 6 8 .429 5
9 Barako Bull Energy Cola 5 9 .357 6
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 2 12 .143 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Petron 2–0 San Mig
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.01, TNT 1.00, Barangay Ginebra 0.99

Game log

2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
February
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 February 9 Talk 'N Text 99–92 Dawson (37) Dawson (14) Ross (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 boxscore
2 February 13 Alaska 81–85 Manuel (18) Dawson (13) Artadi (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 boxscore
3 February 16 Rain or Shine 82–91 Dawson (21) Dawson (12) Ross (9) Puerto Princesa City, Palawan 1–2 boxscore
4 February 20 Petron Blaze 86–88 Dawson (24) Dawson (20) Ross (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–3 boxscore
5 February 24 GlobalPort 90–89 Salvacion (20) Dawson (17) Ross (17) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–3 boxscore
March
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 March 6 Air21 89–88 Dawson (35) Dawson (17) Ross (12) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–3 boxscore
7 March 13 Barako Bull Smart Araneta Coliseum
8 March 15 San Mig Coffee Smart Araneta Coliseum
9 March 22 Barangay Ginebra Smart Araneta Coliseum
2012–13 schedule

Governors Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Petron Blaze Boosters 8 1 .889 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Mig Coffee Mixers 6 3 .667 2
3 Meralco Bolts 5 4 .556[a] 3
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 4 .556[a] 3
5 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 5 .444[b] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 4 5 .444[b] 4
7 Alaska Aces 4 5 .444[b] 4
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 3 6 .333[c] 5
9 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3 6 .333[c] 5
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[c] 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.01, Barako Bull 1.00, Alaska 0.99
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Talk 'N Text 1.05, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Air21 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 110–102 Talk 'N Text

Game log

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

August 20, 2012[1] To Meralco
2012 2nd round pick (Kelly Nabong) 		To Rain or Shine
2015 second round pick
September 11, 2012[2] To Meralco
Carlo Sharma
Sunday Salvacion 		To Barako Bull
Jason Ballesteros

Commissioner's Cup

January 31, 2013[3] To Meralco
Rey Guevarra
Vic Manuel
Josh Vanlandingham
2015 1st round pick 		To GlobalPort
Sol Mercado
Kelly Nabong
JP Belencion
Yousif Aljamal
June 10, 2013[4] To Meralco
Jared Dillinger
Don Allado 		To Barako Bull
Ronjay Buenafe
Gilbert Bulawan
July 17, 2013[5] To Meralco
Nonoy Baclao
John Wilson 		To Air21
Vic Manuel
Carlo Sharma
2016 2nd round pick

Governors' Cup

September 7, 2013[6] To Meralco
Mike Cortez
James Sena 		To Air21
Asi Taulava
Mark Borboran
October 11, 2013[7] To Meralco
Gary David
AJ Mandani 		To GlobalPort
Chris Ross
Chris Timberlake
2016 and 2017 2nd round picks
October 14, 2013[8] To Meralco
Rabeh Al-Hussaini
Nelbert Omolon 		To Air21
Mark Cardona
Nonoy Baclao

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Eric Dawson February 9 (vs. Talk 'N Text) April 24 (vs. San Mig Coffee) 8–9
Governors' Cup Mario West August 16 (vs. Petron) October 6 (vs. San Mig Coffee) 7–7

References

  1. ^ BOOSTERS GROW STRONGER, PBA.ph, August 19, 2012
  2. ^ Barako Bull acquires ‘project’ Ballesteros from Meralco for Salvacion, Sharma Archived 2016-04-09 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, September 11, 2012
  3. ^ PBA approves Sol Mercado to GlobalPort, Japeth Aguilar for Rabeh Al-Hussaini trades Archived 2013-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, January 31, 2013
  4. ^ PBA approves trade: Dillinger, Allado to Meralco, Buenafe to Barako Bull, Anthony to Talk ‘N Text Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, June 10, 2013
  5. ^ Meralco's Sharma, Manuel head to Air21 for Baclao, Wilson as trade finally a go, Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 12, 2013
  6. ^ [1] Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, September 7, 2013
  7. ^ Gary David, Chris Ross switch places as PBA approves Meralco-GlobalPort trade Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, October 11, 2013
  8. ^ Al-Hussaini moves from TnT to Meralco as Air21 lands Cardona in three-team trade deal, Snow Badua, spin.ph, October 14, 2013