2013–14 Meralco Bolts season

The 2013–14 Meralco Bolts season was the fourth 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 (35.7%)
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 (55.6%)
Place	4th (tied with Rain or Shine)
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals (Def. by Rain or Shine 2–1)
Governors' Cup results
Record	3–6 (33.3%)
Place	9th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Meralco Bolts seasons
← 2012–13 2014–15  →

Key dates

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

Draft picks

Main article: 2013 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
3	6	Anjo Caram	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. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age SF 3   Omolon, Nelbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980-06-30 Philippine Christian SG 4   Wilson, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987-01-18 José Rizal PG 5   Mandani, A. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987-01-01 Missouri S&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 National-U 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 José Rizal 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 Air Force PF 21   Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978-11-03 Manila 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 Far Eastern 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 St. Benilde	Head coach Ryan Gregorio (UP Diliman) Assistant coach(es) Ronnie Magsanoc (UP Diliman) Nash Racela (De La Salle) 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 (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team   Injured

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	11	3	.786^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	11	3	.786^[a]	—
3	Petron Blaze Boosters	10	4	.714	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	8	6	.571	3
5	San Mig Super Coffee Mixers	7	7	.500	4
6	Barako Bull Energy	5	9	.357^[b]	6
7	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	9	.357^[b]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Alaska Aces	5	9	.357^[b]	6
9	Meralco Bolts	5	9	.357^[b]	6
10	Air21 Express	3	11	.214	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Rain or Shine
2. Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.06, GlobalPort 1.01, Alaska 0.99, Meralco 0.95; eighth seed playoff: Alaska 94–91 Meralco

Game log

2013 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 2 November 22 Rain or Shine 89–94 David (24) Hodge (10) Cortez (6) Cuneta Astrodome 0–2 3 November 27 Air21 112–79 Wilson (26) Al-Hussaini (10) Cortez (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
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 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

Playoffs

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

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Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]	4
5	Meralco Bolts	5	4	.556^[a]	4
6	San Mig Super Coffee Mixers	4	5	.444	5
7	Air21 Express	3	6	.333^[b]	6	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	3	6	.333^[b]	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

Game log

Playoffs

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

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Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]	2
4	San Mig Super Coffee Mixers	5	4	.556^[a]	2
5	San Miguel Beermen	5	4	.556^[a]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	4	.556^[a]	2
7	Air21 Express	5	4	.556^[a]	2
8	Barako Bull Energy	3	6	.333^[b]	4
9	Meralco Bolts	3	6	.333^[b]	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

Trades

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