2020 Meralco Bolts season

The 2020 Meralco Bolts season was the tenth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2020 Meralco Bolts season
Head coach	Norman Black
Owner(s)	Manila Electric Company (an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record	7–4 (63.6%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 2–3)
Meralco Bolts seasons
← 2019 2021  →

Key dates

• December 8, 2019: The 2019 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
• March 11, 2020: The PBA postponed the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.^[1]
• April 13, 2020: After playing two seasons with the franchise, long-time national team player Ranidel de Ocampo announces his retirement from professional basketball.^[2]

Draft picks

Main article: 2019 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Team
2	18	Aaron Black	SG	Philippines	Ateneo
3	29	Mike Cañete	PF	Philippines	Arellano

Roster

Meralco Bolts roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age F/C 00   Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran G 1   Black, Aaron (R) 1996–12–03 Ateneo G 2   Jackson, Trevis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 171 lb (78 kg) –09–13 Sacramento State F 6   Jose, Raymar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern F 7   Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley F 8   Salva, Nico 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1990–03–08 Ateneo G 9   Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda G 10   Pinto, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano G/F 11   Newsome, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo G 17   Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda G 19   Quinto, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1994–12–15 Letran C 20   Almazan, Raymond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran F/C 21   Hugnatan, Reynel (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila G/F 22   Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST F 81   Jamito, Jammer (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–09–01 St. Clare	Head coach   Norman Black Assistant coach(es)   Ronnie Magsanoc (1st Assistant)   Gene Afable   Patrick Fran   Christopher Tan   Luigi Trillo Team manager   Paolo Trillo 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 Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	3	.727^[a]	—
3	TNT Tropang Giga	7	4	.636^[b]	1
4	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636^[b]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636^[b]	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636^[b]	1
7	Magnolia Hotshots	7	4	.636^[b]	1
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545	2
9	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455	3
10	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182	6
11	NorthPort Batang Pier	1	10	.091^[c]	7
12	Terrafirma Dyip	1	10	.091^[c]	7

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss^[3]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
2. Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
3. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 7–4
October: 3–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 12 Phoenix L 98–116 Reynel Hugnatan (16) Raymar Jose (10) Chris Newsome (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–1 2 October 14 Alaska W 93–81 Allein Maliksi (17) Reynel Hugnatan (8) Chris Newsome (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–1 3 October 18 Ginebra L 91–105 Allein Maliksi (18) Reynel Hugnatan (7) Baser Amer (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–2 4 October 20 Magnolia W 109–104 OT Chris Newsome (23) Cliff Hodge (9) Chris Newsome (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–2 5 October 23 NLEX W 101–92 Chris Newsome (18) Raymond Almazan (9) Chris Newsome (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–2 6 October 28 San Miguel L 82–89 Baser Amer (17) Newsome, Black (8) Chris Newsome (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–3
November: 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 November 4 Blackwater W 89–85 Chris Newsome (19) Raymond Almazan (10) Bong Quinto (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–3 8 November 5 Rain or Shine W 85–78 Chris Newsome (17) Almazan, Black (9) Baser Amer (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–3 9 November 7 TNT L 79–92 Chris Newsome (17) Raymond Almazan (9) Newsome, Hugnatan (4) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–4 10 November 8 Terrafirma W 95–93 Raymond Almazan (15) Raymond Almazan (10) Cliff Hodge (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 6–4 11 November 11 NorthPort W 80–73 Bong Quinto (14) Jammer Jamito (12) Baser Amer (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 7–4

References

1. "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rappler.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
2. "Gilas hero and PBA veteran Ranidel De Ocampo announces retirement". spin.ph. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
3. "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.