2011–12 Meralco Bolts season

The 2011–12 Meralco Bolts season was the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2011–12 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachRyan Gregorio
General ManagerVirgil Villavicencio
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record8–6
(57.1%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(eliminated by Petron Blaze, 0–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record4–5
(44.4%)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(eliminated by B-Meg, 1–2)
Governors Cup results
Record6–8
(42.9%)
Place6th
Playoff finishSemifinalist
Meralco Bolts seasons

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
1 7 Jason Ballesteros 6'6 C   Philippines San Sebastian
2 17 Gilbert Bulawan 6'5 F   Philippines San Sebastian

Roster

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2011–12 Meralco Bolts roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 2   Timberlake, Chris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 184 lb (83 kg) North Florida
PG 3   Mercado, Solomon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Biola
F/C 4   Reyes, Jay-R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UP Diliman
C 5   Taulava, Asi (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) BYU–Hawaii
PG 6   Ross, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Marshall
F 7   Canlas, Mark (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UST
G/F 8   Yee, Mark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) San Sebastian (Cavite)
PG 11   Artadi, Paul 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) UE
SG 14   Cardona, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle
F/C 15   Bulawan, Gilbert (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) San Sebastian
F 16   Borboran, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UE
F/C 18   Ballesteros, Jason (R) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) San Sebastian
F 21   Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Manila
F/C 22   Daa, Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Centro Escolar Las Piñas
G/F 80   Macapagal, Mark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) San Sebastian
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)



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

Philippine Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 B-Meg Llamados 10 4 .714[a] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 10 4 .714[a]
3 Petron Blaze Boosters 9 5 .643[b] 1 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 9 5 .643[b] 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 5 .643[b] 1
6 Meralco Bolts 8 6 .571 2
7 Barako Bull Energy Cola 6 8 .429[c] 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Powerade Tigers 6 8 .429[c] 4
9 Alaska Aces 3 11 .214 7
10 Shopinas.com Clickers 0 14 .000 10
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-7)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1B-Meg88123
8Powerade97131*
8Powerade4
(best-of-3)
5Rain or Shine3
4Barangay Ginebra0
5Rain or Shine2
8Powerade1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Talk 'N Text4
2Talk 'N Text81
7Barako Bull79
2Talk 'N Text4
(best-of-3)
3Petron Blaze3
3Petron Blaze2
6Meralco0

*Game went into overtime

Quarterfinals

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Petron Blaze-Meralco series

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December 21
Petron Blaze Boosters 80, Meralco Bolts 64
Petron wins series 2–0

Commissioner's Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 Advance to semifinals
2 Barangay Ginebra Kings 6 3 .667[a] 1
3 B-Meg Llamados 6 3 .667[a] 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556 2
5 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444[b] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444[b] 3
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444[b] 3
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 6 .333[c] 4
9 Petron Blaze Boosters 3 6 .333[c] 4
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[c] 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

Seeding playoffs

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals
(best-of-3)
Semifinals
(best-of-5)
Finals
(best-of-7)
1 Talk 'N Text 3
4 Alaska 1 5 Barako Bull 2
5 Barako Bull 2 1 Talk 'N Text 3
3 B-Meg 4
2 Barangay Ginebra 1
3 B-Meg 2 3 B-Meg 3
6 Meralco 1

Quarterfinals

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B-Meg–Meralco series

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April 8
B-Meg Llamados 86, Meralco Bolts 76
B-Meg wins series, 2–1

Governors Cup

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Eliminations

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Standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 1 .889 Semifinal round
2 B-Meg Llamados 6 3 .667 2
3 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 5 4 .556[a] 3
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 5 4 .556[a] 3
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 5 4 .556[a] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444[b] 4
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444[b] 4
8 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444[b] 4
9 Alaska Aces 2 7 .222[c] 6
10 Air21 Express 2 7 .222[c] 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

6th-seed playoffs

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Semifinals

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Standings

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Transactions

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Trades

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Pre-season

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August 28, 2011[1] To Meralco
Mark Yee (from Talk 'N Text)
2011 1st round pick (Jason Ballesteros) (from Talk 'N Text)
Mark Macapagal (from Powerade)
To Talk 'N Text
Bam Gamalinda (from Meralco)
Shawn Weinstein (from Meralco)
To Powerade
Chris Timberlake (from Meralco)
Rogemar Menor (from Meralco)
2011 2nd round pick (John Marc Agustin) (from Talk 'N Text)
August 28, 2011[2] To Meralco
2011 2nd round pick (Gilbert Bulawan)
To Alaska
2014 2nd round pick

Commissioner's Cup

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January 27, 2012 To Meralco
Mark Canlas
Dennis Daa
To Air21
Nelbert Omolon
Mark Isip

Governors Cup

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May 11, 2012 To Meralco
Jay-R Reyes
To Alaska
Gabby Espinas

Recruited imports

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Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Jarrid Famous February 10 (vs. B-Meg) February 17 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 1–2
Earl Barron February 26 (vs. Powerade) April 8 (vs. B-Meg) 5–5
Governors Cup Chamberlain Oguchi May 23 (vs. Talk 'N Text) June 6 (vs. B-Meg) 1–3
Mario West June 10 (vs. Alaska) July 15 (vs. Petron Blaze) 5-5

References

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  1. ^ Meralco, Powerade, Talk ‘N Text complete first D-Day deal Archived 2011-08-30 at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, interaksyon.com, August 28, 2011
  2. ^ CASIO, LEE HEADLINE TOP ROOKIE PICKS Archived 2011-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, PBA.ph, August 28, 2011