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Basketball team season
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
← 2010–11 2012–13  →

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

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 PBA Draft
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

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

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

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

Bracket

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

This box:

Quarterfinals

Petron Blaze-Meralco series

December 16
Petron Blaze Boosters 91, Meralco Bolts 84
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 21
Petron Blaze Boosters 80, Meralco Bolts 64
Petron wins series 2–0
Ynares Center, Antipolo

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

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 1
3 B-Meg Llamados 6 3 .667 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556 2
5 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444 3
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444 3
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 6 .333 4
9 Petron Blaze Boosters 3 6 .333 4
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
  2. ^ Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
  3. ^ Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

Seeding playoffs

March 30
6th seed
Meralco Bolts 102, Powerade Tigers 98
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Bracket

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
This box:

Quarterfinals

B-Meg–Meralco series

April 1
B-Meg Llamados 81, Meralco Bolts 103
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
April 4
B-Meg Llamados 95, Meralco Bolts 85
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
April 8
B-Meg Llamados 86, Meralco Bolts 76
B-Meg wins series, 2–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Governors Cup

Eliminations

Standings

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 3
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 5 4 .556 3
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 5 4 .556 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444 4
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444 4
8 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444 4
9 Alaska Aces 2 7 .222 6
10 Air21 Express 2 7 .222 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
  2. ^ Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
  3. ^ Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

6th-seed playoffs

July 3
KO game
Barako Bull Energy 95, Powerade Tigers 99
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
July 4
6th seed
Meralco Bolts 94, Powerade Tigers 86
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Semifinals

Standings

  • Cumulative standings:
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 10 4 .714 — Advance to finals
2 B-Meg Llamados 9 5 .643 1 Guaranteed finals berth playoff
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 9 5 .643 1 Qualify to finals berth playoff
4 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 8 6 .571 2
5 Petron Blaze Boosters 6 8 .429 4
6 Meralco Bolts 6 8 .429 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. If a team outside the top two teams wins four semifinal round games, then it and the second-placed team will playoff for the last finals berth; otherwise, the top 2 teams qualify outright.
  2. ^ Head-to-head record: B-Meg 2–0 Barangay Ginebra
  3. ^ Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–1, Petron; Petron +12, Meralco −12
  • Semifinal round standings
Pos Team W L Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra Kings 4 1 Qualify to finals berth playoff
2 B-Meg Llamados 3 2
3 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3 2
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2 3
5 Meralco Bolts 2 3
6 Petron Blaze Boosters 1 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Finals berth playoff: B-Meg 74–72 Barangay Ginebra

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

August 28, 2011 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 To Meralco
2011 2nd round pick (Gilbert Bulawan) 		To Alaska
2014 2nd round pick

Commissioner's Cup

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

Governors Cup

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

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Paul Artadi February 1, 2012 Barako Bull Energy
Mark Canlas January 27, 2012(via trade) Air21 Express
Dennis Daa January 27, 2012(via trade) Air21 Express
Jay-R Reyes May 11, 2012(via trade) Alaska Aces

Subtractions

Player Signed Former team
Nelbert Omolon January 27, 2012(via trade) traded to Air21 Express
Mark Isip January 27, 2012(via trade) traded to Air21 Express
Gabby Espinas May 11, 2012(via trade) traded to Alaska Aces

Recruited imports

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

  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
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