Team: | Meralco Bolts |
Pbayear: | 2023–24 |
Coach: | Luigi Trillo |
1C-Name: | Commissioner's Cup |
1C-Wins: | 8 |
1C-Losses: | 3 |
1C-Place: | 5 |
1C-Playoffs: | Quarterfinalist (lost to Phoenix Super LPG with twice-to-win disadvantage) |
2C-Name: | Philippine Cup |
2C-Wins: | 6 |
2C-Losses: | 5 |
2C-Place: | 3 |
2C-Playoffs: | Champions (Defeated San Miguel, 4–2) |
Owners: | Manila Electric Company |
Manager: | Paolo Trillo |
Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 Meralco Bolts season is the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
See main article: article and PBA Season 48 draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College | |
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1 | 8 | C | De La Salle | |||
3 | 32 | G | Ateneo | |||
4 | 43 | F | UST | |||
5 | 54 | C | San Sebastian | |||
6 | 62 | G | Cheyenne HS |
|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| May 24| NorthPort| W 97–89| Allein Maliksi (21)| Raymar Jose (12)| Alvin Pasaol (7)| Ynares Sports Arena| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| May 28| Phoenix Super LPG| L 93–100| Anjo Caram (24)| Jose, Torres (9)| Bong Quinto (11)| Ynares Sports Arena| 1–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| June 4| Converge| W 96–88| Allein Maliksi (16)| Raymond Almazan (14)| Bong Quinto (5)| Ynares Center| 2–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| June 10| San Miguel| W 92–89| Allein Maliksi (21)| Raymond Almazan (14)| Anjo Caram (7)| Tiaong Convention Center| 3–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| June 18| Terrafirma| L 102–107| Allein Maliksi (33)| Cliff Hodge (15)| Bong Quinto (10)| Ynares Sports Arena| 3–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| June 28| TNT| W 108–90| Allein Maliksi (28)| Cliff Hodge (13)| Bong Quinto (7)| Ynares Sports Arena| 4–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| July 2| Magnolia| L 101–121| Diego Dario (22)| Bong Quinto (9)| Allein Maliksi (7)| Filoil EcoOil Centre| 4–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 8| July 5| Barangay Ginebra| W 106–93| Allein Maliksi (23)| Raymond Almazan (12)| Cliff Hodge (6)| Quadricentennial Pavilion| 5–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 9| July 12| NLEX| W 96–83| Alvin Pasaol (25)| Raymond Almazan (8)| Aaron Black (9)| Ynares Sports Arena| 6–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 10| July 14| Blackwater| L 82–89| Almazan, Quinto (18)| Raymond Almazan (14)| Diego Dario (4)| Ynares Sports Arena| 6–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 11| July 28| Rain or Shine| W 103–95| Raymar Jose (22)| Raymar Jose (18)| Aaron Black (10)| Ynares Sports Arena| 7–4
|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| October 19| Rain or Shine| L 81–94| Diego Dario (20)| Raymar Jose (11)| Black, Dario, Pasaol (3)| La Salle Coliseum| 0–1
|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| November 8| Rain or Shine| W 107–102| Suleiman Braimoh (34)| Suleiman Braimoh (14)| Aaron Black (4)| PhilSports Arena| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| November 11| Blackwater| W 91–84 | Suleiman Braimoh (40)| Suleiman Braimoh (16) | Chris Newsome (6)| Ynares Center| 2–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| November 19| San Miguel| L 83–93 | Chris Newsome (22)| Suleiman Braimoh (12) | Chris Newsome (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| November 26| TNT| W 109–95 | Suleiman Braimoh (37) | Raymond Almazan (11)| Chris Newsome (5)| PhilSports Arena| 3–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| December 3| NLEX| W 97–94 | Suleiman Braimoh (38) | Almazan, Braimoh (8)| Braimoh, Quinto (4)| PhilSports Arena| 4–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| December 10| NorthPort| W 125–99| Zach Lofton (54)| Raymond Almazan (15)| Diego Dario (6)| PhilSports Arena| 5–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 7| December 17| Converge| W 105–99| Zach Lofton (30)| Chris Newsome (10)| Cliff Hodge (7)| Ynares Center| 6–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 8| December 22| Barangay Ginebra| L 96–110 | Zach Lofton (23)| Cliff Hodge (8)| Zach Lofton (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 6–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 9| January 6| Magnolia| W 85–80| Shonn Miller (33)| Shonn Miller (22)| Banchero, Newsome (4)| University of San Agustin Gym| 7–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 10| January 10| Phoenix Super LPG| L 83–93| Shonn Miller (19)| Shonn Miller (9)| Chris Newsome (7)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 7–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 11| January 12| Terrafirma| W 109–102| Shonn Miller (29)| Shonn Miller (21)| Bong Quinto (9)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 8–3
|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| January 17| Phoenix Super LPG| W 116–107 (3OT)| Cliff Hodge (20)| Shonn Miller (20)| Newsome, Quinto (4)| PhilSports Arena| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| January 21| Phoenix Super LPG| L 84–88| Hodge, Maliksi, Newsome (15)| Shonn Miller (12)| Miller, Newsome (6)| SM Mall of Asia Arena| 1–1
|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| February 28| Blackwater| L 93–96| Allein Maliksi (27)| Chris Newsome (7)| Banchero, Newsome (6)| Ynares Center| 0–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| March 2| Rain or Shine| W 121–117 (OT)| Allein Maliksi (26)| Chris Newsome (11)| Bong Quinto (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| March 6| NLEX| L 96–99| Chris Newsome (22)| Chris Newsome (8)| Chris Newsome (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| March 10| NorthPort| L 85–90| Aaron Black (18)| Cliff Hodge (11)| Chris Banchero (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| March 15| Barangay Ginebra| W 91–73| Allein Maliksi (25)| Almazan, Black, Hodge (7)| Chris Newsome (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–3|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| April 3| Terrafirma| W 86–83| Bong Quinto (18)| Chris Newsome (8) | Chris Newsome (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| April 7| TNT| L 90–92 | Black, Hodge (16)| Aaron Black (8)| Chris Newsome (5)| Ninoy Aquino Stadium| 3–4|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 8| April 21| Converge| L 99–104 | Chris Newsome (25)| Cliff Hodge (9)| Aaron Black (6)| PhilSports Arena| 3–5|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 9| April 26| Phoenix| W 82–76| Aaron Black (18)| Bates, Hodge (12)| Black, Quinto (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 4–5|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 10| April 28| Magnolia| W 74–51| Almazan, Newsome (12)| Raymond Almazan (11)| Chris Newsome (7)| PhilSports Arena| 5–5|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 11| May 4| San Miguel| W 95–92 | Cliff Hodge (20)| Cliff Hodge (13)| Chris Newsome (6)| Batangas City Sports Center| 6–5
|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| May 8| NLEX| W 97–93| Allein Maliksi (22)| Hodge, Newsome (7)| Chris Newsome (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| May 10| NLEX| W 100–81| Chris Banchero (23)| Chris Newsome (9)| Chris Banchero (6)| Rizal Memorial Coliseum| 2–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| May 17| Barangay Ginebra| L 88–92| Chris Newsome (21)| Chris Newsome (13)| Chris Banchero (8)| Mall of Asia Arena| 0–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| May 19| Barangay Ginebra| W 103–91| Allein Maliksi (25)| Cliff Hodge (10)| Caram, Hodge, Newsome (3)| Mall of Asia Arena| 1–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| May 22| Barangay Ginebra| W 87–80| Allein Maliksi (16)| Almazan, Bates (9)| Chris Newsome (6)| Dasmariñas Arena| 2–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| May 24| Barangay Ginebra| L 71–90| Banchero, Maliksi (14)| Allein Maliksi (6)| Chris Banchero (3)| Mall of Asia Arena| 2–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| May 26| Barangay Ginebra| L 84–89| Chris Banchero (18)| Cliff Hodge (8)| Chris Banchero (6)| Mall of Asia Arena| 2–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| May 29| Barangay Ginebra| W 86–81| Bong Quinto (23)| Raymond Almazan (11)| Chris Banchero (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 7| May 31| Barangay Ginebra| W 78–69| Chris Banchero (24) | Brandon Bates (13)| Chris Newsome (6)| FPJ Arena| 4–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| June 5| San Miguel| W 93–86| Banchero, Newsome (18)| Cliff Hodge (15)| Banchero, Newsome (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| June 7| San Miguel| L 94–95| Cliff Hodge (25)| Bates, Hodge (9)| Chris Newsome (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 1–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| June 9| San Miguel| W 93–89| Chris Newsome (26)| Almazan, Hodge (13)| Chris Banchero (6)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| June 12| San Miguel| L 101–111| Chris Newsome (40)| Cliff Hodge (10)| Chris Newsome (4)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 2–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| June 14| San Miguel| W 92–88| Maliksi, Newsome (22)| Cliff Hodge (9)| Chris Newsome (5)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 3–2|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| June 16| San Miguel| W 80–78| Chris Newsome (15)| Raymond Almazan (10)| Chris Banchero (8)| Smart Araneta Coliseum| 4–2
Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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November 8, 2023 | December 3, 2023 | 4–1 | ||
December 10, 2023 | December 22, 2023 | 2–1 | ||
January 6, 2024 | January 21, 2024 | 3–2 |
Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
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Chris Newsome | 2024 PBA Philippine Cup Finals Most Valuable Player | June 16, 2024[4] |
Honors | ||
Chris Newsome | 2023–24 PBA Mythical First Team | August 18, 2024[5] |
2023–24 PBA All-Defensive Team | ||
Cliff Hodge | 2023–24 PBA Mythical Second Team | |
2023–24 PBA All-Defensive Team |