2014–15 Meralco Bolts season

The 2014–15 Meralco Bolts season is the 5th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2014–15 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachNorman Black
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5
(.545)
Place6th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist(Lost to Alaska in the 2nd round)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record6–5
(.545)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinalist
(Lost to Rain or Shine, 0-3)
Governors' Cup results
Record5–6
(.455)
Place7th
Playoff finishQuarterfinalist
(Lost to San Miguel in two games with twice-to-win disadvantage
Meralco Bolts seasons

Key dates

Draft picks
Main article: 2014 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
no draft picks

Roster
Meralco Bolts roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Atkins, Simon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-07-19 La Salle
G 5 Reyes, Jai (IN) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1987-02-25 Ateneo
F/C 7 Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988-02-03 Reedley
F 9 Anthony, Sean 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986-01-26 McGill
F/C 10 Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976-12-08 NU
G 11 Cortez, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1980-11-10 La Salle
G 13 Buenafe, Ryan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990-02-01 Ateneo
F/C 15 Sena, James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1988-08-31 JRU
G 17 Caram, Anjo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991-01-14 San Beda
F 20 Dillinger, Jared (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984-01-06 Hawaii
F/C 21 Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978-11-03 UM
F 22 Ferriols, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1974-09-09 San Jose-Recoletos
F/C 23 Nabong, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1988-11-17 SRJC
G/F 24 Guevarra, Rey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986-11-24 Letran
G 28 David, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1978-07-13 Lyceum
G/F 80 Macapagal, Mark (IN) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979-09-20 San Sebastian
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Standings

{{2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=MER}}

Bracket
  Quarterfinals (1st phase)     Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(One-game playoff)		     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#3 twice to beat)                                  
  3 Alaska 82  
  10 NLEX 78  
            3 Alaska 87    
    (#6 twice to beat)       6 Meralco 69     2 Rain or Shine 2  
  6 Meralco 77     3 Alaska 4  
  7 Purefoods Star 65  
    3 Alaska 3
    (#4 twice to beat)     1 San Miguel 4
  4 Talk 'N Text 105  
  9 Barako Bull 76       1 San Miguel 4
            4 Talk 'N Text 83     4 Talk 'N Text 0  
    (#5 twice to beat)     5 Barangay Ginebra 67    
  5 Barangay Ginebra 95  
  8 GlobalPort 78    

Commissioner's Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB
Source: PBA.ph

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Rain or Shine 92    
  8 Barangay Ginebra 91    
            1 Rain or Shine 3    
    (Best-of-3)       5 Meralco 0  
  4 NLEX 0  
  5 Meralco 2    
    1 Rain or Shine 3
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     2 Talk 'N Text 4
  2 Talk 'N Text 127    
  7 Barako Bull 97    
            2 Talk 'N Text 3
    (Best-of-3)     3 Purefoods Star 1    
  3 Purefoods Star 2  
  6 Alaska 0    


Transactions

Pre-season
September 12, 2014[3] To Blackwater
Sunday Salvacion
Jason Ballesteros
(from Meralco)		 To Meralco
Sean Anthony
(from NLEX via Blackwater)		 To NLEX
Juneric Baloria
2016 & 2017 2nd round draft picks (from Blackwater)

Recruited imports
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupJosh DavisJanuary 27 (vs Barangay Ginebra)April 5 (vs Rain or Shine)8–7
No ImportApril 7 (vs Rain or Shine)0–1
Governors' CupAndre EmmettMay 5 (vs GlobalPort)June 29 (vs San Miguel)6–7
Seiya Ando*May 13 (vs NLEX)June 29 (vs San Miguel)5–6

(* Asian import)

References
  1. Norman Black moves to Meralco, Jong Uichico to take over Talk ‘N Text as MVP group shuffles coaches Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Interaksyon.com, July 9, 2014
  2. Former Alaska coach Luigi Trillo set to join Norman Black at Meralco Archived 2014-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, July 26, 2014
  3. http://www.dugout.ph/2014/09/anthony-to-meralco-baloria-to-nlex-in-three-team-pba-transfer.html


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