The Meralco Bolts season was the 11th season of the franchise in the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...

(PBA).

Key dates

*March 14: The PBA Season 46 draft was held at the

TV5 Media Center The TV5 Media Center, also known as Launchpad Center, the headquarters and broadcast complex of TV5 and affiliate companies Cignal TV, Nation Broadcasting Corporation, Philex Mining Corporation and Voyager Innovations, Inc. Construction The co ...

in Mandaluyong. Application forms for Season 46 Draft available Monday
PBA.ph, December 4, 2020

Draft picks

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, -bgcolor=ccffcc , 1 , July 16 , NorthPort
W 85–63
,

Mac Belo Rey Mark G. "Mac" Belo (born February 12, 1993) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Early life Hailing from Midsayap, Cotabato, Belo was born on February 12, 1993. ...

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(9) , Almazan, Quinto (5) ,

Ynares Sports Arena The Ynares Sports Arena is an indoor arena located in Pasig, Philippines. The stadium has hosted the basketball games of the Philippine Basketball Association, Philippine Basketball League, and Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, as well as co ...

, 1–0 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 2 , July 18 , San Miguel
W 93–87
,

Chris Newsome Christopher Elijah Duque Newsome (born July 25, 1990) is a Filipino American professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Early life and high school career Newsome was born in San Jose, Ca ...

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Bong Quinto Kier John R. "Bong" Quinto (born December 15, 1994) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). PBA career statistics ''As of the end of 2022–23 season'' Season-by-season ...

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Newsome Newsome is a village situated approximately 1 mile south of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It is in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees. The village lies at the centre of Newsome Ward to which it gives its name. Geography Newsome s ...

, Quinto (6) ,

, 2–0 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 3 , July 24 , Rain or Shine
L 72–85
,

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Cliff Hodge Clifford Marion "Cliff" Hodge (born February 3, 1988) is a Filipino-American basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 4th overall by the Meralco Bolts in the 2012 PBA draft. Profess ...

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, 2–1 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 4 , July 28 ,

Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

W 91–80
,

Allein Maliksi Allein Gail Q. Maliksi (born September 18, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 8th by the Petron Blaze Boosters in the 2011 PBA draft. College ...

(24) , Belo, Hodge, Maliksi (7) ,

(7) ,

, 3–1 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 5 , July 31 ,

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...

W 89–80
,

John Pinto John Pinto (December 15, 1924 – May 24, 2019) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate from 1977 until his death in 2019. Early life Pinto was born in Lupton, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation ...

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, 4–1 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 6 , September 1 ,

Magnolia ''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendro ...

W 95–94
,

(22) ,

(11) ,

(4) , DHVSU Gym , 5–1 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 7 , September 3 ,

TNT Trinitrotoluene (), more commonly known as TNT, more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. TNT is occasionally used as a reagen ...

L 76–91
,

(16) ,

Reynel Hugnatan Reynel Frances T. Hugnatan (born November 3, 1978) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association. He was picked 9th overall by the Coca-Cola Tigers in the 2003 PBA draft. PBA caree ...

(11) ,

(5) , DHVSU Gym , 5–2 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 8 , September 1 , Terrafirma
W 95–83
,

(17) , Almazan, Pasaol, Quinto (8) ,

(7) , DHVSU Gym , 6–2 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 9 , September 18 , Blackwater
W 104–97
,

(21) ,

Raymond Almazan Raymond Canaria Almazan (born August 2, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is nicknamed Rock N' Roll. College career He played for the Letran Knights in ...

(17) ,

(6) , DHVSU Gym , 7–2 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 10 , September 22 ,

NLEX The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), signed as E1 of the Philippine expressway network, partially as N160 of the Philippine highway network, and R-8 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects M ...

W 104–101
,

(22) ,

(11) ,

(8) , DHVSU Gym , 8–2 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 11 , September 23 , Barangay Ginebra
W 79–66
, Belo, Pasaol (15) ,

(10) ,

(8) , DHVSU Gym , 9–2

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

, -bgcolor=ffcccc , 1 , September 29 ,

L 80–81
,

(16) ,

(11) ,

, Quinto (4) , DHVSU Gym , 0–1 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 2 , October 1 ,

W 97–86
,

(23) , Hodge,

(9) , Caram,

(6) , DHVSU Gym , 1–1 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 1 , October 3 ,

L 79–88
,

(14) ,

(8) ,

(10) , DHVSU Gym , 0–1 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 2 , October 6 ,

L 78–92
,

(18) , Belo, Hugnatan (7) ,

(7) , DHVSU Gym , 0–2 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 3 , October 8 ,

W 91–86
,

(17) ,

(12) ,

, Quinto (4) , DHVSU Gym , 1–2 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 4 , October 10 ,

L 69–81
,

(21) ,

(9) ,

(8) , DHVSU Gym , 1–3 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 5 , October 13 ,

W 102–98
,

(29) ,

(10) ,

(6) , DHVSU Gym , 2–3 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 6 , October 15 ,

L 85–93
,

(16) ,

(12) , Hodge,

(6) , DHVSU Gym , 2–4

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

, -bgcolor=ccffcc , 1 , December 16 , Blackwater
W 98–77
, Tony Bishop (28) , Tony Bishop (13) ,

(7) ,

Smart Araneta Coliseum The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed as "the Big Do ...

, 1–0 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 2 , December 22 ,

W 83–80
, Tony Bishop (36) , Tony Bishop (17) ,

, Pinto (4) ,

, 2–0 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 3 , February 11, 2022 ,

W 110–100
, Tony Bishop (32) , Tony Bishop (13) , Tony Bishop (8) ,

, 3–0 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 4 , February 13, 2022 , Barangay Ginebra
W 101–95
, Tony Bishop (30) , Tony Bishop (13) , Bishop,

(7) , Smart Araneta Coliseum , 4–0 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 5 , February 17, 2022 , NorthPort
L 98–109
, Tony Bishop (34) , Tony Bishop (16) , Chris Newsome (8) , Smart Araneta Coliseum , 4–1 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 6 , February 20, 2022 , Rain or Shine
W 93–88
, Tony Bishop (26) , Tony Bishop (14) ,

Chris Banchero Christopher Guerrero Banchero (born January 24, 1989) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 5th overall by Alaska in the 2014 PBA draft. High s ...

(5) , Smart Araneta Coliseum
3,347 , 5–1 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 7 , February 24, 2022 , Terrafirma
W 107–95
, Tony Bishop (26) , Tony Bishop (11) ,

(6) ,

Ynares Center The Ynares Center is an indoor sporting arena located along the Circumferential Road in Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines. The facility, which has a seating capacity of 7,400, is managed by the Provincial Government of Rizal. Aside from hosting bask ...

, 6–1 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 8 , February 26, 2022 ,

L 93–94
, Allein Maliksi (32) , Tony Bishop (13) , Tony Bishop (5) , Ynares Center , 6–2 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 9 , March 2, 2022 ,

L 85–88
, Tony Bishop (19) , Tony Bishop (14) ,

(5) ,

, 6–3 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 10 , March 5, 2022 , San Miguel
L 110–115
, Tony Bishop (29) , Tony Bishop (14) , Chris Newsome (7) , Smart Araneta Coliseum , 6–4 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 11 , March 11, 2022 ,

W 109–90
, Tony Bishop (35) , Tony Bishop (13) , Tony Bishop (5) , Smart Araneta Coliseum , 7–4

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

, -bgcolor=ccffcc , 1 , March 18, 2022 , San Miguel
W 100–85
, Tony Bishop (32) , Tony Bishop (16) ,

(5) ,

, 1–0 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 1 , March 23, 2022 ,

L 80–94
,

(16) , Tony Bishop (12) ,

(4) ,

SM Mall of Asia Arena The SM Mall of Asia Arena, also known as the Mall of Asia Arena or the MoA Arena, is an indoor arena within the SM Mall of Asia complex, in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. It has a seating capacity of 15,000 for sporting events, an ...

, 0–1 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 2 , March 25, 2022 , Magnolia
W 81–75
, Tony Bishop (22) , Tony Bishop (14) , Aaron Black (4) , SM Mall of Asia Arena , 1–1 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 3 , March 27, 2022 , Magnolia
W 101–95
, Tony Bishop (27) , Tony Bishop (10) , Banchero,

(5) , SM Mall of Asia Arena
13,272 , 2–1 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 4 , March 30, 2022 , Magnolia
L 73–94
, Tony Bishop (22) , Tony Bishop (16) , Chris Newsome (5) ,

10,353 , 2–2 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 5 , April 1, 2022 , Magnolia
W 94–81
,

(24) , Bishop, Newsome (8) , Chris Newsome (12) ,

, 3–2 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 1 , April 6, 2022 , Barangay Ginebra
W 104–91
,

(22) , Tony Bishop (12) ,

(7) ,

12,457 , 1–0 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 2 , April 8, 2022 , Barangay Ginebra
L 93–99
, Tony Bishop (31) , Tony Bishop (13) , Aaron Black (6) ,

12,248 , 1–1 , -bgcolor=ccffcc , 3 , April 10, 2022 , Barangay Ginebra
W 83–74
, Tony Bishop (30) , Tony Bishop (16) , Chris Newsome (6) , SM Mall of Asia Arena
16,104 , 2–1 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 4 , April 13, 2022 , Barangay Ginebra
L 84–95
, Tony Bishop (25) , Almazan, Black (9) , Chris Newsome (5) , Smart Araneta Coliseum
17,298 , 2–2 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 5 , April 17, 2022 , Barangay Ginebra
L 110–115
, Tony Bishop (30) , Tony Bishop (15) , Black, Newsome (5) , Smart Araneta Coliseum
18,251 , 2–3 , -bgcolor=ffcccc , 6 , April 22, 2022 , Barangay Ginebra
L 92–103
, Tony Bishop (21) , Tony Bishop (16) , Chris Newsome (6) , SM Mall of Asia Arena
20,224 , 2–4

Key dates

Draft picks

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

Game log

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

Mid-season

Recruited imports

References