2015–16 Meralco Bolts season explained

Team:Meralco Bolts
Pbayear:2015–16
Coach:Norman Black
1C-Name:Philippine Cup
1C-Wins:1
1C-Losses:10
1C-Place:12
1C-Playoffs:Did not qualify
2C-Name:Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:8
2C-Losses:3
2C-Place:2
2C-Playoffs:Semifinals
3C-Name:Governors' Cup
3C-Wins:6
3C-Losses:5
3C-Place:4
3C-Playoffs:Runners-up
Owners:Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Manager:Paolo Trillo
Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17

The 2015–16 Meralco Bolts season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

See main article: article and 2015 PBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityPBA D-League teamCollege
align=center rowspan=214Chris NewsomeSFHapee Fresh FightersADMU
7Baser AmerPGSan Beda
329Joseph SedurifaSGCafé France BakersCEU

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Playoffs

Bracket

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Bracket

Transactions

Trades

Off-season

August 7, 2015[1] To Blackwater
Mike Cortez
James Sena
(from Meralco)
To Meralco
Jimmy Alapag
(from Talk 'N Text via Blackwater)
To Talk 'N Text
Larry Rodriguez
(from Blackwater)
October 7, 2015[2] To Mahindra
Juneric Baloria
2016 and 2017 second round picks
(from NLEX)
To Meralco
2016 and 2017 second round picks
(from Mahindra)
To NLEX
Sean Anthony
(from Meralco via Mahindra)

Commissioner's Cup

March 17, 2016 [3]
Waived
Gary David
Signings

Recruited imports

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Arinze Onuaku[4] February 10 (vs. Star) May 4 (vs. Alaska) 11–6
Allen Durham[5] July 15 (vs. Phoenix) October 19 (vs. Ginebra) 13–10
Mohammad Jamshidi*[6] July 15 (vs. Phoenix) August 10 (vs. Rain or Shine) 3–2

Notes and References

  1. News: Ganglani. Naveen. Jimmy Alapag to come out of retirement, will join Meralco after trade. August 8, 2015. rappler.com. August 7, 2015.
  2. http://pba.inquirer.net/60814/nlex-gets-sean-anthony-in-three-team-deal NLEX gets Sean Anthony in three-team deal
  3. http://sports.inquirer.net/209030/after-suspension-meralco-drops-gary-david
  4. http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/arinze-onuaku-replaces-injured-malcolm-thomas-in-last-minute-import-change-for-meralco Arinze Onuaku replaces injured Malcolm Thomas in last-minute import change for Bolts
  5. http://www.foxsportsasia.com/basketball/news/detail/item355071/meralco-signs-former-barako-bull-import-allen-durham/ Meralco signs former Barako Bull import Allen Durham
  6. http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/meralco-taps-irans-jamshidi-as-asian-import-for-govs-cup Meralco taps Iran’s Jamshidi as Asian import for Govs’ Cup