# 2020 Meralco Bolts season

The 2020 Meralco Bolts season was the tenth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* December 8, 2019: The 2019 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
* March 11, 2020: The PBA postponed the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.
* April 13, 2020: After playing two seasons with the franchise, long-time national team player Ranidel de Ocampo announces his retirement from professional basketball.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Team |
| 2 | 18 | Aaron Black | SG | Philippines | Ateneo |
| 3 | 29 | Mike Cañete | PF | Philippines | Arellano |

## Philippine Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT Tropang Giga | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
| 12 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
* 1 2 3 4 5 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

#### Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 7–4 :
October: 3–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 12
Phoenix Super LPG
L 98–116
Reynel Hugnatan (16)
Raymar Jose (10)
Chris Newsome (5)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
0–1
2
October 14
Alaska
W 93–81
Allein Maliksi (17)
Reynel Hugnatan (8)
Chris Newsome (5)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–1
3
October 18
Barangay Ginebra
L 91–105
Allein Maliksi (18)
Reynel Hugnatan (7)
Baser Amer (6)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
1–2
4
October 20
Magnolia
W 109–104 OT
Chris Newsome (23)
Cliff Hodge (9)
Chris Newsome (6)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
2–2
5
October 23
NLEX
W 101–92
Chris Newsome (18)
Raymond Almazan (9)
Chris Newsome (6)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
3–2
6
October 28
San Miguel
L 82–89
Baser Amer (17)
Newsome, Black (8)
Chris Newsome (6)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
3–3 :
November: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
November 4
Blackwater
W 89–85
Chris Newsome (19)
Raymond Almazan (10)
Bong Quinto (6)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
4–3
8
November 5
Rain or Shine
W 85–78
Chris Newsome (17)
Almazan, Black (9)
Baser Amer (7)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
5–3
9
November 7
TNT
L 79–92
Chris Newsome (17)
Raymond Almazan (9)
Newsome, Hugnatan (4)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
5–4
10
November 8
Terrafirma
W 95–93
Raymond Almazan (15)
Raymond Almazan (10)
Cliff Hodge (5)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
6–4
11
November 11
NorthPort
W 80–73
Bong Quinto (14)
Jammer Jamito (12)
Baser Amer (7)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center
7–4 :