# 2024–25 Meralco Bolts season

The 2024–25 Meralco Bolts season is the 14th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* July 14: The PBA season 49 draft was held at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Place of birth | College |
| 1 | 11 | CJ Cansino | G | Philippines | UP |
| 2 | 23 | Kurt Reyson | G | Philippines | Letran |
| 3 | 35 | JP Maguliano | F | Philippines | EAC |
| 4 | 43 | Jordan Bartlett | G | USA | De La Salle |

## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Group A Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 2 | .800 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Converge FiberXers | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5 | |
| 6 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 9 | .100 | 7 | |

#### Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 7–3 :
August: 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
August 18
Magnolia
W 99–94
Allen Durham (20)
Allen Durham (16)
Cliff Hodge (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
August 22
TNT
L 73–93
Chris Banchero (18)
Allen Durham (10)
Banchero, Quinto (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
August 28
Terrafirma
W 107–91
Allen Durham (23)
Allen Durham (12)
Cliff Hodge (7)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
2–1 :
September: 5–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
September 1
NorthPort
W 109–99
Allen Durham (34)
Allen Durham (16)
Allen Durham (9)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–1
5
September 4
Converge
W 116–88
Allen Durham (27)
Allen Durham (14)
Allen Durham (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–1
6
September 7
Magnolia
W 82–74
Chris Newsome (21)
Allen Durham (14)
Chris Banchero (6)
Panabo City Multi-Purpose Tourism Cultural and Sports Center
5–1
7
September 12
TNT
L 99–108
Allen Durham (26)
Allen Durham (11)
Allen Durham (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
5–2
8
September 14
NorthPort
W 114–104
Allen Durham (23)
Allen Durham (13)
Bong Quinto (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
6–2
9
September 18
Converge
L 97–105
Allen Durham (25)
Chris Newsome (11)
Bong Quinto (8)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
6–3
10
September 21
Terrafirma
W 124–82
Alvin Pasaol (21)
Hodge, Pasaol (8)
Jolo Mendoza (5)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
7–3 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals (Best-of-5) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-5) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-5) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) |
| A1 | TNT | 3 | | | | | | |
| B4 | NLEX | 1 | | | | | | |
| B4 | NLEX | 1 | A1 | TNT | 4 | | | |
| | | | B1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| B1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | B1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| A4 | Magnolia | 2 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Magnolia | 2 | | | | A1 | TNT | 4 |
| | | | | | | B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 |
| B2 | San Miguel | 3 | | | | B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 |
| A3 | Converge | 2 | | | | | | |
| A3 | Converge | 2 | B2 | San Miguel | 2 | | | |
| | | | B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| A2 | Meralco | 0 | B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2024 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–3 :
Quarterfinals: 0–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
September 26
Barangay Ginebra
L 92–99
Cliff Hodge (23)
Allen Durham (13)
Chris Newsome (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
0–1
2
September 28
Barangay Ginebra
L 103–104
Allen Durham (39)
Allen Durham (14)
Banchero, Hodge (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
September 30
Barangay Ginebra
L 106–113
Allen Durham (38)
Allen Durham (13)
Chris Banchero (8)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
0–3 :

## Commissioner's Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 9 | 3 | .750 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Converge FiberXers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Eastern (G) | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | |
| 10 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | |
| 11 | Blackwater Bossing | 3 | 9 | .250 | 6 | |
| 12 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 9 | .250 | 6 | |
| 13 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 11 | .083 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.04, Converge 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 0.94
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.08, Rain or Shine 1.04, Eastern 0.88
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Magnolia 112–81 NLEX
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Phoenix

#### Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 7–5 :
November: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 29, 2024
Phoenix
W 111–109
Akil Mitchell (27)
Akil Mitchell (13)
Chris Newsome (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–0 :
December: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
December 1, 2024
Rain or Shine
W 121–111
Chris Newsome (25)
Raymond Almazan (16)
Black, Quinto (4)
Ynares Center
2–0
3
December 6, 2024
Terrafirma
W 96–91
D. J. Kennedy (32)
Raymond Almazan (12)
Chris Newsome (8)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–0
4
December 12, 2024
Blackwater
L 98–114
Chris Newsome (22)
Cliff Hodge (10)
Aaron Black (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
3–1
5
December 25, 2024
Converge
L 94–110
Akil Mitchell (29)
Akil Mitchell (18)
Bong Quinto (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 12,198
3–2 :
January: 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
January 5, 2025
Eastern
W 88–83
Akil Mitchell (31)
Akil Mitchell (14)
Akil Mitchell (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–2
7
January 7, 2025
TNT
L 99–101
Akil Mitchell (24)
Akil Mitchell (18)
Chris Newsome (8)
PhilSports Arena
4–3
8
January 10, 2025
NLEX
W 105–91
Akil Mitchell (24)
Akil Mitchell (12)
Mitchell, Quinto (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
5–3
9
January 14, 2025
NorthPort
W 111–94
Akil Mitchell (30)
Akil Mitchell (13)
Chris Banchero (6)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
6–3
10
January 18, 2025
San Miguel
W 100–93
Akil Mitchell (26)
Akil Mitchell (16)
Bong Quinto (8)
Candon City Arena
7–3
11
January 29, 2025
Barangay Ginebra
L 87–91
CJ Cansino (15)
Raymond Almazan (13)
Banchero, Black, Hodge (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7–4
12
January 31, 2025
Magnolia
L 92–129
Raymond Almazan (23)
Brandon Bates (5)
Chris Banchero (8)
PhilSports Arena
7–5 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | |
| 1 | NorthPort | 113 | | | | | |
| 8 | Magnolia | 110 | | | | | |
| 8 | Magnolia | 110 | 1 | NorthPort | 1 | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | NorthPort | 1 | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Barangay Ginebra |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | TNT |
| 2 | TNT | 109 | | | | 2 | TNT |
| 7 | Eastern | 93 | | | | | |
| 7 | Eastern | 93 | 2 | TNT | 4 | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | TNT | 4 | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | |
| 3 | Converge | 1 | 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | |
| 6 | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | |
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#### Game log

2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–2 :
Quarterfinals: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
February 5, 2025
Barangay Ginebra
L 92–100
Chris Newsome (20)
Akil Mitchell (14)
Akil Mitchell (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
February 7, 2025
Barangay Ginebra
W 108–104
Chris Newsome (24)
Akil Mitchell (17)
Akil Mitchell (10)
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1–1
3
February 9, 2025
Barangay Ginebra
L 87–94
Chris Newsome (22)
Akil Mitchell (12)
Banchero, Mitchell, Quinto (3)
Ynares Center
1–2 :

## East Asia Super League
### Group stage
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | Ryukyu Golden Kings | 6 | 5 | 1 | 498 | 493 | +5 | .833 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | New Taipei Kings | 6 | 4 | 2 | 594 | 532 | +62 | .667 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Macau Black Bears | 6 | 3 | 3 | 582 | 579 | +3 | .500 | |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 2 | 4 | 487 | 509 | −22 | .333 | |
| 5 | Busan KCC Egis | 6 | 1 | 5 | 496 | 544 | −48 | .167 | |

#### Game log
## Transactions
### Free agency
#### Subtractions

| Player | Number | Position | Reason | New team | Ref. |
| Diego Dario | 4 | Point guard | Moving to MPBL | Quezon Huskers (MPBL) | |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Governors' Cup | Allen Durham | August 18, 2024 (vs. Magnolia) | September 30, 2024 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 7–6 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Akil Mitchell | November 29, 2024 (vs. Phoenix) | February 9, 2025 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 7–4 |
| Commissioner's Cup | D. J. Kennedy | December 6, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma) | December 6, 2024 (vs. Terrafirma) | 1–0 |