2015–16 Meralco Bolts season

Meralco Bolts 2015–16 Norman Black Philippine Cup 1 10 12 Did not qualify Commissioner's Cup 8 3 2 Semifinals (lost to Alaska, 2–3) Governors' Cup 6 5 4 Runners-up (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 2–4) Manila Electric Company (an MVP Group subsidiary) Paolo Trillo 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 Meralco Bolts season was the 6th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Key dates August 23: The 2015 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila. Draft picks 2015 PBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College1 4 Chris Newsome SG/SF Hapee Fresh Fighters ADMU 7 Baser Amer PG San Beda 3 29 Joseph Sedurifa SG Café France Bakers CEU Roster Meralco Bolts 2015–16 #F95F17 #FFFFFF #0F2C6E #FFFFFF 0 Bryan Faundo F/C 6 6 225 Letran PHI 1984–02–18 1 Simon Atkins basketball G 5 11 185 De La Salle PHI 1988–07–19 IN 3 Jimmy Alapag G 5 9 160 Cal State San Bernardino USA 1977–12–30 C 7 Cliff Hodge F 6 4 195 Reedley USA 1988–02–03 9 Baser Amer G 6 0 170 San Beda PHI 1992–09–29 R 10 Jonathan Uyloan G 6 0 185 1983–11–26 Golden West PHI 11 Chris Newsome G/F 6 2 190 1990–06–25 Ateneo USA R 13 Ryan Buenafe G/F 6 2 225 1990–02–01 Ateneo PHI 15 Joseph Sedurifa G 6 1 175 1990–09–04 Centro Escolar University PHI R / IN 17 Anjo Caram G 5 7 159 1991–01–14 San Beda PHI 18 Justin Chua C 6 5 230 1989–07–13 Ateneo PHI 19 Rabeh Al-Hussaini C 6 7 220 1988–08–11 Ateneo PHI 20 Jared Dillinger F 6 4 220 1984–01–06 Hawaii USA yes 21 Reynel Hugnatan F 6 4 210 1978–11–03 Manila PHI 22 John Ferriols F 6 4 210 1974–09–09 USJ-R PHI IN 23 Kelly Nabong C/F 6 6 227 1988–11–17 SRJC USA 24 Rey Guevarra F 6 3 190 1986–11–24 Letran PHI 25 Ken Bono C/F 6 5 280 1984–07–19 Adamson PHI IN USA Norman Black PHI Ronnie Magsanoc (1st Assistant) PHI Luigi Trillo PHI Patrick Fran PHI Xavier Nunag PHI Gene Afable PHI Jamike Jarin PHI Paolo Trillo http://pba.inquirer.net/teams/meralco-bolts Philippine Cup Eliminations Standings MER Commissioner's Cup Eliminations Standings MER Playoffs Bracket Governors' Cup Eliminations Standings MER Bracket Bracket Transactions Trades Off-season August 7, 2015Ganglani Naveen Jimmy Alapag to come out of retirement, will join Meralco after trade https://www.rappler.com/sports/pba/101917-alapag-join-meralco-trade/ August 8, 2015 rappler.com August 7, 2015 To BlackwaterMike CortezJames Sena(from Meralco) To MeralcoJimmy Alapag(from Talk 'N Text via Blackwater) To Talk 'N TextLarry Rodriguez (from Blackwater) October 7, 2015NLEX gets Sean Anthony in three-team deal inquirer.net, October 7, 2015 To MahindraJuneric Baloria2016 and 2017 second-round picks(from NLEX) To Meralco 2016 and 2017 second-round picks (from Mahindra) To NLEXSean Anthony(from Meralco via Mahindra) Commissioner's Cup March 17, 2016 , pba.inquirer.net, March 18, 2016 WaivedGary David Signings Recruited imports Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record Commissioner's Cup Arinze OnuakuArinze Onuaku replaces injured Malcolm Thomas in last-minute import change for Bolts, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, February 6, 2016 February 10 (vs. Star) May 4 (vs. Alaska) 11–6 Governors' Cup USA Allen DurhamMeralco signs former Barako Bull import Allen Durham https://web.archive.org/web/20161221014516/http://www.foxsportsasia.com/basketball/news/detail/item355071/meralco-signs-former-barako-bull-import-allen-durham/ 2016-12-21 Richard Dy, Fox Sports, June 7, 2016 July 15 (vs. Phoenix) October 19 (vs. Ginebra) 13–10 IRI Mohammad Jamshidi*Meralco taps Iran's Jamshidi as Asian import for Govs’ Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20161220140805/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/meralco-taps-irans-jamshidi-as-asian-import-for-govs-cup 2016-12-20 , interaktv.com, June 9, 2016 July 15 (vs. Phoenix) August 10 (vs. Rain or Shine) 3–2 References Category:Meralco Bolts seasons Meralco