2014–15 Meralco Bolts season

The 2014–15 Meralco Bolts season is the 5th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• July 9: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters head coach Norman Black was moved to the Meralco Bolts, replacing Ryan Gregorio as head coach.^[1]
• July 26: Former Alaska Aces coach Luigi Trillo was hired as assistant coach of the team.^[2]
• August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft will take place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Roster

Meralco Bolts roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 5.5 !F/C 0 USA ! Davis, Josh (I) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991-01-22 SDSU 1.0 !PG 1 PHI ! Atkins, Simon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-07-19 La Salle 1.0 !PG 5 PHI ! Reyes, Jai style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1987-02-25 Ateneo 4.5 !PF 7 USA ! Hodge, Cliff style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988-02-03 Reedley 1.5 !G 8 PHI ! Wilson, John style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987-01-18 JRU 4.0 !F 9 CAN ! Anthony, Sean style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986-01-26 McGill 6.0 !C 10 PHI ! Ildefonso, Danny style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976-12-09 NU 1.5 !G 11 USA ! Cortez, Mike style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1980-11-10 La Salle 4.0 !F 13 PHI ! Buenafe, Ryan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990-02-01 Ateneo 2.5 !G/F 14 USA ! Emmett, Andre style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1982-08-27 Texas Tech 6.0 !C 15 PHI ! Sena, James style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988-08-31 JRU 1.0 !PG 17 PHI ! Caram, Anjo (IN) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1991-01-14 San Beda 4.5 !PF 19 PHI ! Mercado, Jason (R) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 130 lb (59 kg) 1992-10-14 Emilio Aguinaldo College 4.0 !F 20 USA ! Dillinger, Jared (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984-01-06 USAF 4.5 !PF 21 PHI ! Hugnatan, Reynel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978-11-03 UM 4.0 !F 22 PHI ! Ferriols, John style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1974-09-09 USJ-R 1.5 !G 28 PHI ! David, Gary style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1978-07-13 Lyceum 1.5 !G 80 PHI ! Macapagal, Mark style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979-09-20 SSC-R	Head coach Norman Black (Saint Joseph's) Assistant coach(es) Ronnie Magsanoc (UP Diliman) Luigi Trillo (La Salle) Patrick Fran (UST) Xavier Nunag (UP Diliman) Gene Afable (Ateneo) Team manager Paolo Trillo (La Salle) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

{{2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=MER}}

Playoffs

Bracket

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

  y  – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals,   x  – clinched best-of-3 quarterfinals,   w  – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals,   e  – eliminated

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

Recruited imports

References