2023–24 Meralco Bolts season

2023–24 Meralco Bolts season
2023–24 Meralco Bolts season
Head coach	Luigi Trillo
General Manager	Paolo Trillo
Owner(s)	Manila Electric Company ; (an MVP group subsidiary)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	8–3 (72.7%)
Place	5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Phoenix Super LPG with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Philippine Cup results
Record	6–5 (54.5%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Champions (Defeated San Miguel, 4–2)
Meralco Bolts seasons
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Meralco Bolts season is the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

September 17: The PBA Season 48 draft was held at the Market! Market! in Taguig.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Place of birth	College
1	8	Brandon Bates	C	Australia	De La Salle
3	32	Jolo Mendoza	G	Philippines	Ateneo
4	43	Zach Huang	F	Philippines	UST
5	54	Jessie Sumoda	C	Philippines	San Sebastian
6	62	Shean Jackson	G	USA	Cheyenne HS

Roster

2023–24 Meralco Bolts roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	1	Black, Aaron	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996–12–03	Ateneo
G	4	Dario, Diego	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	1997–01–06	UP Diliman
G	6	Banchero, Chris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1989–01–24	Seattle Pacific
F	7	Hodge, Cliff	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1988–02–03	Hawaii Pacific
G	10	Mendoza, Jolo (R)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		1998–01–31	Ateneo
G/F	11	Newsome, Chris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1990–07–25	Ateneo
G	17	Caram, Anjo	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	159 lb (72 kg)	1991–01–14	San Beda
F	19	Quinto, Bong	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)		1994–12–15	Letran
C	20	Almazan, Raymond (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1989–08–02	Letran
F	22	Maliksi, Allein	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1987–09–18	UST
F	23	Pasaol, Alvin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1995–05–06	UE
F	24	Jose, Raymar	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1992–08–06	Far Eastern
F	27	Rios, Jansen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1991–10–28	Adamson
F/C	29	Torres, Norbert	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1990–01–12	De La Salle
F/C	32	Pascual, Kyle	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990–04–13	San Beda
C	33	Bates, Brandon (R)	6��ft 8 in (2.03 m)	231 lb (105 kg)		De La Salle

Head coach

Luigi Trillo

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Paolo Trillo

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

Preseason

PBA on Tour

Game log

2023 PBA on Tour game log
Total: 7–4

May: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 24	NorthPort	W 97–89	Allein Maliksi (21)	Raymar Jose (12)	Alvin Pasaol (7)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–0
2	May 28	Phoenix Super LPG	L 93–100	Anjo Caram (24)	Jose, Torres (9)	Bong Quinto (11)	Ynares Sports Arena	1–1

June: 3–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	June 4	Converge	W 96–88	Allein Maliksi (16)	Raymond Almazan (14)	Bong Quinto (5)	Ynares Center	2–1
4	June 10	San Miguel	W 92–89	Allein Maliksi (21)	Raymond Almazan (14)	Anjo Caram (7)	Tiaong Convention Center	3–1
5	June 18	Terrafirma	L 102–107	Allein Maliksi (33)	Cliff Hodge (15)	Bong Quinto (10)	Ynares Sports Arena	3–2
6	June 28	TNT	W 108–90	Allein Maliksi (28)	Cliff Hodge (13)	Bong Quinto (7)	Ynares Sports Arena	4–2

July: 3–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	July 2	Magnolia	L 101–121	Diego Dario (22)	Bong Quinto (9)	Allein Maliksi (7)	Filoil EcoOil Centre	4–3
8	July 5	Barangay Ginebra	W 106–93	Allein Maliksi (23)	Raymond Almazan (12)	Cliff Hodge (6)	Quadricentennial Pavilion	5–3
9	July 12	NLEX	W 96–83	Alvin Pasaol (25)	Raymond Almazan (8)	Aaron Black (9)	Ynares Sports Arena	6–3
10	July 14	Blackwater	L 82–89	Almazan, Quinto (18)	Raymond Almazan (14)	Diego Dario (4)	Ynares Sports Arena	6–4
11	July 28	Rain or Shine	W 103–95	Raymar Jose (22)	Raymar Jose (18)	Aaron Black (10)	Ynares Sports Arena	7–4

MassKara Festival exhibition

Game log

2023 PBA MassKara Festival exhibition game log
Total: 0–1

October: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 19	Rain or Shine	L 81–94	Diego Dario (20)	Raymar Jose (11)	Black, Dario, Pasaol (3)	La Salle Coliseum	0–1

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727^[a]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727^[a]	1
4	Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters	8	3	.727^[a]	1
5	Meralco Bolts	8	3	.727^[a]	1	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	NorthPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545^[b]	3
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545^[b]	3
8	TNT Tropang Giga	5	6	.455	4
9	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364	5
10	Terrafirma Dyip	2	9	.182	7
11	Blackwater Bossing	1	10	.091^[c]	8
12	Converge FiberXers	1	10	.091^[c]	8

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss^[2]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 8–3

November: 3–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 8	Rain or Shine	W 107–102	Suleiman Braimoh (34)	Suleiman Braimoh (14)	Aaron Black (4)	PhilSports Arena	1–0
2	November 11	Blackwater	W 91–84	Suleiman Braimoh (40)	Suleiman Braimoh (16)	Chris Newsome (6)	Ynares Center	2–0
3	November 19	San Miguel	L 83–93	Chris Newsome (22)	Suleiman Braimoh (12)	Chris Newsome (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1
4	November 26	TNT	W 109–95	Suleiman Braimoh (37)	Raymond Almazan (11)	Chris Newsome (5)	PhilSports Arena	3–1

December: 3–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	December 3	NLEX	W 97–94	Suleiman Braimoh (38)	Almazan, Braimoh (8)	Braimoh, Quinto (4)	PhilSports Arena	4–1
6	December 10	NorthPort	W 125–99	Zach Lofton (54)	Raymond Almazan (15)	Diego Dario (6)	PhilSports Arena	5–1
7	December 17	Converge	W 105–99	Zach Lofton (30)	Chris Newsome (10)	Cliff Hodge (7)	Ynares Center	6–1
8	December 22	Barangay Ginebra	L 96–110	Zach Lofton (23)	Cliff Hodge (8)	Zach Lofton (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	6–2

January: 2–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
9	January 6	Magnolia	W 85–80	Shonn Miller (33)	Shonn Miller (22)	Banchero, Newsome (4)	University of San Agustin Gym	7–2
10	January 10	Phoenix Super LPG	L 83–93	Shonn Miller (19)	Shonn Miller (9)	Chris Newsome (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	7–3
11	January 12	Terrafirma	W 109–102	Shonn Miller (29)	Shonn Miller (21)	Bong Quinto (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	8–3

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	Magnolia		109

8	TNT		94
				1	Magnolia	3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
				4	Phoenix Super LPG	1
4	Phoenix Super LPG	107	88

5	Meralco	116***	84
							1	Magnolia	2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							2	San Miguel	4
2	San Miguel		127

7	Rain or Shine		122
				2	San Miguel	3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
				3	Barangay Ginebra	0
3	Barangay Ginebra		106

6	NorthPort		93

*Game went into overtime

Game log

2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 1–1

Quarterfinals: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	January 17	Phoenix Super LPG	W 116–107 (3OT)	Cliff Hodge (20)	Shonn Miller (20)	Newsome, Quinto (4)	PhilSports Arena	1–0
2	January 21	Phoenix Super LPG	L 84–88	Hodge, Maliksi, Newsome (15)	Shonn Miller (12)	Miller, Newsome (6)	SM Mall of Asia Arena	1–1

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	4	.636	3	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545^[a]	4	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT Tropang Giga	6	5	.545^[a]	4
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545^[a]	4
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545^[a]	4
7	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	6	5	.545^[a]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Terrafirma Dyip	5	6	.455^[b]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	NorthPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455^[b]	5
10	Blackwater Bossing	4	7	.364	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	3	8	.273	7
12	Converge FiberXers	2	9	.182	8

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient; 4) coin toss^[3]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90
^ ^a ^b Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).

Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5

February: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	February 28	Blackwater	L 93–96	Allein Maliksi (27)	Chris Newsome (7)	Banchero, Newsome (6)	Ynares Center	0–1

March: 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	March 2	Rain or Shine	W 121–117 (OT)	Allein Maliksi (26)	Chris Newsome (11)	Bong Quinto (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–1
3	March 6	NLEX	L 96–99	Chris Newsome (22)	Chris Newsome (8)	Chris Newsome (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–2
4	March 10	NorthPort	L 85–90	Aaron Black (18)	Cliff Hodge (11)	Chris Banchero (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–3
5	March 15	Barangay Ginebra	W 91–73	Allein Maliksi (25)	Almazan, Black, Hodge (7)	Chris Newsome (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–3
All-Star Break

April: 3–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	April 3	Terrafirma	W 86–83	Bong Quinto (18)	Chris Newsome (8)	Chris Newsome (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–3
7	April 7	TNT	L 90–92	Black, Hodge (16)	Aaron Black (8)	Chris Newsome (5)	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	3–4
8	April 21	Converge	L 99–104	Chris Newsome (25)	Cliff Hodge (9)	Aaron Black (6)	PhilSports Arena	3–5
9	April 26	Phoenix	W 82–76	Aaron Black (18)	Bates, Hodge (12)	Black, Quinto (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–5
10	April 28	Magnolia	W 74–51	Almazan, Newsome (12)	Raymond Almazan (11)	Chris Newsome (7)	PhilSports Arena	5–5

May: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	May 4	San Miguel	W 95–92	Cliff Hodge (20)	Cliff Hodge (13)	Chris Newsome (6)	Batangas City Sports Center	6–5

Playoffs

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-7)			Finals (best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	San Miguel	95	110

8	Terrafirma	106	91
				1	San Miguel	4
(best-of-3)
				5	Rain or Shine	0
4	TNT		1

5	Rain or Shine		2
							1	San Miguel	2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							3	Meralco	4
2	Barangay Ginebra		99

7	Magnolia		77
				2	Barangay Ginebra	3
(best-of-3)
				3	Meralco	4
3	Meralco		2

6	NLEX		0

Game log

2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 10–5

Quarterfinals: 2–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 8	NLEX	W 97–93	Allein Maliksi (22)	Hodge, Newsome (7)	Chris Newsome (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0
2	May 10	NLEX	W 100–81	Chris Banchero (23)	Chris Newsome (9)	Chris Banchero (6)	Rizal Memorial Coliseum	2–0

Semifinals: 4–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 17	Barangay Ginebra	L 88–92	Chris Newsome (21)	Chris Newsome (13)	Chris Banchero (8)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–1
2	May 19	Barangay Ginebra	W 103–91	Allein Maliksi (25)	Cliff Hodge (10)	Caram, Hodge, Newsome (3)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–1
3	May 22	Barangay Ginebra	W 87–80	Allein Maliksi (16)	Almazan, Bates (9)	Chris Newsome (6)	Dasmariñas Arena	2–1
4	May 24	Barangay Ginebra	L 71–90	Banchero, Maliksi (14)	Allein Maliksi (6)	Chris Banchero (3)	Mall of Asia Arena	2–2
5	May 26	Barangay Ginebra	L 84–89	Chris Banchero (18)	Cliff Hodge (8)	Chris Banchero (6)	Mall of Asia Arena	2–3
6	May 29	Barangay Ginebra	W 86–81	Bong Quinto (23)	Raymond Almazan (11)	Chris Banchero (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–3
7	May 31	Barangay Ginebra	W 78–69	Chris Banchero (24)	Brandon Bates (13)	Chris Newsome (6)	FPJ Arena	4–3

Finals: 4–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	June 5	San Miguel	W 93–86	Banchero, Newsome (18)	Cliff Hodge (15)	Banchero, Newsome (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0
2	June 7	San Miguel	L 94–95	Cliff Hodge (25)	Bates, Hodge (9)	Chris Newsome (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–1
3	June 9	San Miguel	W 93–89	Chris Newsome (26)	Almazan, Hodge (13)	Chris Banchero (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1
4	June 12	San Miguel	L 101–111	Chris Newsome (40)	Cliff Hodge (10)	Chris Newsome (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–2
5	June 14	San Miguel	W 92–88	Maliksi, Newsome (22)	Cliff Hodge (9)	Chris Newsome (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–2
6	June 16	San Miguel	W 80–78	Chris Newsome (15)	Raymond Almazan (10)	Chris Banchero (8)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–2

East Asia Super League

Group stage

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Seoul SK Knights	6	4^[a]	2	475	438	+37	Semifinals
2	New Taipei Kings	6	4^[a]	2	467	483	−16	Semifinals
3	Ryukyu Golden Kings	6	3	3	479	453	+26
4	Meralco Bolts	6	1	5	469	516	−47

Source: EASL
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Seoul SK Knights 161–147 New Taipei Kings

Game log

15 November 2023	Ryukyu Golden Kings	89–61	Meralco Bolts	Okinawa
19:00 (JST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 31–13, 21–13, 20–14
	Pts: Imamura 19 Rebs: Durham 9 Asts: Durham 6	Boxscore	Pts: Newsome 11 Rebs: Ibeh 9 Asts: Caram 4	Arena: Okinawa Arena Attendance: 6,120

29 November 2023	New Taipei Kings	97–92	Meralco Bolts	New Taipei City
19:00 (TST)	Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 20–18, 20–18, 32–26
	Pts: Je. Lin 25 Rebs: Anigwe 14 Asts: Je. Lin 7	Boxscore	Pts: Lofton 35 Rebs: Ibeh, Newsome 6 Asts: Newsome 4	Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium

13 December 2023	Meralco Bolts	97–880(OT)	Ryukyu Golden Kings	Macau, China
19:00 (CST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 21–16, 19–20, 23–23, Overtime: 17–8
	Pts: Lofton 35 Rebs: Ibeh 12 Asts: three players 3	Boxscore	Pts: Law 27 Rebs: Cooley 13 Asts: Law 6	Arena: Studio City Event Center

27 December 2023	Meralco Bolts	80–81	Seoul SK Knights	Pasig
19:00 (PST)	Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 13–25, 23–19, 24–17
	Pts: Lofton 32 Rebs: Ibeh 11 Asts: Newsome 6	Boxscore	Pts: Warney 31 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: Warney 6	Arena: PhilSports Arena

3 January 2024	Meralco Bolts	77–89	New Taipei Kings	Pasig
19:00 (PST)	Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 26–21, 11–24, 77–89
	Pts: Lofton 20 Rebs: Ibeh 7 Asts: Lofton 4	Boxscore	Pts: Je. Lin 23 Rebs: Anigwe, Je. Lin 10 Asts: Je. Lin, Manigault 4	Arena: PhilSports Arena

7 February 2024	Seoul SK Knights	72–62	Meralco Bolts	Seoul
19:00 (KST)	Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 18–17, 17–18, 23–14
	Pts: Williams 25 Rebs: Williams 19 Asts: Choi W. 14	Boxscore	Pts: Miller 23 Rebs: Tew 21 Asts: three players 3	Arena: Jamsil Students' Gymnasium

Transactions

Subtractions

Player	Number	Position	Reason	New team
Nonoy Baclao^[4]	50, 97	Center / Power forward	End of contract	San Miguel Beermen

Trades

Pre-season

May
May 18, 2023^[5]	To Meralco Norbert Torres	To Rain or Shine Mac Belo

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Suleiman Braimoh	November 8, 2023 (vs. Rain or Shine)	December 3, 2023 (vs. NLEX)	4–1
	Zach Lofton	December 10, 2023 (vs. NorthPort)	December 22, 2023 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	2–1
	Shonn Miller	January 6, 2024 (vs. Magnolia)	January 21, 2024 (vs. Phoenix Super LPG)	3–2

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded
Chris Newsome	2024 PBA Philippine Cup Finals Most Valuable Player	June 16, 2024^[6]
Honors
Chris Newsome	2023–24 PBA Mythical First Team	August 18, 2024^[7]
Chris Newsome	2023–24 PBA All-Defensive Team
Cliff Hodge	2023–24 PBA Mythical Second Team
Cliff Hodge	2023–24 PBA All-Defensive Team

References

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^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
^ Ramos, Gerry. "Noy Baclao finds a new home at SMB after signing at end of PBA On Tour". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
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^ "Bolts end 14 years of fruitless campaigns, rule Season 48 Philippine Cup". PBA.ph. June 16, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
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[table_hth_BGSM0.89388376516005-2] Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.17, Barangay Ginebra 0.99, Phoenix Super LPG 0.98, Meralco 0.89

[table_hth_NP0.89388376516005-3] Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine

[table_hth_BWB0.89388376516005-4] Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Converge

[table_hth_MER0.15110610013414-6] Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.06, TNT 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.01, NLEX 0.99, Magnolia 0.90

[table_hth_TER0.15110610013414-7] Terrafirma won the eighth seed playoff over NorthPort (104–96).

[table_hth_SEO0.52787386464322-9] Seoul SK Knights 161–147 New Taipei Kings

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[5] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.

[8] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.

[10] Ramos, Gerry. "Noy Baclao finds a new home at SMB after signing at end of PBA On Tour". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[11] "Meralco trades Mac Belo to Rain or Shine for Norbert Torres". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[12] "Bolts end 14 years of fruitless campaigns, rule Season 48 Philippine Cup". PBA.ph. June 16, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[13] "Legend lives on as Fajardo wins record 8th MVP award". PBA.ph. August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

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