2025–26 Meralco Bolts season

2025–26 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachLuigi Trillo
General managerPaolo Trillo
GovernorsWilliam Pamintuan
Maria Luisa Alvendia (alternate)
OwnersManila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record6–5
(54.5%)
Place7th
Playoff finishTBD
Commissioner's Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Governors' Cup results
Record0–0  
PlaceTBD
Playoff finishTBD
Meralco Bolts seasons

The 2025–26 Meralco Bolts season is the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

  • September 7, 2025: The PBA season 50 draft was held at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay.[1]
  • September 26, 2025: The Meralco Bolts unveiled a new logo, which is a simplified version of their previous mark. The team's new dark uniforms were unveiled the same day, featuring a new black base with blue accents across the jersey.[2][3] A white version will be worn as the light uniform. Additionally, the 1971 Meralco Reddy Kilowatts jerseys, which were worn last season during the 50th anniversary games, will be added to the regular jersey rotation.[4]

Draft picks

Main article: PBA season 50 draft
Round Pick Player Position Place of birth College
1 7 Jason Brickman PG  United States LIU Brooklyn
2 19 Vince Magbuhos PF/C  Italy Adamson
3 31 Ethan Galang SG/SF  United States UE
4 42 Ladis Lepalam C  Philippines Benilde
5 52 Jeff Comia SG  Philippines New Era

Roster

Meralco Bolts roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 Aaron Black 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996–12–03 Ateneo
G 3 Sina Vahedi (EI) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 2001–01–08
G 6 Chris Banchero 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific
F 7 Cliff Hodge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Hawaii Pacific
G 8 Kurt Reyson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1998–09–08 Letran
G/F 11 Chris Newsome 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–07–25 Ateneo
G 17 Anjo Caram 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
F 19 Bong Quinto 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1994–12–15 Letran
C 20 Raymond Almazan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran
F 22 Allein Maliksi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST
F 24 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson  (EI) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1995–01–03 Arizona
F 24 Raymar Jose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern
F 27 Jansen Rios 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–10–28 Adamson
C 28 Ismael Romero (EI) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–06–23 Turabo
G 29 Jeff Comia (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1997–08–29 New Era
F 32 Justin Brownlee (EI) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–04–23 St. John's
F/C 32 Kyle Pascual 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda
C 33 Brandon Bates 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1997–08–12 De La Salle
C 34 Ange Kouame 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1997–12–15 Ateneo
G 71 CJ Cansino 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1999–10–27 Philippines
C – Ladis Lepalam (R) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 1999–11–27 St. Benilde
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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


Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727[a] 1
3 TNT Tropang 5G 8 3 .727[a] 1
4 Converge FiberXers 7 4 .636[b] 2
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[b] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 6 5 .545[c] 3
7 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[c] 3
8 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[c] 3
9 Titan Ultra Giant Risers 4 7 .364 5
10 Phoenix Fuel Masters 3 8 .273 6
11 Blackwater Bossing 1 10 .091[d] 8
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091[d] 8
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall quotient; 5) coin toss[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 TNT
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Converge 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.09, Meralco 0.99, NLEX 0.93
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 6–5
October: 3–4
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 8, 2025 Titan Ultra L 96–100 CJ Cansino (22) Brandon Bates (14) Aaron Black (6) Ynares Center 0–1
2 October 11, 2025 Rain or Shine L 95–96 (OT) Cansino, Quinto (18) Cliff Hodge (16) Chris Banchero (7) Ynares Center II 0–2
3 October 15, 2025 Blackwater W 105–96 Chris Newsome (22) Almazan, Hodge (8) Bong Quinto (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–2
4 October 17, 2025 Barangay Ginebra W 89–75 Chris Newsome (19) Brandon Bates (14) Chris Newsome (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–2
5 October 19, 2025 Magnolia W 78–76 CJ Cansino (23) Brandon Bates (15) Bong Quinto (3) Ynares Center II 3–2
6 October 26, 2025 NLEX L 85–89 CJ Cansino (24) Cliff Hodge (17) Bong Quinto (8) Ynares Center 3–3
7 October 29, 2025 TNT L 98–100 (OT) Chris Newsome (24) Cliff Hodge (10) Chris Newsome (6) Ynares Center 3–4
December: 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 December 10, 2025 Terrafirma W 120–87 CJ Cansino (20) Brandon Bates (16) Black, Quinto, Reyson (5) Ynares Center 4–4
9 December 12, 2025 Phoenix W 88–78 CJ Cansino (22) Bong Quinto (8) Chris Banchero (5) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5–4
10 December 14, 2025 Converge W 105–84 CJ Cansino (29) Aaron Black (8) Chris Banchero (6) Ynares Center 6–4
11 December 19, 2025 San Miguel L 104–113 CJ Cansino (21) Bates, Quinto (9) Bong Quinto (6) Ninoy Aquino Stadium 6–5


Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Top 4 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
1San Miguel
8NLEX
4Converge
5Barangay Ginebra
2Rain or Shine
7Meralco
3TNT
6Magnolia

Game log

2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total:
Quarterfinals: 0–0
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 December 27, 2025 Rain or Shine Smart Araneta Coliseum


East Asia Super League

Group stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 4 3 1 356 323 +33 .750 Advance to playoffs
2 Ryukyu Golden Kings 3 2 1 248 247 +1 .667
3 Meralco Bolts 5 3 2 414 404 +10 .600
4 Macau Black Bears 4 0 4 332 376 −44 .000
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2025. Source: EASL

Game log

22 October 2025 Ryukyu Golden Kings 81–72 Meralco Bolts Okinawa
19:05 (JST) Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 23–18, 22–20, 22–16
Pts: Kishimoto 22
Rebs: Cooley 19
Asts: Kishimoto 8 		Boxscore Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 25
Rebs: Romero 11
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson, Newsome 5 		Arena: Okinawa Suntory Arena
2 November 2025 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 82–72 Meralco Bolts Taoyuan City
17:10 (TST) Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 22–14, 21–17, 18–25
Pts: Artino 20
Rebs: Artino 17
Asts: three players 3 		Boxscore Pts: Romero 26
Rebs: Romero 17
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 4 		Arena: Taoyuan Arena
8 November 2025 Meralco Bolts 85–76 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Ilagan
18:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 20–16, 23–20, 19–26
Pts: Vahedi, Romero 22
Rebs: Romero 14
Asts: Vahedi, Hollis-Jefferson 7 		Boxscore Pts: Millner 19
Rebs: Artino 11
Asts: Brown 4 		Arena: The Capital Arena
15 November 2025 Meralco Bolts 92–74 Macau Black Bears Cebu City
18:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 23–14, 17–14, 27–22
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 34
Rebs: Romero 28
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 5 		Boxscore Pts: Chong Qui 25
Rebs: Miller 10
Asts: Chong Qui 4 		Arena: Cebu Coliseum
6 December 2025 Macau Black Bears 91–93 Meralco Bolts Ilagan
18:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 17–22, 19–20, 28–22
Pts: Peek-Green 26
Rebs: Deguara 13
Asts: Chong Qui 9 		Boxscore Pts: Romero 24
Rebs: Romero 17
Asts: Newsome 10 		Arena: The Capital Arena
11 February 2026 Meralco Bolts vs. Ryukyu Golden Kings TBD
19:40 (PST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: TBD

Transactions

Free agency

Signings

Player Date signed Contract amount Contract length Former team Ref.
Raymond Almazan August 13, 2025 Not disclosed 2 years Re-signed [6]
Chris Newsome September 5, 2025 3 years Re-signed [7]

Subtractions

Player Number Position Reason New team Ref.
Jolo Mendoza 10 Shooting guard Released Abra Solid North Weavers (MPBL) [8]
Alvin Pasaol 23 Small forward Released [9]
Norbert Torres 29 Center / Power forward Free agent Barangay Ginebra San Miguel [10]


References

  1. ^ "Terrafirma's choice: Big man Chiu is Season 50 top draft pick". PBA.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  2. ^ Ballesteros, Jan (September 26, 2025). "PBA: Chris Newsome expresses appreciation for Meralco Bolts fresh threads". One Sports. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  3. ^ Terrado, Reuben (September 26, 2025). "LOOK: Lights on for Meralco's 'OKC-ish' new logo, uniform". SPIN.ph. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  4. ^ Terrado, Jonas (September 27, 2025). "PBA: Meralco Bolts mark 15th year with new look, retro touches". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  5. ^ Bacnis, Justine (October 1, 2025). "PBA scraps playoff for No. 8 seed starting Season 50". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  6. ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 13, 2025). "Raymond Almazan signed to fresh two-year deal by Meralco". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 5, 2025). "Unrestricted free agent Newsome stays at Meralco on new three-year deal". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  8. ^ "Locked, loaded, and ready to score ⚡️ Jolo Mendoza is our newest Abra Weaver! ✌🏻 #AbraSolidNorthWeavers #MPBLSeason7". Facebook. July 1, 2025. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  9. ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 7, 2025). "Meralco officially parts ways with Alvin Pasaol, Jolo Mendoza". Spin. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  10. ^ Magallon, Reynald I. (September 6, 2025). "Newsome stays put with Meralco; Ginebra signs Norbert Torres". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
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