2002 FedEx Express season

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2002 FedEx Express season
Head coachDerrick Pumaren
Governor's Cup results
Record6–6
(.500)
Place5th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Alaska)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record7–5
(.583)
Place6th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Alaska)
All-Filipino Cup results
Record1–8
(.111)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
FedEx Express seasons
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The 2002 FedEx Express season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2002 PBA Draft

New team[]

FEDEX-Airfreight 2100 buy out the Tanduay Rhum franchise before the 2002 PBA season started. Team Owner Bert Lina, emphasizing that his company is the biggest courier company in the world, aims to make a big splash in its initial season.[1] The newest ballclub absorbed four players from the defunct Tanduay and went for the biggest catch by choosing 6-8 Yancy De Ocampo from the multi-titled PBL ballclub Welcoat House Paints as the number one overall pick in the 2002 PBA draft. FedEx also took in De Ocampo's Welcoat teammate Renren Ritualo at eight overall. Coach Derrick Pumaren, who was the last coach of Tanduay Rhum Masters, will handle the coaching job for FedEx.

Transactions[]

Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

  • Vergel Meneses (From Barangay Ginebra Kings in July 2002; exchange for future picks)

Occurrences[]

Former Tanduay forward Bong Hawkins was among those absorbed by FedEx during the off-season, but a controversy sparked when Hawkins wanted to have the same terms of the salary he had with Tanduay while the FedEx management wanted to negotiate a new contract.

Roster[]

FedEx Express roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 3 Philippines Billones, Egay 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Las Piñas College
C 5 Philippines Babilonia, Gido 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UST
F 8 Philippines Meneses, Vergel (A) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jose Rizal University
G 10 Philippines 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) De La Salle
G 14 Philippines Ritualo, Renren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle
F/C 18 Philippines De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Saint Francis College
G 19 Philippines Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) MLQU
F 21 United States 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
F 23 Philippines Alvarez, Paul (M) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Sebastian
G 26 Philippines 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) University of Manila
F 31 Philippines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST
F Philippines 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Lyceum
C 41 Philippines Realubit, Zaldy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) San Jose-Recoletos
F/C 44 Philippines Codinera, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE
F/C United States  (G) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) University of Houston
F United States Rhodes, Rodrick (G) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Southern California
F 2 United States Walker, Jermaine (G/C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) University of Miami
G 21 United States  (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F/C United States  (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Wagner College
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (G) Governor's Cup import
    • (C) Commissioner's Cup import
    • (A) Acquired
    • (M) Moved to TNT
    • Injured Injured

Elimination round[]

Games won[]

Date Opponent Score Top scorer Venue (Location)
February 23 Shell 70-64 Jermaine Walker (17 pts) Cuneta Astrodome
March 1 Sta.Lucia 93-83 Tim Moore (29 pts) Caruncho Gym (Pasig) [2]
March 10 Alaska 83-69 Tim Moore (28 pts) Ynares Center
March 23 Brgy.Ginebra 79-78 Ynares Center
April 5 Purefoods 89-75 Ynares Center
April 11 RP-Hapee 75-71 Jermaine Walker (37 pts) Makati Coliseum
June 29 Shell 93-84 Jermaine Walker (35 pts) Cuneta Astrodome
July 13 RP-Selecta 94-87 Jermaine Walker (27 pts) Cuneta Astrodome [3]
July 25 Purefoods 85-76 Jermaine Walker (32 pts) Caruncho Gym (Pasig)
August 2 Sta.Lucia 92-90 Frantz Pierre-Louis (31 pts) Philsports Arena
August 6 Red Bull 92-90 Jermaine Walker (31 pts) Philsports Arena [4]
August 10 Brgy.Ginebra 107-91 Philsports Arena
November 23 Sta.Lucia 90-83 Vergel Meneses (22 pts) Cuneta Astrodome

  Governor's Cup
  Commissioner's Cup
  All-Filipino Cup

References[]

  1. ^ "Lina group newest PBA member". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. ^ "FedEx rips Sta.Lucia". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. ^ "FedEx upends Selecta-RP". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. ^ "Imports keys Express victory over Thunder". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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