2002 PBA season

2002 PBA season
2002 PBA season
	2002 PBA season
Duration	February 10, 2002 – December 25, 2002
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	Local: Viva TV (IBC); International: The Filipino Channel
Draft
Top draft pick	Yancy de Ocampo
Picked by	FedEx Express
Conferences
Governors Cup champions	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
Runners-up	Alaska Aces
Commissioner's Cup champions	Batang Red Bull Thunder
Runners-up	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
All-Filipino Cup champions	Coca-Cola Tigers
Runners-up	Alaska Aces
Awards
Season MVP	Willie Miller
Seasons
	< 2001 2003 >

The 2002 PBA season was the 28th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Board of governors[]

Executive committee[]

Emilio Bernardino, Jr. (Commissioner)
Francisco Alejo III (Chairman, representing Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
Casiano Cabalan Jr. (Vice-Chairman, representing Barangay Ginebra Kings)
Angelito Alvarez (Treasurer, representing FedEx Express)

Teams[]

Team	Company	Governor	Alternate Governor
Alaska Aces	Alaska Milk Corporation	Wilfred Steven Uytengsu	Joaquin Trillo
Barangay Ginebra Kings	La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.	Casiano Cabalan Jr.	Ira Daniel Maniquis
Batang Red Bull Thunder	Photokina Marketing Corporation	George Chua	Manuel Mendoza
Coca Cola Tigers	Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc.	Jose Bayani Baylon	Emmanuel Puno
FedEx Express	Airfrieght 2100, Inc.	Angelito Alvarez
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	Purefoods Corporation	Francisco Alejo III	Ely Capacio
Sta. Lucia Realtors	Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation	Manuel Encarnado	Ariel Magno
San Miguel Beermen	San Miguel Brewery, Inc.	Alberto Malapit
Shell Turbo Chargers	Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation	Roberto Kanapi
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company	Victorino Vargas	Al Panlilio

Notable occurrences[]

The Tanduay Rhum Masters left the league after three seasons. Their franchise was taken over by the FedEx Express.
Republic Flour Mills (RFM) sold its subsidiary COSMOS Bottlers Corporation to food company giant San Miguel Corporation. The move also absorbed the Pop Cola Panthers, which gave SMC four PBA ballclubs. After the PBA board gave the go-signal to allow the team to remain in the league, it was renamed as the Coca-Cola Tigers before the start of the 2002 season. The league however removed the "voting rights" of Purefoods to retain parity within the Board of Governors.
The Coca-Cola Tigers became the first-ever PBA team to win a major conference title in its maiden season, winning the Governor's Cup on December 25, 2002.
The league revised its season calendar to accommodate the participation of its players for the upcoming 2002 Asian Games. The Governors' Cup became the first conference of the season while the All-Filipino became the third and final conference.
The pool for the national team were divided into two teams: Selecta-RP and Hapee-RP. Both teams participated for the Governors' Cup. The teams were later merged to form the final lineup of the national team in the Commissioner's Cup, retaining the Selecta-RP branding.
The Talk 'N Text wore black patch on the side of their jerseys on March 31, 2002 as a tribute to the late young actor Rico Yan who was the brand's first endorser from 2001-2002.
Talk 'N Text coach Bill Bayno was fined PHP200,000 after publicly criticizing the league and its official.^[1] This came after Bayno branded the league as "San Miguel Basketball Association" and charged the league officials are favoring the four SMC-owned teams (San Miguel Beermen, Barangay Ginebra Kings, Coca Cola Tigers and Purefoods TJ Hotdogs).^[2]
This was the last season in which the Commissioner's and Governors Cup were disputed before the tournaments were reinstated in the 2010-11 season. They were replaced in 2003 by the Invitational and Reinforced Conferences in 2003, and eventually the Fiesta Conference in 2004 after the league reduced the number of conferences in a PBA season to two.

Opening ceremonies[]

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team	Muse
Alaska Aces	Pia Guanio
Batang Red Bull Thunder	Assunta de Rossi and Alessandra de Rossi
Barangay Ginebra Kings	Rica Peralejo
Coca-Cola Tigers	and
FedEx Express
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
San Miguel Beermen
Shell Turbo Chargers
Sta. Lucia Realtors	Juliet Duncan
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	Cheska Garcia

2002 PBA Governors' Cup[]

Elimination round[]

Pos	Team v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Coca-Cola Tigers	8	3	.727^[a]	1
3	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	8	3	.727^[a]	1
4	Alaska Aces	6	5	.545^[b]	3
5	FedEx Express	6	5	.545^[b]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Batang Red Bull Thunder	6	5	.545^[b]	3
7	Sta. Lucia Realtors	5	6	.455^[c]	4
8	San Miguel Beermen	5	6	.455^[c]	4
9	RP–Hapee Toothpaste (G)	4	7	.364^[d]	5
10	RP–Selecta Ice Cream (G)	4	7	.364^[d]	5
11	Barangay Ginebra Kings	3	8	.273	6
12	Shell Turbo Chargers	2	9	.182	7

Source: PBA.ph
(G) Guest
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Coca-Cola 1–0 Purefoods
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Alaska +9, FedEx +6, Red Bull −15
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Sta. Lucia 1–0 San Miguel
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Hapee 1–0 Selecta

Playoffs[]

Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	#1 twice-to-beat
1	Talk 'N Text	70	70
8	San Miguel	79	81
				8	San Miguel	2
	#4 twice-to-beat			4	Alaska	3
4	Alaska	74
5	FedEx	71
							4	Alaska	3
	#2 twice-to-beat						3	Purefoods	4
2	Coca Cola	75
7	Sta. Lucia	65
				2	Coca Cola	2
	#3 twice-to-beat			3	Purefoods	3		Third place playoff
3	Purefoods	82					8	San Miguel	63
6	Red Bull	77						2	Coca Cola	75

Finals[]

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs	4–3	Alaska Aces	73–79	102–106 (2OT)	80–66	82–76	84–72	78–85	91–76

2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup[]

Elimination round[]

Pos	Team v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Batang Red Bull Thunder	7	3	.700^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Sta. Lucia Realtors	7	3	.700^[a]	—
3	Alaska Aces	6	4	.600^[b]	1
4	San Miguel Beermen	6	4	.600^[b]	1
5	Coca-Cola Tigers	6	4	.600^[b]	1	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	FedEx Express	6	4	.600^[b]	1
7	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	5	5	.500	2
8	Shell Velocity	4	6	.400	3
9	RP–Selecta Ice Cream (G)	3	7	.300^[c]	4
10	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	3	7	.300^[c]	4
11	Barangay Ginebra Kings	2	8	.200	5

Source: PBA.ph
(G) Guest
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Red Bull 1–0 Sta. Lucia
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head-to-head record: Alaska 3–0, San Miguel 2–1, Coca-Cola 1–2, FedEx 0–3
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Selecta 1–0 Purefoods

Playoffs[]

Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	#1 twice-to-beat
1	Red Bull	73
8	Shell	54
				1	Red Bull	3
	#4 twice-to-beat			4	San Miguel	1
4	San Miguel	80	90
5	Coca-Cola	84	84
							1	Red Bull	4
	#2 twice-to-beat						7	Talk 'N Text	3
2	Sta. Lucia	79	70
7	Talk 'N Text	87	80
				7	Talk 'N Text	3
	#3 twice-to-beat			3	Alaska	2		Third place playoff
3	Alaska	76	82				4	San Miguel	88
6	FedEx	79	67					3	Alaska	85

Finals[]

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7
Batang Red Bull Thunder	4–3	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	100–102	96–86	71–80	89–81	55–77	86–78	67–60

2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup[]

Elimination round[]

Pos	Team v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Batang Red Bull Thunder	8	1	.889	—	Advance to semifinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	6	3	.667^[a]	2	Advance to semifinals
3	Coca-Cola Tigers	6	3	.667^[a]	2	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	5	4	.556^[b]	3
5	Alaska Aces	5	4	.556^[b]	3
6	Sta. Lucia Realtors	4	5	.444^[c]	4
7	Shell Velocity	4	5	.444^[c]	4
8	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	3	6	.333^[d]	5
9	Barangay Ginebra Kings	3	6	.333^[d]	5
10	FedEx Express	1	8	.111	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Coca-Cola
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
^ ^a ^b Sixth-seed playoff: Sta. Lucia 70–69 Shell
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Purefoods

Playoffs[]

Quarterfinals (One-game playoff)			Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)

			1	Red Bull	1
4	Talk 'N Text	63	5	Alaska	2
5	Alaska	82				5	Alaska	1
						3	Coca-Cola	3
			2	San Miguel	1
3	Coca-Cola	64	3	Coca-Cola	2
6	Sta. Lucia	61				Third place

						1	Red Bull	81
						2	San Miguel	83

Finals[]

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Coca-Cola Tigers	3–1	Alaska Aces	67–70	72–69 (OT)	62–60 (OT)	78–63	—

Awards[]

Most Valuable Player: Willie Miller (Red Bull)
Rookie of the Year: Ren-Ren Ritualo (FedEx)
Sportsmanship Award: Paolo Mendoza (Sta. Lucia)
Most Improved Player: Rob Duat (Alaska)
Defensive Player of the Year: Davonn Harp (Red Bull)
Mythical Five
- Willie Miller (Red Bull)
- Davonn Harp (Red Bull)
- Jeffrey Cariaso (Coca-Cola)
- Victor Pablo (Talk 'N Text)
- Don Allado (Alaska)
Mythical Second Team
- Asi Taulava (Talk 'N Text)
- Gilbert Demape (Talk 'N Text)
- Nic Belasco (San Miguel)
- Kerby Raymundo (Purefoods)
- Rey Evangelista (Purefoods)
All Defensive Team
- Davonn Harp (Red Bull)
- Chris Jackson (Shell)
- Rudy Hatfield (Coca-Cola)
- Jeffrey Cariaso (Coca-Cola)
- Rey Evangelista (Purefoods)

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps[]

Coach of the Year: Ryan Gregorio (Purefoods)
Mr. Quality Minutes: Ato Morano (Coca-Cola)
Executive of the Year: George C. Chua (Red Bull)
Comeback Player of the Year: Ronnie Magsanoc (Purefoods)
Referee of the Year: Mario Montiel

Cumulative standings[]

	Champion
	Runner-up
	Semifinalist
	Quarterfinalist
	Eliminations

Team	GP	W	L	PCT	Best finish
Coca-Cola Tigers	47	31	16	.659	Champion
Batang Red Bull Thunder	47	30	17	.638	Champion
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	47	27	20	.574	Runner-up
San Miguel Beermen	49	26	23	.530	Semifinalist
Alaska Aces	59	31	28	.525	Runner-up
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs	43	22	21	.511	Champion
Sta. Lucia Realtors	35	17	18	.485	Quarterfinalist
FedEx Express	33	14	19	.424	Quarterfinalist
Shell Turbo Chargers	32	10	22	.312	Quarterfinalist
Barangay Ginebra Kings	30	8	22	.266	Eliminations

References[]

^ Bayno fined a record P.2 for hitting PBA officiating by June Navarro, Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 14, 2002
^ Bernardino summons Bayno, by June Navarro, Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 13, 2002.

[table_hth_COKE0.36321269737706-3] Head-to-head record: Coca-Cola 1–0 Purefoods

[table_hth_ALA0.36321269737706-4] Head-to-head differential: Alaska +9, FedEx +6, Red Bull −15

[table_hth_SLR0.36321269737706-5] Head-to-head record: Sta. Lucia 1–0 San Miguel

[table_hth_HAP0.36321269737706-6] Head-to-head record: Hapee 1–0 Selecta

[table_hth_RBT0.81569396509588-7] Head-to-head record: Red Bull 1–0 Sta. Lucia

[table_hth_ALA0.81569396509588-8] Head-to-head record: Alaska 3–0, San Miguel 2–1, Coca-Cola 1–2, FedEx 0–3

[table_hth_SEL0.81569396509588-9] Head-to-head record: Selecta 1–0 Purefoods

[table_hth_COKE0.2959930781722-10] Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Coca-Cola

[table_hth_ALA0.2959930781722-11] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text

[table_hth_SHL0.2959930781722-12] Sixth-seed playoff: Sta. Lucia 70–69 Shell

[table_hth_BGK0.2959930781722-13] Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Purefoods

[1] Bayno fined a record P.2 for hitting PBA officiating by June Navarro, Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 14, 2002

[2] Bernardino summons Bayno, by June Navarro, Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 13, 2002.

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