2002 PBA season
The 2002 PBA season was the 28th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
| 2002 PBA season | |
|---|---|
 2002 PBA season | |
| Duration | February 10, 2002 – December 25, 2002 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Viva TV (IBC) |
| 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 | |
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 Happee-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 | Thalia Parks and Yeng Serrano |
| FedEx Express | Patricia Coronado |
| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | Zorayda Andam |
| San Miguel Beermen | Anna Shire |
| Shell Turbo Chargers | LJ Moreno |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | Juliet Duncan |
| Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | Cheska Garcia |
2002 PBA Governors' Cup
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
| 3 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 8 | 3 | .727[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | |
| 5 | FedEx Express | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Batang Red Bull Thunder | 6 | 5 | .545[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | |
| 7 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 6 | .455[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | |
| 8 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 6 | .455[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | |
| 9 | RP–Hapee Toothpaste (G) | 4 | 7 | .364[lower-alpha 4] | 5 | |
| 10 | RP–Selecta Ice Cream (G) | 4 | 7 | .364[lower-alpha 4] | 5 | |
| 11 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 12 | Shell Turbo Chargers | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 |
- Head-to-head record: Coca-Cola 1–0 Purefoods
- Head-to-head differential: Alaska +9, FedEx +6, Red Bull −15
- Head-to-head record: Sta. Lucia 1–0 San Miguel
- Head-to-head record: Hapee 1–0 Selecta
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| #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 | |||||||||
2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batang Red Bull Thunder | 7 | 3 | .700[lower-alpha 1] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 7 | 3 | .700[lower-alpha 1] | — | |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 4 | .600[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 4 | .600[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | |
| 5 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 6 | 4 | .600[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | FedEx Express | 6 | 4 | .600[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | |
| 10 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 3 | 7 | .300[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | |
| 11 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 2 | 8 | .200 | 5 |
- Head-to-head record: Red Bull 1–0 Sta. Lucia
- Head-to-head record: Alaska 3–0, San Miguel 2–1, Coca-Cola 1–2, FedEx 0–3
- Head-to-head record: Selecta 1–0 Purefoods
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| #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 | ||||||||
2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batang Red Bull Thunder | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 3 | .667[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | |
| 3 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 6 | 3 | .667[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | |
| 5 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | |
| 6 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 4 | 5 | .444[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | |
| 7 | Shell Velocity | 4 | 5 | .444[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | |
| 8 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 3 | 6 | .333[lower-alpha 4] | 5 | |
| 9 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 3 | 6 | .333[lower-alpha 4] | 5 | |
| 10 | FedEx Express | 1 | 8 | .111 | 7 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Coca-Cola
- Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
- Sixth-seed playoff: Sta. Lucia 70–69 Shell
- Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Purefoods
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals (knockout) |
Semifinals (best-of-three) |
Finals (best-of-five) | |||||||||||
| 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 | Third place | |||||||
| 6 | Sta. Lucia | 61 | 1 | Red Bull | 81 | ||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 83 | |||||||||||
Individual 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.
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