2002 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season

The 2002 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2002 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs season
Head coach	Ryan Gregorio Eric Altamirano
Governor's Cup results
Record	16–8 (.667)
Place	3rd seed
Playoff finish	Champions
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	3–7 (.300)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	3–6 (.333)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs seasons

Draft picks

Transactions

Players Added Via Draft Junel Mendiola Via Trade Bonel Balingit (From defunct Tanduay Rhum Masters) Chris Cantonjos (From defunct Tanduay Rhum Masters) Kerby Raymundo (From Red Bull)

Players Lost Via Free Agency Rommel Daep Dino Manuel Via Trade EJ Feihl (To Barangay Ginebra Kings for a future draft)

Championship

The Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs celebrated their sixth PBA championship and the first in five years by winning the Governor's Cup title over the Alaska Aces in a seven-game series after losing the first two games. Purefoods' finals victory was the first for the team under the new company owner in San Miguel Corporation. Interim coach Ryan Gregorio won his first title as a mentor.

Roster

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 2 Yee, Richard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST C 3 Balingit, Bonel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) University of Visayas G 5 Magsanoc, Ronnie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) State U G 6 Fernandez, Boyet 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) University of San Agustin F 7 Evangelista, Rey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST F 10 Victoria, Marc Steven 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern G 13 Yap, Roger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Jose-Recoletos G 14 Mendiola, Junel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) PSBA F 16 Patrimonio, Alvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua F 18 Guerrero, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Letran College C 21 Raymundo, Kerby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Letran College C 33 Cantonjos, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST F 34 Escobar, Jolly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE G 40 Castillo, Noy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Citadel College C 52 Seigle, Andy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) New Orleans G 32 Brown, Derrick (G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Providence College G/F 35 White, Leonard (G) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Southern University F 9 Price, Kelvin (G/C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) University of Charlotte F 35 Muoneke, Gabe (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) University of Texas F 34 Morris, Chris (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Auburn University G/F Rosegreen, Warren (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UNLV	Head coach Ryan Gregorio Eric Altamirano Assistant coach(es) Ramon Jose Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (G) Governor's Cup import (C) Commissioner's Cup import Injured

Elimination round

Games won

Date	Opponent	Score	Top scorer	Venue (Location)
February 16	Talk 'N Text	92-89	Derrick Brown (32 pts)	Araneta Coliseum [1]
February 19	Brgy.Ginebra	60-58	Derrick Brown (35 pts)	Philsports Arena
February 24	Alaska	79-74	Derrick Brown (28 pts)	Philsports Arena
March 8	RP-Selecta	89-72	Derrick Brown (31 pts)	(Balanga, Bataan) [2]
March 14	San Miguel	72-70	Derrick Brown (26 pts)	Makati Coliseum
March 19	Shell	92-87	Derrick Brown (41 pts)	Cuneta Astrodome
March 24	RP-Hapee	107-77		Araneta Coliseum
April 13	Sta.Lucia	87-76		Philsports Arena
June 25	Brgy.Ginebra	83-78	Gabe Mouneke (36 pts)	Cuneta Astrodome
August 3	Red Bull	91-84		Cuneta Astrodome [3]
August 10	Shell	79-75	Warren Rosegreen (32 pts)	Philsports Arena
October 20	Brgy.Ginebra	71-63		Araneta Coliseum
October 25	FedEx	85-82	Andy Seigle (19 pts)	Cuneta Astrodome
November 13	Alaska	62-56		Philsports Arena

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

References

1. "Hotdogs tame Phone Pals". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. "Purefoods routs Selecta". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
3. "Hotdogs silence Thunder". Philippine Daily Inquirer.