2002 PBA season
The 2002 PBA season was the 28th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
| 2002 PBA season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Duration | February 10 – December 25, 2002 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Local: Viva TV (IBC) International: The Filipino Channel |
| 2002 PBA Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Yancy de Ocampo |
| Picked by | FedEx Express |
| Season MVP | Willie Miller (Batang Red Bull Thunder) |
| Governors Cup champions | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |
| Governors Cup runners-up | Alaska Aces |
| Commissioner's Cup champions | Batang Red Bull Thunder |
| Commissioner's Cup runners-up | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |
| All-Filipino Cup champions | Coca-Cola Tigers |
| All-Filipino Cup runners-up | Alaska Aces |
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 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.
- 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 (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 | Third place playoff | |||||||||||
| #3 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Purefoods | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (3) Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs | 4–3 | (4) 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 | 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 (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 | Third place playoff | |||||||||||
| #3 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Batang Red Bull Thunder | 4–3 | (7) 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 | 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 (Single elimination) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Finals (Best-of-5) | ||||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (3) Coca-Cola Tigers | 3–1 | (5) 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 |
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batang Red Bull Thunder | 30 | 21 | 9 | .700 |
| 2 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 30 | 20 | 10 | .667 |
| 3 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 30 | 19 | 11 | .633 |
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 30 | 17 | 13 | .567[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 30 | 17 | 13 | .567[lower-alpha 1] |
| 6 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533 |
| 7 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 30 | 14 | 16 | .467 |
| 8 | FedEx Express | 30 | 13 | 17 | .433 |
| 9 | Shell Turbo Chargers | 30 | 10 | 20 | .333 |
| 10 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 30 | 8 | 22 | .267 |
Source:
Notes:
Notes:
- Elimination round head-to-head: Alaska 2–1 San Miguel
Playoffs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska Aces | 27 | 14 | 13 | .519 |
| 2 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 |
| 3 | Batang Red Bull Thunder | 16 | 9 | 7 | .563 |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 |
| 5 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 13 | 8 | 5 | .615 |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 |
| 7 | FedEx Express | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| 8 | Sta. Lucia Realotrs | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| 9 | Shell Turbo Chargers | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 10 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Source:
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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