2002 PBA season

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	Victorico 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.^{[citation needed]}
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^[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) Guests
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	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

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2
(1) Talk 'N Text Phone Pals*	0–2	(8) San Miguel Beermen	70–79	70–81
(2) Coca-Cola Tigers*	1–0	(7) Sta. Lucia Realtors	75–65	—
(3) Purefoods TJ Hotdogs*	1–0	(6) Batang Red Bull Thunder	82–77	—
(4) Alaska Aces*	1–0	(5) FedEx Express	74–71	—

*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team 1 only has to win once, while Team 2 has to win twice.

Semifinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
(2) Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	3–2	(3) Coca-Cola Tigers	89–86	84–75	72–77	59–64	78–75
(4) Alaska Aces	3–2	(8) San Miguel Beermen	66–72	67–63 (OT)	61–68	74–63	65–62

Third place playoff

Team 1	Score	Team 2
(3) Coca-Cola Tigers	75–63	(8) San Miguel Beermen

Finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7
(3) Purefoods TJ 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^[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) Guests
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	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

*Overtime

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2
(1) Batang Red Bull Thunder*	1–0	(8) Shell Turbo Chargers	73–54	—
(2) Sta. Lucia Realtors*	0–2	(7) Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	79–87	70–80
(3) Alaska Aces*	1–1	(6) FedEx Express	76–79	82–67
(4) San Miguel Beermen*	1–1	(5) Coca-Cola Tigers	80–84	90–84 (OT)

*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team 1 only has to win once, while Team 2 has to win twice.

Semifinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
(1) Batang Red Bull Thunder	3–1	(4) San Miguel Beermen	72–68	83–80	68–102	85–80	—
(3) Alaska Aces	3–2	(7) Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	78–82	79–87	84–81	82–76	73–89

Third place playoff

Team 1	Score	Team 2
(3) Alaska Aces	85–88	(4) San Miguel Beermen

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^[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 (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

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
(3) Coca-Cola Tigers	64–61	(6) Sta. Lucia Realtors
(4) Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	63–82	(5) Alaska Aces

Semifinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
(1) Red Bull Thunder	1–2	(5) Alaska Aces	79–70	68–83	71–80
(2) Coca-Cola Tigers	2–1	(3) San Miguel Beermen	62–76	74–62	62–74

Third place playoff

Team 1	Score	Team 2
(1) Red Bull Thunder	81–83	(2) San Miguel Beermen

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Best finish
1	Coca-Cola Tigers	47	31	16	.660	Champions
2	Batang Red Bull Thunder	47	30	17	.638	Champions
3	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	47	27	20	.574	Finalist
4	San Miguel Beermen	49	26	23	.531	Third place
5	Alaska Aces	59	31	28	.525	Finalist
6	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	43	22	21	.512	Champions
7	Sta. Lucia Realtors	35	17	18	.486	Quarterfinalist
8	FedEx Express	33	14	19	.424	Quarterfinalist
9	RP-Hapee Toothpaste (G)	11	4	7	.364	Elimination round
10	Shell Turbo Chargers	32	10	22	.313	Quarterfinalist
11	Barangay Ginebra Kings	30	8	22	.267	Elimination round
12	RP-Selecta Ice Cream (G)	21	7	14	.333	Elimination round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(G) Guests

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^[a]
5	San Miguel Beermen	30	17	13	.567^[a]
6	Sta. Lucia Realtors	30	16	14	.533
7	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	30	14	16	.467
8	FedEx Express	30	13	17	.433
9	RP-Hapee Toothpaste (G)	11	4	7	.364
10	Shell Turbo Chargers	30	10	20	.333
11	RP-Selecta Ice Cream (G)	21	7	14	.333
12	Barangay Ginebra Kings	30	8	22	.267

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(G) Guests
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Elimination round head-to-head: Alaska 2–1 San Miguel

Playoffs

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L
1	Alaska Aces	29	14	15
2	Coca-Cola Tigers	17	10	7
3	San Miguel Beermen	19	10	9
4	Batang Red Bull Thunder	17	9	8
5	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	13	8	5
6	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	17	8	9
7	FedEx Express	3	1	2
8	Sta. Lucia Realotrs	5	1	4
9	Shell Turbo Chargers	2	0	2
10	Barangay Ginebra Kings	0	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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_COKE0.85504002303585-3] Head-to-head record: Coca-Cola 1–0 Purefoods

[table_hth_ALA0.85504002303585-4] Head-to-head differential: Alaska +9, FedEx +6, Red Bull −15

[table_hth_SLR0.85504002303585-5] Head-to-head record: Sta. Lucia 1–0 San Miguel

[table_hth_HAP0.85504002303585-6] Head-to-head record: Hapee 1–0 Selecta

[table_hth_RBT0.088194734457971-7] Head-to-head record: Red Bull 1–0 Sta. Lucia

[table_hth_ALA0.088194734457971-8] Head-to-head record: Alaska 3–0, San Miguel 2–1, Coca-Cola 1–2, FedEx 0–3

[table_hth_SEL0.088194734457971-9] Head-to-head record: Selecta 1–0 Purefoods

[table_hth_COKE0.052988829581527-10] Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Coca-Cola

[table_hth_ALA0.052988829581527-11] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text

[table_hth_SHL0.052988829581527-12] Sixth-seed playoff: Sta. Lucia 70–69 Shell

[table_hth_BGK0.052988829581527-13] Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Purefoods

[table_hth_ALA0.75218945450717-14] Elimination round head-to-head: Alaska 2–1 San Miguel

[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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