2002 PBA season
# 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 | 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. 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).
* 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 | Teamvte | 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 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | FedEx Express | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Batang Red Bull Thunder | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | RP-Hapee Toothpaste (G) | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | RP-Selecta Ice Cream (G) | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 11 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 12 | Shell Turbo Chargers | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Coca-Cola 1–0 Purefoods
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Alaska +9, FedEx +6, Red Bull −15
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Sta. Lucia 1–0 San Miguel
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Hapee 1–0 Selecta

### Playoffs

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

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### 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 | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Batang Red Bull Thunder | 7 | 3 | .700 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 7 | 3 | .700 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | FedEx Express | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Shell Velocity | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | RP-Selecta Ice Cream (G) | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4 | |
| 10 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4 | |
| 11 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 2 | 8 | .200 | 5 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Red Bull 1–0 Sta. Lucia
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head record: Alaska 3–0, San Miguel 2–1, Coca-Cola 1–2, FedEx 0–3
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Selecta 1–0 Purefoods

### Playoffs

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

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### 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 | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Batang Red Bull Thunder | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 7 | Shell Velocity | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | |
| 8 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | |
| 9 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | |
| 10 | FedEx Express | 1 | 8 | .111 | 7 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Coca-Cola
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
* 1 2 Sixth-seed playoff: Sta. Lucia 70–69 Shell
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Purefoods

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals (Single elimination) | Quarterfinals (Single elimination) | Quarterfinals (Single elimination) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Finals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-5) | 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 | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | 1 | Red Bull | 81 |
| | | | | | | 2 | San Miguel | 83 |

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### 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 |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 30 | 17 | 13 | .567 |
| 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 |

* 1 2 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 | — |
