The 2002 PBA season was the 28th season of the
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...
(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
Notable occurrences
*The league revised its season calendar to accommodate the participation of its players for the upcoming
2002 Asian Games
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. 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.
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Talk 'N Text coach
Bill Bayno
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was fined
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200,000 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
SMC may refer to:
Organisations
* IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
* Special Metals Corporation, an alloy manufacturer
* Supreme Muslim Council, former organization in Mandatory Palestine
* San Miguel Corporation, a Philippine conglomera ...
-owned teams (
San Miguel Beermen
The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Magnolia ...
,
Barangay Ginebra Kings
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,
Coca Cola Tigers
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and
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
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).
Bernardino summons Bayno
by June Navarro, Philippine Daily Inquirer
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, August 13, 2002.
*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:
2002 PBA Governors' Cup
Elimination round
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
*Team has twice-to-beat advantage
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. Team 1 only has to win once, while Team 2 has to win twice.
Semifinals
Third place playoff
Finals
2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup
Elimination round
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
*Team has twice-to-beat advantage
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...
. Team 1 only has to win once, while Team 2 has to win twice.
Semifinals
Third place playoff
Finals
2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup
Elimination round
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place playoff
Finals
Awards
* Most Valuable Player
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: Willie Miller
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(Red Bull)
* Rookie of the Year: Ren-Ren Ritualo
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(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
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(Red Bull)
** Davonn Harp (Red Bull)
** Jeffrey Cariaso
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(Coca-Cola)
** Victor Pablo
Victor Pablo (born August 8, 1970) is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association.
Playing career
A former king Tamaraw at Far Eastern University, Pablo was the second overall pick in the 1993 PBA ...
(Talk 'N Text)
** Don Allado
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A power forward, he played college basketball for the De La Salle Green Archers, where he won back-to-back U ...
(Alaska)
* Mythical Second Team
** Asi Taulava
Pauliasi Taulava (born March 2, 1973) is a Tongan-born Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Standing 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall and weighing 245 pounds (111 kg), Taulava is con ...
(Talk 'N Text)
** Gilbert Demape (Talk 'N Text)
** Nic Belasco
Nicholas M. Bayaca Belasco (born December 10, 1973) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted 2nd overall by Sunki ...
(San Miguel)
** Kerby Raymundo
Kerby Mariano Raymundo (born January 19, 1981) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as The Kid, he was a former star player ...
(Purefoods)
** Rey Evangelista (Purefoods)
* All Defensive Team
** Davonn Harp (Red Bull)
** Chris Jackson (Shell)
** Rudy Hatfield
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(Coca-Cola)
** Jeffrey Cariaso
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(Coca-Cola)
** Rey Evangelista (Purefoods)
Awards given by the PBA Press Corps
* Coach of the Year: Ryan Gregorio
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He was head coach of the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association from 2010 to 2014. Gregorio began his ...
(Purefoods)
* Mr. Quality Minutes: Ato Morano (Coca-Cola)
* Executive of the Year: George C. Chua (Red Bull)
* Comeback Player of the Year: Ronnie Magsanoc
Ronald "Ronnie" Magsanoc (born April 11, 1966) is a Filipino professional basketball coach, analyst, and former player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was known for his moniker "The Point Laureate".
Collegiate career
Magsanoc ...
(Purefoods)
* Referee of the Year: Mario Montiel
Cumulative standings
Elimination round
Playoffs
References
{{Philippine Basketball Association seasons
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