2002 PBA season
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DurationFebruary 10 – December 25, 2002
Teams10
TV partner(s)Local: Viva TV (IBC)
International: The Filipino Channel
International: The Filipino Channel
Top draft pickYancy de Ocampo
| 2002 PBA season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Duration | February 10 – December 25, 2002 |
| 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 |
The 2002 PBA season was the 28th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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 | Airfreight 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: