2002–03 Philippine Basketball League season
| 2002–03 PBL season |
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| Duration |
November 4, 2002 – June 19, 2003 |
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| Number of teams |
9 |
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| Conferences |
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| Challenge Cup champions |
Welcoat Paints |
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| Runners-up |
Dazz |
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| Sunkist-Unity Cup champions |
Hapee Toothpaste |
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| Runners-up |
Viva Mineral Water |
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| Awards |
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| Season MVP |
Rommel Adducul
Gary David |
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| Seasons |
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< 2001-02
2003-04 > |
The 2002–03 Season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).
2002-03 Challenge Cup
Group A
Group B
| Team standings | Win | Loss | Head Coach |
| ICTSI-La Salle | 8 | 4 | Franz Pumaren |
| Montaña Jewels | 6 | 6 | Ronnie Dojillo |
| John-O | 5 | 7 | Dong Vergeire |
| Cheeseballs-Shark | 3 | 9 | Jing Ruiz / Philip Cezar |
| Sunkist-Pampanga | 2 | 10 | |
Welcoat Paintmasters, the top team in the eliminations, will enjoy a twice-to-beat advantage against the fourth finisher in the crossover semis. Welcoat will meet the winner of ICTSI and LBC-Batangas. Blu Detergent and Dazz finished with identical 7-4 won-loss cards and will play in the other crossover semis. [1]
| Welcoat Paints 77, Dazz 68 (OT)
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| Welcoat Paints 65, Dazz 63
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La Salle Centrum, Lipa City |
| Welcoat Paints 80, Dazz 71 (OT)
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| Welcoat wins series, 3-0 |
Pasig Sports Center, Pasig City |
Comebacking Welcoat Paintmasters completed a three-game sweep over Dazz. Coach Leo Austria now won three PBL titles, two of which came when he was a Shark Energy Drink mentor. The Welcoat franchise won their fifth PBL championship, and all their series victories were via sweeps. [2]
Individual awards
2003 Sunkist-Unity Cup
| Semifinal standings | Win | Loss | PCT |
| Hapee Toothpaste | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Viva Mineral Water | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Montaña Jewels | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| John-O | 0 | 6 | .000 |
Two new teams joined the league, replacing Cheeseballs-Shark and Sunkist-Pampanga, these are Viva Mineral Water, coach by Koy Banal, and Nutrilicious, handled by Monel Kallos.
Hapee (formerly Dazz) and Viva Mineral Water advances to the championship after the double-round semifinals among the top four teams in the eliminations. [3]
| Hapee Toothpaste 57, Viva Mineral Water 64
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| Hapee Toothpaste 52, Viva Mineral Water 43
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Pasig Sports Center, Pasig City |
| Hapee Toothpaste 56, Viva Mineral Water 58
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Pasig Sports Center, Pasig City |
| Hapee Toothpaste 80, Viva Mineral Water 65
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Pasig Sports Center, Pasig City |
| Hapee Toothpaste 64, Viva Mineral Water 62
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| Hapee wins series, 3-2 |
Pasig Sports Center, Pasig City |
Hapee Toothpaste won their first title since the 1996 Reinforced Conference, denying Viva Mineral Water a championship in their very first try. Hapee mentor Junel Baculi won his sixth title as a coach. [4]
References
External links
www.philippinebasketball.ph