2002 FedEx Express season

2002 FedEx Express season
Head coach Derrick Pumaren
Governor's Cup results
Record 6–6
(.500)
Place N/A
Playoff finish N/A
Commissioner's Cup results
Record 7–5
(.583)
Place N/A
Playoff finish N/A
All-Filipino Cup results
Record 1–8
(.111)
Place N/A
Playoff finish N/A
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
FedEx Express seasons
2003

The 2002 FedEx Express season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Height Position College
1 1 Yancy De Ocampo 6"8' F/C St.Francis
1 8 Ren-Ren Ritualo 6"0' G La Salle
4 27 John Victorio 5"11' G Las Vegas
5 34 Jerome Barbosa San Sebastian
Main article: 2002 PBA Draft

New team

FEDEX-Airfreight 2100 buy out the Tanduay Rhum franchise before the 2002 PBA season started, aiming to make a big splash in its initial season, Team owner Bert Lina, emphasizing that his company is the biggest courier company in the world, went for the biggest catch by choosing 6-8 Yancy De Ocampo, from the multi-titled PBL ballclub Welcoat House Paints, as the number one overall pick in the 2002 PBA draft, FedEx also took in De Ocampo's Welcoat teammate Renren Ritualo at eight overall. Coach Derrick Pumaren, the last coach of the Tanduay ballclub, will handle the coaching job for FedEx.

Transactions

Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Occurrences

Former Tanduay forward Bong Hawkins was among those absorbed by FedEx during the off-season, but a controversy sparked when Hawkins wanted to have the same terms of the salary he had with Tanduay while the FedEx management wanted to negotiate a new contract. [1]

Roster

FedEx Express roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 3 Billones, Egay 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Las Piñas College
C 5 Babilonia, Gido 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UST
F 8 Meneses, Vergel (A) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jose Rizal University
G 10 Pumaren, Dindo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) De La Salle
G 14 Ritualo, Renren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle
F/C 18 De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Saint Francis College
G 19 Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) MLQU
F 21 Friedhof, David 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
F 23 Alvarez, Paul (M) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Sebastian
G 26 Simon, Biboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) University of Manila
F 31 Bernardo, Ryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST
F Capobres, Danny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Lyceum
C 41 Realubit, Zaldy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) San Jose-Recoletos
F/C 44 Codinera, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE
F/C Moore, Tim (G) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) University of Houston
F Rhodes, Rodrick (G) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Southern California
F 2 Walker, Jermaine (G/C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) University of Miami
G 21 Robinson, Jeremy (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F/C Pierre-Louis, Frantz (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Wagner College
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (G) Governor's Cup import
    • (C) Commissioner's Cup import
    • (A) Acquired
    • (M) Moved to TNT
  • Injured

Elimination round

Games won

Date Opponent Score Top scorer Venue (Location)
February 23 Shell 70-64 Jermaine Walker (17 pts) Cuneta Astrodome
March 1 Sta.Lucia 93-83 Tim Moore (29 pts) Caruncho Gym (Pasig City) [2]
March 10 Alaska 83-69 Tim Moore (28 pts) Ynares Center
March 23 Brgy.Ginebra 79-78 Ynares Center
April 5 Purefoods 89-75 Ynares Center
April 11 RP-Hapee 75-71 Jermaine Walker (37 pts) Makati Coliseum
June 29 Shell 93-84 Jermaine Walker (35 pts) Cuneta Astrodome
July 13 RP-Selecta 94-87 Jermaine Walker (27 pts) Cuneta Astrodome [3]
July 25 Purefoods 85-76 Jermaine Walker (32 pts) Caruncho Gym (Pasig City)
August 2 Sta.Lucia 92-90 Frantz Pierre-Louis (31 pts) Philsports Arena
August 6 Red Bull 92-90 Jermaine Walker (31 pts) Philsports Arena [4]
August 10 Brgy.Ginebra 107-91 Philsports Arena
November 23 Sta.Lucia 90-83 Vergel Meneses (22 pts) Cuneta Astrodome

      Governor's Cup
      Commissioner's Cup
      All-Filipino Cup

References

  1. ↑ Air21 Express@team profile
  2. ↑ FedEx rips Sta.Lucia, Philippine Daily Inquirer
  3. ↑ FedEx upends Selecta-RP, Philippine Daily Inquirer
  4. ↑ Imports keys Express victory over Thunder, Philippine Daily Inquirer
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