2002 Alaska Aces season

The 2002 Alaska Aces season was the 17th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2002 Alaska Aces season
Head coachTim Cone
Governor's Cup results
Record13–11
(.542)
Place4th seed
Playoff finishRunner-up
Commissioner's Cup results
Record9–9
(.500)
Place3rd seed
Playoff finishSemis (lost to TNT)
All-Filipino Cup results
Record9–8
(.529)
Place5th seed
Playoff finishRunner-up
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Alaska Aces seasons

Draft pick

Transactions
Players Added

Via Draft

  • Miguel Noble

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

  • Robert Duat (From San Miguel Beermen in June 2002)
  • EJ Feihl (From Barangay Ginebra Kings in June 2002)
 Players Lost

Via Free Agency

  • Kenny Evans (To Talk 'N Text Phone Pals)

Via Trade

Finals stint

The Alaska Aces made it to the finals twice in the 2002 season, they lost to Purefoods TJ Hotdogs in seven games for the Governor's Cup title. After placing fourth in the Commissioner's Cup, the Aces reach the All-Filipino Cup finals with a 2-1 series win over top-seeded Red Bull Thunder in their best-of-three semifinals. Alaska went on to play the Coca-Cola Tigers in the championship, the Aces lost in four games to the first-year ballclub in the best-of-five finals series.

Roster
Alaska Aces roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Newton, Philip 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 2 Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Saint Mary's
F 3 Yap, Glen Peter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Adamson
F 5 Duat, Rob (A) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Menlo College
G 6 Lastimosa, Jojo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Jose-Recoletos
G 7 Ordonio, Jon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Master's College
C 8 Allado, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle
G 9 Santos, Rodney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Sebastian
F 10 Reyes, Eric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo de Manila
G 11 Ticzon, Richie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Ateneo de Manila
F 18 Teng, Alvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Arellano University
G/F 19 Duremdes, Kenneth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Adamson
F 31 Arigo, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) University of Tampa
C 32 Feihl, EJ (A) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Adamson
F 41 Noble, Miguel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Utica College
F 32 Riley, Ron (G) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Arizona State
F Head, James (G) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Eastern Michigan
F/C 42 Dobbins, Muntrelle (G) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Arkansas-Little Rock
G/F 23 Carawell, Chris (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Duke University
F/C 3 Williams, Ajani (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Eastern Michigan
F 21 Gahol, Bryan (T) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) State U
C 22 Walkvist, James (T) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (G) Governor's Cup imports
    • (C) Commissioner's Cup imports
    • (A) Acquired via trade
    • (T) Traded
  • Injured

Elimination round

Games won
Date Opponent Score Top scorer Venue (Location)
February 15Brgy.Ginebra68-63Ron Riley (20 pts)Centrodome (Malolos, Bulacan)
February 21RP-Selecta56-52Ron Riley (26 pts)Makati Coliseum [1]
March 2Red Bull81-58Ron Riley (28 pts)Cuneta Astrodome
March 21RP-Hapee68-61Muntrelle Dobbins (19 pts)Makati Coliseum
April 13Shell83-55Philsports Arena
April 21San Miguel74-58Araneta Coliseum
June 20San Miguel77-69Chris Carawell (25 pts)Cuneta Astrodome
June 30Purefoods83-79Araneta Coliseum
July 6FedEx82-73Chris Carawell (20 pts)Araneta Coliseum [2]
July 27Brgy.Ginebra80-63Ynares Center
August 2Coca-Cola73-72Philsports Arena
August 4RP-Selecta84-59Ajani Williams (24 pts)Araneta Coliseum
October 23Shell69-67John Arigo (21 pts)Philsports Arena
November 8FedEx85-84Cuneta Astrodome
November 16Coca-Cola85-68(Dumaguete City)
November 22Brgy.Ginebra79-75Ali Peek (22 pts)Philsports Arena [3]
November 30Sta.Lucia67-57Kenneth Duremdes (16 pts)Ynares Center

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

References
  1. "Alaska trips Selecta-RP 5". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "Duat, Arigo wax hot as Aces rip Express". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. "Aces edge Kings, near semis". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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