2002 FedEx Express season

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

2002 FedEx Express season
Head coachDerrick Pumaren
Governor's Cup results
Record6–6
(.500)
Place5th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Alaska)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record7–5
(.583)
Place6th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Alaska)
All-Filipino Cup results
Record1–8
(.111)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
FedEx Express seasons

Draft picks

New team

FEDEX-Airfreight 2100 buy out the Tanduay Rhum franchise before the 2002 PBA season started. Team Owner Bert Lina, emphasizing that his company is the biggest courier company in the world, aims to make a big splash in its initial season. [1] The newest ballclub absorbed four players from the defunct Tanduay and 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, who was the last coach of Tanduay Rhum Masters, will handle the coaching job for FedEx.

Transactions
Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

  • Vergel Meneses (From Barangay Ginebra Kings in July 2002; exchange for future picks)

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.

Roster
FedEx Express roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
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
  • (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 23Shell70-64Jermaine Walker (17 pts)Cuneta Astrodome
March 1Sta.Lucia93-83Tim Moore (29 pts)Caruncho Gym (Pasig City) [2]
March 10Alaska83-69Tim Moore (28 pts)Ynares Center
March 23Brgy.Ginebra79-78Ynares Center
April 5Purefoods89-75Ynares Center
April 11RP-Hapee75-71Jermaine Walker (37 pts)Makati Coliseum
June 29Shell93-84Jermaine Walker (35 pts)Cuneta Astrodome
July 13RP-Selecta94-87Jermaine Walker (27 pts)Cuneta Astrodome [3]
July 25Purefoods85-76Jermaine Walker (32 pts)Caruncho Gym (Pasig City)
August 2Sta.Lucia92-90Frantz Pierre-Louis (31 pts)Philsports Arena
August 6Red Bull92-90Jermaine Walker (31 pts)Philsports Arena [4]
August 10Brgy.Ginebra107-91Philsports Arena
November 23Sta.Lucia90-83Vergel Meneses (22 pts)Cuneta Astrodome

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

References
  1. "Lina group newest PBA member". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  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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