2002 PBA Governors' Cup
The 2002 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2002 Samsung-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2002 PBA season. It started on February 10 and ended on May 26, 2002. The tournament requires two imports per each team. [1]
| 2002 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 10 – May 26, 2002 |
| TV partner(s) | Viva TV on IBC |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |
| Runners-up | Alaska Aces |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
Rule changes
To prepare the national team for the upcoming 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, the following FIBA rules were adopted for this conference:
- Zone defense will be allowed.
- Total time of the game would be reduced to 40 minutes, 10-minute quarters.
- The time allowed for an offensive team to cross the halfcourt line was reduced from 10 to eight seconds.
In addition, the pool of the national team was distributed into two teams: the Selecta-RP team and the Happee-RP team.
List of Imports
Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played.
| Team | Name | GP | Name | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Aces | Muntrelle Dobbins | 7 | Ron Riley | 24 |
| James Head | 17 | |||
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | Bubba Wells | 3 | Jarrod Gee | 11 |
| Desmond Ferguson | 3 | |||
| Bryan Green | 5 | |||
| Batang Red Bull Thunder | Joe Bunn | 11 | Julius Nwosu | 10 |
| Sean Lampley | 1 | Antonio Lang | 2 | |
| Coca Cola Tigers | Fred Williams | 4 | Rosell Ellis | 18 |
| Ron Hale | 14 | |||
| FedEx Express | Rodrick Rhodes | 2 | Jermaine Walker | 12 |
| Tim Moore | 10 | |||
| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | Leonard White | 11 | Derrick Brown | 24 |
| Kelvin Price | 13 | |||
| San Miguel Beermen | Keith Hill | 2 | Lamont Strothers | 19 |
| Mario Bennett | 17 | |||
| Shell Turbo Chargers | Derrick Grimm | 3 | Askia Jones | 11 |
| Nantambu Willingham | 7 | |||
| Cedric Webber | 1 | |||
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | Lelan McDougal | 3 | Johnny Taylor | 1 |
| Mark Davis | 9 | Victor Thomas | 11 | |
| Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | Jerald Honeycutt | 13 | Richie Frahm | 13 |
Elimination round
Team standings
| Qualified for quarterfinals with twice to beat advantage | |
| Qualified for quarterfinals with twice to win disadvantage |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 9 | 2 | .818 | -- |
| 2 | Coca Cola Tigers | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 |
| 3 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 |
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 |
| 5 | FedEx Express | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 |
| 6 | Batang Red Bull Thunder | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 |
| 7 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 |
| 8 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 |
| 9 | RP-Hapee Toothpaste | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 |
| 10 | RP-Selecta Ice Cream | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 |
| 11 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 |
| 12 | Shell Turbo Chargers | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| #1 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 70 | 70 | |||||||||||
| 8 | San Miguel | 79 | 81 | |||||||||||
| 8 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||
| #4 twice-to-beat | 4 | Alaska | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Alaska | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | FedEx | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Alaska | 3 | ||||||||||||
| #2 twice-to-beat | 3 | Purefoods | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Coca Cola | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Sta. Lucia | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Coca Cola | 2 | ||||||||||||
| #3 twice-to-beat | 3 | Purefoods | 3 | Third-place playoff | ||||||||||
| 3 | Purefoods | 82 | 8 | San Miguel | 63 | |||||||||
| 6 | Red Bull | 77 | 2 | Coca Cola | 75 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
Best-of-five semifinals
Purefoods vs Coca Cola
Alaska vs San Miguel
Playoff for third place
May 12 |
| Coca Cola Tigers 75, San Miguel Beermen 63 | ||
| Coca Cola clinch third place |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |
Finals
May 26 |
| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 91, Alaska Aces 76 | ||
| Purefoods wins series, 4-3 |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |
References
- "FedEx makes PBA debut vs Coke". Philippine Daily Inquirer.