2002 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season

The 2002 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2002 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs season
Head coachRyan Gregorio
Eric Altamirano
Governor's Cup results
Record16–8
(.667)
Place3rd seed
Playoff finishChampions
Commissioner's Cup results
Record3–7
(.300)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
All-Filipino Cup results
Record3–6
(.333)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
Stats @ PBA-Online.net
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs seasons

Draft picks

Transactions
Players Added

Via Draft

  • Junel Mendiola

Via Trade

 Players Lost

Via Free Agency

  • Rommel Daep
  • Dino Manuel

Via Trade

  • EJ Feihl (To Barangay Ginebra Kings for a future draft)

Championship

The Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs celebrated their sixth PBA championship and the first in five years by winning the Governor's Cup title over the Alaska Aces in a seven-game series after losing the first two games. Purefoods' finals victory was the first for the team under the new company owner in San Miguel Corporation. Interim coach Ryan Gregorio won his first title as a mentor.

Roster
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
F 2 Yee, Richard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST
C 3 Balingit, Bonel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) University of Visayas
G 5 Magsanoc, Ronnie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) State U
G 6 Fernandez, Boyet 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) University of San Agustin
F 7 Evangelista, Rey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
F 10 Victoria, Marc Steven 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern
G 13 Yap, Roger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Jose-Recoletos
G 14 Mendiola, Junel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) PSBA
F 16 Patrimonio, Alvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua
F 18 Guerrero, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Letran College
C 21 Raymundo, Kerby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Letran College
C 33 Cantonjos, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST
F 34 Escobar, Jolly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE
G 40 Castillo, Noy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Citadel College
C 52 Seigle, Andy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) New Orleans
G 32 Brown, Derrick (G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Providence College
G/F 35 White, Leonard (G) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Southern University
F 9 Price, Kelvin (G/C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) University of Charlotte
F 35 Muoneke, Gabe (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) University of Texas
F 34 Morris, Chris (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Auburn University
G/F Rosegreen, Warren (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UNLV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ramon Jose
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (G) Governor's Cup import
    • (C) Commissioner's Cup import
  • Injured

Elimination round

Games won
Date Opponent Score Top scorer Venue (Location)
February 16Talk 'N Text92-89Derrick Brown (32 pts)Araneta Coliseum [1]
February 19Brgy.Ginebra60-58Derrick Brown (35 pts)Philsports Arena
February 24Alaska79-74Derrick Brown (28 pts)Philsports Arena
March 8RP-Selecta89-72Derrick Brown (31 pts)(Balanga, Bataan) [2]
March 14San Miguel72-70Derrick Brown (26 pts)Makati Coliseum
March 19Shell92-87Derrick Brown (41 pts)Cuneta Astrodome
March 24RP-Hapee107-77Araneta Coliseum
April 13Sta.Lucia87-76Philsports Arena
June 25Brgy.Ginebra83-78Gabe Mouneke (36 pts)Cuneta Astrodome
August 3Red Bull91-84Cuneta Astrodome [3]
August 10Shell79-75Warren Rosegreen (32 pts)Philsports Arena
October 20Brgy.Ginebra71-63Araneta Coliseum
October 25FedEx85-82Andy Seigle (19 pts)Cuneta Astrodome
November 13Alaska62-56Philsports Arena

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

References
  1. "Hotdogs tame Phone Pals". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "Purefoods routs Selecta". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. "Hotdogs silence Thunder". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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