2002 Barangay Ginebra Kings season

2002 Barangay Ginebra Kings season
Head coachCris Calilan
Allan Caidic (All-Filipino Cup)
General ManagerIra Maniquis
Owner(s)Danding Cojuangco
Governor's Cup results
Record3–8
(27.3%)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
Commissioner's Cup results
Record2–8
(20%)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
All-Filipino Cup results
Record3–6
(33.3%)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
Barangay Ginebra Kings seasons
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2003 →

The 2002 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 24th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Main article: 2002 PBA draft

Occurrences

Eric Menk was one of the 15 players chosen by national coach Jong Uichico to play for the Philippine men's basketball team in the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. Ginebra head coach Allan Caidic was named among the national team's assistant coaches and taking over from the Ginebra bench to call the shots is assistant coach Cris Calilan.

Transactions

Players Added

Via Draft

  • Gilbert Malabanan
  • Chester Tolomia

Via Trade

Players Lost

Via Trade

  • Alex Crisano (To Talk 'N Text; part of the Menk deal which originally shipped him to Tanduay)
  • Vergel Meneses (To FedEx Express in July 2002 in exchange for future draft picks, thus Ginebra regain the 2003 first round pick it traded to Tanduay for Eric Menk – in which FedEx inherited when it bought the franchise.)
  • EJ Feihl (To Alaska Aces in June 2002)

Roster

2002 Barangay Ginebra Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 Philippines David, Bal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UST
G/F 3 Philippines Lago, Elmer (RA) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) De La Salle
F/C 9 Philippines Limpot, Jun 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle
G 13 Philippines Helterbrand, Jayjay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Kentucky State
C 14 Philippines Calpito, Aramis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian
G 15 Philippines Naron, Edward 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Visayas
F 17 Philippines Tolomia, Chester 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UPHSD
C 18 Philippines Ong, Wilmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) USLS
F 19 Philippines Malabanan, Gilbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UPHSD
C 22 United States Walkvist, James (A) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
C 30 Philippines Menk, Eric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Lake Superior State
C 31 Philippines Basco, Marlon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
F 33 Philippines Valera, Teodoro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UST
F 35 Philippines Piodo, Marlon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) USJ–R
F 44 Philippines Magtulis, Ronald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern
G 47 Philippines Caguioa, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Glendale CC (CA)
F 10 United States Gee, Jarrod (G) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Illinois
G/F 6 United States Wells, Bubba (G) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Austin Peay
F 5 United States Ferguson, Desmond (G) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Detroit Mercy
G 6 United States Green, Bryan (G) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Nevada
F/C 21 United States Davis, Ben (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Arizona
F 11 United States Mills, Silas (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Utah
G/F 5 United States Spencer, Isaac (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Murray State
F 2 Philippines Meneses, Vergel (T) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) José Rizal
C 32 Philippines Feihl, Edward Joseph (T/*) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Adamson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (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
    • (RA) Re-Acquired from TNT
    • (*) Listed in the line-up
    • Injured Injured

Eliminations (Won games)

Date Opponent Score Venue (Location)
March 2 Shell 80–72 Cuneta Astrodome
April 6 RP-Hapee 75–69 Philsports Arena [1]
April 14 Red Bull 98–90 Araneta Coliseum
June 21 RP-Selecta 85–81 Ynares Center
July 7 Talk 'N Text 74–63 Araneta Coliseum [2]
October 26 San Miguel 68–62 (Balanga, Bataan)
October 30 Sta.Lucia 74–70 Ynares Center [3]
November 17 FedEx 84–65 Araneta Coliseum

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

References

  1. ^ "Ginebra surprises Hapee-RP". Manila Standard.
  2. ^ "Ginebra stuns Talk 'N Text". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. ^ "Ginebra does another escape act vs Sta.Lucia". Philippine Daily Inquirer.