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{{Short description|28th PBA season}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=February 2023}}
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{{Infobox PBA season league
| title            = 2002 PBA season
| year             = 2002
| logo             = 2002PBASeasonLogo.png
| duration         = February 10 – December 25, 2002
| no_of_teams      = 10
| attendance       = 
| TV               = Local: [[PBA on Viva TV|Viva TV]] ([[Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation|IBC]])<br>International: [[The Filipino Channel]]
| draft            = 2002 PBA Draft
| top_pick         = [[Yancy de Ocampo]]
| picked_by        = [[Barako Bull Energy|FedEx Express]]
| MVP              = [[Willie Miller (basketball player)|Willie Miller]]<br /> {{small|([[Batang Red Bull Thunder]])}}
| top_scorer       = 
| top_scorer_link  = 
| conf1            = Governors Cup
| conf1_link       = 2002 PBA Governors Cup
| conf1_champ      = [[Purefoods TJ Hotdogs]]
| conf1_runner-up  = [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]
| conf2            = Commissioner's Cup
| conf2_link       = 2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup
| conf2_champ      = [[Batang Red Bull Thunder]]
| conf2_runner-up  = [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]
| conf3            = All-Filipino Cup
| conf3_link       = 2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup
| conf3_champ      = [[Coca-Cola Tigers]]
| conf3_runner-up  = [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]
| prevseason_link  =2001 PBA season
| prevseason_year  =2001
| nextseason_link  =2003 PBA season
| nextseason_year  =2003
}}
The '''2002 PBA season''' was the 28th season of the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA).

==Board of governors==

===Executive committee===
* [[Jun Bernardino|Emilio Bernardino, Jr.]] (Commissioner) 
* Francisco Alejo III (Chairman, representing Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
* Casiano Cabalan Jr. (Vice-Chairman, representing Barangay Ginebra Kings)
* Angelito Alvarez (Treasurer, representing FedEx Express)

===Teams===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%; width:70%"
|-
!Team !! Company !! Governor !! Alternate Governor
|-
| [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] || [[Alaska Milk Corporation]] || [[Wilfred Steven Uytengsu]] || [[Joaqui Trillo|Joaquin Trillo]]
|-
| [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] || [[Ginebra San Miguel|La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.]] || Casiano Cabalan Jr. || Ira Daniel Maniquis
|-
| [[Batang Red Bull Thunder]] || Photokina Marketing Corporation || George Chua || Manuel Mendoza
|-
| [[Coca Cola Tigers]] || [[Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc.]] || Jose Bayani Baylon || Emmanuel Puno
|-
| [[FedEx Express]] || Airfrieght 2100, Inc. || Angelito Alvarez || 
|-
| [[Purefoods TJ Hotdogs]] || [[San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc.|Purefoods Corporation]] || Francisco Alejo III || [[Ely Capacio]]
|-
| [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] || [[Sta. Lucia Land|Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation]] || Manuel Encarnado || Ariel Magno
|-
| [[San Miguel Beermen]] || [[San Miguel Brewery|San Miguel Brewery, Inc.]] || Alberto Malapit || 
|-
| [[Shell Turbo Chargers]] || Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation || Roberto Kanapi || 
|-
| [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] || [[Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company]] || [[Ricky Vargas|Victorico Vargas]]|| [[Al Panlilio]]
|}

==Notable occurrences==
*The league revised its season calendar to accommodate the participation of its players for the upcoming [[2002 Asian Games]]. The Governors' Cup became the first conference of the season while the All-Filipino became the third and final conference.{{cn|date=September 2022}}
*The pool for the national team were divided into two teams: Selecta-RP and Hapee-RP. Both teams participated for the Governors' Cup. The teams were later merged to form the final lineup of the national team in the Commissioner's Cup, retaining the Selecta-RP branding.
*[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals|Talk 'N Text]] coach [[Bill Bayno]] was fined [[Philippine peso|PHP]]200,000 after publicly criticizing the league and its official.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=71g1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1275%2C19724879 Bayno fined a record P.2 for hitting PBA officiating] by June Navarro, [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]], August 14, 2002</ref> This came after Bayno branded the league as "San Miguel Basketball Association" and charged the league officials are favoring the four [[San Miguel Corporation|SMC]]-owned teams ([[San Miguel Beermen]], [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]], [[Coca Cola Tigers]] and [[Purefoods TJ Hotdogs]]).<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7lg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2897%2C19416141 Bernardino summons Bayno], by June Navarro, [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]], August 13, 2002.</ref>
*This was the last season in which the [[PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's]] and [[PBA Governors Cup|Governors Cup]] were disputed before the tournaments were reinstated in the 2010–11 season. They were replaced in 2003 by the Invitational and Reinforced Conferences in 2003, and eventually the [[PBA Fiesta Conference|Fiesta Conference]] in 2004 after the league reduced the number of conferences in a PBA season to two.

==Opening ceremonies==
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style= width="45%"| Team
! style= width="55%"| Muse
|-
| [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]
| [[Pia Guanio]]
|- 
| [[Batang Red Bull Thunder]]
| [[Assunta de Rossi]] and [[Alessandra de Rossi]]
|-
| [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]]
| [[Rica Peralejo]]
|-
| [[Coca-Cola Tigers]]
| [[Thalia Parks]] and [[Yeng Serrano]]
|-
| [[FedEx Express]]
| [[Patricia Coronado]]
|-
| [[Purefoods TJ Hotdogs]]
| [[Zorayda Andam]]
|-
| [[San Miguel Beermen]]
| [[Anna Shire]]
|-
| [[Shell Turbo Chargers]]
| [[LJ Moreno]]
|-
| [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]]
| Juliet Duncan
|-
| [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]
| [[Cheska Garcia]]
|}

== 2002 PBA Governors' Cup ==
{{main|2002 PBA Governors' Cup}}

===Elimination round===
{{2002 PBA Governors' Cup standings}}

===Playoffs===
{{2002 PBA Governors Cup Playoffs bracket}}

==== Quarterfinals ====
{{TwoLegStart|agg-score=[[Playoff format#Twice-to-beat advantage|Series]]|game=y}}
{{TwoLegResult|(1) [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]*||0–2|'''(8) [[San Miguel Beermen]]'''||70–79|70–81}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''(2) [[Coca-Cola Tigers]]'''*||1–0|(7) [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]]||75–65|—}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''(3) [[Purefoods TJ Hotdogs]]'''*||1–0|(6) [[Batang Red Bull Thunder]]||82–77|—}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''(4) [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]'''*||1–0|(5) [[Barako Bull Energy|FedEx Express]]||74–71|—}}
|}*Team has [[twice-to-beat advantage]]. Team 1 only has to win once, while Team 2 has to win twice.

==== Semifinals ====
{{ThreeLegStart|legs=5}}
{{ThreeLegResult|'''(2) [[Purefoods TJ Hotdogs]]'''||3–2|(3) [[Coca-Cola Tigers]]||89–86|84–75|72–77|59–64|78–75}}
{{ThreeLegResult|'''(4) [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]'''||3–2|(8) [[San Miguel Beermen]]||66–72|{{no wrap|67–63 {{(OT)}}}}|61–68|74–63|65–62}}
|}

==== Third place playoff ====
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|'''(3) [[Coca-Cola Tigers]]'''||75–63|(8) [[San Miguel Beermen]]||}}
{{End}}

==== Finals ====
{{main|2002 PBA Governors' Cup finals}}
{{ThreeLegStart|legs=7}}
{{ThreeLegResult|'''(3) [[Purefoods TJ Hotdogs]]'''||4–3|(4) [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]||73–79|{{nowrap|102–106 {{(OT)|num=2}}}}|80–66|82–76|84–72|78–85|91–76}}
|}

== 2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup ==
{{main|2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup}}

===Elimination round===
{{2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup standings}}

===Playoffs===
{{2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup Playoffs bracket}}

==== Quarterfinals ====
{{TwoLegStart|agg-score=[[Playoff format#Twice-to-beat advantage|Series]]|game=y}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''(1) [[Batang Red Bull Thunder]]'''*||1–0|(8) [[Shell Turbo Chargers]]||73–54|—}}
{{TwoLegResult|(2) [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]]*||0–2|'''(7) [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]'''||79–87|70–80}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''(3) [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]'''*||1–1|(6) [[Barako Bull Energy|FedEx Express]]||76–79|82–67}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''(4) [[San Miguel Beermen]]'''*||1–1|(5) [[Coca-Cola Tigers]]||80–84|{{no wrap|90–84 {{(OT)}}}}}}
|}*Team has [[twice-to-beat advantage]]. Team 1 only has to win once, while Team 2 has to win twice.

==== Semifinals ====
{{ThreeLegStart|legs=5}}
{{ThreeLegResult|'''(1) [[Batang Red Bull Thunder]]'''||3–1|(4) [[San Miguel Beermen]]||72–68|83–80|68–102|85–80|—}}
{{ThreeLegResult|(3) [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]||3–2|'''(7) [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]'''||78–82|79–87|84–81|82–76|73–89}}
|}

==== Third place playoff ====
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|(3) [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]||85–88|'''(4) [[San Miguel Beermen]]'''||}}
{{End}}

==== Finals ====
{{main|2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals}}
{{ThreeLegStart|legs=7}}
{{ThreeLegResult|'''(1) [[Batang Red Bull Thunder]]'''||4–3|(7) [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]||100–102|96–86|71–80|89–81|55–77|86–78|67–60}}
|}

== 2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup ==
{{main|2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup}}

===Elimination round===
{{2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup standings}}

===Playoffs===
{{2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup Playoffs bracket}}

==== Quarterfinals ====
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|'''(3) [[Coca-Cola Tigers]]'''||64–61|(6) [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]]||}}
{{OneLegResult|(4) [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]||63–82|'''(5) [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]'''||}}
{{End}}

==== Semifinals ====
{{ThreeLegStart|legs=3}}
{{ThreeLegResult|(1) [[Red Bull Thunder]]||1–2|'''(5) [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]'''||79–70|68–83|71–80}}
{{ThreeLegResult|'''(2) [[Coca-Cola Tigers]]'''||2–1|(3) [[San Miguel Beermen]]||62–76|74–62|62–74}}
|}

==== Third place playoff ====
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|(1) [[Red Bull Thunder]]||81–83|'''(2) [[San Miguel Beermen]]'''||}}
{{End}}

==== Finals ====
{{main|2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals}}
{{ThreeLegStart|legs=5}}
{{ThreeLegResult|'''(3) [[Coca-Cola Tigers]]'''||3–1|(5) [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]||67–70|{{nowrap|72–69 {{(OT)}}}}|{{nowrap|62–60 {{(OT)}}}}|78–63|—}}
|}

==Awards==
* '''[[Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award|Most Valuable Player]]''': [[Willie Miller (basketball player)|Willie Miller]] (Red Bull)
* '''[[Philippine Basketball Association Rookie of the Year award|Rookie of the Year]]''':  [[Ren-Ren Ritualo]] (FedEx)
* '''Sportsmanship Award''': [[Paolo Mendoza]] (Sta. Lucia)
* '''Most Improved Player''': Rob Duat (Alaska)
* '''Defensive Player of the Year''': Davonn Harp (Red Bull)
* '''Mythical Five'''
** [[Willie Miller (basketball player)|Willie Miller]] (Red Bull)
** Davonn Harp (Red Bull)
** [[Jeffrey Cariaso]] (Coca-Cola)
** [[Victor Pablo]] (Talk 'N Text)
** [[Don Allado]] (Alaska)
* '''Mythical Second Team'''
** [[Asi Taulava]] (Talk 'N Text)
** Gilbert Demape (Talk 'N Text)
** [[Nic Belasco]] (San Miguel)
** [[Kerby Raymundo]] (Purefoods)
** Rey Evangelista (Purefoods)
* '''All Defensive Team'''
** Davonn Harp (Red Bull)
** Chris Jackson (Shell)
** [[Rudy Hatfield]] (Coca-Cola)
** [[Jeffrey Cariaso]] (Coca-Cola)
** [[Rey Evangelista]] (Purefoods)

===Awards given by the PBA Press Corps===
* '''Coach of the Year''': [[Ryan Gregorio]] (Purefoods)
* '''Mr. Quality Minutes''': Ato Morano (Coca-Cola)
* '''Executive of the Year''': George C. Chua (Red Bull)
* '''Comeback Player of the Year''': [[Ronnie Magsanoc]] (Purefoods)
* '''Referee of the Year''': Mario Montiel

==Cumulative standings==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main |style=WL |ranking_style=percentage |show_GB=no |hide_played=no |GB_team=1 |for_against_style=none |update= complete |source=

|team1=COC
|team2=RB
|team3=TNT
|team4=SMB
|team5=ALA
|team6=PF
|team7=SLR
|team8=FED
|team9=HAP
|team10=SHL
|team11=BGK
|team12=SEL

|win_ALA= 31 |loss_ALA= 28
|win_BGK= 8 |loss_BGK= 22
|win_RB= 30 |loss_RB= 17
|win_COC= 31 |loss_COC= 16
|win_FED= 14 |loss_FED= 19
|win_PF= 22 |loss_PF= 21
|win_SMB= 26 |loss_SMB= 23
|win_SHL= 10 |loss_SHL= 22 
|win_SLR= 17 |loss_SLR= 18
|win_TNT= 27 |loss_TNT= 20
|win_HAP= 4 |loss_HAP= 7
|win_SEL= 7 |loss_SEL= 14

|name_ALA=[[2002 Alaska Aces season|Alaska Aces]]
|name_BGK=[[2002 Barangay Ginebra Kings season|Barangay Ginebra Kings]]
|name_RB=[[2002 Batang Red Bull Thunder season|Batang Red Bull Thunder]]
|name_COC=[[2002 Coca-Cola Tigers season|Coca-Cola Tigers]]
|name_FED=[[2002 FedEx Express season|FedEx Express]]
|name_PF=[[2002 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season|Purefoods TJ Hotdogs]]
|name_SMB=[[2002 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel Beermen]]
|name_SHL=[[2002 Shell Turbo Chargers season|Shell Turbo Chargers]]
|name_SLR=[[2002 Sta. Lucia Realtors season|Sta. Lucia Realtors]]
|name_TNT=[[2002 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season|Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]
|name_HAP=[[RP-Hapee Toothpaste]] ||status_HAP=G
|name_SEL=[[RP-Selecta Ice Cream]] |status_SEL=G

|result1=C |result2=C |result3=F |result4=3rd |result5=F |result6=C |result7=QF |result8=QF |result9=X |result10=QF |result11=X |result12=X 
|res_col_header=Best finish
|status_pos=after
|col_C=gold |text_C=Champions
|col_F=silver |text_F=Finalist
|col_3rd=#CD7F32 |text_3rd=Third place
|col_QF=yellow1 |text_QF=Quarterfinalist
|col_X=red1 |text_X=Elimination round
}}

===Elimination round===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main |style=WL |ranking_style=percentage |show_GB=no |hide_played=no |GB_team=1 |for_against_style=none |update= complete |source=

|team1=RB
|team2=COC
|team3=TNT
|team4=ALA
|team5=SMB
|team6=SLR
|team7=PF
|team8=FED
|team9=HAP
|team10=SHL
|team11=SEL
|team12=BGK

|win_ALA= 17 |loss_ALA= 13 |hth_ALA=Elimination round head-to-head: Alaska 2–1 San Miguel
|win_BGK= 8 |loss_BGK= 22
|win_RB= 21 |loss_RB= 9
|win_COC= 20 |loss_COC= 10
|win_FED= 13 |loss_FED= 17
|win_PF= 14 |loss_PF= 16
|win_SMB= 17 |loss_SMB= 13 |hth_SMB=ALA
|win_SHL= 10 |loss_SHL= 20 
|win_SLR= 16 |loss_SLR= 14
|win_TNT= 19 |loss_TNT= 11
|win_HAP= 4 |loss_HAP= 7
|win_SEL= 7 |loss_SEL= 14

|name_ALA=[[2002 Alaska Aces season|Alaska Aces]]
|name_BGK=[[2002 Barangay Ginebra Kings season|Barangay Ginebra Kings]]
|name_RB=[[2002 Batang Red Bull Thunder season|Batang Red Bull Thunder]]
|name_COC=[[2002 Coca-Cola Tigers season|Coca-Cola Tigers]]
|name_FED=[[2002 FedEx Express season|FedEx Express]]
|name_PF=[[2002 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season|Purefoods TJ Hotdogs]]
|name_SMB=[[2002 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel Beermen]]
|name_SHL=[[2002 Shell Turbo Chargers season|Shell Turbo Chargers]]
|name_SLR=[[2002 Sta. Lucia Realtors season|Sta. Lucia Realtors]]
|name_TNT=[[2002 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season|Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]
|name_HAP=[[RP-Hapee Toothpaste]] ||status_HAP=G
|name_SEL=[[RP-Selecta Ice Cream]] |status_SEL=G
}}

===Playoffs===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main |style=WL |ranking_style=wins |show_GB=no |hide_played=no |GB_team=1 |for_against_style=none |update= complete |source=

|team1=ALA
|team2=CC
|team3=SMB
|team4=RB
|team5=PF
|team6=TNT
|team7=FED
|team8=SLR
|team9=SHL
|team10=BGK

|win_ALA= 14 |loss_ALA= 15
|win_BGK= 0 |loss_BGSM= 0
|win_RB= 9 |loss_RB= 8
|win_CC= 10 |loss_CC= 7
|win_FED= 1 |loss_FED= 2
|win_PF= 8 |loss_PF= 5
|win_SMB= 10 |loss_SMB= 9
|win_SHL= 0 |loss_SHL= 2
|win_SLR= 1 |loss_SLR= 4
|win_TNT= 8 |loss_TNT= 9

|name_ALA=[[2002 Alaska Aces season|Alaska Aces]]
|name_BGK=[[2002 Barangay Ginebra Kings season|Barangay Ginebra Kings]]
|name_RB=[[2002 Batang Red Bull Thunder season|Batang Red Bull Thunder]]
|name_CC=[[2002 Coca-Cola Tigers season|Coca-Cola Tigers]]
|name_FED=[[2002 FedEx Express season|FedEx Express]]
|name_PF=[[2002 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season|Purefoods TJ Hotdogs]]
|name_SMB=[[2002 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel Beermen]]
|name_SHL=[[2002 Shell Turbo Chargers season|Shell Turbo Chargers]]
|name_SLR=[[2002 Sta. Lucia Realtors season|Sta. Lucia Realotrs]]
|name_TNT=[[2002 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season|Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{2002 PBA season by team}}
{{Philippine Basketball Association seasons}}

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