2002–03 Philippine Basketball League season
The 2002–03 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).
2002-03 Challenge Cup
Team standings
| Group B | Win | Loss | Coach |
| ICTSI-La Salle | 8 | 4 | Franz Pumaren |
| Montaña Jewels | 6 | 6 | Ronnie Dojillo |
| John-O | 5 | 7 | Dong Vergeire |
| Cheeseballs-Shark | 3 | 9 | Jing Ruiz / Philip Cezar |
| Sunkist-Pampanga | 2 | 10 | |
Welcoat Paintmasters, the top team in the eliminations, will enjoy a twice-to-beat advantage against the fourth finisher in the crossover semis. Welcoat will meet the winner of ICTSI and LBC-Batangas. Blu Detergent and Dazz finished with identical 7-4 won-loss cards and will play in the other crossover semis. [1]
Comebacking Welcoat Paintmasters completed a three-game sweep over Dazz. Coach Leo Austria now won three PBL titles, two of which came when he was a Shark Energy Drink mentor. The Welcoat franchise won their fifth PBL championship, and all their series victories were via sweeps. [2]
Individual awards
2003 Sunkist-Unity Cup
| Semifinal standings | Win | Loss | PCT |
| Hapee Toothpaste | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Viva Mineral Water | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Montaña Jewels | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| John-O | 0 | 6 | .000 |
Two new teams joined the league, replacing Cheeseballs-Shark and Sunkist-Pampanga, these are Viva Mineral Water, coach by Koy Banal, and Nutrilicious, handled by Monel Kallos.
Hapee (formerly Dazz) and Viva Mineral Water advances to the championship after the double-round semifinals among the top four teams in the eliminations. [3]
Hapee Toothpaste won their first title since the 1996 Reinforced Conference, denying Viva Mineral Water a championship in their very first try. Hapee mentor Junel Baculi won his sixth title as a coach. [4]
References
External links
www.philippinebasketball.ph
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