2002 Sta. Lucia Realtors season

2002 Sta. Lucia Realtors season
Head coach	Norman Black
Governor's Cup results Record 5–7 (.417) Place N/A Playoff finish N/A Commissioner's Cup results Record 7–5 (.583) Place N/A Playoff finish N/A All-Filipino Cup results Record 5–6 (.455) Place N/A Playoff finish N/A Stats @ PBA-Online.net Sta. Lucia Realtors seasons 2001 2003

The 2002 Sta. Lucia Realtors season was the tenth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	College
1	3	Omanzie Rodriguez	6"6'	F/C	Mapua
2	13	Chito Victolero	5"11'	G	Mapua

Transactions

Players Added Via Draft Omanzie Rodriguez Chito Victolero Via Trade Gherome Ejercito (From Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in May 2002)

Players Lost Via Free Agency Jercules Tangkay (To Talk 'N Text Phone Pals) Via Trade Donbel Belano (To Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in May 2002)

Summary

The Governor's Cup defending champions Sta.Lucia Realtors had two of its players chosen in the Philippine national team training pool divided into two groups, Dennis Espino for RP-Selecta Ice Cream and Marlou Aquino for RP-Hapee toothpaste, the Realtors failed to advance in the semifinals.

In the Commissioner's Cup, the Realtors signed in Chris Clay, a Fil-American who was with the RP training pool and formerly of Pangasinan Waves from the Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA) to replace one of their imports, Willie Farley, the Realtors won six of their last seven games to finish at the top two of the team standings with 7 wins and 3 losses, tied with Batang Red Bull, the Realtors lost to Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in the quarterfinal round despite the twice-to-beat advantage.

Sta.Lucia bowed out for the third time in the All-Filipino Cup, lost to Coca Cola in a one-game playoff during the quarterfinals.

Roster

Sta. Lucia Realtors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F/C 6 Rodriguez, Omanzie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Mapua C 7 Del Rosario, Richard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle G 8 Mendoza, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) State U F 9 Francisco, Gerard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST G 10 Tan, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) De La Salle G 11 Adriano, Francis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FEU C 13 Aquino, Marlou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Adamson G 14 Ejercito, Gherome (A) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson F 15 Falcasantos, Expedito 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) University of Cebu F/C 16 Espino, Dennis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST C 29 Ortiguerra, Marvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST C 38 David, Angelo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FEU F 53 Orquillas, Michael 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) University of Cebu G 62 Victolero, Chito 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Mapua F 25 Thomas, Victor (G) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) La Salle University G/F 3 McDougal, Lelan (G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) California State F Davis, Mark (G) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Texas Tech F/C 21 Taylor, Johnny (G) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Tennessee-Chattanooga G/F 2 Farley, Willie (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fresno State F 20 Clay, Chris (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) G/F 21 Howard, Stephen (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) DePaul University G 42 Belano, Donbel (T) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) University of Visayas	Head coach Norman Black Assistant coach(es) Adonis Tierra Franz Pumaren Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (G) Governor's Cup import (C) Commissioner's Cup import (T) Traded (A) Acquired Injured

Elimination round

Games won

Date	Opponent	Score	Top scorer	Venue (Location)
February 23	Brgy.Ginebra	75-72		Cuneta Astrodome
March 12	RP-Selecta	61-55		Philsports Arena
March 24	Coca Cola	87-86	Victor Thomas (27 pts)	Araneta Coliseum [1]
April 2	Alaska	80-71		Philsports Arena
April 7	San Miguel	73-65		Araneta Coliseum
June 21	Purefoods	90-75	Willie Farley (31 pts)	Ynares Center
July 7	RP-Selecta	66-62		Araneta Coliseum
July 12	Brgy.Ginebra	89-76		(Dumaguete City)
July 23	Alaska	74-61	Stephen Howard (26 pts)	Philsports Arena [2]
July 27	Coca Cola	69-63	Stephen Howard (27 pts)	Ynares Center [3]
August 4	Shell	73-66		Araneta Coliseum
August 11	San Miguel	74-65		Araneta Coliseum
October 25	Talk 'N Text	70-67	Paolo Mendoza (19 pts)	Cuneta Astrodome
November 10	Shell	65-57	Paolo Mendoza (25 pts)	Araneta Coliseum
November 27	Purefoods	68-64		Philsports Arena
December 4	San Miguel	68-65		Philsports Arena

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

References

1. Paolo, Chris tow Realtors past Tigers, Philippine Daily Inquirer
2. Realtors rip Aces, Philippine Daily Inquirer
3. SLR whips Coke, gains quarterfinals, Philippine Daily Inquirer