2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup

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2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup - Wikipedia

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2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup
Duration	June 16 – September 20, 2002
TV partner(s)	Viva TV on IBC
Finals
Champions	Batang Red Bull Thunder
Runners-up	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
Awards
Best Player	Davonn Harp (Batang Red Bull Thunder)
Best Import	Jerald Honeycutt (Talk 'N Text Phone Pals)
Finals MVP	Willie Miller (Batang Red Bull Thunder)
PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology
< 2001 2011 >
PBA conference chronology
< 2002 Governors' 2002 All-Filipino >

The 2002 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Samsung–PBA Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2002 PBA season. It started on June 16 and ended on September 20, 2002. The tournament requires two imports per each team. ^[1]

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

One-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals:
- Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent.
- QF1: #1 vs. #8
- QF2: #2 vs. #7
- QF3: #3 vs. #6
- QF4: #4 vs. #5
Best-of-five semifinals:
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals

List of imports

Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played.

Team	Name	GP	Name	GP
Alaska Aces	Ajani Williams	18	Chris Carawell	18
Barangay Ginebra Kings	Silas Mills	4	Ben Davis	10
Barangay Ginebra Kings	Isaac Spencer	5
Batang Red Bull Thunder	Antonio Lang	18	Julius Nwosu	22
Batang Red Bull Thunder	Sean Lampley	4
Coca Cola Tigers	Bryant Basemore	8	Ron Hale	12
	Torraye Braggs	3
	Carlos Daniel	1
FedEx Express	Jeremy Robinson	1	Jermaine Walker	12
FedEx Express	Frantz Pierre-Louis	11
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	Kelvin Price	5	Gabe Muoneke	6
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	Chris Morris	5	Warren Rosegreen	4
San Miguel Beermen	Jermaine Tate	1	Damon Flint	2
	Art Long	9	Shea Seals	15
	Terquin Mott	7
Shell Velocity	Cedric Webber	6	Askia Jones	2
Shell Velocity	George Banks	5	Johnny Jackson	9
Sta. Lucia Realtors	Willie Farley	3	Stephen Howard	12
Sta. Lucia Realtors	Chris Clay	9
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	Danny Johnson	8	Jerald Honeycutt	24
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	Pete Mickeal	16

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Batang Red Bull Thunder	7	3	.700^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Sta. Lucia Realtors	7	3	.700^[a]	—
3	Alaska Aces	6	4	.600^[b]	1
4	San Miguel Beermen	6	4	.600^[b]	1
5	Coca-Cola Tigers	6	4	.600^[b]	1	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	FedEx Express	6	4	.600^[b]	1
7	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	5	5	.500	2
8	Shell Velocity	4	6	.400	3
9	RP-Selecta Ice Cream (G)	3	7	.300^[c]	4
10	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	3	7	.300^[c]	4
11	Barangay Ginebra Kings	2	8	.200	5

Source: PBA.ph
(G) Guests
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Red Bull 1–0 Sta. Lucia
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Head-to-head record: Alaska 3–0, San Miguel 2–1, Coca-Cola 1–2, FedEx 0–3
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Selecta 1–0 Purefoods

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (best-of-5)			Finals (best-of-7)

#1 twice-to-beat

1	Red Bull		73

8	Shell		54
				1	Red Bull	3
#4 twice-to-beat
				4	San Miguel	1
4	San Miguel	80	90

5	Coca-Cola	84	84
							1	Red Bull	4
#2 twice-to-beat
							7	Talk 'N Text	3
2	Sta. Lucia	79	70

7	Talk 'N Text	87	80
				7	Talk 'N Text	3	Third-place playoff
#3 twice-to-beat
				3	Alaska	2
3	Alaska	76	82
							4	San Miguel	88
6	FedEx	79	67
							3	Alaska	85

Quarterfinals

In each match-up, the lower-seeded team has to win twice, while the higher-seeded team only once, to progress.

Batang Red Bull Thunder 73, Shell Turbo Chargers 54
Red Bull wins series in one game

Sta. Lucia Realtors 70, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 80
Talk 'N Text wins series in two games

Alaska Aces 82, FedEx Express 67
Alaska wins series in two games

San Miguel Beermen 90, Coca-Cola Tigers 84 (OT)
San Miguel wins series in two games

Batang Red Bull Thunder 85, San Miguel Beermen 80
Red Bull wins series, 3-1

Alaska Aces 73, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 89
Talk 'N Text wins series, 3-2

Batang Red Bull Thunder 67, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 60
Red Bull wins series, 4-3

Format

List of imports

Elimination round

Team standings

Bracket

Quarterfinals

(1) Red Bull vs. (8) Shell

(2) Sta. Lucia vs. (7) Talk 'N Text

(3) Alaska vs. (6) FedEx

(4) San Miguel vs. (5) Coca-Cola

Semifinals

(1) Red Bull vs. (4) San Miguel

(3) Alaska vs. (7) Talk 'N Text

Third place playoff

Finals

References

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