2002 PBA Governors' Cup

2002 Governors' Cup February 10 – May 26, 2002 Viva TV on IBC Rey Evangelista (Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) Derrick Brown (Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) Kerby Raymundo (Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Alaska Aces 2001 PBA Governors' Cup 2001 2011 PBA Governors' Cup 2011 2001 Governors' 2001 PBA Governors' Cup 2002 Commissioner's 2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup The 2002 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2002 Samsung-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2002 PBA season. It started on February 10 and ended on May 26, 2002. The tournament requires two imports per each team.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v1o1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1803%2C3824640 FedEx makes PBA debut vs Coke Philippine Daily Inquirer Rule changes To prepare the national team for the upcoming 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, the following FIBA rules were adopted for this conference: Zone defense will be allowed. Total time of the game would be reduced to 40 minutes, 10-minute quarters. The time allowed for an offensive team to cross the halfcourt line was reduced from 10 to eight seconds. In addition, the pool of the national team was distributed into two teams: the Selecta-RP team and the Hapee-RP team. 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 Muntrelle Dobbins 7 Ron Riley 24 James Head 17 Barangay Ginebra Kings Bubba Wells 3 Jarrod Gee 11 Desmond Ferguson 3 Bryan Green 5 Batang Red Bull Thunder Joe Bunn 11 Julius Nwosu 10 Sean Lampley 1 Antonio Lang 2 Coca Cola Tigers Fred Williams 4 Rosell Ellis 18 Ron Hale 14 FedEx Express Rodrick Rhodes 2 Jermaine Walker 12 Tim Moore 10 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Leonard White 11 Derrick Brown 24 Kelvin Price 13 San Miguel Beermen Keith Hill 2 Lamont Strothers 19 Mario Bennett 17 Shell Turbo Chargers Derrick Grimm 3 Askia Jones 11 Nantambu Willingham 7 Cedric Webber 1 Sta. Lucia Realtors Lelan McDougal 3 Johnny Taylor 1 Mark Davis 9 Victor Thomas 11 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Jerald Honeycutt 13 Richie Frahm 13 Elimination round Team standings Bracket Quarterfinals (1) Talk 'N Text vs. (8) San Miguel #eee April 23 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Viva TV recap Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 70 San Miguel Beermen 79 April 28 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV recap Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 70 San Miguel Beermen 81 San Miguel wins series in two games (2) Coca-Cola vs. (7) Sta. Lucia #eee April 27 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV recap Coca Cola Tigers 75 Sta. Lucia Realtors 65 Coca-Cola wins series in one game (3) Purefoods vs. (6) Red Bull April 27 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 82 Batang Red Bull Thunder 77 #eee Purefoods wins series in one game (4) Alaska vs. (5) FedEx April 25 Philsports Arena, Pasig Viva TV recap Alaska Aces 74 FedEx Express 71 #eee Alaska wins series in one game Semifinals (2) Purefoods vs. (3) Coca-Cola #eee April 30 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Viva TV Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 89 Coca Cola Tigers 86 May 2 Philsports Arena, Pasig Viva TV Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 84 Coca Cola Tigers 75 #eee May 5 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV recap Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 72 Coca Cola Tigers 77 May 7 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 59 Coca Cola Tigers 64 #eee May 9 Philsports Arena, Pasig Viva TV recap Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 78 Coca Cola Tigers 75 Purefoods wins series, 3–2 (4) Alaska vs. (8) San Miguel #eee April 30 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Viva TV Alaska Aces 66 San Miguel Beermen 72 May 2 Philsports Arena, Pasig OT Viva TV recap Alaska Aces 67 San Miguel Beermen 63 #eee May 5 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV Alaska Aces 61 San Miguel Beermen 68 May 7 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV recap Alaska Aces 74 San Miguel Beermen 63 #eee May 9 Philsports Arena, Pasig Viva TV Alaska Aces 65 San Miguel Beermen 62 Alaska wins series, 3–2 Third place playoff #eee May 12 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV Coca Cola Tigers 75 San Miguel Beermen 63 Finals 2002 PBA Governors Cup Finals #eee May 12 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 73 Alaska Aces 79 May 14 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City 2OT Viva TV Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 102 Alaska Aces 106 #eee May 16 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 80 Alaska Aces 66 May 19 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 82 Alaska Aces 76 #eee May 21 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 84 Alaska Aces 72 May 23 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 78 Alaska Aces 85 #eee May 26 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 91 Alaska Aces 76 Purefoods wins series, 4–3 References External links PBA.ph https://web.archive.org/web/20170809140619/http://www.pba.ph/ 2017-08-09 Governors' Cup Category:PBA Governors' Cup