2002 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season

2002 TNT Tropang Giga Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Louie Alas Bill Bayno Paul Woolpert Governor's Cup 11 7 1st seed Semifinals Commissioner's Cup 13 10 7th seed Runner-up All-Filipino Cup 5 5 4th seed QF (lost to Alaska) Smart Communications(an MVP Group subsidiary) Frankie Lim 2001 2003 The 2002 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season was the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Draft picks 2002 PBA draft Transactions Players Added Via Free Agency Alex Crisano (From Barangay Ginebra Kings) Kenny Evans (From Alaska Aces) Elmer Lago (From Barangay Ginebra Kings) Mark Telan (From Shell Turbo Chargers) Paul Alvarez (From FedEx Express in October 2002) Jercules Tangkay (Signed in October 2002; last played for Sta.Lucia) Via Trade Donbel Belano (From Sta. Lucia Realtors in May 2002)Players Lost Via Free Agency Gido Babilonia (To FedEx Express) Jerry Codiñera (To FedEx Express) Via Trade Gherome Ejercito (To Sta. Lucia Realtors in May 2002) Occurrences Center Asi Taulava and guard Patrick Fran played for Philippine-Selecta team while forward Celedon Camaso played for Philippine-Hapee during the Governor's Cup. Taulava was among the 15 players chosen to play for the national team, Fran and Camaso went back to their mother ballclub starting the Commissioner's Cup. Talk 'N Text coach Bill Bayno was fined by the PBA for lambasting the league and its commissioner for being a San Miguel Corporation-run league. For two conferences, the former University of Las Vegas coach has caused quite a stir with accusations and comments that cost him over P250,000 in record fines. Starting the All-Filipino Cup, Talk 'N Text has tapped another American coach Paul Woolpert to replace Bill Bayno, who abandoned the Phone Pals after a short but controversial stint in the league.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kFY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=eCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2257%2C17333614 TNT move okay as long as it follows rules-Jun B Philippine Daily Inquirer Finals stint The Talk 'N Text Phone Pals reach the Commissioner's Cup finals opposite defending champion Batang Red Bull by winning over the Alaska Aces, three games to two, in their best-of-five semifinal series. The Phone Pals led in the finals series all throughout until the last two games which Red Bull won to successfully defend their Commissioner's Cup title. Roster Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 2002 #79A3DD #000000 #FDD501 #FFFFFF 1 Bong Ravena G 6 1 UE PHI 2 Jercules Tangkay G 6 0 Southwestern University (Philippines) PHI NA 3 Elmer Lago GF 6 2 De La Salle PHI M 4 Kenny Evans basketball G 6 0 San Francisco State University USA 6 Gilbert Demape G 6 1 Cebu Institute of Technology PHI 8 Patrick Fran G 6 0 UST PHI 13 Mark Telan F 6 6 De La Salle PHI 19 Norman Gonzales F 6 4 San Beda College PHI 20 Don Camaso F 6 6 Metro Manila Colleges PHI 23 Paul Alvarez F 6 0 San Sebastian PHI NA 33 Victor Pablo F 6 4 FEU PHI 42 Donbel Belano G 5 8 University of Visayas PHI A 43 Alex Crisano C 6 5 Brooklyn College USA 81 Gabby Cui FC 6 4 Ateneo de Manila University PHI 88 Asi Taulava C 6 9 BYU-H TON 24 Richie Frahm GF 6 5 Gonzaga USA G 40 Jerald Honeycutt FC 6 8 Tulane USA G/C 5 Danny Johnson basketball G 6 3 University of Charleston USA C 32 Pete Mickeal F 6 7 Cincinnati USA C 9 Gherome Ejercito G 6 2 Adamson PHI T USA Bill Bayno USA Paul Woolpert PHI Joel Banal PHI Aric del Rosario PHI Ariel Vanguardia PHI Bong Go (G) Governor's Cup Import (C) Commissioner's Cup Import (A) Acquired via trade (T) Traded (M) Moved to Ginebra (NA) Newly-acquired in the AFC Eliminations (Won games) Date Opponent Score Venue (Location) February 22 RP-Hapee 95–62 Ynares Center February 28 San Miguel 82–81 Makati Coliseum March 7 Sta. Lucia 98–96 Makati Coliseum March 16 Brgy. Ginebra 87–82 Cuneta Astrodome March 23 RP-Selecta 83–76 Ynares Center March 31 Shell 93–86 Araneta Coliseum https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zlg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3068%2C170294 Talk 'N Text storms to 6th straight win Philippine Daily Inquirer April 6 Alaska 84–67 Philsports Arena April 9 Red Bull 98–90 Cuneta Astrodome April 20 FedEx 101–90 Philsports Arena June 16 Shell 89–72 Araneta Coliseum https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kK41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2325%2C893772 Talk 'N Text trounces Shell Philippine Daily Inquirer June 22 FedEx 96–90 Cuneta Astrodome June 27 Sta. Lucia 83–71 Cuneta Astrodome July 14 Purefoods 109–92 Ynares Center August 11 Alaska 80–76 Araneta Coliseum October 30 FedEx 69–64 Ynares Center November 9 Purefoods 78–75 Centennial Arena (Laoag City) November 15 Red Bull 77–67 Ynares Center November 24 Alaska 73–66 Araneta Coliseum December 1 Brgy. Ginebra 86–65 Araneta Coliseum https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_Vg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1309%2C28555765 Pals clobber Kings, reach quarterfinals Philippine Daily Inquirer #FFFFCC Governor's Cup #FFFF99 Commissioner's Cup #DDDDFF All-Filipino Cup References Category:TNT Tropang 5G seasons Talk