2003 Alaska Aces season

2003 Alaska Aces (PBA) Alaska Aces Tim Cone All-Filipino Cup 14 13 3rd Semis (lost to TNT) Invitational Cup 11 1 1st Champions Reinforced Conference 6 11 N/A QF (lost to Sta.Lucia) Fred Uytengsu Joaqui Trillo 2002 2004–05 The 2003 Alaska Aces season was the 18th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Draft picks 2003 PBA draft Transactions Players Added Via Draft Mike Cortez https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U1U1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=fCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1617%2C18720335 Alaska: P8.7-M deal to Cortez Philippine Daily Inquirer Brandon Cablay https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V1U1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=fCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1790%2C20150274 Cone renews Aces contract Philippine Daily Inquirer Stephen Padilla Via Free Agency Alvin Castro (From San Miguel Beermen) Richard Del Rosario (From Sta. Lucia Realtors) Via Trade Don Camaso (From Talk 'N Text; traded their 10th pick to TNT) Eugene Tejada (Drafted by Sta.Lucia; the Aces traded their pick Leo Bat-Og in exchange) Players Lost Via Retirement Jojo Lastimosa Via Free Agency Rodney Santos (To Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) Via Trade Kenneth Duremdes (To Sta. Lucia Realtors; exchange for two draft picks)https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UlU1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=fCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1920%2C18368957 Aces drop Duremdes, pick Cortez 1st Philippine Daily Inquirer Occurrences During the Invitational Cup, shooting guard Jon Ordonio was placed on the reserve list upon orders by the management. Ordonio was one of the five foreign-breed players whom the senate recommended for deportation upon investigation on the so-called Fil-Shams. Championship The Alaska Aces won the Invitational Championship for their 11th PBA title as they exact revenge over the Coca-Cola Tigers, the team that beat them for the All-Filipino crown last year. The Aces won the best-of-three title series, two games to one. Alaska was the sixth entry among PBA teams qualified to play in the second conference Invitationals that featured guest foreign teams. They were on a nine-game winning streak going into Game One of the final playoffs. Roster Alaska Aces 2003 #C70309 #FFFFFF #000000 #FFFFFF 3 Eugene Tejada F 6 5 Chabot USA 5 Robert Duat F 6 4 Menlo USA 7 Jon Ordonio G 6 2 Master's USA 8 Don Allado F 6 6 De La Salle PHI 9 Stephen Padilla G 5 11 Visayas PHI 10 Richard del Rosario F 6 5 De La Salle PHI 11 Mike Cortez G 6 0 De La Salle PHI 13 Alvin Castro G 6 3 De La Salle PHI 20 Don Camaso F 6 6 Metro Manila College PHI 24 Brandon Cablay G 6 0 Vanguard USA 31 John Arigo F 6 4 Tampa USA C 32 Edward Joseph Feihl C 7 1 Adamson PHI 34 Ali Peek C 6 4 Saint Mary's USA 41 Miguel Noble F 6 5 Utica USA 23 Chris Carrawell G 6 3 Duke USA I 22 Isaac Fontaine G 6 2 Washington State USA I USA Tim Cone PHI Dickie Bachmann PHI Gilbert Reyes PHI Luigi Trillo PHI Jojo Lastimosa PHI Bobby Lotuaco PHI Jun Reyes (I) Import Game results All-Filipino Cup Date Opponent Score Top scorer Venue Location February 23 Sta.Lucia 91–82 Arigo (16 pts) Araneta Coliseum Quezon City March 2 Talk 'N Text 96–78 Camaso (17 pts) Araneta Coliseum Quezon City March 7 Brgy.Ginebra 95–91 Peek (24 pts) Ynares Center Antipolo City March 9 Shell 85–80 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City March 15 FedEx 86–90 Bago City March 19 San Miguel 76–81 Philsports Arena Pasig March 26 Red Bull 79–95 Makati Coliseum Makati City March 30 Coca-Cola 86–77 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City April 4 FedEx 95–93 Philsports Arena Pasig April 9 Brgy.Ginebra Philsports Arena Pasig April 13 Purefoods Philsports Arena Pasig April 23 Sta.Lucia 90–94 Philsports Arena Pasig April 26 San Miguel 69–78 Ynares Center Antipolo City April 30 Talk 'N Text 88–89 Makati Coliseum Makati City May 4 Shell 83–89 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City May 10 Red Bull 82–92 Tagbilaran, Bohol May 18 Coca-Cola 87–90 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City May 25 Purefoods 90–85 Arigo (29 pts) Araneta Coliseum Quezon City #FFFF99 Win #ccffcc Win via OT #FFFFCC loss #ccccff loss via OT References Category:Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons Alaska