2003–04 Philippine Basketball League season

2003–04 PBL season November 8, 2003 – June 19, 2004 8 ABS-CBN Sports (Studio 23) Peter June Simon Arwind Santos Platinum Cup 2003-04 PBL Platinum Cup Fash Liquid Detergent Welcoat Paints Unity Cup 2004 PBL Unity Cup Viva Mineral Water-FEU Welcoat Paints 2002-03 2004-05 The 2003–04 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL). New theme The Philippine Basketball League (PBL), in partnership with the giant network ABS-CBN through Studio 23 and ABS-CBN Sports presentation of the league, adopted a new slogan "Ito ang tunay na ligang bayan".https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5bhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=912%2C3390252 'Liga ng bayan' gets going with Platinum Cup Philippine Daily Inquirer - Google News Archive 2003-04 Platinum Cup Team Standings Win Loss Head coach Welcoat Paints 9 3 Leo Austria Sunkist-UST 8 4 Aric del Rosario Fash Liquid Detergent 7 5 Junel Baculi Blu Star Detergent 7 5 Leo Isaac Montaña Pawnshop 5 7 Bong Go Viva Mineral Water-FEU 4 8 Koy Banal ICTSI-La Salle 2 10 Franz Pumaren Finals #eee January 29 Makati Coliseum, Makati Fash Liquid Detergent 60 Welcoat Paints |score2=78 January 31 San Juan Gym, San Juan City 2OT recap Fash Liquid Detergent |score1=84 Welcoat Paints 80 #eee February 3 Pasig Sports Center, Pasig Fash Liquid Detergent 53 Welcoat Paints |score2=60 February 5 Pasig Sports Center, Pasig recap Fash Liquid Detergent |score1=72 Welcoat Paints 64 #eee February 7 Philsports Arena, Pasig Fash Liquid Detergent |score1=61 Welcoat Paints 55 Fash wins series, 3-2 Fash (formerly Hapee) leaned on a couple of three-pointers by Larry Fonacier in the last quarter of the deciding fifth game to down Welcoat Paints and clinch the championship. Fash coach Junel Baculi now match former Stag coach Alfrancis Chua as the winningest mentor in the PBL with seven titles.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5aZjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=510%2C21293810 Fash foils Welcoat, captures PBL title Philippine Daily Inquirer - Google News Archive Platinum Cup awards Most Valuable Player: Peter June Simon (Fash) Newcomer Award: Jemal Vizcarra (Sunkist-UST) Most Improved Award: Niño Gelig (Fash) Sudden Impact: Dondon Villamin (Sunkist-UST) Mythical Five Peter June Simon (Fash) Rich Alvarez (Fash) James Yap (Welcoat) Jercules Tangkay (Welcoat) Ervin Sotto (Welcoat) Mythical Second Team Alex Compton (Sunkist-UST) Allan Salangsang (Fash) Marc Pingris (Welcoat) Paul Artadi (Welcoat) Willy Wilson (Welcoat) 2004 Unity Cup Team Standings Win Loss PCT Viva Mineral Water-FEU 9 1 .900 Welcoat Paints 6 4 .600 Hapee Toothpaste 5 5 .500 Toyota Otis-Letran 4 6 .400 Montaña Pawnshop 4 6 .400 Sunkist-UST 4 6 .400 Blu Star Detergent 4 6 .400 Lee Pipes-Ateneo 4 6 .400 Finals #eee June 12 Pasig Sports Center, Pasig OT Viva Mineral Water |score1=59 Welcoat Paints 54 June 15 Pasig Sports Center, Pasig recap Viva Mineral Water 35 Welcoat Paints |score2=52 #eee June 17 Pasig Sports Center, Pasig recap Viva Mineral Water |score1=66 Welcoat Paints 64 June 19 Pasig Sports Center, Pasig Viva Mineral Water |score1=60 Welcoat Paints 55 Viva-FEU wins series, 3-1 Viva Mineral Water-FEU wins their first championship since joining the league in this same conference last year, where they lost to Hapee after taking a 2-1 series lead in the finals. Welcoat threatened to extend the series by taking an eight-point lead, 43-35, midway in the third quarter, but the Water Force ended their scoring drought with eight unanswered points for a 43-all deadlock entering the final period.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VFc1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2502%2C2004419 Viva-FEU breaks through Philippine Daily Inquirer - Google News Archive Unity Cup Awards Most Valuable Player: Arwind Santos (Viva-FEU) Top Newcomer: Boyet Bautista (Toyota-Otis) Sudden Impact Award: Aaron Aban (Toyota-Otis) Sportsmanship Award: Chester Tolomia (Welcoat) Consistency Award: Eric Dela Cuesta (Blu Star) Most Improved Award: Ronjay Enrile (Toyota-Otis) Mythical First Team Jercules Tangkay (Welcoat) Chester Tolomia (Welcoat) Arwind Santos (Viva-FEU) Dennis Miranda (Viva-FEU) Mark Isip (Viva-FEU) Mythical Second Team Ronjay Enrile (Toyota-Otis) Warren Ybañez (Viva-FEU) Marvin Ortiguerra (Viva-FEU) Jason Misolas (Nenaco) Mark Macapagal (Hapee) Occurrences PBL Commissioner Chino Trinidad resign unexpectedly at halftime of Game three of Fash-Welcoat finals series, Trinidad admitted his frustration and displeasure on a display of defiance by Welcoat players following the choice of Fash' Peter June Simon as MVP over Welcoat' Jercules Tangkay. Deputy commissioner Tommy Ong was named interim chief of the league.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=46ZjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1822%2C19667317 Trinidad quits, Welcoat wins Philippine Daily Inquirer - Google News Archive https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=46ZjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=903%2C19674726 Simon MVP, courtesy of players, media Philippine Daily Inquirer - Google News Archive References External links www.philippinebasketball.ph Category:Philippine Basketball League seasons Category:2003 in Philippine basketball PBL