| 2002–03 PBL season | |
| Year: | 2002–03 |
| Duration: | November 4, 2002 – June 19, 2003 |
| No Of Teams: | 9 |
| Tv: | Solar Sports (NBN) |
| Conf1: | Challenge Cup |
| Conf1 Link: | 2002-03 PBL Challenge Cup |
| Conf1 Champ: | Welcoat Paints |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Dazz |
| Conf2: | Sunkist-Unity Cup |
| Conf2 Link: | 2003 PBL Unity Cup |
| Conf2 Champ: | Hapee Toothpaste |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Viva Mineral Water |
| Prevseason Year: | 2001-02 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2003-04 |
The 2002–03 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).
| Group A | Win | Loss | Coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcoat Paints | 9 | 2 | Leo Austria | |
| Dazz Dishwashing | 7 | 4 | ||
| Blu Detergent | 7 | 4 | Leo Isaac | |
| 7 | 4 | Nash Racela |
| Group B | Win | Loss | Coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICTSI-La Salle | 8 | 4 | Franz Pumaren | |
| Montaña Jewels | 6 | 6 | Ronnie Dojillo | |
| John-O | 5 | 7 | Dong Vergeire | |
| Cheeseballs-Shark | 3 | 9 | Jing Ruiz / Philip Cezar | |
| Sunkist-Pampanga | 2 | 10 | Boyzie Zamar |
Welcoat and Dazz had a twice-to-beat advantage against the two other semifinalist and they made it to the championship round.[2]
Comebacking Welcoat Paintmasters completed a three-game sweep over Dazz. Coach Leo Austria now won three PBL titles, two of which came when he was a Shark Energy Drink mentor. The Welcoat franchise won their fifth PBL championship, and all their series victories were via sweeps.[3]
| Semifinal standings | Win | Loss | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapee Toothpaste | 5 | 1 | .833 | |
| Viva Mineral Water | 4 | 2 | .667 | |
| Montaña Jewels | 3 | 3 | .500 | |
| John-O | 0 | 6 | .000 |
Hapee (formerly Dazz) and Viva Mineral Water advances to the championship after the double-round semifinals among the top four teams in the eliminations.[4]
Hapee Toothpaste won their first title since the 1996 Reinforced Conference, denying Viva Mineral Water a championship in their very first try. Hapee mentor Junel Baculi won his sixth title as a coach.[5]