2002 Barangay Ginebra Kings season explained

Pbayear:2002
Team:Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Team2:Barangay Ginebra Kings
Coach:Cris Calilan
Allan Caidic (All-Filipino Cup)
1C-Name:Governor's Cup
1C-Wins:3
1C-Losses:8
1C-Place:N/A
1C-Playoffs:N/A
2C-Name:Commissioner's Cup
2C-Wins:2
2C-Losses:8
2C-Place:N/A
2C-Playoffs:N/A
3C-Name:All-Filipino Cup
3C-Wins:3
3C-Losses:6
3C-Place:N/A
3C-Playoffs:N/A
Owners:Danding Cojuangco
Manager:Ira Maniquis
Pol Team:3
Prevseason:2001
Nextseason:2003

The 2002 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 24th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

See main article: 2002 PBA draft.

Occurrences

Eric Menk was one of the 15 players chosen by national coach Jong Uichico to play for the Philippine men's basketball team in the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. Ginebra head coach Allan Caidic was named among the national team's assistant coaches and taking over from the Ginebra bench to call the shots is assistant coach Cris Calilan.

Transactions

Players Added
Via Draft
  • Gilbert Malabanan
  • Chester Tolomia

Via Trade

Players Lost
Via Trade
  • Alex Crisano (To Talk 'N Text; part of the Menk deal which originally shipped him to Tanduay)
  • Vergel Meneses (To FedEx Express in July 2002 in exchange for future draft picks, thus Ginebra regain the 2003 first round pick it traded to Tanduay for Eric Menk – in which FedEx inherited when it bought the franchise.)
  • EJ Feihl (To Alaska Aces in June 2002)

Eliminations (Won games)

DateOpponentScoreVenue (Location)
March 2 Shell 80–72 Cuneta Astrodome
April 6 RP-Hapee 75–69 Philsports Arena [1]
April 14 Red Bull 98–90 Araneta Coliseum
June 21 RP-Selecta 85–81 Ynares Center
July 7 Talk 'N Text 74–63 Araneta Coliseum [2]
October 26 San Miguel 68–62 (Balanga, Bataan)
October 30 Sta.Lucia 74–70 Ynares Center [3]
November 17 FedEx 84–65 Araneta Coliseum



Notes and References

  1. News: Ginebra surprises Hapee-RP. Manila Standard.
  2. News: Ginebra stuns Talk 'N Text. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. News: Ginebra does another escape act vs Sta.Lucia. Philippine Daily Inquirer.