2002 Batang Red Bull Thunder season

Last updated
2002   Batang Red Bull Thunder season
Head coach Yeng Guiao
Governor's Cup results
Record66
(50%)
Place6th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Purefoods)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record157
(68.2%)
Place1st seed
Playoff finish Champions
(def. Talk 'N Text 4-3)
All-Filipino Cup results
Record94
(69.2%)
Place1st seed
Playoff finishSemis (lost to Alaska)
Batang Red Bull Thunder seasons
  2001
2003  

The 2002 Batang Red Bull Thunder season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Draft picks

Occurrences

Fil-foreigners Davonn Harp and Mick Pennissi were selected as aspirants for the National team in the coming Busan Asian Games in South Korea. Both players were on loan to the Philippine-Hapee toothpaste training squad during the season's first offing.

Championship

Last year's Commissioner's Cup Best Import Tony Lang came back and teamed up with fellow returnee Julius Nwosu to help Batang Red Bull retain the title they won last season. The Thunder reached the finals against Talk 'N Text Phone Pals. After four games and the series tied at two games apiece, Lang was accused of game-fixing and was replaced by NBA veteran Sean Lampley.

Batang Red Bull won their second PBA title in three years by defeating the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in seven games. The Thunder overcame a 2-3 series deficit by taking the last two games to successfully defend the Commissioner's Cup crown.

Transactions

Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

Players Lost

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Roster

Batang Red Bull roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Torion, Jimwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SCSIT
F 4 Flag of the United States.svg Harp, Davonn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Kutztown
F 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Locsin, Noli 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
F 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Eastern Michigan
F 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Asaytono, Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Manila
F 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mendoza, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa
F 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Valenzuela, Junthy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SCSIT
G 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Miller, Willie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Letran
G/F 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Hizon, Vince 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo
G 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Villoria, Anton 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Letran
F 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tugade, Lordy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) National-U
F 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Se, Homer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian
F 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Velez, Erwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran
F 20 Flag of the Philippines.svg Reyes, Edmund 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
C 22 Flag of the Philippines.svg Agapito, Oliver 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) St. Benilde
F 45 Flag of the United States.svg Bunn, Joe  (G)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Phillips
F 99 Flag of the United States.svg Nwosu, Julius  (G/C)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Liberty
F 42 Flag of the United States.svg Lang, Antonio  (G/C)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Duke
F 21 & 88 Flag of the United States.svg Lampley, Sean  (G/C)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Roehl Nadurata
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Rudolf Hines
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Gil Lumberio
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Andy Jao

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (G) Governor's Cup Import
    • (C) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Eliminations (Won games)

DateOpponentScoreVenue (Location)
February 12Shell94-81Philsports Arena [1]
February 17FedEx107-99Araneta Coliseum
February 24RP-Selecta80-69Philsports Arena
March 9RP-Hapee90-82Cuneta Astrodome
March 17Sta.Lucia91-85Araneta Coliseum
April 20Purefoods93-77Philsports Arena
June 16Brgy.Ginebra81-69Araneta Coliseum
June 23Alaska85-77Araneta Coliseum [2]
June 30Sta.Lucia66-62Araneta Coliseum
July 11San Miguel78-73Cuneta Astrodome
July 14Coca Cola72-60Ynares Center
July 26RP-Selecta75-51Ynares Center
July 28Talk 'N Text92-80Araneta Coliseum
October 23Coca Cola76-70Philsports Arena
October 27Alaska59-57Araneta Coliseum
November 6Sta.Lucia66-58Cuneta Astrodome
November 10San Miguel75-74 OTAraneta Coliseum [3]
November 20Purefoods96-66Cuneta Astrodome
November 23Shell82-65Cuneta Astrodome
November 29Brgy.Ginebra84-67Cuneta Astrodome
December 1FedEx80-77Araneta Coliseum

  Governor's Cup
  Commissioner's Cup
  All-Filipino Cup

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  2. "Red Bull upends Alaska". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. "Red Bull frustrates SMB". Philippine Daily Inquirer.