2002 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season

2002   Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season
Head coach	Ryan Gregorio Eric Altamirano (All-Filipino Cup)
General Manager	Rene Pardo
Governor's Cup results
Record	16–8 (66.7%)
Place	3rd seed
Playoff finish	Champions
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	3–7 (30%)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	4–7 (36.4%)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	QF (lost to Red Bull)
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs seasons
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The 2002 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Main article: 2002 PBA draft

Transactions

Players Added Via draft Junel Mendiola Via Trade Bonel Balingit (From defunct Tanduay Rhum Masters) Chris Cantonjos (From defunct Tanduay Rhum Masters) Kerby Raymundo (From Red Bull)

Players Lost Via Free Agency Rommel Daep Dino Manuel Via Trade EJ Feihl (To Barangay Ginebra Kings for a future draft)

Championship

The Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs celebrated their sixth PBA championship and the first in five years by winning the Governor's Cup title over the Alaska Aces in a seven-game series after losing the first two games. Purefoods' finals victory was the first for the team under the new company owner in San Miguel Corporation. Interim coach Ryan Gregorio won his first title as a mentor.

Main article: 2002 PBA Governors Cup Finals

Roster

2002 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 2 Richard Yee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST C 3 Bonel Balingit 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Visayas G 5 Ronnie Magsanoc 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Philippines G 6 Boyet Fernandez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) San Agustin F 7 Rey Evangelista 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST F 10 Marc Steven Victoria 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Far Eastern G 13 Roger Yap 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) USJ–R G 14 Junel Mendiola 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) PSBA F 16 Alvin Patrimonio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa F 18 Paul Guerrero 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Letran C 21 Kerby Raymundo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Letran C 33 Chris Cantonjos 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST F 34 Jolly Escobar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE G 40 Noy Castillo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) The Citadel C 52 Andy Seigle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) New Orleans G 32 Derrick Brown  (G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Providence G/F 35 Leonard White  (G) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Southern F 9 Kelvin Price  (G/C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Charlotte F 35 Gabe Muoneke  (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Texas F 34 Chris Morris  (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Auburn G/F 42 Warren Rosegreen  (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UNLV

Head coach Eric Altamirano Assistant(s) Ryan Gregorio Ramon Jose Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (G) Governor's Cup import (C) Commissioner's Cup import Injured

Eliminations (Won games)

Date	Opponent	Score	Venue (Location)
February 16	Talk 'N Text	92–89	Araneta Coliseum [1]
February 19	Brgy.Ginebra	60–58	Philsports Arena
February 24	Alaska	79–74	Philsports Arena
March 8	RP-Selecta	89–72	(Balanga, Bataan) [2]
March 14	San Miguel	72–70	Makati Coliseum
March 19	Shell	92–87	Cuneta Astrodome
March 24	RP-Hapee	107–77	Araneta Coliseum
April 13	Sta.Lucia	87–76	Philsports Arena
June 25	Brgy.Ginebra	83–78	Cuneta Astrodome
August 3	Red Bull	91–84	Cuneta Astrodome [3]
August 10	Shell	79–75	Philsports Arena
October 20	Brgy.Ginebra	71–63	Araneta Coliseum
October 25	FedEx	85–82	Cuneta Astrodome
November 13	Alaska	62–56	Philsports Arena

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

References

1. "Hotdogs tame Phone Pals". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. "Purefoods routs Selecta". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
3. "Hotdogs silence Thunder". Philippine Daily Inquirer.