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| 2002 Red Bull Thunder season | |
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| Head coach | Yeng Guiao |
| General Manager | Tony Chua |
| Owner(s) | Tony Chua |
| Governor's Cup results | |
| Record | 6–6 (50%) |
| Place | 6th seed |
| Playoff finish | QF (lost to Purefoods) |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 15–7 (68.2%) |
| Place | 1st seed |
| Playoff finish | Champions (def. Talk 'N Text 4-3) |
| All-Filipino Cup results | |
| Record | 9–4 (69.2%) |
| Place | 1st seed |
| Playoff finish | Semis (lost to Alaska) |
| Red Bull Thunder seasons | |
The 2002 Red Bull Thunder season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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.
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.
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| Date | Opponent | Score | Venue (Location) |
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| February 12 | Shell | 94-81 | Philsports Arena [1] |
| February 17 | FedEx | 107-99 | Araneta Coliseum |
| February 24 | RP-Selecta | 80-69 | Philsports Arena |
| March 9 | RP-Hapee | 90-82 | Cuneta Astrodome |
| March 17 | Sta.Lucia | 91-85 | Araneta Coliseum |
| April 20 | Purefoods | 93-77 | Philsports Arena |
| June 16 | Brgy.Ginebra | 81-69 | Araneta Coliseum |
| June 23 | Alaska | 85-77 | Araneta Coliseum [2] |
| June 30 | Sta.Lucia | 66-62 | Araneta Coliseum |
| July 11 | San Miguel | 78-73 | Cuneta Astrodome |
| July 14 | Coca Cola | 72-60 | Ynares Center |
| July 26 | RP-Selecta | 75-51 | Ynares Center |
| July 28 | Talk 'N Text | 92-80 | Araneta Coliseum |
| October 23 | Coca Cola | 76-70 | Philsports Arena |
| October 27 | Alaska | 59-57 | Araneta Coliseum |
| November 6 | Sta.Lucia | 66-58 | Cuneta Astrodome |
| November 10 | San Miguel | 75-74 OT | Araneta Coliseum [3] |
| November 20 | Purefoods | 96-66 | Cuneta Astrodome |
| November 23 | Shell | 82-65 | Cuneta Astrodome |
| November 29 | Brgy.Ginebra | 84-67 | Cuneta Astrodome |
| December 1 | FedEx | 80-77 | Araneta Coliseum |
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