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| 2003 Alaska Aces season | |
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| Head coach | Tim Cone |
| Owner(s) | Wilfred Uytengsu |
| All-Filipino Cup results | |
| Record | 14–13 (51.9%) |
| Place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | Semis (lost to TNT) |
| Invitational Cup results | |
| Record | 11–1 (91.7%) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Champions |
| Reinforced Conference results | |
| Record | 6–11 (35.3%) |
| Place | N/A |
| Playoff finish | QF (lost to Sta.Lucia) |
| Alaska Aces seasons | |
The 2003 Alaska Aces season was the 18th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
| Players Added Via Draft Via Free Agency
Via Trade
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During the Invitational Cup, shooting guard Jon Ordonio was placed on the reserve list upon orders by the management. Ordonio was one of the five foreign-breed players whom the senate recommended for deportation upon investigation on the so-called Fil-Shams.
The Alaska Aces won the Invitational Championship for their 11th PBA title as they exact revenge over the Coca-Cola Tigers, the team that beat them for the All-Filipino crown last year. The Aces won the best-of-three title series, two games to one. Alaska was the sixth entry among PBA teams qualified to play in the second conference Invitationals that featured guest foreign teams. They were on a nine-game winning streak going into Game One of the final playoffs.
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| Date | Opponent | Score | Top scorer | Venue | Location |
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| February 23 | Sta.Lucia | 91–82 | Arigo (16 pts) | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City |
| March 2 | Talk 'N Text | 96–78 | Camaso (17 pts) | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City |
| March 7 | Brgy.Ginebra | 95–91 | Peek (24 pts) | Ynares Center | Antipolo City |
| March 9 | Shell | 85–80 | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City | |
| March 15 | FedEx | 86–90 | Bago City | ||
| March 19 | San Miguel | 76–81 | Philsports Arena | Pasig | |
| March 26 | Red Bull | 79–95 | Makati Coliseum | Makati City | |
| March 30 | Coca-Cola | 86–77 | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City | |
| April 4 | FedEx | 95–93 | Philsports Arena | Pasig | |
| April 9 | Brgy.Ginebra | Philsports Arena | Pasig | ||
| April 13 | Purefoods | Philsports Arena | Pasig | ||
| April 23 | Sta.Lucia | 90–94 | Philsports Arena | Pasig | |
| April 26 | San Miguel | 69–78 | Ynares Center | Antipolo City | |
| April 30 | Talk 'N Text | 88–89 | Makati Coliseum | Makati City | |
| May 4 | Shell | 83–89 | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City | |
| May 10 | Red Bull | 82–92 | Tagbilaran, Bohol | ||
| May 18 | Coca-Cola | 87–90 | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City | |
| May 25 | Purefoods | 90–85 | Arigo (29 pts) | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City |
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