2003 Coca Cola Tigers season

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2003   Coca Cola Tigers season
Head coach Chot Reyes
Owner(s) Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc.
All-Filipino Cup results
Record1912
(61.3%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishRunner-up
Invitational Cup results
Record53
(62.5%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishRunner-up
Reinforced Conference results
Record112
(84.6%)
Place2nd (Group B)
Playoff finish Champions
(def. San Miguel 4–3)
Coca Cola Tigers seasons
  2002
2004–05  

The 2003 Coca-Cola Tigers season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Draft picks

Championship (Finals stint)

The Coca-Cola Tigers played in the finals in all three conferences of the league's 29th season. In the All-Filipino Cup, the defending champions blew a 2-0 series lead in the best-of-seven championship against Talk 'N Text Phone Pals and lost in six games. Coca-Cola placed runner-up for the second straight conference when they lost to Alaska in the best-of-three finals series of the short Invitational championship.

Coca-Cola didn't end up bridesmaid for the third time in the season by winning over San Miguel Beermen in the season-ending Reinforced Conference. The Tigers defeated the Beermen in the deciding seventh game as coach Chot Reyes won his second title for Coca-Cola and fourth overall in his coaching career. [1]

Award

Artemus McClary was voted the Reinforced Conference Best Import.

Roster

Coca-Cola Tigers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F 4 Flag of the United States.svg Reavis, Rafi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Coppin State
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Wainwright, Rob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Solano CC
G 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Chia, Gec 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo
C 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lao, Gilbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) UST
G 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Morano, Ato 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Beda
G 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Abarrientos, Johnny 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Far Eastern
F 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Hawkins, Bong 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UPHSD
G 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Avenido, Leo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Far Eastern
G 20 Flag of the United States.svg McClary, Artemus  (I)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jacksonville
F 21 Flag of the Philippines.svg Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Manila
G 22 Flag of the United States.svg Cariaso, Jeffrey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sonoma State
C 24 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bolado, Cris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) National-U
F 25 Flag of the Philippines.svg Abuda, Freddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Cebu
G 31 Flag of the United States.svg Antonio, William 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Chaminade
C 32 Flag of the Philippines.svg Juinio, Poch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Philippines
F 99 Flag of the United States.svg Hatfield, Rudy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UM–Dearborn
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Import
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Game results

All-Filipino Cup

DateOpponentScoreTop scorerVenueLocation
February 28San Miguel72-67Makati ColiseumMakati City
March 5Shell103-92Cariaso (18 pts)Philsports ArenaPasig
March 8Purefoods93-88 2OTIloilo City
March 16Brgy.Ginebra83-79Cariaso (14 pts)Araneta ColiseumQuezon City
March 21Red Bull79-80Araneta ColiseumQuezon City
March 23FedEx72-85Araneta ColiseumQuezon City
March 30Alaska77-86Araneta ColiseumQuezon City
April 6Sta.Lucia82-84Cariaso (19 pts)Philsports ArenaPasig
April 12Talk 'N Text79-78San Fernando, Pampanga
April 20Red Bull94-102Reavis (18 pts)Araneta ColiseumQuezon City
April 26Brgy.Ginebra83-54Ynares CenterAntipolo City
April 30Shell95-81Makati ColiseumMakati City
May 4Talk 'N Text87-91Araneta ColiseumQuezon City
May 9Purefoods97-87Hatfield (21 pts)Philsports ArenaPasig
May 14San Miguel77-82Philsports ArenaPasig
May 18Alaska90-87Araneta ColiseumQuezon City
May 23Sta.Lucia98-76Makati ColiseumMakati City
May 28FedEx89-87Philsports ArenaPasig

  Win
  Win via OT
  loss
  loss via OT

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References

  1. "Tigers triumph". Philippine Daily Inquirer.