2003 FedEx Express season

2003   FedEx Express season
Head coach	Derrick Pumaren Bonnie Garcia
General Manager	Lito Alvarez
Owners	Bert Lina FedEx Philippines
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	11–10 (52.4%)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Invitational Cup results
Record	4–2 (66.7%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semis (lost to Coca–Cola)
Reinforced Conference results
Record	5–10 (33.3%)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	QF (lost to San Miguel)
FedEx Express seasons
←  2002 2004–05  →

The 2003 FedEx Express season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 PBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College
2	12	John Ferriols [1]	Philippines	San Jose
3	21	Bruce Dacia	Philippines	Visayas
4	27	Kalani Ferreria	United States	Moorpark
5	39	Mike Bravo	Philippines	UP Diliman

Occurrences

April 15: PBA Commissioner Noli Eala ordered the FedEx management to honor the remainder of Rene "Bong" Hawkins' four-year contract which the ballclub assumed from the disbanded Tanduay Rhum Masters, the contract is worth P400,000 a month. ^[2]

May 20: FedEx appeals before the PBA board on the earlier decision after cager Bong Hawkins reportedly turned down a P2.7 million settlement offered by the team.

September 12: Express' coaching consultant Bonnie Garcia was elevated to the position of head coach, replacing Derrick Pumaren. ^[3]

Roster

2003 FedEx Express roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 3 Egay Billones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Centro Escolar Las Piñas C 7 Marvin Ortiguerra 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST F 8 Vergel Meneses 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) José Rizal G 9 Gherome Ejercito 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson G 13 Roger Yap 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) USJ–R G 14 Renren Ritualo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle F/C 16 Omanzie Rodriguez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Mapúa F/C 18 Yancy De Ocampo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Saint Francis of Assisi G 19 Wynne Arboleda 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) MLQU F 22 John Ferriols 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) USJ–R F 31 Ryan Bernardo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST F 33 Terrence Shannon  (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Elgin CC F/C 44 Jerry Codinera 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE

Head coach Bonnie Garcia Assistant coach(es) Gee Abanilla Jun Tiongco Jojo Lavina Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import Injured

Game results

All-Filipino Cup

Date	Opponent	Score	Top scorer	Venue	Location
February 28	Red Bull	71–79	Codiñera (18 pts)	Makati Coliseum	Makati City
March 7	Sta.Lucia	71–81		Ynares Center	Antipolo City
March 12	Purefoods	90–86		Philsports Arena	Pasig City
March 15	Alaska	90–86			Bago City
March 19	Shell	98–92	Meneses (30 pts)	Philsports Arena	Pasig City
March 23	Coca-Cola	85–72		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
March 30	Brgy.Ginebra	81–101		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
April 4	Alaska	93–95	Ritualo (27 pts)	Philsports Arena	Pasig City
April 9	Talk 'N Text	86–93 OT	Meneses (22 pts)	Philsports Arena	Pasig City
April 16	San Miguel	91–81		Philsports Arena	Pasig City
April 25	Shell	65–80		Philsports Arena	Pasig City
April 27	Red Bull	81–78		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
May 2	Brgy.Ginebra	85–81		Philsports Arena	Pasig City
May 9	Talk 'N Text	116–105		Philsports Arena	Pasig City
May 14	Purefoods	77–76	Meneses (23 pts)	Philsports Arena	Pasig City
May 18	Sta.Lucia	76–75		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
May 23	San Miguel	79–88		Makati Coliseum	Makati City
May 28	Coca-Cola	87–89		Philsports Arena	Pasig City

  Win
  Win via OT
  loss
  loss via OT

Transactions

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Gherome Ejercito	Off-season	Sta. Lucia Realtors
Marvin Ortiguerra
Omanzie Rodriguez
Roger Yap		Purefoods TJ Hotdogs

Subtractions

Player	Signed	Former team
Dindo Pumaren	Off-season	Retired from professional playing
Zaldy Realubit		Free agency
Biboy Simon		Free agency (but later signed with MBA)

References

1. "FedEx snares Ferriols". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. "Express won't pay Hawkins contract". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
3. "FedEx sack Pumaren". Philippine Daily Inquirer.