2003 Sta. Lucia Realtors season

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2003   Sta. Lucia Realtors season
Head coach Alfrancis Chua
Owner(s) Sta. Lucia Land
All-Filipino Cup results
Record1115
(42.3%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemis (lost to Coca Cola)
Mabuhay Cup results
Record22
(50%)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
Reinforced Conference results
Record1010
(50%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemis (lost to SMB)
Sta. Lucia Realtors seasons
  2002

The 2003 Sta. Lucia Realtors season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Draft picks

Transactions

Players added

Via free agency

  • Wilmer Ong (from Brgy.Ginebra)
  • Paeng Santos (undrafted in 2001)
  • Jomar Tierra (drafted by San Miguel in 2001)
  • Jason Webb (returning player; last played for Tanduay in 2001)
  • Allan Yu (last played for Tanduay in 2001)

Via trade

  • Leo Bat-Og (drafted by Alaska; the Realtors traded their pick Eugene Tejada in exchange)
  • Kenneth Duremdes (from Alaska; acquired during draft day, gave up their 5th pick in the 1st and 2nd rounds)
Players lost

Via free agency

Occurrences

Assistant coach Alfrancis Chua was appointed as the new head coach of Sta.Lucia at the start of the season, Chua replaces Norman Black, whose contract wasn't renewed. [1]

In the Reinforced Conference, import Nate James led the Realtors to five wins in eight games he played until an injury forces Sta.Lucia to bring back Damian Owens. [2] Starting the best-of-three quarterfinal series against Alaska, the Realtors tapped former Red Bull import Ray Tutt as Owens' replacement when Owens himself is nursing a leg injury. [3]

Roster

2003 Sta. Lucia Realtors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Webb, Jason 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle
F 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Yu, Allan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) MLQU
G 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mendoza, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Philippines
G 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Adriano, Francis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Far Eastern
G 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tan, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) De La Salle
F 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Francisco, Gerard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
C 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Aquino, Marlou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Adamson
G 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Santos, Paeng 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UE
F/C 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Espino, Dennis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST
C 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ong, Wilmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) USLS
G/F 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Duremdes, Kenneth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Adamson
F 21 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bat-Og, Leo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G Flag of the Philippines.svg Tierra, Jomar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UE
G 62 Flag of the Philippines.svg Victolero, Ercito 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Mapúa
G Flag of the United States.svg James, Nate  (I)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Duke
G/F 24 Flag of the United States.svg Owens, Damian  (I)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) West Virginia
G Flag of the United States.svg Tutt, Raymond  (I)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Adonis Tierra
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Cholo Martin

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

Game results

All-Filipino Cup

DateOpponentScoreTop scorerVenueLocation
February 23Alaska82–91Duremdes (26 pts)Araneta ColiseumQuezon City
March 1Brgy.Ginebra82–89Baguio City
March 7FedEx81–71Ynares CenterAntipolo City
March 12Red Bull83–92Philsports ArenaPasig
March 14Talk 'N Text71–72Aquino (25 pts)Philsports ArenaPasig
March 23Purefoods68–59Araneta ColiseumQuezon City
March 28Brgy.Ginebra103–97Araneta ColiseumQuezon City
April 2Shell79–69Duremdes (29 pts)Philsports ArenaPasig
April 6Coca-Cola84–82Duremdes (23 pts)Philsports ArenaPasig
April 11San Miguel77–80 OTMakati ColiseumMakati City
April 16Talk 'N Text77–84Philsports ArenaPasig
April 23Alaska94–90Duremdes (25 pts)Philsports ArenaPasig
April 27Purefoods75–71Aquino (22 pts)Araneta ColiseumQuezon City
May 3San Miguel70–81Puerto Princesa, Palawan
May 7Red Bull95–89Philsports ArenaPasig
May 11Shell73–78Araneta ColiseumQuezon City
May 18FedEx75–76Araneta ColiseumQuezon City
May 23Coca-Cola76–98Makati ColiseumMakati City

  Win
  Win via OT
  loss
  loss via OT

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References

  1. "Chua replaces Black as SLR head coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "Red Bull edges Shell". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. "Realtors battle Aces". Philippine Daily Inquirer.