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2002 San Miguel Beermen season

The 2002 San Miguel Beermen season was the 28th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2002 San Miguel Beermen season
Head coachSiot Tanquingcen
Jong Uichico
Owner(s)San Miguel Corporation
Governor's Cup results
Record9–10
(47.4%)
Place8th seed
Playoff finishSemis (lost to Alaska)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record9–8
(52.9%)
Place4th seed
Playoff finishSemis (lost to Red Bull)
All-Filipino Cup results
Record8–5
(61.5%)
Place2nd seed
Playoff finishSemis (lost to Coca-Cola)
San Miguel Beermen seasons
← 2001
2003  →

Draft pick edit

Main article: 2002 PBA Draft

Transactions edit

Players Added

Via Draft

  • Alvin Castro

Via Trade

Players Lost

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

National team edit

Four members of the San Miguel Beermen namely Danny Seigle, Olsen Racela, two-time MVP Danny Ildefonso and newly acquired Dondon Hontiveros from the defunct Tanduay ballclub were chosen to comprised the 15-man lineup of the Philippine national team that will participate in the Asian Games in Busan, South Korea in October. SMB coach Jong Uichico was given the tasks to handle the nationals. Assistant coach Siot Tanquingcen takes over the coaching chores of the Beermen on an interim basis. During the Governor's Cup, Danny Seigle, Olsen Racela and Dondon Hontiveros played for Philippine team-Selecta while Danny Ildefonso played for Philippine team-Hapee Toothpaste.

Occurrences edit

The July 11 game between San Miguel and Red Bull at the Cuneta Astrodome had a bench-clearing incident in which 13 players of San Miguel and 11 from Red Bull were fined P10,000 by the Commissioner's office, the melee started during the third quarter when Beermen import Art Long threw a punch on Red Bull import Tony Lang, who retaliated with a shove, both imports were thrown out and when Lang was ushered out, he confronted the SMB import upon entering the locker room but was stopped by a female security officer. [1]

Danny Seigle never played a single game for the Beermen in the season after his stint with the national training pool when he suffered a torn right Achilles tendon.

Roster edit

San Miguel Beermen roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1   Victoria, Emmanuel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Beda
F 2   Gahol, Bryan (A) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Philippines
F 3   Belasco, Nic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Notre Dame (OH)
C 4   Peña, Dorian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Coppin State
C 5   Padilla, Ronilo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Cebu
F 7   Mustre, Michael 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Letran
F/C 10   Ildefonso, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) National-U
F 15   Lago, Dwight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
G 17   Racela, Olsen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Ateneo
G 21   Mente, Joey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Lyceum
F/C 22   Gamboa, Arnold 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Far Eastern
G 31   Castro, Alvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
G 34   Hontiveros, Dondon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Cebu
F/C 44   Carmona, June 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UPHSD
G 6 & 42   Strothers, Lamont (G) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Christopher Newport
F 40   Bennett, Mario (G) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Arizona State
F/C 26   Hill, Keith (G) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Shippensburg
C 30   Tate, Jermaine (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Cincinnati
G/F 23   Flint, Damon (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Cincinnati
G/F 32   Seals, Shea (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Tulsa
F/C 00   Long, Art (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Cincinnati
F 40   Mott, Terquin (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Coppin State
F 32   Duat, Robert (T) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Menlo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Arturo dela Cruz
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (G) Governor's Cup import
    • (C) Commissioner's Cup import
    • (A) Acquired via trade
    • (T) Traded
    •   Injured

Eliminations (Won games) edit

Date Opponent Score Venue (Location)
March 5 FedEx 79–75 Philsports Arena
March 10 Shell 76–72 Ynares Center
March 22 Red Bull 89–67 (Lipa City, Batangas)
March 31 Brgy.Ginebra 74–56 Araneta Coliseum
April 16 RP-Hapee 76–67 Philsports Arena [2]
June 29 Coca Cola 83–75 Cuneta Astrodome
July 5 Purefoods 81–58 (Iloilo City)
July 16 Brgy.Ginebra 93–82 Cuneta Astrodome
July 26 Shell 93–70 Ynares Center
July 28 FedEx 85–73 Araneta Coliseum [3]
August 3 Talk 'N Text 84–72 Cuneta Astrodome
October 20 FedEx 94–71 Araneta Coliseum
November 3 Alaska 64–63 Araneta Coliseum
November 17 Purefoods 81–66 Araneta Coliseum [4]
November 22 Talk 'N Text 82–79 OT Philsports Arena
November 24 Coca Cola 94–86 2OT Araneta Coliseum
November 30 Shell 62–54 Ynares Center

  Governor's Cup
  Commissioner's Cup
  All-Filipino Cup

References edit

  1. ^ "SMB-Red Bull tiff nets P.4-M fines". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. ^ "SMB ousts Hapee-RP". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. ^ "SMB routs FedEx, Advances". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. ^ "SMB dumps Purefoods". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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