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2002 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season

The 2002 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season was the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2002 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season
Head coachLouie Alas
Bill Bayno
Paul Woolpert
General ManagerFrankie Lim
Owner(s)Smart Communications
Governor's Cup results
Record9–4
(69.2%)
Place1st seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to SMB)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record13–11
(54.2%)
Place7th seed
Playoff finishRunner-up
All-Filipino Cup results
Record5–5
(50%)
Place4th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Alaska)
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals seasons
← 2001
2003 →

Draft picks

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Main article: 2002 PBA draft

Transactions

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Players Added

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Players Lost

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Occurrences

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Center Asi Taulava and guard Patrick Fran played for Philippine-Selecta team while forward Celedon Camaso played for Philippine-Hapee during the Governor's Cup. Taulava was among the 15 players chosen to play for the national team, Fran and Camaso went back to their mother ballclub starting the Commissioner's Cup.

Talk 'N Text coach Bill Bayno was fined by the PBA for lambasting the league and its commissioner for being a San Miguel Corporation-run league. For two conferences, the former University of Las Vegas coach has caused quite a stir with accusations and comments that cost him over P250,000 in record fines.

Starting the All-Filipino Cup, Talk 'N Text has tapped another American coach Paul Woolpert to replaced Bill Bayno, who abandoned the Phone Pals after a short but controversial stint in the league.[1]

Finals stint

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The Talk 'N Text Phone Pals reach the Commissioner's Cup finals opposite defending champion Batang Red Bull by winning over the Alaska Aces, three games to two, in their best-of-five semifinal series. The Phone Pals led in the finals series all throughout until the last two games which Red Bull won to successfully defend their Commissioner's Cup title.

Roster

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2002 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1   Ravena, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
G 2   Tangkay, Jercules (NA) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Southwestern-U
G/F 3   Lago, Elmer (M) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) De La Salle
G 4   Evans, Kenny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Francisco State
G 6   Demape, Gilbert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Cebu Tech
G 8   Fran, Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST
F 13   Telan, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle
F 19   Gonzales, Norman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Beda
F 20   Camaso, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metro Manila Colleges
F 23   Alvarez, Paul (NA) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Sebastian
F 33   Pablo, Victor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern
G 42   Belano, Donbel (A) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Visayas
C 43   Crisano, Alex 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Brooklyn
F/C 81   Cui, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo
C 88   Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) BYU–Hawaii
G/F 24   Frahm, Richie (G) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Gonzaga
F/C 40   Honeycutt, Jerald (G/C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Tulane
G 5   Johnson, Danny (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Charleston (WV)
F 32   Mickeal, Pete (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Cincinnati
G 9   Ejercito, Gherome (T) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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
      • (M) Moved to Ginebra
      • (NA) Newly-acquired in the AFC
      •   Injured

Eliminations (Won games)

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Date Opponent Score Venue (Location)
February 22 RP-Hapee 95–62 Ynares Center
February 28 San Miguel 82–81 Makati Coliseum
March 7 Sta. Lucia 98–96 Makati Coliseum
March 16 Brgy. Ginebra 87–82 Cuneta Astrodome
March 23 RP-Selecta 83–76 Ynares Center
March 31 Shell 93–86 Araneta Coliseum [2]
April 6 Alaska 84–67 Philsports Arena
April 9 Red Bull 98–90 Cuneta Astrodome
April 20 FedEx 101–90 Philsports Arena
June 16 Shell 89–72 Araneta Coliseum [3]
June 22 FedEx 96–90 Cuneta Astrodome
June 27 Sta. Lucia 83–71 Cuneta Astrodome
July 14 Purefoods 109–92 Ynares Center
August 11 Alaska 80–76 Araneta Coliseum
October 30 FedEx 69–64 Ynares Center
November 9 Purefoods 78–75 Centennial Arena (Laoag City)
November 15 Red Bull 77–67 Ynares Center
November 24 Alaska 73–66 Araneta Coliseum
December 1 Brgy. Ginebra 86–65 Araneta Coliseum [4]

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

References

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  1. ^ "TNT move okay as long as it follows rules-Jun B". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. ^ "Talk 'N Text storms to 6th straight win". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. ^ "Talk 'N Text trounces Shell". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. ^ "Pals clobber Kings, reach quarterfinals". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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