2002 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season
Head coachLouie Alas
Bill Bayno
Paul Woolpert
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

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

Draft picks

Transactions

Players Added

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

 Players Lost

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Occurrences

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

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

Talk 'N Text Phone Pals roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 1 Philippines Ravena, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
G 2 Philippines Tangkay, Jercules (NA) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Southwestern-U
G/F 3 Philippines Lago, Elmer (M) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) De La Salle
G 4 United States Evans, Kenny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Francisco State
G 6 Philippines Demape, Gilbert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Cebu Tech
G 8 Philippines Fran, Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST
F 13 Philippines Telan, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle
F 19 Philippines Gonzales, Norman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Beda
F 20 Philippines Camaso, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metro Manila Colleges
F 23 Philippines Alvarez, Paul (NA) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Sebastian
F 33 Philippines Pablo, Victor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern
G 42 Philippines Belano, Donbel (A) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Visayas
C 43 United States Crisano, Alex 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Brooklyn
F/C 81 Philippines Cui, Gabby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo
C 88 Tonga Taulava, Asi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) BYU–Hawaii
G/F 24 United States Frahm, Richie (G) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Gonzaga
F/C 40 United States Honeycutt, Jerald (G/C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Tulane
G 5 United States Johnson, Danny (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Charleston (WV)
F 32 United States Mickeal, Pete (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Cincinnati
G 9 Philippines Ejercito, Gherome (T) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (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 Injured

Eliminations (Won games)

Date Opponent Score Venue (Location)
February 22RP-Hapee95–62Ynares Center
February 28San Miguel82–81Makati Coliseum
March 7Sta. Lucia98–96Makati Coliseum
March 16Brgy. Ginebra87–82Cuneta Astrodome
March 23RP-Selecta83–76Ynares Center
March 31Shell93–86Araneta Coliseum [2]
April 6Alaska84–67Philsports Arena
April 9Red Bull98–90Cuneta Astrodome
April 20FedEx101–90Philsports Arena
June 16Shell89–72Araneta Coliseum [3]
June 22FedEx96–90Cuneta Astrodome
June 27Sta. Lucia83–71Cuneta Astrodome
July 14Purefoods109–92Ynares Center
August 11Alaska80–76Araneta Coliseum
October 30FedEx69–64Ynares Center
November 9Purefoods78–75Centennial Arena (Laoag City)
November 15Red Bull77–67Ynares Center
November 24Alaska73–66Araneta Coliseum
December 1Brgy. Ginebra86–65Araneta Coliseum [4]

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

References

  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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