2002 Batang Red Bull Thunder season

The 2002 Batang Red Bull Thunder season was the 3rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2002 Batang Red Bull Thunder season
Head coachYeng Guiao
Governor's Cup results
Record6–6
(.500)
Place6th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Purefoods)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record15–7
(.682)
Place1st seed
Playoff finishChampions
All-Filipino Cup results
Record9–4
(.692)
Place1st seed
Playoff finishSemis (lost to Alaska)
Batang Red Bull Thunder seasons

Draft picks
Main article: 2002 PBA Draft

Occurrences

Fil-foreigners Davonn Harp and Mick Pennissi were selected as aspirants for the National team in the coming Busan Asian Games in South Korea. Both players were on loan to the Philippine-Hapee toothpaste training squad during the season's first offing.

Championship

Last year's Commissioner's Cup Best Import Tony Lang came back and teamed up with fellow returnee Julius Nwosu to help Batang Red Bull retained the title they won last season. The Thunder reached the finals against Talk 'N Text Phone Pals. After four games and the series tied at two games apiece, Lang was accused of game-fixing and was replaced by NBA veteran Sean Lampley.

Batang Red Bull won their second PBA title in three years by defeating the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in seven games. The Thunder overcame a 2-3 series deficit by taking the last two games to successfully defend the Commissioner's Cup crown.

Main article: 2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

Transactions
Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

 Players Lost

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

Roster
Batang Red Bull roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 3 Torion, Jimwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SCSIT
F 4 Harp, Davonn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Kutztown
F 6 Locsin, Noli 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle
F 7 Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Eastern Michigan
F 8 Asaytono, Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Manila
F 9 Mendoza, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapua
F 10 Valenzuela, Junthy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SCSIT
G 11 Miller, Willie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Letran College
G/F 12 Hizon, Vince 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo de Manila
G 13 Villoria, Anton 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Letran College
F 15 Tugade, Lordy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) National University
F 16 Se, Homer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian
F 19 Velez, Erwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran College
F 20 Reyes, Edmund 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
C 22 Agapito, Oliver 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Saint Benilde
F 45 Bunn, Joe (G) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Phillips University
F 99 Nwosu, Julius (G/C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Liberty University
F 42 Lang, Antonio (G/C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Duke University
F 21 Lampley, Sean (G/C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) University of California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Roehl Nadurata
  • Rudolf Hines
  • Gil Lumberio
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (G) Governor's Cup Import
    • (C) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • Injured

Elimination round

Games won
Date Opponent Score Top scorer Venue (Location)
February 12Shell94-81Joe Bunn (47 pts)Philsports Arena [1]
February 17FedEx107-99Joe Bunn (44 pts)Araneta Coliseum
February 24RP-Selecta80-69Philsports Arena
March 9RP-Hapee90-82Cuneta Astrodome
March 17Sta.Lucia91-85Araneta Coliseum
April 20Purefoods93-77Philsports Arena
June 16Brgy.Ginebra81-69Araneta Coliseum
June 23Alaska85-77Tony Lang (27 pts)Araneta Coliseum [2]
June 30Sta.Lucia66-62Tony Lang (23 pts)Araneta Coliseum
July 11San Miguel78-73Julius Nwosu (21 pts)Cuneta Astrodome
July 14Coca Cola72-60Tony Lang (27 pts)Ynares Center
July 26RP-Selecta75-51Ynares Center
July 28Talk 'N Text92-80Araneta Coliseum
October 23Coca Cola76-70Philsports Arena
October 27Alaska59-57Araneta Coliseum
November 6Sta.Lucia66-58Cuneta Astrodome
November 10San Miguel75-74 OTDavonn Harp (20 pts)Araneta Coliseum [3]
November 20Purefoods96-66Cuneta Astrodome
November 23Shell82-65Cuneta Astrodome
November 29Brgy.Ginebra84-67Cuneta Astrodome
December 1FedEx80-77Araneta Coliseum

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

References
  1. "Hot Bunn powers Red Bull past Shell". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "Red Bull upends Alaska". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. "Red Bull frustrates SMB". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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