2002 PBA Governors' Cup

{{Infobox PBA conference

| year = 2002

| conference_name = Governors' Cup

| logo =

| pixels =

| caption =

| duration = February 10 – May 26, 2002

| attendance =

| TV = Viva TV on IBC

| best_player = Rey Evangelista
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| best_import = Derrick Brown
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| finals_mvp = Kerby Raymundo
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| champion = Purefoods TJ Hotdogs

| runner-up = Alaska Aces

| prevconf_link = 2001 PBA Governors' Cup

| prevconf_year = 2001

| nextconf_link = 2011 PBA Governors' Cup

| nextconf_year = 2011

| prev_conf = 2001 Governors'

| prev_conf_link = 2001 PBA Governors' Cup

| next_conf = 2002 Commissioner's

| next_conf_link = 2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup

}}

The 2002 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2002 Samsung-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2002 PBA season. It started on February 10 and ended on May 26, 2002. The tournament requires two imports per each team.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v1o1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1803%2C3824640|title=FedEx makes PBA debut vs Coke|work= Philippine Daily Inquirer}}

Rule changes

To prepare the national team for the upcoming 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, the following FIBA rules were adopted for this conference:

Zone defense will be allowed.
Total time of the game would be reduced to 40 minutes, 10-minute quarters.
The time allowed for an offensive team to cross the halfcourt line was reduced from 10 to eight seconds.

In addition, the pool of the national team was distributed into two teams: the Selecta-RP team and the Hapee-RP team.

Imports

Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played.

Team	Name	GP	Name	GP
class="wikitable"
rowspan=2\| Alaska Aces	Muntrelle Dobbins	7	Ron Riley	24
bgcolor=#efefef \| James Head	17
rowspan=3\| Barangay Ginebra Kings	Bubba Wells	3	Jarrod Gee	11
bgcolor=#efefef \| Desmond Ferguson	3
bgcolor=#ccffcc \| Bryan Green	5
rowspan=2\| Batang Red Bull Thunder	Joe Bunn	11	Julius Nwosu	10
bgcolor=#efefef \| Sean Lampley	1	Antonio Lang	2
rowspan=2\| Coca Cola Tigers	Fred Williams	4	Rosell Ellis	18
bgcolor=#efefef \| Ron Hale	14
rowspan=2\| FedEx Express	Rodrick Rhodes	2	Jermaine Walker	12
bgcolor=#efefef \| Tim Moore	10
rowspan=2\| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	Leonard White	11	Derrick Brown	24
bgcolor=#efefef \| Kelvin Price	13
rowspan=2\| San Miguel Beermen	Keith Hill	2	Lamont Strothers	19
bgcolor=#efefef \| Mario Bennett	17
rowspan=3\| Shell Turbo Chargers	Derrick Grimm	3	Askia Jones	11
bgcolor=#efefef \| Nantambu Willingham	7
bgcolor=#ccffcc \| Cedric Webber	1
rowspan=2\| Sta. Lucia Realtors	Lelan McDougal	3	Johnny Taylor	1
bgcolor=#efefef \| Mark Davis	9	Victor Thomas	11
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	Jerald Honeycutt	13	Richie Frahm	13

Elimination round

=Team standings=

Bracket

Quarterfinals

= (1) Talk 'N Text vs. (8) San Miguel =

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|team1=Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |score1=70

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=79

}}

{{basketballbox|date=April 28 |place= Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5Fg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2514%2C13391471 recap]

|team1=Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |score1=70

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=81

|series=San Miguel wins series in two games}}

= (2) Coca-Cola vs. (7) Sta. Lucia =

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 27 |place= Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=41g1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1300%2C12666388 recap]

|team1=Coca Cola Tigers |score1=75

|team2=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score2=65

|series=Coca-Cola wins series in one game}}

= (3) Purefoods vs. (6) Red Bull =

{{basketballbox|date=April 27 |place= Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score1=82

|team2=Batang Red Bull Thunder |score2=77

|bg=#eee|series=Purefoods wins series in one game}}

= (4) Alaska vs. (5) FedEx =

{{basketballbox|date=April 25 |place= Philsports Arena, Pasig |TV=Viva TV |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=41g1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3355%2C11599803 recap]

|team1=Alaska Aces |score1=74

|team2=FedEx Express |score2=71

|bg=#eee|series=Alaska wins series in one game}}

Semifinals

=(2) Purefoods vs. (3) Coca-Cola=

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 30 |place= Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score1=89

|team2=Coca Cola Tigers |score2=86

}}

{{basketballbox|date=May 2 |place= Philsports Arena, Pasig |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score1=84

|team2=Coca Cola Tigers |score2=75

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 5 |place= Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sa41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2541%2C22861012 recap]

|team1=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score1=72

|team2=Coca Cola Tigers |score2=77

}}

{{basketballbox|date=May 7 |place= Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score1=59

|team2=Coca Cola Tigers |score2=64

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 9 |place= Philsports Arena, Pasig |TV=Viva TV |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tK41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1926%2C24313960 recap]

|team1=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score1=78

|team2=Coca Cola Tigers |score2=75

|series=Purefoods wins series, 3–2

}}

=(4) Alaska vs. (8) San Miguel=

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 30 |place= Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Alaska Aces |score1=66

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=72

}}

{{basketballbox|date=May 2 |place= Philsports Arena, Pasig |overtime=OT |TV=Viva TV|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sK41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2597%2C21207848 recap]

|team1=Alaska Aces |score1=67

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=63

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 5 |place= Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Alaska Aces |score1=61

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=68

}}

{{basketballbox|date=May 7 |place= Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sq41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1492%2C23597809 recap]

|team1=Alaska Aces |score1=74

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=63

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 9 |place= Philsports Arena, Pasig |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Alaska Aces |score1=65

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=62

|series=Alaska wins series, 3–2

}}

Third place playoff

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 12 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Coca Cola Tigers |score1=75

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=63

}}

Finals

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 12 |time= |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score1=73

|team2=Alaska Aces |score2=79

}}

{{basketballbox|date=May 14 |time= |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |overtime=2OT |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score1=102

|team2=Alaska Aces |score2=106

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 16 |time= |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score1=80

|team2=Alaska Aces |score2=66

}}

{{basketballbox|date=May 19 |time= |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score1=82

|team2=Alaska Aces |score2=76

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 21 |time= |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score1=84

|team2=Alaska Aces |score2=72

}}

{{basketballbox|date=May 23 |time= |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score1=78

|team2=Alaska Aces |score2=85

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 26 |time= |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=Viva TV

|team1=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score1=91

|team2=Alaska Aces |score2=76

|series=Purefoods wins series, 4–3

}}

References

External links

[http://www.pba.ph PBA.ph]

Governors' Cup

Category:PBA Governors' Cup