The 2003 Coca-Cola Tigers season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Draft picks
Championship (finals stint) The Coca-Cola Tigers played in the finals in all three conferences of the league's 29th season. In the All-Filipino Cup, the defending champions blew a 2–0 series lead in the best-of-seven championship against Talk 'N Text Phone Pals and lost in six games. Coca-Cola placed runner-up for the second straight conference when they lost to Alaska in the best-of-three finals series of the short Invitational championship.
Coca-Cola didn't end up bridesmaid for the third time in the season by winning over San Miguel Beermen in the season-ending Reinforced Conference. The Tigers defeated the Beermen in the deciding seventh game as coach Chot Reyes won his second title for Coca-Cola and fourth overall in his coaching career.
Award Artemus McClary was voted the Reinforced Conference Best Import.
Roster
Game results All-Filipino Cup Date Opponent Score Top scorer Venue Location February 28 San Miguel 72–67 Makati Coliseum Makati City March 5 Shell 103–92 Cariaso (18 pts) Philsports Arena Pasig March 8 Purefoods 93–88 2OT Iloilo City March 16 Brgy.Ginebra 83–79 Cariaso (14 pts) Araneta Coliseum Quezon City March 21 Red Bull 79–80 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City March 23 FedEx 72–85 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City March 30 Alaska 77–86 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City April 6 Sta.Lucia 82–84 Cariaso (19 pts) Philsports Arena Pasig April 12 Talk 'N Text 79–78 San Fernando, Pampanga April 20 Red Bull 94–102 Reavis (18 pts) Araneta Coliseum Quezon City April 26 Brgy.Ginebra 83–54 Ynares Center Antipolo City April 30 Shell 95–81 Makati Coliseum Makati City May 4 Talk 'N Text 87–91 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City May 9 Purefoods 97–87 Hatfield (21 pts) Philsports Arena Pasig May 14 San Miguel 77–82 Philsports Arena Pasig May 18 Alaska 90–87 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City May 23 Sta.Lucia 98–76 Makati Coliseum Makati City May 28 FedEx 89–87 Philsports Arena Pasig
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