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.
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 Alaska Aces Muntrelle Dobbins 7 Ron Riley 24 James Head 17 Barangay Ginebra Kings Bubba Wells 3 Jarrod Gee 11 Desmond Ferguson 3 Bryan Green 5 Batang Red Bull Thunder Joe Bunn 11 Julius Nwosu 10 Sean Lampley 1 Antonio Lang 2 Coca Cola Tigers Fred Williams 4 Rosell Ellis 18 Ron Hale 14 FedEx Express Rodrick Rhodes 2 Jermaine Walker 12 Tim Moore 10 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Leonard White 11 Derrick Brown 24 Kelvin Price 13 San Miguel Beermen Keith Hill 2 Lamont Strothers 19 Mario Bennett 17 Shell Turbo Chargers Derrick Grimm 3 Askia Jones 11 Nantambu Willingham 7 Cedric Webber 1 Sta. Lucia Realtors Lelan McDougal 3 Johnny Taylor 1 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
(2) Coca-Cola vs. (7) Sta. Lucia
(3) Purefoods vs. (6) Red Bull
(4) Alaska vs. (5) FedEx
Semifinals
(2) Purefoods vs. (3) Coca-Cola
(4) Alaska vs. (8) San Miguel
Third place playoff
Finals
References
External links PBA.ph