The 2002 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 24th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Draft picks
Occurrences Eric Menk was one of the 15 players chosen by national coach Jong Uichico to play for the Philippine men's basketball team in the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. Ginebra head coach Allan Caidic was named among the national team's assistant coaches and taking over from the Ginebra bench to call the shots is assistant coach Cris Calilan.
Transactions Players Added Via Draft Gilbert Malabanan Chester Tolomia Via Trade Eric Menk (From Tanduay in exchange for 2 players and 2 future draft picks) James Walkvist (From Alaska Aces in June 2002)Players Lost Via Trade Alex Crisano (To Talk 'N Text; part of the Menk deal which originally shipped him to Tanduay) Vergel Meneses (To FedEx Express in July 2002 in exchange for future draft picks, thus Ginebra regain the 2003 first round pick it traded to Tanduay for Eric Menk – in which FedEx inherited when it bought the franchise.) EJ Feihl (To Alaska Aces in June 2002)
Roster
Eliminations (Won games) Date Opponent Score Venue (Location) March 2 Shell 80–72 Cuneta Astrodome April 6 RP-Hapee 75–69 Philsports Arena April 14 Red Bull 98–90 Araneta Coliseum June 21 RP-Selecta 85–81 Ynares Center July 7 Talk 'N Text 74–63 Araneta Coliseum October 26 San Miguel 68–62 (Balanga, Bataan) October 30 Sta.Lucia 74–70 Ynares Center November 17 FedEx 84–65 Araneta Coliseum
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