The 2002 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Samsung–PBA Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2002 PBA season. It started on June 16 and ended on September 20, 2002. The tournament requires two imports per each team.
Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: One-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals. Quarterfinals: Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent. QF1: #1 vs. #8 QF2: #2 vs. #7 QF3: #3 vs. #6 QF4: #4 vs. #5 Best-of-five semifinals: SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals
List of 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 Ajani Williams 18 Chris Carawell 18 Barangay Ginebra Kings Silas Mills 4 Ben Davis 10 Isaac Spencer 5 Batang Red Bull Thunder Antonio Lang 18 Julius Nwosu 22 Sean Lampley 4 Coca Cola Tigers Bryant Basemore 8 Ron Hale 12 Torraye Braggs 3 Carlos Daniel 1 FedEx Express Jeremy Robinson 1 Jermaine Walker 12 Frantz Pierre-Louis 11 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Kelvin Price 5 Gabe Muoneke 6 Chris Morris 5 Warren Rosegreen 4 San Miguel Beermen Jermaine Tate 1 Damon Flint 2 Art Long 9 Shea Seals 15 Terquin Mott 7 Shell Velocity Cedric Webber 6 Askia Jones 2 George Banks 5 Johnny Jackson 9 Sta. Lucia Realtors Willie Farley 3 Stephen Howard 12 Chris Clay 9 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Danny Johnson 8 Jerald Honeycutt 24 Pete Mickeal 16
Elimination round
Team standings
Bracket
Quarterfinals In each match-up, the lower-seeded team has to win twice, while the higher-seeded team only once, to progress.
(1) Red Bull vs. (8) Shell
(2) Sta. Lucia vs. (7) Talk 'N Text
(3) Alaska vs. (6) FedEx
(4) San Miguel vs. (5) Coca-Cola
Semifinals
(1) Red Bull vs. (4) San Miguel
(3) Alaska vs. (7) Talk 'N Text
Third place playoff
Finals
References
External links PBA.ph