2002 FedEx Express season
Head coachDerrick Pumaren
Owner(s)Bert Lina
FedEx Philippines
Governors' Cup results
Record66
(50%)
Place5th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Alaska)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record75
(58.3%)
Place6th seed
Playoff finishQF (lost to Alaska)
All-Filipino Cup results
Record18
(11.1%)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
FedEx Express seasons

The 2002 FedEx Express season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Nationality College
1 1 Yancy De Ocampo  Philippines Saint Francis
1 8 Renren Ritaulo  Philippines La Salle Manila
4 27 John Victorio  Philippines UNLV
5 24 Jerome Barbosa  Philippines San Sebastian Recoletos
5 37 Edrick Ferrer  Philippines UP Diliman
6 39 Francis Aquino  Philippines
7 4 Paolo Malonzo  Philippines New Era

New team

FEDEX-Airfreight 2100 buy out the Tanduay Rhum franchise before the 2002 PBA season started. Team Owner Bert Lina, emphasizing that his company is the biggest courier company in the world, aims to make a big splash in its initial season.[1] The newest ballclub absorbed four players from the defunct Tanduay and went for the biggest catch by choosing 6–8 Yancy De Ocampo from the multi-titled PBL ballclub Welcoat House Paints as the number one overall pick in the 2002 PBA draft. FedEx also took in De Ocampo's Welcoat teammate Renren Ritualo at eight overall. Coach Derrick Pumaren, who was the last coach of Tanduay Rhum Masters, will handle the coaching job for FedEx.

Occurrences

Former Tanduay forward Bong Hawkins was among those absorbed by FedEx during the off-season, but a controversy sparked when Hawkins wanted to have the same terms of the salary he had with Tanduay while the FedEx management wanted to negotiate a new contract.

Roster

FedEx Express roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 3 Philippines Billones, Egay 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Centro Escolar Las Piñas
C 5 Philippines Babilonia, Gido 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UST
F 8 Philippines Meneses, Vergel (A) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) José Rizal
G 10 Philippines Pumaren, Dindo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) De La Salle
G 14 Philippines Ritualo, Renren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle
F/C 18 Philippines De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Saint Francis of Assisi
G 19 Philippines Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) MLQU
F 21 United States Friedhof, David 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
F 23 Philippines Alvarez, Paul (M) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Sebastian
G 26 Philippines Simon, Biboy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Manila
F 31 Philippines Bernardo, Ryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST
F 20 Philippines Capobres, Danny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Lyceum
C 41 Philippines Realubit, Zaldy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) USJ–R
F/C 44 Philippines Codinera, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE
F/C United States Moore, Tim (G) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Houston
F 12 United States Rhodes, Rodrick (G) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) USC
F 2 United States Walker, Jermaine (G/C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Miami (FL)
G 21 United States Robinson, Jeremy (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F/C 40 United States Pierre-Louis, Frantz (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Wagner
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (G) Governor's Cup import
    (C) Commissioner's Cup import
    (A) Acquired
    (M) Moved to TNT
  • Injured Injured

Eliminations (Won games)

Date Opponent Score Venue (Location)
February 23Shell70–64Cuneta Astrodome
March 1Sta.Lucia93–83Caruncho Gym (Pasig) [2]
March 10Alaska83–69Ynares Center
March 23Brgy.Ginebra79–78Ynares Center
April 5Purefoods89–75Ynares Center
April 11RP-Hapee75–71Makati Coliseum
June 29Shell93–84Cuneta Astrodome
July 13RP-Selecta94–87Cuneta Astrodome [3]
July 25Purefoods85–76Caruncho Gym (Pasig)
August 2Sta.Lucia92–90Philsports Arena
August 6Red Bull92–90Philsports Arena [4]
August 10Brgy.Ginebra107–91Philsports Arena
November 23Sta.Lucia90–83Cuneta Astrodome

  Governor's Cup
  Commissioner's Cup
  All-Filipino Cup

Transactions

Trades

July 2002 To FedEx Express
Vergel Meneses
To Barangay Ginebra Kings
Future draft picks

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Paul Alvarez Off-season MBA
Gido Babilonia Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
Ryan Bernardo Free agent (Drafted by Mobiline/TNT in 2001)
Egay Billones Free agent (Drafted by Ginebra in 2000)
Danny Capobres (Pick by Talk 'N Text in the rookie draft)
Jerry Codiñera Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
Biboy Simon MBA

Subtractions

Player Signed New team
Paul Alvarez Mid-season Talk 'N Text Phone Pals

References

  1. "Lina group newest PBA member". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "FedEx rips Sta.Lucia". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. "FedEx upends Selecta-RP". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. "Imports keys Express victory over Thunder". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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