2002_FedEx_Express_season
2002 FedEx Express season
Basketball team season
The 2002 FedEx Express season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
| 2002 FedEx Express season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Derrick Pumaren |
| Owner(s) | Bert Lina FedEx Philippines |
| Governors' Cup results | |
| Record | 6–6 (50%) |
| Place | 5th seed |
| Playoff finish | QF (lost to Alaska) |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 7–5 (58.3%) |
| Place | 6th seed |
| Playoff finish | QF (lost to Alaska) |
| All-Filipino Cup results | |
| Record | 1–8 (11.1%) |
| Place | N/A |
| Playoff finish | N/A |
| FedEx Express seasons | |
| 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 |
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| 7 | 4 | Paolo Malonzo | Philippines |
New Era |
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.
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.
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| Date | Opponent | Score | Venue (Location) |
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| February 23 | Shell | 70–64 | Cuneta Astrodome |
| March 1 | Sta.Lucia | 93–83 | Caruncho Gym (Pasig) [2] |
| March 10 | Alaska | 83–69 | Ynares Center |
| March 23 | Brgy.Ginebra | 79–78 | Ynares Center |
| April 5 | Purefoods | 89–75 | Ynares Center |
| April 11 | RP-Hapee | 75–71 | Makati Coliseum |
| June 29 | Shell | 93–84 | Cuneta Astrodome |
| July 13 | RP-Selecta | 94–87 | Cuneta Astrodome [3] |
| July 25 | Purefoods | 85–76 | Caruncho Gym (Pasig) |
| August 2 | Sta.Lucia | 92–90 | Philsports Arena |
| August 6 | Red Bull | 92–90 | Philsports Arena [4] |
| August 10 | Brgy.Ginebra | 107–91 | Philsports Arena |
| November 23 | Sta.Lucia | 90–83 | Cuneta Astrodome |
Governor's Cup
Commissioner's Cup
All-Filipino Cup
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 |
| Player | Signed | New team |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Alvarez | Mid-season | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |
- "Lina group newest PBA member". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- "FedEx rips Sta.Lucia". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- "FedEx upends Selecta-RP". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- "Imports keys Express victory over Thunder". Philippine Daily Inquirer.