2003 Batang Red Bull Thunder season
2003 Batang Red Bull season | |
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Head coach | Yeng Guiao |
All-Filipino Cup results | |
Record | 15–6 (.714) |
Place | N/A |
Playoff finish | QF |
Invitational Cup results | |
Record | 3–3 (.500) |
Place | 4th |
Playoff finish | Semis (lost to Alaska) |
Reinforced Conference results | |
Record | 12–4 (.750) |
Place | N/A |
Playoff finish | QF (lost to TNT) |
Stats @ PBA-Online.net | |
Batang Red Bull seasons | |
The 2003 Batang Red Bull Thunder season was the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Red Bull Barako Coffee Drink starting the Invitational Conference.
Contents
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Height | Position | College |
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1 | 7 | Enrico Villanueva | 6"5' | F/C | Ateneo |
2 | 14 | Cyrus Baguio | 6"2' | G/F | UST |
2 | 17 | Rysal Castro | 6"7' | C | FEU |
Occurrences
Red Bull Barako were tied with FedEx at 3-1 in the Group A standings of the Invitational Conference and gain the last berth in the crossover semifinals by way of a controversial ending in their game against Talk 'N Text, which the Phone Pals won 88-87, but needed to win by 8 points. The TNT players went to the extent of shooting on the Red Bull's goal while enjoying the lead in the closing seconds. [1]
In the Reinforced Conference best-of-three quarterfinals series against Talk 'N Text, Red Bull lost in the deciding third game where guard Jimwell Torion put in a vicious clothesline on Phone Pal Jimmy Alapag with the outcome of the game beyond doubt, Torion's actions serve him an eight-month suspension. [2]
Roster
Red Bull Barako roster
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References
- ^ "Mockery to cost TNT heavy fines". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ "Phone Pals oust Barakos". Philippine Daily Inquirer.