2003 Coca-Cola Tigers season

The 2003 Coca-Cola Tigers season was the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2003 Coca-Cola Tigers season
Head coach	Chot Reyes
General Manager	Hector Calma
Owner(s)	Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc.
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	19–12 (61.3%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Runner-up
Invitational Cup results
Record	5–3 (62.5%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Runner-up
Reinforced Conference results
Record	11–2 (84.6%)
Place	2nd (Group B)
Playoff finish	Champions (def. San Miguel 4–3)
Coca-Cola Tigers seasons
← 2002 2004–05 →

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 PBA draft

Championship (finals stint)

The Coca-Cola Tigers played in the finals in all three conferences of the league's 29th season. In the All-Filipino Cup, the defending champions blew a 2–0 series lead in the best-of-seven championship against Talk 'N Text Phone Pals and lost in six games. Coca-Cola placed runner-up for the second straight conference when they lost to Alaska in the best-of-three finals series of the short Invitational championship.

Coca-Cola didn't end up bridesmaid for the third time in the season by winning over San Miguel Beermen in the season-ending Reinforced Conference. The Tigers defeated the Beermen in the deciding seventh game as coach Chot Reyes won his second title for Coca-Cola and fourth overall in his coaching career.^[1]

Main article: 2003 PBA Reinforced Conference finals

Award

Artemus McClary was voted the Reinforced Conference Best Import.

Roster

2003 Coca-Cola Tigers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 4 Reavis, Rafi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Coppin State G 5 Wainwright, Rob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Solano CC G 8 Chia, Gec 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo C 9 Lao, Gilbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) UST G 10 Morano, Ato 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) San Beda G 14 Abarrientos, Johnny 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Far Eastern F 16 Hawkins, Bong 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UPHSD G 18 Avenido, Leo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Far Eastern G 20 McClary, Artemus (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jacksonville F 21 Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Manila G 22 Cariaso, Jeffrey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sonoma State C 24 Bolado, Cris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) National-U F 25 Abuda, Freddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Cebu G 31 Antonio, William 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Chaminade C 32 Juinio, Poch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Philippines F 99 Hatfield, Rudy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UM–Dearborn

Head coach Chot Reyes Assistant coach(es) Nash Racela Biboy Ravanes Binky Favis Aboy Castro Mike Reyes Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (I) Import Injured

Game results

All-Filipino Cup

Date	Opponent	Score	Top scorer	Venue	Location
February 28	San Miguel	72–67		Makati Coliseum	Makati City
March 5	Shell	103–92	Cariaso (18 pts)	Philsports Arena	Pasig
March 8	Purefoods	93–88 2OT			Iloilo City
March 16	Brgy.Ginebra	83–79	Cariaso (14 pts)	Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
March 21	Red Bull	79–80		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
March 23	FedEx	72–85		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
March 30	Alaska	77–86		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
April 6	Sta.Lucia	82–84	Cariaso (19 pts)	Philsports Arena	Pasig
April 12	Talk 'N Text	79–78			San Fernando, Pampanga
April 20	Red Bull	94–102	Reavis (18 pts)	Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
April 26	Brgy.Ginebra	83–54		Ynares Center	Antipolo City
April 30	Shell	95–81		Makati Coliseum	Makati City
May 4	Talk 'N Text	87–91		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
May 9	Purefoods	97–87	Hatfield (21 pts)	Philsports Arena	Pasig
May 14	San Miguel	77–82		Philsports Arena	Pasig
May 18	Alaska	90–87		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
May 23	Sta.Lucia	98–76		Makati Coliseum	Makati City
May 28	FedEx	89–87		Philsports Arena	Pasig

  Win
  Win via OT
  loss
  loss via OT

References

1. "Tigers triumph". Philippine Daily Inquirer.