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2002 PBA Governors' Cup

Field	Value
year	2002
conference_name	Governors' Cup
duration	February 10 – May 26, 2002
TV	Viva TV on IBC
best_player	Rey Evangelista
(Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
best_import	Derrick Brown
(Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
finals_mvp	Kerby Raymundo
(Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
champion	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
runner-up	Alaska Aces
prevconf_link	2001 PBA Governors' Cup
prevconf_year	2001
nextconf_link	2011 PBA Governors' Cup
nextconf_year	2011
prev_conf	2001 Governors'
prev_conf_link	2001 PBA Governors' Cup
next_conf	2002 Commissioner's
next_conf_link	2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup

(Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) (Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) (Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) | runner-up = Alaska Aces The 2002 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2002 Samsung-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2002 PBA season. It started on February 10 and ended on May 26, 2002. The tournament requires two imports per each team.

Rule changes

To prepare the national team for the upcoming 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, the following FIBA rules were adopted for this conference:

Zone defense will be allowed.
Total time of the game would be reduced to 40 minutes, 10-minute quarters.
The time allowed for an offensive team to cross the halfcourt line was reduced from 10 to eight seconds.

In addition, the pool of the national team was distributed into two teams: the Selecta-RP team and the Hapee-RP team.

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	Muntrelle Dobbins	7	Ron Riley	24
James Head	17
Barangay Ginebra Kings	Bubba Wells	3	Jarrod Gee	11
Desmond Ferguson	3
Bryan Green	5
Batang Red Bull Thunder	Joe Bunn	11	Julius Nwosu	10
Sean Lampley	1	Antonio Lang	2
Coca Cola Tigers	Fred Williams	4	Rosell Ellis	18
Ron Hale	14
FedEx Express	Rodrick Rhodes	2	Jermaine Walker	12
Tim Moore	10
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	Leonard White	11	Derrick Brown	24
Kelvin Price	13
San Miguel Beermen	Keith Hill	2	Lamont Strothers	19
Mario Bennett	17
Shell Turbo Chargers	Derrick Grimm	3	Askia Jones	11
Nantambu Willingham	7
Cedric Webber	1
Sta. Lucia Realtors	Lelan McDougal	3	Johnny Taylor	1
Mark Davis	9	Victor Thomas	11
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	Jerald Honeycutt	13	Richie Frahm	13

Elimination round

Team standings

Bracket

Quarterfinals

(1) Talk 'N Text vs. (8) San Miguel

(2) Coca-Cola vs. (7) Sta. Lucia

(3) Purefoods vs. (6) Red Bull

(4) Alaska vs. (5) FedEx

Semifinals

(2) Purefoods vs. (3) Coca-Cola

(4) Alaska vs. (8) San Miguel

Third place playoff

Finals

Main article: 2002 PBA Governors Cup Finals

References

"FedEx makes PBA debut vs Coke". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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