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2003 San Miguel Beermen season

FieldValue
PBAyear2003
teamSan Miguel Beermen
team2San Miguel Beermen
coachJong Uichico
1c-nameAll-Filipino Cup
1c-wins13
1c-losses8
1c-placeN/A
1c-playoffsQF
2c-nameInvitational Cup
2c-wins2
2c-losses2
2c-placeN/A
2c-playoffsN/A
3c-nameReinforced Conference
3c-wins13
3c-losses12
3c-place2nd
3c-playoffsRunner-up
ownersSan Miguel Corporation
managerRobert Non
prevseason2002
nextseason2004–05

| 1c-name = All-Filipino Cup | 1c-wins = 13 | 1c-losses = 8 | 1c-place = N/A | 1c-playoffs = QF | 2c-name = Invitational Cup | 2c-wins = 2 | 2c-losses = 2 | 2c-place = N/A | 2c-playoffs = N/A | 3c-name = Reinforced Conference | 3c-wins = 13 | 3c-losses = 12 | 3c-place = 2nd | 3c-playoffs = Runner-up

The 2003 San Miguel Beermen season was the 29th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 PBA draft

Finals stint

After missing out the finals in the last five conferences, the Beermen made it to the championship playoffs in the Reinforced Third Conference. The Beermen dropped their first five games in the eliminations, playing without an import in their first game before returnee Shea Seals suited up. Seals was replaced by Eric Dailey, who played one game before the Beermen reactivate Seals only to be replaced again this time by former Sta. Lucia import Kwan Johnson, who led the team to their first victory in their six outing, an 85–73 win over Purefoods TJ Hotdogs on September 26.

San Miguel had five wins and eight losses at the end of the elimination round. The Beermen scored a two-game sweep off FedEx Express in the best-of-three quarterfinals and a three-game sweep over Sta.Lucia Realtors in the best-of-five semifinals to make it all the way to the championship series against the Coca-Cola Tigers. The Beermen led 2–1 in the series but lost to the Tigers in seven games. Main article: 2003 PBA Reinforced Conference finals

Occurrences

Center Dorian Peña was suspended for two games during the All-Filipino Cup when he was tested positive of traces of marijuana in a drug test conducted by the PBA.

On June 12, two-time MVP Benjie Paras came out of retirement to sign a two-month contract with San Miguel, only his second team in a 14-year PBA career that started in 1989. The former Shell franchise player announced his retirement earlier in the year.

When Kwan Johnson suffered a groin injury in Game one of the PBA Reinforced Conference finals, San Miguel played importless in the second game of the title series which they lost via rout. The Beermen decided to tap NBA veteran Cedric Ceballos as a temporary replacement in Game three and then opted to stick with Kwan Johnson for the rest of the finals series.

Roster

(I) Import

Game results

All-Filipino Cup

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February 28Coca-Cola67–72Makati ColiseumMakati City
March 5Red Bull93–90Philsports ArenaPasig
March 9Talk 'N Text79–83Araneta ColiseumQuezon City
March 14Brgy.Ginebra80–76Philsports ArenaPasig
March 19Alaska81–76Philsports ArenaPasig
March 22Shell89–81Lamberto Macias Sports CenterDumaguete City
March 28Purefoods85–88Hontiveros (22 pts)Araneta ColiseumQuezon City
April 4Red Bull93–96Philsports ArenaPasig
April 11Sta.Lucia80–77 OTMakati ColiseumMakati City
April 16FedEx81–91Belasco (21 pts)Philsports ArenaPasig
April 23Purefoods72–82Philsports ArenaPasig
April 26Alaska78–69Ynares CenterAntipolo City
May 3Sta.Lucia81–70Puerto Princesa, Palawan
May 7Brgy.Ginebra103–97Phil sports ArenaPasig
May 14Coca-Cola82–77Philsports ArenaPasig
May 16Shell76–58Ynares CenterAntipolo City
May 23FedEx88–79Makati ColiseumMakati City
May 28Talk 'N Text106–102Belasco (27 pts)Philsports ArenaPasig

References

References

  1. Henson, Joaquin M.. (2003-03-26). "Dream come true".
  2. "Beermen ends losing spell with Johnson". Philippine Daily Inquirer – Google News Archive Search.
  3. (13 June 2003). "Paras Comes Out of Retirement as a Beerman".
  4. "Johnson expected to suit up for SMB". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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