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2003 Coca-Cola Tigers season

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

Draft picks[edit]

Championship (Finals stint)[edit]

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]

Award[edit]

Artemus McClary was voted the Reinforced Conference Best Import.

Roster[edit]

Coca-Cola Tigers roster

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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 Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (I) Import Injured

Game results[edit]

All-Filipino Cup[edit]

  Win
  Win via OT
  loss
  loss via OT

References[edit]