2003 PBA Reinforced Conference
DurationAugust 30 – December 14, 2003
TV partner(s)NBN/IBC
Finals
ChampionsCoca Cola Tigers
Runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Awards
Best PlayerRudy Hatfield
(Coca Cola Tigers)
Best ImportArtemus McClary
(Coca Cola Tigers)
Finals MVPJeffrey Cariaso
(Coca Cola Tigers)
PBA Reinforced Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 2003 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) PBA Reinforced Conference, or known as the 2003 Samsung-PBA Reinforced Conference, was the third conference of the 2003 PBA season. It started on August 30 and ended on December 14, 2003. The tournament requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

Imports

The following is the list of imports with the replacement imports being highlighted. GP is the number of games played in the conference.

Team Name GP Debut Game Result (Total points)
Alaska Aces United States Chris Carrawell 3 September 3 vs Sta.Lucia 78-82 loss (17 pts)
United States Isaac Fontaine 14 September 17 vs Purefoods 97-91 win (38 pts)
Barangay Ginebra Kings United States Ricky Price 9 August 31 vs SMB 85-82 win
United States Rosell Ellis 7 October 15 vs TNT 95-90 win (25 pts)
Red Bull Barako United States Ramel Lloyd 3 August 30 vs FedEx in Baguio City 100-92 win (43 pts)
United States Scott Burrell 13 September 14 vs Sta.Lucia 89-74 win (19 pts)
Coca Cola Tigers United States Artemus McClary 25 September 3 vs Purefoods 97-87 win
FedEx Express United States Terrence Shannon 15 August 30 vs Red Bull in Baguio City 92-100 loss (29 pts)
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs United States Harold Arceneaux 6 September 3 vs Coca-Cola 87-97 loss
United States Lenny Cooke 8 October 3 vs FedEx 105-121 loss (49 pts)
San Miguel Beermen United States Shea Seals 3 September 5 vs FedEx 76-84 loss (14 pts)
United States Eric Dailey 1 September 12 vs Purefoods 76-77 loss
United States Kwan Johnson 18 September 26 vs Purefoods 85-73 win (26 pts)
United States Cedric Ceballos 1 December 5 vs Coca-Cola (Finals Game 3) 86-81 win (11 pts)
Shell Turbo Chargers United States Sedric Webber 4 August 31 vs TNT 114-101 win (28 pts)
United States Tim Breaux 1 September 27 vs Brgy.Ginebra in Calape, Bohol 96-110 loss (10 pts)
United States Jamal Kendrick 6 October 1 vs SMB
Sta. Lucia Realtors United States Nate James 8 September 3 vs Alaska 82-78 win (31 pts)
United States Damian Owens 5 October 12 vs Purefoods 93-84 win
United States Raymond Tutt 5 November 12 vs Alaska 88-79 win (19 pts)
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals United States Damian Cantrell 20 August 31 vs Shell 101-114 loss (34 pts)

Elimination round

Qualified for quarterfinals

Group A

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Sta. Lucia Realtors 8 5 .615 Qualify to quarterfinals
2 FedEx Express 5 8 .385 3
3 San Miguel Beermen 5 8 .385 3
4 Alaska Aces 4 9 .308[a] 4
5 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 4 9 .308[a] 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fourth-seed playoff: Alaska 93–88 Purefoods

Fourth seed playoff

November 7
Alaska Aces 93, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 88

Group B

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Red Bull Barako 11 2 .846 Qualify to quarterfinals
2 Coca-Cola Tigers 11 2 .846
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 7 6 .538 4
4 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 7 6 .538 4
5 Shell Turbo Chargers 3 10 .231 8
Source: PBA.ph

Red Bull had one win and two losses in their first three games with Ramel Lloyd as their import. When Scott Burrell, an eight-year NBA veteran and member of the 1998 NBA champion Chicago Bulls, came in to replaced Lloyd, the Barakos went on a 10-game winning streak and finish on top of Group B standings in a tie with Coca-Cola.[2][3]

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)
Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
         
A1 Sta. Lucia 2
A4 Alaska 1
A1 Sta. Lucia 0
A3 San Miguel 3
A2 FedEx 0
A3 San Miguel 2
A3 San Miguel 3
B2 Coca-Cola 4
B1 Red Bull 1
B4 Talk 'N Text 2
B4 Talk 'N Text 0 Third place
B2 Coca-Cola 3
B2 Coca-Cola 2 B4 Talk 'N Text 123
B3 Barangay Ginebra 1 A1 Sta. Lucia 106

Quarterfinals

(A1) Sta. Lucia vs (A4) Alaska

November 12
Sta. Lucia Realtors 88, Alaska Aces 79
November 16
Sta. Lucia Realtors 84, Alaska Aces 95
November 21
Sta. Lucia Realtors 88, Alaska Aces 86
Sta.Lucia wins series, 2–1

(A2) FedEx vs. (A3) San Miguel

November 12
San Miguel Beermen 97, FedEx Express 92
November 16
San Miguel Beermen 100, FedEx Express 90
San Miguel wins series, 2–0

(B1) Red Bull vs. (B4) Talk 'N Text

November 9
Red Bull Barako 116, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 120
November 14
Red Bull Barako 99, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 80
November 19
Red Bull Barako 81, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 95
Talk 'N Text wins series, 2–1

(B2) Coca Cola vs. (B3) Barangay Ginebra

November 9
Coca Cola Tigers 94, Barangay Ginebra Kings 104
November 14
Coca Cola Tigers 85, Barangay Ginebra Kings 77
November 19
Coca Cola Tigers 92, Barangay Ginebra Kings 86
Coca Cola wins series, 2–1

Semifinals

(A1) Sta. Lucia vs. (A3) San Miguel

November 23
San Miguel Beermen 109, Sta. Lucia Realtors 88
November 26
San Miguel Beermen 101, Sta. Lucia Realtors 86
November 28
San Miguel Beermen 110, Sta. Lucia Realtors 96
San Miguel wins series, 3–0

(B2) Coca Cola vs. (B4) Talk 'N Text

November 23
Coca Cola Tigers 88, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 73
November 26
Coca Cola Tigers 109, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 105
November 28
Coca Cola Tigers 101, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 81
Coca-Cola wins series, 3–⁠0

Third place playoff

November 30
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 123, Sta. Lucia Realtors 106

Finals

Main article: 2003 PBA Reinforced Conference Finals

November 30
Coca Cola Tigers 81, San Miguel Beermen 84
December 3
Coca Cola Tigers 103, San Miguel Beermen 79
December 5
Coca Cola Tigers 81, San Miguel Beermen 86
December 7
Coca Cola Tigers 87, San Miguel Beermen 84
December 10
Coca Cola Tigers 86, San Miguel Beermen 84
December 12
Coca Cola Tigers 80, San Miguel Beermen 85
December 14
Coca Cola Tigers 92, San Miguel Beermen 84
Coca Cola wins series, 4–⁠3

References

  1. ^ "Hotdogs seek vital win today". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. ^ "Red Bull greets Burrell with big win over SLR". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. ^ "Barakos whip Pals for No.10". Philippine Daily Inquirer.