2003 Barangay Ginebra Kings season

The 2003 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 25th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2003 Barangay Ginebra Kings season
Head coach	Allan Caidic
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	6–15 (.286)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Mabuhay Cup results
Record	2–2 (.500)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Reinforced Conference results
Record	8–8 (.500)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	QF (lost to Coca Cola)
Barangay Ginebra Kings seasons

Draft picks

Transactions

Players Added Via Draft Rommel Adducul [1] Sunday Salvacion Rob Johnson Via Free Agency Ernesto Ballesteros (From Coca-Cola Tigers) Alex Crisano (From Talk 'N Text Phone Pals) Aries Dimaunahan (Drafted by Ginebra last season) [2] Jeffrey Sanders (Formerly of MBA)

Players Lost Via Free Agency Jayjay Helterbrand (Released; couldn't agree on a pay cut) Ronald Magtulis (To Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) Wilmer Ong (To Sta. Lucia Realtors)

Occurrences

Barangay Ginebra was coming off a three-game losing streak when they defeated Talk 'N Text, 122-117 in double overtime on March 21, with Eric Menk scoring a personal high 45 points while TNT rookie Jimmy Alapag scored 40 points. [3] That game was forfeited and ordered replayed upon protest by the Phone Pals as Barangay Ginebra failed to free itself from a three-game slide. [4]

Roster

Barangay Ginebra Kings roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 1 David, Bal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UST G/F 3 Lago, Elmer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) De La Salle F/C 9 Limpot, Jun 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle C 10 Adducul, Rommel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) San Sebastian C 14 Calpito, Aramis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian F 16 Ballesteros, Estong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST F 17 Tolomia, Chester 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UPHSD F 19 Malabanan, Gilbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UPHSD F Sanders, Jeffrey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) G 25 Johnson, Rob 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Bellevue University F/C 30 Menk, Eric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Lake Superior C 43 Crisano, Alex 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Brooklyn College G 47 Caguioa, Mark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Glendale F 80 Salvacion, Sunday 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Saint Benilde G 88 Dimaunahan, Aries 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UST F 6 Price, Ricky (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) G 26 Ellis, Rosell (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) McNeese State	Head coach Allan Caidic Assistant coach(es) Binky Favis George Ella Juno Sauler Legend (C) Team captain (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 26	Purefoods	84-76	Limpot (30 pts)	Philsports Arena	Pasig City
March 1	Sta.Lucia	89-82			Baguio City
March 7	Alaska	91-95	Limpot (26 pts)	Ynares Center	Antipolo City
March 14	San Miguel	76-80		Philsports Arena	Pasig City
March 16	Coca-Cola	79-83	Menk (24 pts)	Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
March 21 (Ordered replay)	Talk 'N Text	122-117 2OT	Menk (45 pts)	Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
March 28	Sta.Lucia	97-103		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
March 30	FedEx	101-81	Menk (38 pts)	Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
April 5	Purefoods	69-73			Lucena City
April 9	Alaska			Philsports Arena	Pasig City
April 13	Red Bull	97-105	Menk (38 pts)	Philsports Arena	Pasig City
April 20	Shell	76-71		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
April 22 (Replay)	Talk 'N Text	87-90	Caguioa (26 pts)	Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
April 26	Coca-Cola	54-83		Ynares Center	Antipolo City
May 2	FedEx	81-85		Philsports Arena	Pasig City
May 7	San Miguel	97-103		Philsports Arena	Pasig City
May 11	Talk 'N Text	99-82	Menk (30 pts)	Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
May 16	Red Bull	83-101		Ynares Center	Antipolo City
May 25	Shell	69-64	Menk (31 pts)	Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City

  Win
  Win via OT
  loss
  loss via OT

References

1. "Adducul tops 'em all". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. "Aris hits pay dirt, signs up with Brgy.Ginebra". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
3. "Phone Pals to protest Kings' double OT win". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
4. "Gins try to bounce back". Philippine Daily Inquirer.