Number of teams 9 Challenge Cup champions Welcoat Paints Sunkist-Unity Cup champions Hapee Toothpaste | TV partner(s) NBN Runners-up Dazz | |
Duration November 4, 2002 – June 19, 2003 | ||
The 2002–03 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).
Contents
2002-03 Challenge Cup
Welcoat Paintmasters, the top team in the eliminations, will enjoy a twice-to-beat advantage against the fourth finisher in the crossover semis. Welcoat will meet the winner of ICTSI and LBC-Batangas. Blu Detergent and Dazz finished with identical 7-4 won-loss cards and will play in the other crossover semis.
Finals
Comebacking Welcoat Paintmasters completed a three-game sweep over Dazz. Coach Leo Austria now won three PBL titles, two of which came when he was a Shark Energy Drink mentor. The Welcoat franchise won their fifth PBL championship, and all their series victories were via sweeps.
Individual awards
2003 Sunkist-Unity Cup
Two new teams joined the league, replacing Cheeseballs-Shark and Sunkist-Pampanga, these are Viva Mineral Water, coach by Koy Banal, and Nutrilicious, handled by Monel Kallos.
Hapee (formerly Dazz) and Viva Mineral Water advances to the championship after the double-round semifinals among the top four teams in the eliminations.
Finals
Hapee Toothpaste won their first title since the 1996 Reinforced Conference, denying Viva Mineral Water a championship in their very first try. Hapee mentor Junel Baculi won his sixth title as a coach.