2002 PBA Governors' Cup


The 2002 Philippine Basketball Association Governors' Cup, also known as the 2002 Samsung-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2002 PBA season. It started on February 10 and ended on May 26, 2002. The tournament requires two imports per each team.

Rule changes

To prepare the national team for the upcoming 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, the following FIBA rules were adopted for this conference:
  • Zone defense will be allowed.
  • Total time of the game would be reduced to 40 minutes, 10-minute quarters.
  • The time allowed for an offensive team to cross the halfcourt line was reduced from 10 to eight seconds.
In addition, the pool of the national team was distributed into two teams: the Selecta-RP team and the Hapee-RP team.

Imports

Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played.
TeamNameGPNameGP
Alaska AcesMuntrelle Dobbins7Ron Riley24
Alaska AcesJames Head17
Barangay Ginebra KingsBubba Wells3Jarrod Gee11
Barangay Ginebra KingsDesmond Ferguson3
Barangay Ginebra KingsBryan Green5
Batang Red Bull ThunderJoe Bunn11Julius Nwosu10
Batang Red Bull ThunderSean Lampley1Antonio Lang2
Coca Cola TigersFred Williams4Rosell Ellis18
Coca Cola TigersRon Hale14
FedEx ExpressRodrick Rhodes2Jermaine Walker12
FedEx ExpressTim Moore10
Purefoods TJ HotdogsLeonard White11Derrick Brown24
Purefoods TJ HotdogsKelvin Price13
San Miguel BeermenKeith Hill2Lamont Strothers19
San Miguel BeermenMario Bennett17
Shell Turbo ChargersDerrick Grimm3Askia Jones11
Shell Turbo ChargersNantambu Willingham7
Shell Turbo ChargersCedric Webber1
Sta. Lucia RealtorsLelan McDougal3Johnny Taylor1
Sta. Lucia RealtorsMark Davis9Victor Thomas11
Talk 'N Text Phone PalsJerald Honeycutt13Richie Frahm13