| Head coach | Jong Uichico |
|---|---|
| 2002 Asian Games | 4th Place |
| ← 19982010 → | |
The 2002 Philippines men's Asian Games basketball team, was a Filipino Asian Games team assembled for the basketball competition on 2002 Asian Games.
Forming the team
The formation of the team was started after FIBA lifted suspension on the Philippine basketball on 2001.
Ron Jacobs was re-hired as head coach. His first task was to form a blueprint of a team that can win the gold medal. He form two pool teams coached by his assistants (RP-Selecta, coached by Jong Uichico; and RP-Hapee, coached Allan Caidic).
Unfortunately, Jacobs suffered stroke in December 22, 2001. But due to slow recovery, and inability to coach, lead assistant Uichico was tasked to coach the team.
Roster
2002 Asian Games
| Pos | No. | Player | Height | PBA Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | 4 | Noy Castillo | 6ft 0in | Purefoods Hotdogs |
| PG | 5 | Olsen Racela | 6ft 0in | San Miguel Beermen |
| SG/SF | 6 | Dondon Hontiveros | 6ft 2in | San Miguel Beermen |
| PF | 7 | Dennis Espino | 6ft 6in | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
| C/PF | 8 | Mick Pennisi | 6ft 9in | Red Bull Barako |
| PF | 9 | Eric Menk | 6ft 6in | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| PF | 10 | Danny Ildefonso | 6ft 6in | San Miguel Beermen |
| C | 11 | Andy Seigle | 6ft 9in | Purefoods Hotdogs |
| SF/SG | 12 | Jeffrey Cariaso | 6ft 2in | Coca-Cola Tigers |
| SF/PF | 13 | Rudy Hatfield | 6ft 3in | Coca-Cola Tigers |
| C | 14 | Asi Taulava | 6ft 9in | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |
| SG/SF | 15 | Kenneth Duremdes | 6ft 3in | Alaska Aces |
Head coach: Jong Uichico
Assistant coach(es): Allan Caidic, Eric Altamirano, Binky Favis
Asian Games results
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
Preliminary round
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Philippines
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 119 | +51 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  North Korea
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 153 | −5 | 3 | |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 166 | −46 | 2 | 9~12 placing |
| 28 September 15:00 |
| Philippines |
81–56 | United Arab Emirates |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 28–9, 16–13, 18–15 | ||
| Pts: Castillo 14 Rebs: Taulava 14 Asts: Hontiveros, Cariaso 2 |
Pts: I. Mohamed 12 Rebs: Ahmed 6 Asts: J. Salem 2 | |
| Geumjeong Gymnasium, Busan |
| 30 September 17:00 |
| North Korea |
63–89 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 16–30, 15–13, 17–27 | ||
| Pts: Pak C.J. 20 Rebs: Ri M.H. 9 Asts: Pak C.J. 3 |
Pts: Duremdes 21 Rebs: Taulava 15 Asts: Racela 5 | |
| Geumjeong Gymnasium, Busan |
Quarterfinals
Group I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 309 | 160 | +149 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Philippines
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 213 | 235 | −22 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Japan
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 220 | 260 | −40 | 4 | 5/6 placing |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 283 | −87 | 3 | 7/8 placing |
| 2 October 17:00 |
| Philippines |
79–74 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 17–27, 18–18, 27–16 | ||
| Pts: Taulava 27 Rebs: Taulava 12 Asts: Ildefonso, Cariaso 1 |
Pts: Orimo 33 Rebs: Takahashi 9 Asts: Setsumasa, Orimo 2 | |
| Geumjeong Gymnasium, Busan |
| 4 October 13:00 |
| Chinese Taipei |
69–83 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 19–22, 8–19, 27–21 | ||
| Pts: Chiu C.Y. 19 Rebs: Tien L. 11 Asts: four players 1 |
Pts: Taulava 18 Rebs: Menk 11 Asts: Duremdes 3 | |
| Geumjeong Gymnasium, Busan |
| 8 October 19:00 |
| China |
92–51 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 19–11, 33–12, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: Hu W.D. 20 Rebs: Gong X.B., Liu Y.D., Mengke B. 6 Asts: Liu W., Hu W.D. 2 |
Pts: Espino 7 Rebs: Ildefonso 5 Asts: Hatfield 2 | |
| Geumjeong Gymnasium, Busan |
Final round
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 12 October | ||||||
 South Korea | 69 | |||||
| 14 October | ||||||
| Philippines | 68 | |||||
| South Korea (OT) | 102 | |||||
| 12 October | ||||||
| China | 100 | |||||
| China | 131 | |||||
 Kazakhstan | 62 | |||||
| 3/4 placing | ||||||
| 13 October | ||||||
| Philippines | 66 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 68 | |||||
Semifinals
Due to a Lee Sang-min three point-shot, the Philippines lost the chance to enter Gold Medal game/Finals.
| 12 October 15:00 |
| South Korea |
69–68 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 21–11, 22–18, 11–16 | ||
| Pts: Moon K.E. 18 Rebs: Seo J.H. 8 Asts: Lee S.M. 4 |
Pts: Racela 14 Rebs: Menk 12 Asts: Hontiveros 2 | |
| Sajik Arena, Busan |
Bronze Medal game
| 13 October 17:00 |
| Philippines |
66–68 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 15–21, 15–17, 14–14 | ||
| Pts: Cariaso 18 Rebs: Taulava 17 Asts: Racela 3 |
Pts: Strebkov 30 Rebs: Vdovin 10 Asts: Issakov, Vdovin 1 | |
| Sajik Arena, Busan |
Aftermath
The team was considered as the worst sports disappointment in the history of the Philippine sports, as the team didn't won any medal. The Philippines suffered another suspension from 2005 to 2007, so the result was the team unable to field player for 2006 Doha Asian Games.
The Philippines only won again a basketball medal in 2022 Asian Games (which is a gold).
References
- Cordero, Abac. "FIBA suspends BAP". The Philippine Star.
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- "Big blow as Jacobs suffers a stroke". Arab News. 2002-01-11. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "KOREANOVELA: As heartbreaking as Gilas loss to Korea was, it wasn't even the worst". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
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