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{{Infobox PBA season
| PBAyear = 2002
| team = Sta. Lucia Realtors
| coach = [[Norman Black]]
<!---1st conference--->
| 1c-name = Governor's Cup
| 1c-wins = 5
| 1c-losses = 7
| 1c-place = 7th seed
| 1c-playoffs = QF (lost to Coca Cola)
<!---2nd conference--->
| 2c-name = [[2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's Cup]]
| 2c-wins = 7
| 2c-losses = 5
| 2c-place = 2nd seed
| 2c-playoffs = QF (lost to TNT)
<!---3rd conference--->
| 3c-name = All-Filipino Cup
| 3c-wins = 5
| 3c-losses = 6
| 3c-place = 6th seed
| 3c-playoffs = QF (lost to Coca Cola)
| owners = [[Sta. Lucia Land|Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation]]
| television =
| radio =
| pol_team = 3
| prevseason = 2001
| nextseason = 2003
}}
The '''2002 [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] season''' was the 10th season of the franchise in the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA).

==Draft picks==
{{Main|2002 PBA draft}}

==Transactions==
{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; background-color:#eeeeee" bordercolor="#DFDFDF" cellpadding="5" 
|-
| valign="top"|'''Players Added''' <hr>
'''Via Draft'''
*Omanzie Rodriguez
*[[Chito Victolero]]
'''Via Trade'''
*[[Gherome Ejercito]] <small>(From [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] in May 2002)</small>
| valign="top"|'''Players Lost''' <hr>
'''Via Free Agency'''
*[[Jercules Tangkay]] <small>(To [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]])</small>
'''Via Trade'''
*[[Donbel Belano]] <small>(To [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] in May 2002)</small>
|}

==Occurrences==
The Realtors had two of its players chosen in the Philippine national team training pool divided into two groups during the Governor's Cup, Dennis Espino for RP-Selecta Ice Cream and Marlou Aquino for RP-Hapee toothpaste.

In the Commissioner's Cup, the Realtors signed Chris Clay, a Fil-American who was with the RP training pool and formerly of Pangasinan Waves from the [[Metropolitan Basketball Association]] (MBA) to replace one of their imports, Willie Farley.

==Roster==
{{PBA roster header
|team=Sta. Lucia Realtors
|season=2002
}}
<!--Using system used by the PBA: flag = country of birth place. this is the system used to classify filipino foreigners. If we'd go to the principle of they are all Filipinos, let's just remove the flag column.-->
<!-- begin player list -->
{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Omanzie | last = Rodriguez | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = | school = Mapua | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Richard | last = del Rosario | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = | college = De La Salle | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Paolo | last = Mendoza | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = | college = UP | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Gerard | last = Francisco | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = | college = UST | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Chris | last = Tan | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = | college = De La Salle | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Francis | last = Adriano | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = | college = FEU | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 13 | first = Marlou | last = Aquino | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = | college = Adamson| nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 14 | first = Gherome | last = Ejercito | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = Adamson | nat = PHI | note = A }}
{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Expedito | last = Falcasantos | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = | college = Cebu | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 16 | first = Dennis | last = Espino | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = | college = UST | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 29 | first = Marvin | last = Ortiguerra | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = | school = UST | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 38 | first = Angelo | last = David | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = | college = FEU | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 53 | first = Michael | last = Orquillas | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = | college = Cebu | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 62 | first = Chito | last = Victolero | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = | college = Mapua | nat = PHI }}
{{player2 | num = 25 | first = Victor | last = Thomas | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = | college = La Salle | nat = USA | note = G }}
{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Lelan | last = McDougal | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = | college = UCSB | nat = USA | note = G }}
{{player2 | num = 4 | link = Mark Davis (basketball, born 1973) | alt = Davis, Mark| pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = | college = Texas Tech | nat = USA | note = G }}
{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Johnny | last = Taylor |dab=basketball | pos = FC | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = | college = Chattanooga | nat = USA | note = G }}
{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Willie | last = Farley | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = | college = Fresno State | nat = USA | note = C }}
{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Chris | last = Clay | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = | college = | nat = USA | note = C }}
{{player2 | num = 21 | link = Stephen Howard (basketball) | alt = Howard, Stephen | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = | college = DePaul | nat = USA | note = C }}
{{player2 | num = 42 | first = Donbel | last = Belano | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = | college = Visayas | nat = PHI | note = T }}
<!-- end player list -->
{{NBA roster footer
| head_coach = 
*{{player||USA|[[Norman Black]]}} 
| asst_coach =
*{{player||PHI|Adonis Tierra}} 
*{{player||PHI|[[Franz Pumaren]]}} 
*{{player||PHI|[[Alfrancis Chua]]}}
|otherlegend=
(G) Governor's Cup import
|otherlegend2= (C) Commissioner's Cup import
|otherlegend4=(T) Traded
|otherlegend3=(A) Acquired

}}

==Eliminations (Won games)==
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable" 
! style="{{PBA color cell|Sta. Lucia Realtors|border=2}}" width="10%"| Date
! style="{{PBA color cell|Sta. Lucia Realtors|border=2}}" width="15%"| Opponent
! style="{{PBA color cell|Sta. Lucia Realtors|border=2}}" width="10%"| Score
! style="{{PBA color cell|Sta. Lucia Realtors|border=2}}" width="20%"| Venue (Location)
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| February 23 || Brgy.Ginebra || '''75'''–72 || Cuneta Astrodome
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| March 12 || RP-Selecta || '''61'''–55 || Philsports Arena
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| March 24 || Coca-Cola || '''87'''–86 || Araneta Coliseum <ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q641AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1848%2C18188839|title=Paolo, Chris tow Realtors past Tigers|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| April 2 || Alaska || '''80'''–71 || Philsports Arena
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| April 7 || San Miguel || '''73'''–65 || Araneta Coliseum
|- bgcolor=#FFFF99
| June 21 || Purefoods || '''90'''–75 || Ynares Center
|- bgcolor=#FFFF99
| July 7 || RP-Selecta || '''66'''–62 || Araneta Coliseum
|- bgcolor=#FFFF99
| July 12 || Brgy.Ginebra || '''89'''–76 || (Dumaguete City) 
|- bgcolor=#FFFF99
| July 23 || Alaska || '''74'''–61 || Philsports Arena <ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_lo1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2721%2C33152200|title=Realtors rip Aces|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#FFFF99
| July 27 || Coca-Cola || '''69'''–63 || Ynares Center <ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Als1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2225%2C34780158|title=SLR whips Coke, gains quarterfinals|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#FFFF99
| August 4 || Shell || '''73'''–66 || Araneta Coliseum 
|- bgcolor=#FFFF99
| August 11 || San Miguel || '''74'''–65 || Araneta Coliseum
|- bgcolor=#DDDDFF
| October 25 || Talk 'N Text || '''70'''–67 || Cuneta Astrodome 
|- bgcolor=#DDDDFF
| November 10 || Shell || '''65'''–57 || Araneta Coliseum
|- bgcolor=#DDDDFF
| November 27 || Purefoods || '''68'''–64 || Philsports Arena
|- bgcolor=#DDDDFF
| December 4 || San Miguel || '''68'''–65 || Philsports Arena
|-
|}

{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Governor's Cup}}<br>
{{legend2|#FFFF99|Commissioner's Cup}}<br>
{{legend2|#DDDDFF|All-Filipino Cup}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Sta. Lucia Realtors}}
{{2002 PBA season by team}}

[[Category:Sta. Lucia Realtors seasons]]
[[Category:2002 PBA season by team|Sta. Lucia]]