2003 Alaska Aces season

2003 Alaska Aces season
Head coach	Tim Cone
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	14–13 (51.9%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semifinals
Invitational Cup results
Record	11–1 (91.7%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Finals
Reinforced Conference results
Record	6–11 (35.3%)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Alaska Aces seasons

The 2003 Alaska Aces season was the 18th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	College
1	1	Mike Cortez	6"0'	G	La Salle
1	5	Brandon Cablay	6"0'	G	Vanguard
2	20	Leo Bat-Og	6"4'	F
3	29	Stephen Padilla	5"11'	G	Visayas

Main article: 2003 PBA Draft

Notes

All-Filipino Cup: Beat Sta.Lucia, 91-82 on opening day on February 23, and won their first four games before losing to FedEx, 86-90 on March 15 in Bago City. The Aces skid to a three-game losing streak before winning against Coca Cola and exacting revenge over the Express on April 4.

Reinforced Conference: The Aces lost their first three games with Chris Carrawell as their import. The returning Isaac Fontaine, who last played with Sta.Lucia three years ago, replaces Carrawell. The Aces scored their first victory against Purefoods, 97-91 on September 17, on Fontaine's debut with Alaska.

Occurrences

During the Invitational Cup, guard Jon Ordonio was placed on the reserve list upon orders by the management. Ordonio was one of the five foreign-breed players whom the senate recommended for deportation upon investigation on the so-called Fil-Shams.

Championship

The Alaska Aces won the Invitational Championship for their 11th PBA title, defeating the Coca Cola Tigers, two games to one, in their best-of-three finals. The Aces were the sixth entry among PBA teams qualified to play in the second conference Invitationals that featured guest foreign teams. They were on a nine-game winning streak going into Game One of the title series.

Roster

Alaska Aces roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 3 Tejada, Eugene 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Chabot College F 5 Duat, Robert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Menlo College G 7 Ordonio, Jon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Master's College C 8 Allado, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle G 9 Padilla, Stephen 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) University of Visayas C 10 Del Rosario, Richard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle G 11 Cortez, Mike 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle G 13 Castro, Alvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle F 20 Camaso, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metro Manila College G 24 Cablay, Brandon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Vanguard University F 31 Arigo, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) University of Tampa C 32 Feihl, Edward Joseph 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Adamson F 34 Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) St.Mary's F 41 Noble, Miguel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Utica College G Carrawell, Chris (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Duke University G 22 Fontaine, Isaac (I) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Washington State

Head coach Tim Cone Assistant coach(es) Richard Bachmann Gilbert Reyes Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (I) Import Injured

Transactions

Players Added Via Draft Mike Cortez Brandon Cablay Stephen Padilla Via Free Agency Alvin Castro (From San Miguel Beermen) Richard Del Rosario (From Sta. Lucia Realtors) Via Trade Don Camaso (From Talk 'N Text; traded their 10th pick to TNT) Eugene Tejada (Drafted by Sta.Lucia; the Aces traded their pick Leo Bat-Og in exchange)

Players Lost Via Retirement Jojo Lastimosa Via Free Agency Rodney Santos (To Purefoods TJ Hotdogs) Via Trade Kenneth Duremdes (To Sta. Lucia Realtors; exchange for two draft picks)