2003 FedEx Express season

2003 FedEx Express season
Head coach	Derrick Pumaren Bonnie Garcia
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	11–10 (52.4%)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Invitational Cup results
Record	4–2 (66.7%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semis (lost to Coca Cola)
Reinforced Conference results
Record	5–10 (33.3%)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	QF (lost to SMB)
FedEx Express seasons

The 2003 FedEx Express season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 PBA Draft

Transactions

Players Added Via Draft John Ferriols Via Free Agency Gherome Ejercito (From Sta. Lucia Realtors) Marvin Ortiguerra (From Sta. Lucia Realtors) Omanzie Rodriguez (From Sta. Lucia Realtors) Roger Yap (From Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)

Players Lost Via Retirement Dindo Pumaren Via Free Agency Zaldy Realubit Biboy Simon

Occurrences

April 15: PBA Commissioner Noli Eala ordered the FedEx management to honor the remainder of Rene "Bong" Hawkins' four-year contract which the ballclub assumed from the disbanded Tanduay Rhum Masters, the contract is worth P400,000 a month.

May 20: FedEx appeals before the PBA board on the earlier decision after cager Bong Hawkins reportedly turned down a P2.7 million settlement offered by the team.

September 12: Express' coaching consultant Bonnie Garcia was elevated to the position of head coach, replacing Derrick Pumaren.

Roster

Fedex Express roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G 3 Billones, Egay 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Las Piñas College C 7 Ortiguerra, Marvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST F 8 Meneses, Vergel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jose Rizal University G 9 Ejercito, Gherome 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson University G 13 Yap, Roger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) San Jose-Recoletos G 14 Ritualo, Renren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle F/C 16 Rodriguez, Omanzie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Mapua F/C 18 De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Saint Francis G 19 Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) MLQU F 22 Ferriols, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) San Jose-Recoletos F 31 Bernardo, Ryan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST F 33 Shannon, Terrence (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Elgin Community F/C 44 Codinera, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE	Head coach Derrick Pumaren Bonnie Garcia Assistant coach(es) Gee Abanilla Jun Tiongco Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import Injured

Game results

All-Filipino Cup

Date	Opponent	Score	Top scorer	Venue	Location
February 28	Red Bull	71-79	Codiñera (18 pts)	Makati Coliseum	Makati City
March 7	Sta.Lucia	71-81		Ynares Center	Antipolo City
March 12	Purefoods	90-86		Philsports Arena	Pasig City
March 15	Alaska	90-86			Bago City
March 19	Shell	98-92	Meneses (30 pts)	Philsports Arena	Pasig City
March 23	Coca-Cola	85-72		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
March 30	Brgy.Ginebra	81-101		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
April 4	Alaska	93-95	Ritualo (27 pts)	Philsports Arena	Pasig City
April 9	Talk 'N Text	86-93 OT	Meneses (22 pts)	Philsports Arena	Pasig City
April 16	San Miguel	91-81		Philsports Arena	Pasig City
April 25	Shell	65-80		Philsports Arena	Pasig City
April 27	Red Bull	81-78		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
May 2	Brgy.Ginebra	85-81		Philsports Arena	Pasig City
May 9	Talk 'N Text	116-105		Philsports Arena	Pasig City
May 14	Purefoods	77-76	Meneses (23 pts)	Philsports Arena	Pasig City
May 18	Sta.Lucia	76-75		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
May 23	FedEx	79-88		Makati Coliseum	Makati City
May 28	Coca-Cola	87-89		Philsports Arena	Pasig City

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  Win via OT
  loss
  loss via OT