2003 Sta. Lucia Realtors season

2003 Sta. Lucia Realtors season
Head coachAlfrancis Chua
Owner(s)Sta. Lucia Land
All-Filipino Cup results
Record11–15
(42.3%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemis (lost to Coca Cola)
Mabuhay Cup results
Record2–2
(50%)
PlaceN/A
Playoff finishN/A
Reinforced Conference results
Record10–10
(50%)
Place4th
Playoff finishSemis (lost to SMB)
Sta. Lucia Realtors seasons
← 2002
2004–05  →

The 2003 Sta. Lucia Realtors season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 PBA draft

Transactions

Players added

Via free agency

  • Wilmer Ong (from Brgy.Ginebra)
  • Paeng Santos (undrafted in 2001)
  • Jomar Tierra (drafted by San Miguel in 2001)
  • Jason Webb (returning player; last played for Tanduay in 2001)
  • Allan Yu (last played for Tanduay in 2001)

Via trade

  • Leo Bat-Og (drafted by Alaska; the Realtors traded their pick Eugene Tejada in exchange)
  • Kenneth Duremdes (from Alaska; acquired during draft day, gave up their 5th pick in the 1st and 2nd rounds)
 Players lost

Via free agency

Occurrences

Assistant coach Alfrancis Chua was appointed as the new head coach of Sta.Lucia at the start of the season, Chua replaces Norman Black, whose contract wasn't renewed.[1]

In the Reinforced Conference, import Nate James led the Realtors to five wins in eight games he played until an injury forces Sta.Lucia to bring back Damian Owens.[2] Starting the best-of-three quarterfinal series against Alaska, the Realtors tapped former Red Bull import Ray Tutt as Owens' replacement when Owens himself is nursing a leg injury.[3]

Roster

2003 Sta. Lucia Realtors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 Philippines Webb, Jason 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle
F 5 Philippines Yu, Allan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) MLQU
G 8 Philippines Mendoza, Paolo 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Philippines
G 9 Philippines Adriano, Francis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Far Eastern
G 10 Philippines Tan, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) De La Salle
F 11 Philippines Francisco, Gerard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST
C 13 Philippines Aquino, Marlou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Adamson
G 15 Philippines Santos, Paeng 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UE
F/C 16 Philippines Espino, Dennis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST
C 18 Philippines Ong, Wilmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) USLS
G/F 19 Philippines Duremdes, Kenneth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Adamson
F 21 Philippines Bat-Og, Leo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G Philippines Tierra, Jomar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) UE
G 62 Philippines Victolero, Ercito 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Mapúa
G United States James, Nate (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Duke
G/F 24 United States Owens, Damian (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) West Virginia
G United States Tutt, Raymond (I) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Adonis Tierra
  • Philippines Cholo Martin
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Import
  • Injured Injured

Game results

All-Filipino Cup

Date Opponent Score Top scorer Venue Location
February 23 Alaska 82–91 Duremdes (26 pts) Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
March 1 Brgy.Ginebra 82–89 Baguio City
March 7 FedEx 81–71 Ynares Center Antipolo City
March 12 Red Bull 83–92 Philsports Arena Pasig
March 14 Talk 'N Text 71–72 Aquino (25 pts) Philsports Arena Pasig
March 23 Purefoods 68–59 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
March 28 Brgy.Ginebra 103–97 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
April 2 Shell 79–69 Duremdes (29 pts) Philsports Arena Pasig
April 6 Coca-Cola 84–82 Duremdes (23 pts) Philsports Arena Pasig
April 11 San Miguel 77–80 OT Makati Coliseum Makati City
April 16 Talk 'N Text 77–84 Philsports Arena Pasig
April 23 Alaska 94–90 Duremdes (25 pts) Philsports Arena Pasig
April 27 Purefoods 75–71 Aquino (22 pts) Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
May 3 San Miguel 70–81 Puerto Princesa, Palawan
May 7 Red Bull 95–89 Philsports Arena Pasig
May 11 Shell 73–78 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
May 18 FedEx 75–76 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
May 23 Coca-Cola 76–98 Makati Coliseum Makati City

  Win
  Win via OT
  loss
  loss via OT

References

  1. ^ "Chua replaces Black as SLR head coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. ^ "Red Bull edges Shell". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. ^ "Realtors battle Aces". Philippine Daily Inquirer.