2002 Philippines Asian Games basketball team
| Head coach | Jong Uichico |
|---|---|
| 2002 Asian Games | 4th Place |
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[edit]
The formation of the team was started after FIBA lifted suspension on the Philippine basketball on 2001.[1][2]
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).[3]
Unfortunately, Jacobs suffered stroke in December 22, 2001.[4] But due to slow recovery, and inability to coach, lead assistant Uichico was tasked to coach the team.[3]
Roster[edit]
2002 Asian Games[edit]
| 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
Asian Games results[edit]
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
Preliminary round[edit]
Group C[edit]
| 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 | |
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 | |
Quarterfinals[edit]
Group I[edit]
| 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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Final round[edit]
| 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[edit]
Due to a Lee Sang-min three point-shot, the Philippines lost the chance to enter Gold Medal game/Finals.[3][5]
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 | |
Bronze Medal game[edit]
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 | |
Aftermath[edit]
The team was considered as the worst sports disappointment in the history of the Philippine sports, as the team didn't won any medal.[6][5] The Philippines suffered another suspension from 2005 to 2007, so the result was the team unable to field player for 2006 Doha Asian Games.[2]
The Philippines only won again a basketball medal in 2022 Asian Games (which is a gold).[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ Cordero, Abac. "FIBA suspends BAP". The Philippine Star.
- ^ a b Cordero, Abac. "FIBA suspends RP". The Philippine Star.
- ^ a b c "Loss at Busan Asian Games in 2002 still lingers with Jong Uichico". ESPN.com. 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "Big blow as Jacobs suffers a stroke". Arab News. 2002-01-11. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ a b "KOREANOVELA: As heartbreaking as Gilas loss to Korea was, it wasn't even the worst". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "Asi looks back at horror 2002 Asiad. Now he's hoping third time's the charm". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "Gilas exact revenge on Jordan to end 61-year wait to be crowned Asian Games champions". ESPN.com. 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "Philippines win 1st gold in basketball at Asian Games since 1962". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-03-10.