2003 Alaska Aces season

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

2003 Alaska Aces season
Head coach	Tim Cone
General Manager	Joaqui Trillo
Owner(s)	Fred Uytengsu
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	14–13 (51.9%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Semis (lost to TNT)
Invitational Cup results
Record	11–1 (91.7%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Champions
Reinforced Conference results
Record	6–11 (35.3%)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	QF (lost to Sta.Lucia)
Alaska Aces seasons
← 2002 2004–05 →

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 PBA draft

Transactions

Players Added Via Draft Mike Cortez [1] Brandon Cablay [2] 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) [3]

Occurrences

During the Invitational Cup, shooting 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 as they exact revenge over the Coca-Cola Tigers, the team that beat them for the All-Filipino crown last year. The Aces won the best-of-three title series, two games to one. Alaska was 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 final playoffs.

Roster

2003 Alaska Aces roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 3 Eugene Tejada 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Chabot F 5 Robert Duat 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Menlo G 7 Jon Ordonio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Master's F 8 Don Allado 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle G 9 Stephen Padilla 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Visayas F 10 Richard del Rosario 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle G 11 Mike Cortez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle G 13 Alvin Castro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle F 20 Don Camaso 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metro Manila College G 24 Brandon Cablay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Vanguard F 31 John Arigo (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Tampa C 32 Edward Joseph Feihl 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Adamson C 34 Ali Peek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Saint Mary's F 41 Miguel Noble 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Utica G 23 Chris Carrawell (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Duke G 22 Isaac Fontaine (I) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Washington State

Head coach Tim Cone Assistant(s) Dickie Bachmann Gilbert Reyes Luigi Trillo Jojo Lastimosa Bobby Lotuaco Jun Reyes Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (I) Import Injured

Game results

All-Filipino Cup

Date	Opponent	Score	Top scorer	Venue	Location
February 23	Sta.Lucia	91–82	Arigo (16 pts)	Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
March 2	Talk 'N Text	96–78	Camaso (17 pts)	Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
March 7	Brgy.Ginebra	95–91	Peek (24 pts)	Ynares Center	Antipolo City
March 9	Shell	85–80		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
March 15	FedEx	86–90			Bago City
March 19	San Miguel	76–81		Philsports Arena	Pasig
March 26	Red Bull	79–95		Makati Coliseum	Makati City
March 30	Coca-Cola	86–77		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
April 4	FedEx	95–93		Philsports Arena	Pasig
April 9	Brgy.Ginebra			Philsports Arena	Pasig
April 13	Purefoods			Philsports Arena	Pasig
April 23	Sta.Lucia	90–94		Philsports Arena	Pasig
April 26	San Miguel	69–78		Ynares Center	Antipolo City
April 30	Talk 'N Text	88–89		Makati Coliseum	Makati City
May 4	Shell	83–89		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
May 10	Red Bull	82–92			Tagbilaran, Bohol
May 18	Coca-Cola	87–90		Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City
May 25	Purefoods	90–85	Arigo (29 pts)	Araneta Coliseum	Quezon City

  Win
  Win via OT
  loss
  loss via OT