2003 FedEx Express season

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

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College
2	12	John Ferriols[1]	Philippines	San Jose
3	21	Bruce Dacia	Philippines	Visayas
4	27	Kalani Ferreria	United States	Moorpark
5	39	Mike Bravo	Philippines	UP Diliman

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. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

2003 FedEx Express roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 3 Billones, Egay 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Centro Escolar Las Piñas C 7 Ortiguerra, Marvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UST F 8 Meneses, Vergel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) José Rizal G 9 Ejercito, Gherome 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Adamson G 13 Yap, Roger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) USJ–R 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) Mapúa F/C 18 De Ocampo, Yancy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Saint Francis of Assisi G 19 Arboleda, Wynne 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) MLQU F 22 Ferriols, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) USJ–R 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 CC F/C 44 Codinera, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UE

Head coach Bonnie Garcia Assistant coach(es) Gee Abanilla Jun Tiongco Jojo Lavina Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import Injured

  Win
  Win via OT
  loss
  loss via OT