2003 Red Bull Barako season

The 2003 Red Bull Barako season was the fourth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Red Bull Barako starting the Invitational Conference.

Red Bull Barako were tied with FedEx at 3–1 in the Group A standings of the Invitational Conference and gain the last berth in the crossover semifinals by way of a controversial ending in their game against Talk 'N Text, which the Phone Pals won 88–87, but needed to win by 8 points. The TNT players went to the extent of shooting on the Red Bull's goal while enjoying the lead in the closing seconds.^[1]

In the Reinforced Conference best-of-three quarterfinals series against Talk 'N Text, Red Bull lost in the deciding third game where guard Jimwell Torion put in a vicious clothesline on Phone Pal Jimmy Alapag with the outcome of the game beyond doubt, Torion's actions serve him an eight-month suspension.^[2]

2003 Red Bull Barako roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 3 Torion, Jimwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SCSIT F 4 Harp, Davonn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Kutztown G 5 Robinson, Topex 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Sebastian F 7 Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Eastern Michigan F 8 Asaytono, Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Manila F 10 Valenzuela, Junthy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SCSIT G 11 Miller, Willie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Letran G/F 12 Hizon, Vince 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo G 13 Villoria, Anton 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Letran F/C 14 Villanueva, Enrico 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Ateneo F 15 Tugade, Lordy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) National-U F 16 Se, Homer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian F 20 Reyes, Edmund 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST G/F 23 Baguio, Cyrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UST C Castro, Rysal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Far Eastern F Velez, Erwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran G Lloyd, Ramel (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Long Beach State C Burrell, Scott (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Connecticut

Head coach Yeng Guiao Assistant coach(es) Roehl Nadurata Rudy Hines Joshua Villapando Alfredo Amador Tony Chua Andy Jao Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import Injured

  Win
  Win via OT
  loss
  loss via OT