2002 Philippines Asian Games basketball team

Philippines Asian Games basketball

2002 Philippines Asian Games basketball teamHead coach| Jong Uichico

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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

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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]

Jong Uichico coaching Philippines vs South Korea in 2002 Asiad

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

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### 2002 Asian Games

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Pos  | No.  | Player  | Height  | PBA Team

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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, Binky Favis

## Asian Games results

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All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

### Preliminary round

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#### Group C

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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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

Source: Results

28 September
15:00

Philippines | 81-56 |  United Arab Emirates

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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

Geumjeong Gymnasium, Busan

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30 September
17:00

North Korea | 63-89 |  Philippines

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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

Geumjeong Gymnasium, Busan

### Quarterfinals

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#### Group I

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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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

Source: Results

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2 October
17:00

Philippines | 79-74 |  Japan

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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

Geumjeong Gymnasium, Busan

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4 October
13:00

Chinese Taipei | 69-83 |  Philippines

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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

Geumjeong Gymnasium, Busan

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8 October
19:00

China | 92-51 |  Philippines

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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

Geumjeong Gymnasium, Busan

### Final round

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| Semifinals| | Final

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| 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

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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

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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

Sajik Arena, Busan

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#### Bronze Medal game

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13 October
17:00

Philippines | 66-68 |  Kazakhstan

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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

Sajik Arena, Busan

## Aftermath

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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

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1. ^ Cordero, Abac. "FIBA suspends BAP". The Philippine Star.
2. ^ a b Cordero, Abac. "FIBA suspends RP". The Philippine Star.
3. ^ a b c "Loss at Busan Asian Games in 2002 still lingers with Jong Uichico". ESPN.com. 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
4. ^ "Big blow as Jacobs suffers a stroke". Arab News. 2002-01-11. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
5. ^ a b "KOREANOVELA: As heartbreaking as Gilas loss to Korea was, it wasn't even the worst". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
6. ^ "Asi looks back at horror 2002 Asiad. Now he's hoping third time's the charm". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ "Philippines win 1st gold in basketball at Asian Games since 1962". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-03-10.

Results
*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[L]: Lost
*[PF]: Points for
*[PA]: Points against
*[PD]: Point difference
*[Pts]: Points