2003 Alaska Aces season

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

Draft picks

Notes

All-Filipino Cup: Beat Sta.Lucia, 91-82 on opening day on February 23, ^[1] and won their first four games before losing to FedEx, 86-90 on March 15 in Bago City. The Aces skid to a three-game losing streak before winning against Coca Cola and exacting revenge over the Express on April 4. ^[2]

Reinforced Conference: The Aces lost their first three games with Chris Carrawell as their import. The returning Isaac Fontaine, who last played with Sta.Lucia three years ago, replaces Carrawell. ^[3] The Aces scored their first victory against Purefoods, 97-91 on September 17, on Fontaine's debut with Alaska. ^[4]

Occurrences

During the Invitational Cup, 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, defeating the Coca Cola Tigers, two games to one, in their best-of-three finals. The Aces were 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 title series.

Roster

Alaska Aces roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 4.0 !F 3 USA ! Tejada, Eugene 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Chabot College 4.0 !F 5 USA ! Duat, Robert 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Menlo College 1.5 !G 7 USA ! Ordonio, Jon 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Master's College 6.0 !C 8 PHI ! Allado, Don 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle 1.5 !G 9 PHI ! Padilla, Stephen 7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) University of Visayas 6.0 !C 10 PHI ! Del Rosario, Richard 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) De La Salle 1.5 !G 11 PHI ! Cortez, Mike 7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) De La Salle 1.5 !G 13 PHI ! Castro, Alvin 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle 4.0 !F 20 PHI ! Camaso, Don 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metro Manila College 1.5 !G 24 USA ! Cablay, Brandon 7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Vanguard University 4.0 !F 31 USA ! Arigo, John 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) University of Tampa 6.0 !C 32 PHI ! Feihl, Edward Joseph 7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Adamson 4.0 !F 34 USA ! Peek, Ali 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) St.Mary's 4.0 !F 41 USA ! Noble, Miguel 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Utica College 1.5 !G USA ! Carrawell, Chris (I) 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Duke University 1.5 !G 22 USA ! Fontaine, Isaac (I) 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Washington State	Head coach Tim Cone Assistant coach(es) Richard Bachmann Gilbert Reyes Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (I) Import Injured

Transactions

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