2003 Red Bull Barako season

2003 Batang Red Bull season
Head coach	Yeng Guiao
All-Filipino Cup results
Record	15–6 (71.4%)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Invitational Cup results
Record	3–3 (50%)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Reinforced Conference results
Record	12–4 (75%)
Place	N/A
Playoff finish	N/A
Batang Red Bull seasons

The 2003 Batang Red Bull Thunder season on their 4th season in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Red Bull Barako Coffee Drink starting the Invitational Conference.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	College
1	7	Enrico Villanueva	6"5'	F/C	Ateneo
2	14	Cyrus Baguio	6"2'	G/F	UST
2	17	Rysal Castro	6"7'	C	FEU

Main article: 2003 PBA Draft

Occurrences

Red Bull Barako were tied with FedEx at 3-1 in the Group A standings of the Invitational Conference, 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, went to the extent of shooting on the Red Bull's goal while enjoying the lead in the closing seconds.

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 clothsline on Phone Pal Jimmy Alapag with the outcome of the game beyond doubt, Torion's actions serve him an 8-month suspension.

Notes

Conference	Winning streaks
All-Filipino Cup	Won 10 of their first 11 games
Reinforced Conference	On a 10-game win streak since Scott Burrell replaces Ramel Lloyd as the team's import

Roster

Red Bull Barako roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 8 Asaytono, Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Manila 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 4 Harp, Davonn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Kutztown University G/F 12 Hizon, Vince 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ateneo de Manila G 11 Miller, Willie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Letran College F 7 Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Eastern Michigan F 20 Reyes, Edmund 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UST G 5 Robinson, Topex 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) San Sebastian F 16 Se, Homer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian G 3 Torion, Jimwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SCSIT F 15 Tugade, Lordy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) National University F 10 Valenzuela, Junthy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SCSIT F Velez, Erwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran College F/C 14 Villanueva, Enrico 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Ateneo de Manila G Villoria, Anton 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Letran College 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) University of Connecticut

Head coach Yeng Guiao Assistant coach(es) Roehl Nadurata Rudy Hines Joshua Villapando Alfredo Amador Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured