2003 PBA Reinforced Conference


The 2003 Philippine Basketball Association PBA Reinforced Conference, or known as the 2003 Samsung-PBA Reinforced Conference, was the third conference of the 2003 PBA season. It started on August 30 and ended on December 14, 2003. The tournament requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
Group A:
  1. Alaska Aces
  2. FedEx Express
  3. Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
  4. San Miguel Beermen
  5. Sta. Lucia Realtors
Group B:
  1. Barangay Ginebra Kings
  2. Coca-Cola Tigers
  3. Red Bull Barako
  4. Shell Turbo Chargers
  5. Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
The following is the list of imports with the replacement imports being highlighted. GP is the number of games played in the conference.
TeamNameGPDebutGame Result
Alaska Aces Chris Carrawell3September 3 vs Sta.Lucia78-82 loss
Alaska Aces Isaac Fontaine14September 17 vs Purefoods97-91 win
Barangay Ginebra Kings Ricky Price9August 31 vs SMB85-82 win
Barangay Ginebra Kings Rosell Ellis7October 15 vs TNT95-90 win
Red Bull Barako Ramel Lloyd3August 30 vs FedEx in Baguio City100-92 win
Red Bull Barako Scott Burrell13September 14 vs Sta.Lucia89-74 win
Coca Cola Tigers Artemus McClary25September 3 vs Purefoods97-87 win
FedEx Express Terrence Shannon15August 30 vs Red Bull in Baguio City92-100 loss
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Harold Arceneaux6September 3 vs Coca-Cola87-97 loss
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Lenny Cooke8October 3 vs FedEx105-121 loss
San Miguel Beermen Shea Seals3September 5 vs FedEx76-84 loss
San Miguel Beermen Eric Dailey1September 12 vs Purefoods76-77 loss
San Miguel Beermen Kwan Johnson18September 26 vs Purefoods85-73 win
San Miguel Beermen Cedric Ceballos1December 5 vs Coca-Cola 86-81 win
Shell Turbo Chargers Sedric Webber4August 31 vs TNT114-101 win
Shell Turbo Chargers Tim Breaux1September 27 vs Brgy.Ginebra in Calape, Bohol96-110 loss
Shell Turbo Chargers Jamal Kendrick6October 1 vs SMB
Sta. Lucia Realtors Nate James8September 3 vs Alaska82-78 win
Sta. Lucia Realtors Damian Owens5October 12 vs Purefoods93-84 win
Sta. Lucia Realtors Raymond Tutt5November 12 vs Alaska88-79 win
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Damian Cantrell20August 31 vs Shell101-114 loss

Elimination round

Group A

Group B

Red Bull had one win and two losses in their first three games with Ramel Lloyd as their import. When Scott Burrell, an eight-year NBA veteran and member of the 1998 NBA champion Chicago Bulls, came in to replaced Lloyd, the Barakos went on a 10-game winning streak and finish on top of Group B standings in a tie with Coca-Cola.

4th-seed playoff

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Sta.Lucia vs Alaska

San Miguel vs FedEx

Red Bull vs Talk 'N Text

Coca Cola vs Barangay Ginebra

Semifinals

San Miguel vs Sta.Lucia

Coca Cola vs Talk 'N Text

Playoff for third place

Finals